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3. Chapter 3 Outline and Learning Goals In this chapter you will learn to Cope with forgetting Understand how learning and memory work Develop effective learning strategies Review effectively Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

4. Cope with Forgetting Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. The Retention Curve Why Forgetting Occurs Disuse Interference Learning Goals

5. Understand How Learning and Memory Work Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. How Encoding Works How Sensory Storage Works How Short-Term Memory Works How Long-Term Memory Works Learning Goals

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7. Develop Effective Learning Strategies Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Get Focused Learn as Efficiently as Possible Use Visualization Organize Information by Chunking Use Effective Study Strategies Learning Goals

8. Review Effectively Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. When to Review How to Review Learning Goals

9. Let’s Review! Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

10. According to the retention curve, how much learned information can we recall after an hour? Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. a.Almost everything. b.About half. c.About one-fourth. d.Almost nothing.

11. According to the retention curve, how much learned information can we recall after an hour? Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. a.Almost everything. b.About half. c.About one-fourth. d.Almost nothing. Cope With Forgetting

12. What is the function of sensory storage? Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. a.To hold information while the brain interprets it. b.To make new information fit with existing information. c.To retrieve information from long-term memory. d.To store new information indefinitely.

13. What is the function of sensory storage? Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. a.To hold information while the brain interprets it. b.To make new information fit with existing information. c.To retrieve information from long-term memory. d.To store new information indefinitely. Understand How Learning and Memory Work

14. Which activity best illustrates the use of chunking? Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. a.Memorizing the exact definition of a word. b.Organizing individual pieces of information into meaningful groups. c.Highlighting the most important terms in a textbook chapter. d.Creating a mental image of a difficult concept.

15. Which activity best illustrates the use of chunking? Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. a.Memorizing the exact definition of a word. b.Organizing individual pieces of information into meaningful groups. c.Highlighting the most important terms in a textbook chapter. d.Creating a mental image of a difficult concept Develop Effective Learning Strategies

16. What strategy are you using if you make up a rhyme to remember parts of the heart? Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. a.Retrieval clues. b.Method of loci. c.Mnemonics. d.Association.

17. What strategy are you using if you make up a rhyme to remember parts of the heart? Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. a.Retrieval clues. b.Method of loci. c.Mnemonics. d.Association. Review Effectively

18. How long is information retained in short- term memory? Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. a.Less than a minute. b.An hour. c.A day. d.A week.

19. How long is information retained in short- term memory? Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. a.Less than a minute. b.An hour. c.A day. d.A week. Understand How Learning and Memory Work

20. Which activity best illustrates the use of visualization? Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. a.Associating a different location in your room with the different parts of the brain. b.Creating a sentence corresponding to the parts of the brain. c.Drawing a picture of the human brain and then recalling the picture mentally. d.Repeating the different parts of the brain aloud.

21. Which activity best illustrates the use of visualization? Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. a.Associating a different location in your room with the different parts of the brain. b.Creating a sentence corresponding to the parts of the brain. c.Drawing a picture of the human brain and then recalling the picture mentally. d.Repeating the different parts of the brain aloud. Develop Effective Learning Strategies

22. After reading a chapter, what is the most effective way to store that information? Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. a.Move on immediately to another subject. b.Start at the beginning and reread the chapter. c.Reread each chapter heading and the summary. d.Review the chapter in about three weeks.

23. After reading a chapter, what is the most effective way to store that information? Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. a.Move on immediately to another subject. b.Start at the beginning and reread the chapter. c.Reread each chapter heading and the summary. d.Review the chapter in about three weeks. Review Effectively