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Tips for improving your studying based on memory research!
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Timestamps
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0:00 How to study!
2:48 How to Study (skip the intro, basically)
3:34 Techniques
3:37 - Study early, study often (Spacing effect)
4:53 - Think about the material deeply (Levels of processing)
7:31 - Test yourself (Testing effect)
9:56 - Test yourself in ways you'll be tested (Context-dependence)
11:31 - Mnemonics
13:44 - Minimize interference
14:56 Test anxiety
References
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Metcalfe, J. (2011). Desirable difficulties and studying in the region of proximal learning. In A.S. Benjamin (Ed.), "Successful Remembering and Successful Forgetting: A Festschrift in Honor of Robert A. Bjork" (pp. 259-276). New York: Psychology Press.
Landauer, T. (2011). Distributed learning and the size of memory. In A.S. Benjamin (Ed.), "Successful Remembering and Successful Forgetting: A Festschrift in Honor of Robert A. Bjork" (pp. 49-69). New York: Psychology Press.
Craik, F., & Lockhart, R. (1972). Levels of processing: A framework for memory research. "Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior", 11, 671-684.
Bjork, R. (2011). On the symbiosis of remembering, forgetting, and learning. In A.S. Benjamin (Ed.), "Successful Remembering and Successful Forgetting: A Festschrift in Honor of Robert A. Bjork" (pp. 1-22). New York: Psychology Press.
Roediger, H. & Karpicke, J. (2006). Test-enhanced learning: Taking memory tests improves long-term retention. "Psychological Science", 1, 249-255.
Koriat, A. (2000). Control processes in remembering. In E. Tulving & F. Craik (Eds.), "The Oxford Handbook of Memory" (pp. 333-346). New York: Oxford University Press.
Godden, D. & Baddeley, A. (1975). Context-dependent memory in two natural environments: On land and underwater. "BJP", 66, 325-331.
Dunlosky, J. & Bjork, R. (2008). The integrated nature of metamemory and memory. In J. Dunlosky & R. Bjork (Eds.), "Handbook of Metamemory and Memory" (pp. 11-28). New York: Psychology Press.
Tips for improving your studying based on memory research!
___________________
Links to stuff
---------
Music: zoeblade.com
Gifs sourced from giphy.com
Questions? Comments? Requests?: twitter.com/CassErisYT
Brand spanking new Discord server!: link at https://linktr.ee/casseris
Instagram if you're into that type of thing: instagram.com/cass_eris
Support the channel!
patreon.com/casserisYT
paypal.me/casseris
ko-fi.com/casseris
Timestamps
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0:00 How to study!
2:48 How to Study (skip the intro, basically)
3:34 Techniques
3:37 - Study early, study often (Spacing effect)
4:53 - Think about the material deeply (Levels of processing)
7:31 - Test yourself (Testing effect)
9:56 - Test yourself in ways you'll be tested (Context-dependence)
11:31 - Mnemonics
13:44 - Minimize interference
14:56 Test anxiety
References
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Metcalfe, J. (2011). Desirable difficulties and studying in the region of proximal learning. In A.S. Benjamin (Ed.), "Successful Remembering and Successful Forgetting: A Festschrift in Honor of Robert A. Bjork" (pp. 259-276). New York: Psychology Press.
Landauer, T. (2011). Distributed learning and the size of memory. In A.S. Benjamin (Ed.), "Successful Remembering and Successful Forgetting: A Festschrift in Honor of Robert A. Bjork" (pp. 49-69). New York: Psychology Press.
Craik, F., & Lockhart, R. (1972). Levels of processing: A framework for memory research. "Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior", 11, 671-684.
Bjork, R. (2011). On the symbiosis of remembering, forgetting, and learning. In A.S. Benjamin (Ed.), "Successful Remembering and Successful Forgetting: A Festschrift in Honor of Robert A. Bjork" (pp. 1-22). New York: Psychology Press.
Roediger, H. & Karpicke, J. (2006). Test-enhanced learning: Taking memory tests improves long-term retention. "Psychological Science", 1, 249-255.
Koriat, A. (2000). Control processes in remembering. In E. Tulving & F. Craik (Eds.), "The Oxford Handbook of Memory" (pp. 333-346). New York: Oxford University Press.
Godden, D. & Baddeley, A. (1975). Context-dependent memory in two natural environments: On land and underwater. "BJP", 66, 325-331.
Dunlosky, J. & Bjork, R. (2008). The integrated nature of metamemory and memory. In J. Dunlosky & R. Bjork (Eds.), "Handbook of Metamemory and Memory" (pp. 11-28). New York: Psychology Press.
