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Welcome to Mega-Brains: A Crash Course on Study Skills and the Human Mind

Unleash the power of your brain with this comprehensive guide covering topics such as left brain vs. right brain, memory levels, storage methods, sensory memories, intermittent interference, the Ah-Ha effect, the Power of Seven, and Mnemonic Devices. Learn valuable study skills and understand how your mind processes information efficiently.

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Welcome to Mega-Brains: A Crash Course on Study Skills and the Human Mind

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  1. Mega- Brains Welcome to...

  2. A Crash Course on Study Skills and the human mind

  3. 1. Left brain vs right brain 2. Three levels of memory 3. Three long-term storage methods 4. Sensory memories 5. Intermittent Interference 6. Ah-Ha Effect 7. The Power of Seven (give or take two) 8. Mnemonic Devices Overview of Eight Topics

  4. The Right/Left Brain The Left Brain 1 RiGhT BrAiN • linear • chronological • numerical • analytical • methodical • The home of writing, reading, problem solving ART Music Apprecation Solutions Imagery Color 3-D

  5. Three Levels of Memory 2 • Sensory • Short term • LONG TERM

  6. Three Tips for LONG-TERM Storage 3 • Make it MEANINGFUL • OVERLEARN it • Use MNEMONIC DEVICES

  7. Five Sensory Memories 4 • Visual • Motor • Auditory • Taste • Olfactory

  8. 5 ter ent In mitt Inter ference

  9. 6 The Ah-ha!!! Effect

  10. Ah-Ha! & the 2-minute memory cells • After an hour of study, the sub-conscious mind continues to process information for 20 minutes • After an hour of study, take a break Memories are clustered into two-minute segments • Study concepts in small doses that can be recalled within two minutes

  11. The Power of Give or take

  12. 8 Mnemonic Devices

  13. All are forms of Chunking • Acronyms • Acrostics • Rhymes • Songs • Link • Loci

  14. Mnemonic Examples • ACRONYMS: • NATO • CIA • FBI • SCUBA • NOW • AA • AAA • IVAN CAPP • ROY G BIV • ROFLMAO • TSNF • TWSS • TTFN • BFF • BBIAM • SOL • SNAFU

  15. Acrostics • Mary’s violet eyes make John stay up nights (panting) • Men very easily make jugs serve useful nocturnal purposes • King Philip came over from great Spain • Never vote at a polling place in Chicago

  16. The End

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