The part of your brain that asks, "Is this really a good idea?"
What is the frontal lobe?
100
The amount of pressure you can handle in a situation
What is stress tolerance?
100
The Saturday Night Live video clip in Mr. Gonsalves' PowerPoint presentation was used as an example of this aspect of executive functions
What is cognitive flexibility?
100
"Lr" in the Periodic Table stands for this
What is Lawrencium?
100
The very first step in studying involves this
What is pay attention in school?
200
Because the frontal lobe is not yet fully developed in 7th graders, they tend to act in this way
What is impulsively?
200
The ability to continue to pay attention despite being tired, bored or distracted
What is sustained attention?
200
The name of the elderly actor who visited the President of the United States in the Saturday Night Live video clip used in Mr. Gonsalves' PowerPoint presentation
Who is Jimmy Stewart?
200
MCAS stands for this
What is Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System?
200
Siblings, snacks, tv, cell phones, computers, etc.
What are things that distract students when trying to study/do homework?
300
Dreams come from this part of the brain, which also controls sight
What is the occipital lobe?
300
The ability to persist, to keep going forward to reach a goal or complete a task
What is goal directed persistence?
300
In his class presentation, Mr. Gonsalves used the penny test as an example of this warning
What is beware of familiarity?
300
The one thing you should use that will keep you organized in school
What is your AGENDA?
300
This helps you remember what you have studied and builds your long term memory
What is a good night's sleep?
400
This lobe of the brain controls our memory and speech
What is the parietal lobe?
400
Using your memory to retrieve information
What is retrieval practice?
400
The ability to hold several pieces of information in your memory while performing other tasks
What is working memory?
400
Parents, friends, money, the law, etc.
What are things that can influence the choices you make?
400
The three sections of your Agenda
What are the General Information section, the Planning/Calendar section, and the References/Resources section?
500
This lobe of the brain controls our senses of smell and sound, as well as face and emotion recognition
Who is the temporal lobe?
500
The scientist who developed the "marshmallow test"
Who is Dr. Walter Mischel?
500
The three main areas of executive functions
What are (1) the ability to resist distractions/delay gratification; (2) the ability to sustain working memory; and (3) the ability to have cognitive flexibility?
500
The definition of the word "procrastination"
What is to put things off until the last minute?
500
Instead of just reading your notes to study for a test or quiz, you should do this
What is test yourself? or What is explain the material to a friend or family member?