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ThisisQuiz1,tobetakenafterwatchingthefirstweek'svideos.Didyouknowthatifyoupracticethematerialandkeeptakingthequizuntilyoupasswithgreaterthan90%inotherwords,masterthistopicyouaremorelikelytolearnmoreanddobetterinclass?LearningforMasteryisanapproachinwhichyoupracticeandunderstandeachconceptbeforemovingontothenext,andithasbeenproventohelpstudentsinabroadrangeofclassesanddisciplines.Asyouretakingyourquizzes,paycloseattentiontothefeedbackonthequestionsthatyoudidntunderstand.Gobackandwatchtherelevantvideos,readtherelevantmaterials,anddiscusstheconceptsonthecommunityforums.Keeptakingthequizzesuntilyoupasswithflyingcolors!

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Question1It'squitecommontogetstuckonaproblemoftenbecauseyouhaveinitialideasaboutwhatthe

solutionshouldbethatblockyourabilitytoseetherealsolution.Whatisanextbeststeptotake

whenyou'vealreadyspenttimereanalyzingtheproblembyfocusingintently,andyoufindthat

youaresimplystuck?

YourAnswer Score Explanation

Takealittlebreak.Youcanfocusonsomethingdifferent,orevenjustrelaxandnotfocusonanythingatall,perhapsgoingoutfora

1.00 Takingalittlebreakisagoodidea.Takingyourattentionoffofwhatyouwanttosolvehelpsallowotherneuralmodestohaveaccesstothematerial.Youwon'tbeconsciousofyourbraincontinuingtoworkinthebackgroundontheproblembutitis!

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walk.

Keepworkingawayontheproblemthesolutionwillcomeaslongasyoukeepyourfocusonit.

Stareintentlyitisyourfocusedmodethatwillprovidethebigpictureperspectiveyouneedtosolvetheproblem.

Mentallyrethinktheproblemyetagainfromwhereyoustarted,followingeachstepcarefullytolookforwhereyoumayhavegonewrong.Ifyoudothisenoughtimeswithouttakingabreak,theanswerwillcometoyou.

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Question2SelectthetruestatementsbelowregardingthePomodorotechnique.

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Givingyourselfalittlerewardattheendofyour"Pomodoro"isanimportantpartofthePomodorotechnique.

0.25 True.

Whenyouaredoinga"Pomodoro,"youwanttosetoutaslargeataskaspossibletobecompleted.Forexample,youmightdecidethatyouwanttofinishanentirehomeworksetduringyourPomodoro,eventhoughthehomeworksetmightordinarilytakehalfadayormore.Byimaginingthatyouwillcompleteabigtask,youwilldofarmorethanyouwouldordinarilybeabletodo.

0.00 False.Duringthetimeyouareworkingonthe"Pomodoro,"yousimplywanttoworkintentlyonwhateveryou'vechosentoworkon.TryingtofinishataskisNOTtheintentofthePomodorosuchanattitudecanactuallymakeyourworklessfun.

ThePomodoro 0.25 True.

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techniqueinvolvessettingatimerandworkingintently,withoutinterruption,oftenforaperiodof25minutes.

ImmediatelyafterfinishingaPomodoroyoushoulddoanotherPomodoro,andanother,aslongasyoupossiblycanwithnobreaksorrewards.Thishelpsbuildyourmentalstamina.

0.25 False.Youwanttotakealittlebreakandgiveyourselfalittlerewardofsomeformaftera"Pomodoro,"becausethathelpsbuildinafeelingofsatisfactionandenthusiasmaboutactuallydoingthePomodoro.

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Question3[Intheareabelowthepicture,typethewordthatbelongsintheblankspace.]Inthe__________

mode,thebrainmakesrandomconnectionsinarelaxedfashion.

Youentered:

Diffuse

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Diffuse 1.00

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Question4Selectthefollowingtruestatementsregardingprocrastination.

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Everybodyhassomeissueswithprocrastination.

0.25 True.Evenifyoukeeprightontaskbyprioritizingandworkingonthemostimportantthings,youarestillprocrastinatingonwhateveryouarenotworkingon.Butifyouareproperlyprioritizingyourworkandalsoallowingforalittlerelaxationtimeinyourlife!yourproblemswithprocrastinationcanbeminimized.

Whenyoufeelneuraldiscomfortaboutsomethingyoudon'twanttodo,switchingyourattentiontosomethingmorepleasantcanhelpyoufeelbettertemporarily.

0.25 True.

Whileyouare"doingaPomodoro"session,it'sallrighttotakeaquicklookatotherlessurgentthingssuchasinstantmessagesoremails.

0.25 False.Whileyouare"doingaPomodoro,"it'simportanttokeepyourattentiononthejobathandandnotallowyourselftobedistracted.

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Whenyoudon'twanttoworkonsomething,asenseofneuraldiscomfortarises.However,researchershavefoundthatnotlongafteryoumightstartworkingonsomethingthatyoufindunpleasant,thatneuraldiscomfortdisappears.Soanimportantaspectoftacklingprocrastinationistojustgetyourselfthroughthatinitialperiodofdiscomfort.ThePomodorotechniquehelpsyoudothat.

0.25 True.

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Question5Oneofthefirstvideosdescribedthedifferencebetweenthefocusedmodeandthediffusemode.

Accordingtothisvideo,thefocusedmodeisaffiliatedwith(checkallthatapplytotheconceptof

focusedmodeonly):

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Adirectapproachtosolvingproblemsthatyouareratherfamiliarwith.

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Thetypeofintenseconcentrationyouneedtoworkthroughaproblem,stepbystep.

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Awayofdrawingupsidedowninordertofocusonthedetails,asoneofthevideosdiscussedindetail.

0.00 No,thevideosdidn'ttalkaboutthisatall.Actually,anapproachthatharkstoattemptstoelicitthe"diffusemode"istheapproachpioneeredbyBettyEdwardsin"DrawingontheRightSideoftheBrain."Sherecommendedattemptingtoseethingsmoreclearly,withoutexistingpreconceptions,bydrawingthemupsidedown.

Apinballmachinethathasbumperswhichareveryfarapart,sothepinball(thethought)cangoalongwaysbeforebumpingintoabumper.

0.25 Thefocusedmodeismorelikeapinballmachinethathasbumperswhichareverytightlygroupedtogether,sothepinball(thethought)can'tgoveryfarwithoutbumpingintoabumper.

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Question6Selectthefollowingtruestatementsaboutsleep,accordingtothisweek'svideos.

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Takingatestwithoutgettingenoughsleepmeansyouareoperatingwithabrainthatsgotsmallmetabolictoxinsfloatingaroundinitpoisonsthatmakeitsoyoucantthinkveryclearly.

0.25 True.

Duringsleep,yourbrainerasesthelessimportantpartsofmemoriesandsimultaneouslystrengthensareasthatyouneedorwanttoremember.

0.25 True.

Sleepisdesignedtoallowforsnoring,whichclearsyoursinusesbutmakesyousoundlikeanasthmaticbanshee.

0.25 Nottruenicetry,though!

It'sbettertogowithoutsleepandcramwhatyoucanintoyourbrainyoucanusuallyrelyonshorttermadrenalinetohelppropelyouthroughatest.

0.25 Thisiswishfulthinkingifonlyitweretrue!Actually,takingatestwithlittleornosleepisliketryingtotakeatestwithapoisonedbrainit'snotaverygoodidea.

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Question7Selectthefollowingtruestatementsaboutmemory,inaccordancewiththeinformationinthis

week'svideos.

YourAnswer Score Explanation

Researchhasshownthatifyoutrytogluethingsintoyourmemorybyrepeatingsomethingtwentytimesinoneevening,forexample,itactuallysticksbetterthanifyoupracticeitthesamenumberoftimesoverseveraldays.

0.25 Falserepeatingmanytimesinoneshortperioddoesn'tworkaswellatlodgingsomethingintoyourmemory.

"Intensepaleolearning,"whereyourubafossilwhiletryingtolearnsomethingnew,isanexcellentwayoflodgingsomethingintoyourmemory.

0.25 Falsethevideodiscussedtheimportanceof"spacedrepetition"thatis,spreadingyourlearningoutoverseveraldays.

Yourworkingmemoryislikeaninefficientmentalblackboarditcanonlyholdafewthingsinmind,andthosethingscaneasilyfallout.

0.25 True.

Longtermmemoryislikeastoragewarehouse.

0.25 True.

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Question8Selectthefollowingtruestatementsaboutpractice,accordingtothisweek'svideos.

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Neuronsbecomelinkedtogetherthroughrepeateduse.Themoreabstractsomethingis,themoreimportantitistoPRACTICEinordertobringtheseideasintorealityforyou.

0.25 True.

Practiceingeneralisn'tthatimportantaslongasyouunderstandwhat'sgoingon.

0.25 False.Youoftenthinkyouunderstandsomething,butit'sonlywhenyoupracticeitthatyoutrulyunderstandit.(Often,duringyourinitialpracticeyouseethatyoudidn'treallyunderstandtheconceptafterall!)

Practiceisimportantforanyareainwhichyouwanttoacquireexpertise.

0.25 True.

Youshoulddeliberatelypracticesomethingincorrectlyatleastonceortwicecounterintuitively,thiswillstrengthenyourunconsciousknowledgebaseofhowtodothat"something"correctly.

0.25 Falsenothingwassaidinthevideoslikethis.Practicingsomethingincorrectlyisn'tagoodidea!

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Question9Checktheactivitiesbelowthatwouldbemoreapttoarousethediffuse(ratherthanfocused)

mode:

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Gettingsomeformofexercisewhilenotconcentratingonanythinginparticular.

0.20 Thisismorelikelytoarousethediffusemode.

Workingafamiliartypeofmultiplicationproblem.

0.20 Thiswouldoftenbeassociatedwiththeactivitiesofthefocusedmode.

Tagalonginthepassengerseatofacar,lookingabsentlyoutthewindowwhilesomeoneelseisdriving.

0.20 Thisismorelikelytoarousethediffusemode.

Givingstepbystepdirectionsforhowtogettoyourfriend'sapartment,whichyou'vebeentoseveraltimesbefore.

0.20 Thiswouldoftenbeassociatedwiththeactivitiesofthefocusedmode.

Dancinginarelaxedandfreeformmanner,withoutconcentratingonanything.

0.20 Thisismorelikelytoarousethediffusemode.

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Question10Exercise(checkallthataretrue):

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Allowsyoutodisconnectfromwhatyouhavebeenconcentratingonpreviouslythiscanallowyourdiffusemodetokickin.

0.25 True.

IsNOTatimefordiffusetypethinking.

0.25 FalsetherelaxedmentalstatesthatappeartoariseduringexerciseoftenseemtoallowyoutosolveproblemswhileyouareNOTconcentratingonthem!

Helpssparknewandcreativeapproachestoproblemsyouareworking

0.25 True.

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on.

Caninhibitlearningandisbestdoneafterthemajorlearningactivitiesofthedayhavebeencompleted.

0.25 False!Exercisecanbedoneatanytimeoverall,itisavaluableenhancementtoanylearningprogram.

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Question11Thisweek'svideoshavetriedtomakesomeimportantpointsaboutyourabilitytolearn.Whichof

thefollowingpointsdoyouthinkwereamongthosebeingmade?

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Don'tjustblindlyfollowyourpassionsalsoworktobroadenyourpassionsbykeepingyourselfopentolearningnewthings,evenifyoufeelyoudon'thaveatalentforthem.

0.25 Yes,thiswasindeedoneofthepointsofthisweek'svideos.

It'simportanttofollowyourcareerpassionsandnottrytobewhatyoudon'thaveanaturaltalentfor.

0.25 Actually,althoughfollowingyourpassionsisfine,it'saniceideatoalsobroadenyourpassionsandlearnnewthingseventhingsyoudon'tthinkyouhaveatalentfor.

Youcannotchangeyournaturaltalentsifyou'renotgoodatsomething,youshouldavoidit.

0.25 Itisindeedpossibletochangeandgrowinyourlearningcareeryoucanloseoutonalotofinterestingexperiencesbykeepingyourselfrestrictedonlytowhatyoubelieveyouaregoodat.

Youcanimproveyournaturalabilityinanydisciplinestill

0.25 Yes,thiswasindeedoneofthepointsofthisweek'svideos.

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furtherbylearninghowtolearn.Learninghowtolearnalsocanreduceyourfrustrationlevelindifficultsubjects.

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Question12[Below,typethewordthatbelongsintheblankspace.]The__________modeinvolvesadirect

approachtosolvingproblemsusingrational,sequential,analyticalapproaches.Itisassociated

withtheconcentratingabilitiesofthebrainsprefrontalcortex,locatedrightbehindyourforehead.

Youentered:

focused

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focused 1.00

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Question13Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutourcurrentscientificunderstandingofthebrain?

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Ourbrainsdonotstaythesameaswegrowolder.Newsynapsesareconstantlybeingcreatedwhilstothersactuallydisappear.

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Aswegetolderourbrainsonlydeteriorateandtheresnothingwecandoaboutit.

Thenumberofneuronswerebornwithneverincreases.

Isolatingourselvesandfocusingcompletelyonourstudiesistheonlypathtosuccess.

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QuestionExplanation

Formanyyearsthescientificviewofthebrainwasthatonceourbrainwasmaturetheneuronswehadcouldbestrengthenedwithlearningbutnewneuronscouldntdevelopasweaged.Alotofpeoplestillbelievethisistrue,whichcreatesaprettybleakoutlookastheygetolder.Butnowscientistshavebettermethodsofwatchingthebraininactionandtheycanseethatourbrainsdevelopnewneuronswhilewesleep,whenwesurroundourselveswithstimulatingenvironmentsandpeopleandwhenweexercise!Interestingly,evenifwedon'thaveastimulatingenvironmentexercisestillassistsourbrainsingrowingnewneurons.