Week 4: Memory

The most effective revision strategies are... (2 answers)

• Practice testing

• Distributed practice (testing at various intervals)

• Summarising

• Re-writing notes

The Pomodoro technique is effective because... (2 answers)

• it allows you to send memes to the gc while you revise

• it breaks down a large chunk of time into smaller chunks with breaks to maintain focus

• it's flexible - you can modify the intervals relative to your mood, attention span, etc.

Spaced [blank] is the process where information is retrieved on various occasions throughout a week, month, or year.

We are more likely to remember things... (2 answers)

• that stimulate our emotions

• when we are bored and paying little attention

• that capture our attention

Draw the Forgetting Curve: which shows how we fail to retain information over time

The optimal lag time for the spacing effect...

• is one day after initial learning

• depends on a variety of factors: test date, the difficulty of the material, etc.

• is one month after initial learning

• is one week after initial learning

Input that is not rehearsed is not...

• contained

• retained

• reclaimed

• reframed