Cognitive Processes

Question 1

What is the Feynman technique?

Answer 1

A method for understanding and learning concepts

Step 1 - Write the name of the concept at the top of a blank piece of paper.

Step 2 - Write down an explanation of the concept on the page. Use plain English. Pretend you are teaching it to someone else (e.g a new student). This should highlight what you understand, but more importantly pinpoint what you don’t quite know.

Step 3 - Review what you have pinpointed you don’t know. Go back to the source material, re-read, and re-learn it. Repeat Step 2.

Step 4 - If you are using overly wordy or confusing language (or simply paraphrasing the source material) try again so you filter the content. Simplify your language, and where possible use simple analogy.

Question 2

What are the 7 stages of grief?

Answer 2

1. Shock and denial
2. Pain and guilt
3. Anger and bargaining
4. Depression, reflextion and lonliness
5. The upward turn
6. Reconstruction and working through
7. Acceptance and hope

Question 3

What are the 7 sins of memory?

Answer 3

Bias
Binding failure
Misatribution
Shakners book 7 sins of memory

Question 4

What are imagined interactions?

Answer 4

Imagined interactions are a type of daydreaming that have definitive attributes and serve a number of functions including rehearsal, self-understanding, relational maintenance, managing conflict, catharsis, and compensation