Study Strategies
Memory & Studying
Thinking
MSJ Locations
MSJ Resources
100

The drive to seek new knowledge or experiences, often sparked by something unknown or puzzling is:

Curiosity

100

When studying, video games, television shows, movies, music, and friends are considered? 

Distractions

100

Determining the best approach to any given problem and generating more than one possible solution to the problem is:

Problem Solving

100

A place located in the Harrington Center, where students can eat, study, and socialize is? 

Joe Lions Grill

100

The website used to print document on campus is?

200

This 5-step learning process includes previewing, attending class, reviewing, studying, and checking your understanding to promote long-term retention.

The Study Cycle

200

This type of memory helps you remember where you placed your keys or a jingle from a cereal commercial.

Short-Term Memory

200

Constantly weighing options, consulting data, gathering opinions, making choices, and then evaluating those decisions, which is a general definition of:

Critical Thinking

200

Campus location where athletic events such as, track, football, and soccer host games? (Exact Name)

The Schueler Field & Sports Complex

200

This online platform is used by the Mount to post course materials, submit assignments, participate in discussions, and track grades.

Blackboard

300

Unlike simply rereading notes or highlighting, this type of learning involves engaging with material through practice, problem-solving, and self-testing.

Active Learning

300

This type of memory stores information for extended periods, allowing us to recall facts, experiences, and skills long after learning them.

Long-Term

300

A way of thinking that involves a plan that considers the goals of the project and provides opportunities for brainstorming and feedback.

Creative Thinking

300

The president of the Mount is: 

President H. Jame Williams or President Williams

300

This online portal gives Mount St. Joseph University students access to email, course registration, financial aid, and campus announcements—all in one place.

MyMount

400

Often described as “thinking about thinking,” this process involves being aware of your own learning, monitoring your understanding, and adjusting strategies as needed.

Metacognition

400

This type of memory allows you to hold and manipulate information temporarily while performing a task, like solving a problem or following updated instructions.

Working Memory

400

When we work out a problem or situation systematically, breaking the whole into its component parts for separate analysis, to come to a solution or a variety of possible solutions we call that?

Analytical Thinking

400

A place where people come to deliver conferences, speeches, and town halls?

Recital Hall

400

Under what resource tab and section in MyMount can you register for classes? 

Academics; register

500

The first, fundamental point to understand about learning is that

Not all learning is the same

500

This memory technique uses reminders, patterns, or associations to help you remember information more easily.

Mnemonics

500

A set of skills that allow you to “recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.”

Information Literacy

500

The school of business is located in the?

Fifth floor of the seton building

500

The dean of the School of Business and Communication is? 

Dr. Charlene Kalenkoski

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