These will be separated from actual course quizzes so that you do not get a low score or have any frustrations. There is no need to print out the quiz completing. It mentally is more than sufficient.
Nonetheless, you should still go through these worksheets and think deliberately about the questions, and make your best guess as to what the answer might be.
You might be surprised to see that we do not provide an answer key! You will find the correct answers as you go through the subsequent lectures. As you’ll see later in the course when we address learning requirements, there is essential reasoning behind this, and these quizzes only meant to generate some curiosity and interest and to get you thinking about the material before it’s taught. Whether you get the question right or wrong is irrelevant.
1. The first thing we need to upgrade to succeed in this course is the way we approach our memory. Why might this be true?
2. Our brains store information using dense networks of electrically excitable cells called synapses, which are connected by pathways called neurons.
A. True
B. False
3. “Chunking” has many possible meanings, but in this course, it refers to a powerful memory technique whereby we...
A. Break our study sessions into 25 minutes "chunks".
B. Create large blocks of information, or "chunks," to review systematically every day
C. Break down information into groups of 37 items before encoding it into our memory
D. None of the above
4. All of the following significantly contribute to your learning efficacy EXCEPT.
A. Encoding your memories with more opulent details
B. Linking new knowledge to existing knowledge
C. Repeating the information seven times when you first hear it
D. Approaching the content from different angles and different sources
CHUNKING WORKSHEET
In this worksheet, we are going to demonstrate and practice the powerful skill of "chunking."
Instructions:
Below you'll find a series of pyramids with numbers in them.
Your goal will be to memorize each line on the first sheet and then write it out on a blank pyramid on the following sheet without peeking. Starting from the top line, repeat linebyline, looking back to see how you did after each line.
As you get to the more extensive sequences of numbers towards the bottom of the pyramid, you'll find that you need to use the chunking technique. By seeing when you need to start chunking, you'll also learn if your working memory caps out at 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 items, and
understand why this is so important.
Important:
Once you've completed this worksheet, apply your newfound understanding of chunking towards the STVM exercise and the 20 random images generator.
