Study Techniques and Brain Function Quiz

What brain area is responsible for temporarily encoding new memories?

• Amygdala

• Cerebellum

• Hippocampus

• Neocortex

Which study method allows you to more accurately gauge what you actually know?

• Listening to lectures

• Rereading textbooks

• Highlighting notes

• Testing yourself with flashcards and quizzes

What is the hypothesis behind why interleaving different subjects in a single study session can lead to better retention?

• It leads to confusion

• It creates a false sense of competence

• It forces the brain to temporarily forget, then retrieve information

• It allows the brain to rest

What is the benefit of spacing your review across multiple days?

• It creates a false sense of competence

• It causes confusion

• It leads to short-term retention

• It allows for rest and sleep between sessions

What is the main reason why making mistakes can actually improve learning in the long term?

• It helps in memorizing information faster

• It activates relevant pieces of knowledge in the brain

• It leads to confusion

• It creates a false sense of competence

What brain area is involved in the long-term storage of knowledge?

• Cerebellum

• Amygdala

• Neocortex

• Hippocampus

What is the process that allows new knowledge to be integrated with other related concepts during sleep?

• Encoding

• Stabilizing

• Transfer

• Integration

What is the main reason why testing yourself with flashcards and quizzes is an effective study technique?

• It creates a false sense of competence

• It allows for rest and sleep between sessions

• It leads to confusion

• It forces you to actively retrieve knowledge

What is the main reason why the brain is actively at work while 'offline'?

• To lead to confusion

• To create a false sense of competence

• To integrate knowledge in the neocortex

• To forget information

What is the main reason why the brain integrates new knowledge with what you already know each time you recall a memory?

• To forget information

• To lead to confusion

• To create a false sense of competence

• To update and strengthen the memory