| Question | Answer |
| A study checklist is: | A to-do list that includes exactly what you will use to practice for a test |
| To take effective notes, avoid combining mind mapping with any other note-taking mathod | False |
| The notes that you take when preparing to write a paper are called: | Research Notes |
| The primary-recency effect suggests that we most easily remember: | The middle items in any presentation |
| Information literacy is a skill that includes | 1. Finding information from appropriate sources
2. Evaluating information
3. Organizing information
4. Using information to achieve a purpose |
| The note-taking method that's based on using a cue column is called the ____________ method | Cornell |
| According to the text, tools for note taking are worthless unless you: | 1. Participate as an energetic observer in class
2. Review your notes after class |
| Using roman numerals is only one way to create different levels of headings in an outline | True |
| Muscle Reading Phases | Phase 1: Before you read (preview, outline, question)
Phase 2: While you read (focus, flag answers)
Phase 3: After you read (recite, review, review again) |
| The Corson technique includes: | 1. Asking yourself: What exactly do I not understand?
2.Locating the first sentence, paragraph, or page in a reading assignment that confuses you
3. Spending 15 min to overcome your confusion
4. Keeping a record of what you do to overcome your confusi |
| According to the text, test scores are accurate measures of what you actually learn in a course | False |
| It is not a good idea to ask instructors about what a future test will include | False |
| The suggested strategies for taking notes during a meeting include recording the: (4 A's of note taking) | 1. Names of people Attending
2. Agenda
3.Agreements reached during the meeting
4. Actions that people committed to take after the meeting |
| Active Reader v Passive Reader | Active readers what to learn something while Passive readers just want to get through |
| Strategies for detaching include: | 1. Pay attention to your thoughts and physical sensations
2. Practice relaxation
3. Zoom out to a bigger picture |
| The Power Process: "I create it all" is: | A reminder that you can choose your response to an event-- even when the event itself is beyond your control |
| The Power Process: "Notice your pictures and let them go" states that mental pictures are useless. | False |
| One recommended strategy for answering a multiple choice question is to read all of the possible answers before answering the question in your head | False |
| According to the Power Process in this chapter, detaching is not the same as giving up | True |
| Suggestions for taking essay tests include: | 1. Find out what an essay question is asking-precisely
2. Make a quick outline before you write
3. Get to the point in the first paragraph of your answer
4. Write legibly |
| The suggested strategies for mind mapping include | 1. Give yourself plenty of room
2. Use key words only
3. Put the main concept in the center
4. Create links |
| You must complete all of the steps of Muscle Reading to get the most out of any reading assignment | False |
| To "Be Here Now" when taking notes in class, remember to: | Accept your wandering mind and refocus your attention |
| According to the text saying that you plan to "study" for a test is a powerful intention | False |
| The part of a word with its core meaning is the: | Root |
| People who are skilled at stress management remember that: | A little tension before a test is fine |
| Muscle Reading is designed to: | Increase your energy and skill as a reader |
| According to the test, effective alternatives to "speed reading" included: | 1. Becoming a flecible reader
2. Psuedo-skimming
3. Reading widely
4.Reading wisely |
| The steps in Phase 1 of Muscle Reading takes place: | Before you read |
| To get the most benefit from marking a book, underline at least 33 percent of the text | False 10% |
| The presence of absolute qualifiers-such as always or never- often indicates a false statement | True |
| The suggested strategies for note taking includes both "postponed debate" and "think critically about what you hear": | True |
