Week 2 Flashcards
What are chunks?
Groups of neurons that are used to firing together
What helps you create chunks?
Focus, practice, repetition.
What is the most effective approach to reading the material?
Recall
What should you be focusing on when presented with some mathematical steps?
How are they conncted
What approach could help when learning new material?
Get an overview first
How important is overview?
It creates a scaffolding for future chunks to be fit in
How testing yourself can help with the illusion of competence?
You can’t be sure you truly know the solution until you successfully apply it yourself
How do you gain context?
Try to apply chunk to other principles, see when not to use the chunk
What is understanding?
The big picture
Why focused attention is important?
It will be more difficult to start tying together the ideas.
Why practice is important?
You may forget the concept as easily as you learned it.
What makes recall effective?
Retrieval process reinforces neural patterns
What allows you to use material creatively?
Being able to develop answers yourself
How to test yourself?
Recall
Which chemical is responsible for focused mode and attention?
Acetylcholine
