Jada has a midterm in her philosophy class in three weeks. She has been struggling because this is all new subject matter for her. She comes to you for advice on how to study for the upcoming midterm. Based on what you know about how the brain learns, you advise her to
a. cram the night before so she will have less time to forget what she studies.
b. review her notes and the chapters from the text out loud so she can both hear and see the information.
c. copy her notes over several times and reread the textbook chapters one more time.
d. use a variety of study strategies and review at least an hour every other day between now and the exam.
Question 2
What is the reason that experts are able to recall information more quickly?
a. They have more brain cells than other people.
b. They study regularly, so their synapses will keep firing.
c. They have well-developed neural networks.
d. They concentrate intently on one subject area.
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