Memory, Studying, and Test-taking Strategies

things you recall from the past, such as the smell of your elementary school cafeteria or how to pop a wheelie on a bicycle

• Long-term memory

• Synapses

• Short-term memory

• Working memory

memory used when we are actively performing a task.

• Long-term memory

• Short-term memory

• Synapses

• Working memory

Shelley has lots of classes, works part-time at a popular restaurant, and is just amazingly busy, so she puts off serious study sessions day after day. She isn’t worried because she has set aside time she would have spent sleeping to study just before the exam.

What is this study technique called?

• overload

• cramming

• concept association

• interleaving

What is one negative aspect of the concept association technique?

• You must do a great deal of research to find associations.

• It's easy to get distracted from the actual task at hand.

• You may be distracted by false information.

• Your brain gets overloaded from all of the extra information.

creating a study plan that is spaced out over a period of time

• cramming

• interleaving

• spacing

• practice testing

mixing up the content that is being studied

• cramming

• interleaving

• spacing

• practice testing

Which of the following is NOT a good testing strategy?

• read the section directions

• Answer every required question on the exam.

• Read the entire question carefully even if you think you know what the stem (the introduction of the choices) says, and read all the choices.

• Start at the end of the test and work your way back to the beginning

Which of the following is NOT a symptom of test anxiety?

• All of these - text anxiety is not real.

• shortness of breath

• dizziness

• nausea

If you score poorly on a test, what should you do next?

• Talk to the instructor to understand what you missed and why

• Reflect on the time and effort you put into preparing so you can have a better plan next time.

• Review the material on the test (if available) so you'll better understand the concepts.

• You should do all of these strategies.

Within what time frame should you review and annotate your notes?

• 2 hours

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 36 hours