Brain Parts
Learning Strategies
Cognitive Functions
Mindsets
Grab Bag
100

What part connects to the spinal cord and controls breathing?

Brain Stem

100

What is practicing recalling information called?

Retrieval practice
100

What is the first step of memory making?

Encoding

100

Belief that ability can improve with effort

Growth mindset

100

Tiny cells that send signals are called?

Neurons

200

What controls balance and posture?

Cerebellum

200

Spacing out study sessions lead to what?

Better retention

200

What is keeping information over time called?

Storage

200

Belief that ability is fixed and unchangeable

Fixed Mindset

200

What s the emotional control center?

Limbic System

300

What controls memory and emotion?

Hippocampus

300

What is mixing topics during study called?

Interleaving

300

Accessing information from memory is called what?

Retrieval
300

What describes the brain's ability to adapt?

Neuroplasticity

300

When is cramming usually used?

Right before a test

400

What controls thinking skills

Cerebrum

400

What type of learning uses multiple sense?

Multisensory Learning

400

Thinking about your thinking is called?

Metacognition

400

Different cognitive styles fall under what term?

Neurodiversity

400

What improves learning by adding challenges?

Desirable Difficulty

500

What manages decision-making and impulse control?

Prefrontal Cortex

500

Giving performance information is called what?

Feedback

500

What monitors and regulates learning processes?

Feedback-driven metacognition

500

Whole-body influence on mind is called?

Emobodied Mind Perspective

500

Which approach nurtures self-esteem and belonging

Humanism

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