Day One Notebook Questions

b

Highlighting is a study technique that has absolutely no benefit and should never be done.

a) True

b) False

b

The reason why I don't want to see you distracted in class with cell phones is because I want you to exercise this type

of memory.

a. episodic memory

b. working memory

c. semantic memory

d. long-term memory

d

Which of the following hints will NOT help you in this class or in any class for that matter?

a. Listen more to the lesson and write less

b. Review and organize your notes after class

c. Write out conclusions

d. Learn to write faster so you can take down as many

words as possible during a lecture

b

What area of psychology concerns itself with how the brain processes information and is used by educational psychologists to discover strategies to improve student achievement?

a. evolutionary psychology

b. cognitive psychology

c. social psychology

d. positive psychology

b

Studying over many small sessions is no more effective than studying over one long session.

a) True

b) False

a

The only form of listening music that has been shown to improve studying is classical music.

a) True

b) False

b

The brain releases more serotonin when you talk about yourself.

a) True

b) False

b

Items in working memory will last for about 30 - 40 seconds unless we rehearse the material that is in working memory.

a) True

b) False

c

How many items can be held within working memory according to modern fMRI studies?

a. 4 plus or minus 2

b. 5 plus or minus 2

c. 4

d. 7

a

Social media triggers a release of this neurotransmitter in the brain's reward pathway.

a. Dopamine

b. Acetylcholine

c. Serotonin

d. GABA

c

Which recent condition has been attributed to social media and internet addiction?

a. phantom limb syndrome syndrome

b. phantom ping syndrome

c. phantom vibration

d. phantom twitch syndrome

b

Social media addiction leads to a degradation in white matter in regions that control ...

a. colour perception

b. decision making

c. multi-tasking

d. proprioception

d

Which of the following study techniques is effective?

a. Highlight notes

b. Re-read notes

c. Listen to music and read notes

d. Flash cards