Information Processing Theory
What is the working memory also known as?
short term memory
What is the duration that the working memory holds information for?
a few seconds
controls the most basic functions, heart beat, body temp, blood pressure
Define neuromyths
Statements about educational implications of neuroscience that are not yet justified or untrue
What are the three types of verbal learning activities?
paired associate learning, serial learning, and free call learning
Where does thinking take place?
Working or short term memory
memory of personal experience
cerebral cortex
What is the right Brian left brain stereotype?
Left hemisphere is responsible for critical thinking while other hemisphere is in charge of creative thinking
What is paired associate learning?
usually when a pair from a list is memorized together
What do the sensory registers do?
Receive large amounts of information from each sense and hold it for a very short period of time
What is long term semantic memory?
Memory where we hold facts and generalized information that we know
What part of the brain controls emotions?
amygdala
What is the neuromyth about learning styles?
That people need to be taught by their exact learning style
What is Serial learning?
Learning a list of terms in a particular order
What a person is Interested in putting into their long term memory
What is flashbulb memory?
important events that are fixed mainly in visual and auditory memory
Where does information from the senses go?
Thalamus
What is the neuroclue that talks about new learning styles for students?
Give students the opportunity to consolidate and rehearse new learning
What is free call learning?
Memorizing a list in no particular order
Name at least one aspect that influences our mental perception
mental state, past experience, knowledge, motivation, etc
What are the networks that make up the semantic memory?
Schemata
Name the four parts of the limbic system
thalamus, hypothalamus, hippocampus, and the amygdala
What is one way a teacher can help a student who is using a new learning style?
use graphics
What is the Loci method?
A strategy for remembering a list by picturing items in familiar locations