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ThisisQuiz1,tobetakenafterwatchingthefirstweek'svideos.Didyouknowthatifyou
practicethematerialandkeeptakingthequizuntilyoupasswithgreaterthan90%inother
words,masterthistopicyouaremorelikelytolearnmoreanddobetterinclass?Learningfor
Masteryisanapproachinwhichyoupracticeandunderstandeachconceptbeforemovingon
tothenext,andithasbeenproventohelpstudentsinabroadrangeofclassesanddisciplines.
Asyouretakingyourquizzes,paycloseattentiontothefeedbackonthequestionsthatyou
didntunderstand.Gobackandwatchtherelevantvideos,readtherelevantmaterials,and
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Week1QuizDiscussionForum

Question1
It'squitecommontogetstuckonaproblemoftenbecauseyouhaveinitialideasaboutwhatthe
solutionshouldbethatblockyourabilitytoseetherealsolution.Whatisanextbeststeptotake
whenyou'vealreadyspenttimereanalyzingtheproblembyfocusingintently,andyoufindthat
youaresimplystuck?
YourAnswer
Takealittle
break.Youcan
focuson
something
different,oreven

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Explanation

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Takingalittlebreakisagoodidea.Takingyourattention
offofwhatyouwanttosolvehelpsallowotherneural
modestohaveaccesstothematerial.Youwon'tbe
consciousofyourbraincontinuingtoworkinthe
backgroundontheproblembutitis!

justrelaxandnot
focusonanything
atall,perhaps
goingoutfora
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walk.
Keepworking
awayonthe
problemthe
solutionwillcome
aslongasyou
keepyourfocuson
it.
Stareintentlyit
isyourfocused
modethatwill
providethebig
pictureperspective
youneedtosolve
theproblem.
Mentallyrethink
theproblemyet
againfromwhere
youstarted,
followingeachstep
carefullytolookfor
whereyoumay
havegonewrong.
Ifyoudothis
enoughtimes
withouttakinga
break,theanswer
willcometoyou.
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Question2
SelectthetruestatementsbelowregardingthePomodorotechnique.

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YourAnswer
Givingyourselfa
littlerewardatthe
endofyour

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Explanation

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True.

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False.Duringthetimeyouareworkingonthe

"Pomodoro"isan
importantpartof
thePomodoro
technique.
Whenyouare
doinga
"Pomodoro,"you
wanttosetoutas
largeataskas
possibletobe

"Pomodoro,"yousimplywanttoworkintentlyonwhatever
you'vechosentoworkon.TryingtofinishataskisNOT
theintentofthePomodorosuchanattitudecanactually
makeyourworklessfun.

completed.For
example,youmight
decidethatyou
wanttofinishan
entirehomework
setduringyour
Pomodoro,even
thoughthe
homeworkset
mightordinarily
takehalfadayor
more.Byimagining
thatyouwill
completeabig
task,youwilldofar
morethanyou
wouldordinarilybe
abletodo.
ThePomodoro

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True.

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techniqueinvolves
settingatimerand
workingintently,
withoutinterruption,
oftenforaperiodof
25minutes.
Immediately

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False.Youwanttotakealittlebreakandgiveyourselfa

afterfinishinga
Pomodoroyou

littlerewardofsomeformaftera"Pomodoro,"because
thathelpsbuildinafeelingofsatisfactionandenthusiasm

shoulddoanother
Pomodoro,and

aboutactuallydoingthePomodoro.

another,aslongas
youpossiblycan
withnobreaksor
rewards.Thishelps
buildyourmental
stamina.
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Question3
[Intheareabelowthepicture,typethewordthatbelongsintheblankspace.]Inthe__________
mode,thebrainmakesrandomconnectionsinarelaxedfashion.

Youentered:
Diffuse

YourAnswer
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Diffuse

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Question4
Selectthefollowingtruestatementsregardingprocrastination.
YourAnswer
Everybody

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Explanation

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True.Evenifyoukeeprightontaskbyprioritizingandworking

hassome
issueswith

onthemostimportantthings,youarestillprocrastinatingon
whateveryouarenotworkingon.Butifyouareproperly

procrastination.

prioritizingyourworkandalsoallowingforalittlerelaxation
timeinyourlife!yourproblemswithprocrastinationcanbe
minimized.

Whenyou

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True.

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False.Whileyouare"doingaPomodoro,"it'simportantto

feelneural
discomfort
about
somethingyou
don'twantto
do,switching
yourattention
tosomething
morepleasant
canhelpyou
feelbetter
temporarily.
Whileyou
are"doinga

keepyourattentiononthejobathandandnotallowyourself

Pomodoro"
session,it'sall

tobedistracted.

righttotakea
quicklookat
otherless
urgentthings
suchasinstant
messagesor
emails.
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Whenyou

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True.

don'twantto
workon
something,a
senseofneural
discomfort
arises.
However,
researchers
havefoundthat
notlongafter
youmightstart
workingon
somethingthat
youfind
unpleasant,that
neural
discomfort
disappears.So
animportant
aspectof
tackling
procrastination
istojustget
yourself
throughthat
initialperiodof
discomfort.The
Pomodoro
techniquehelps
youdothat.
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Question5
Oneofthefirstvideosdescribedthedifferencebetweenthefocusedmodeandthediffusemode.
Accordingtothisvideo,thefocusedmodeisaffiliatedwith(checkallthatapplytotheconceptof
focusedmodeonly):
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YourAnswer
Adirect

Score

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0.25

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Explanation

approachto
solving
problemsthat
youarerather
familiarwith.
Thetypeof
intense
concentration
youneedto
workthrougha
problem,step
bystep.
Awayof

No,thevideosdidn'ttalkaboutthisatall.Actually,an

drawingupside

approachthatharkstoattemptstoelicitthe"diffusemode"is

downinorder
tofocusonthe

theapproachpioneeredbyBettyEdwardsin"Drawingonthe
RightSideoftheBrain."Sherecommendedattemptingtosee

details,asone

thingsmoreclearly,withoutexistingpreconceptions,by

ofthevideos

drawingthemupsidedown.

discussedin
detail.
Apinball

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Thefocusedmodeismorelikeapinballmachinethathas

machinethat

bumperswhichareverytightlygroupedtogether,sothe

hasbumpers

pinball(thethought)can'tgoveryfarwithoutbumpingintoa

whicharevery
farapart,so

bumper.

thepinball(the
thought)can
goalongways
before
bumpingintoa
bumper.

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Question6
Selectthefollowingtruestatementsaboutsleep,accordingtothisweek'svideos.
YourAnswer
Takingatestwithout

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Explanation

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True.

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True.

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Nottruenicetry,though!

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Thisiswishfulthinkingifonlyitweretrue!Actually,

gettingenoughsleep
meansyouareoperating
withabrainthatsgot
smallmetabolictoxins
floatingaroundinit
poisonsthatmakeitso
youcantthinkveryclearly.
Duringsleep,yourbrain
erasesthelessimportant
partsofmemoriesand
simultaneously
strengthensareasthatyou
needorwantto
remember.
Sleepisdesignedto
allowforsnoring,which
clearsyoursinusesbut
makesyousoundlikean
asthmaticbanshee.
It'sbettertogowithout
sleepandcramwhatyou

takingatestwithlittleornosleepisliketryingto

canintoyourbrainyou
canusuallyrelyonshort

takeatestwithapoisonedbrainit'snotavery
goodidea.

termadrenalinetohelp
propelyouthroughatest.

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Question7
Selectthefollowingtruestatementsaboutmemory,inaccordancewiththeinformationinthis
week'svideos.
YourAnswer
Researchhasshownthatif
youtrytogluethingsintoyour

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Explanation

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Falserepeatingmanytimesinoneshort
perioddoesn'tworkaswellatlodging

memorybyrepeatingsomething

somethingintoyourmemory.

twentytimesinoneevening,for
example,itactuallysticksbetter
thanifyoupracticeitthesame
numberoftimesoverseveral
days.
"Intensepaleolearning,"

0.25

whereyourubafossilwhile
tryingtolearnsomethingnew,is

Falsethevideodiscussedtheimportanceof
"spacedrepetition"thatis,spreadingyour
learningoutoverseveraldays.

anexcellentwayoflodging
somethingintoyourmemory.
Yourworkingmemoryislike
aninefficientmental

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True.

0.25

True.

blackboarditcanonlyholda
fewthingsinmind,andthose
thingscaneasilyfallout.
Longtermmemoryislikea
storagewarehouse.
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Question8
Selectthefollowingtruestatementsaboutpractice,accordingtothisweek'svideos.
YourAnswer

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Neuronsbecome

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True.

0.25

False.Youoftenthinkyouunderstandsomething,but

linkedtogether
throughrepeateduse.
Themoreabstract
somethingis,the
moreimportantitisto
PRACTICEinorderto
bringtheseideasinto
realityforyou.
Practiceingeneral
isn'tthatimportantas
longasyou

it'sonlywhenyoupracticeitthatyoutrulyunderstandit.
(Often,duringyourinitialpracticeyouseethatyou

understandwhat's

didn'treallyunderstandtheconceptafterall!)

goingon.
Practiceis
importantforanyarea

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True.

0.25

Falsenothingwassaidinthevideoslikethis.
Practicingsomethingincorrectlyisn'tagoodidea!

inwhichyouwantto
acquireexpertise.
Youshould
deliberatelypractice
somethingincorrectly
atleastonceortwice
counterintuitively,this
willstrengthenyour
unconscious
knowledgebaseof
howtodothat
"something"correctly.
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Question9
Checktheactivitiesbelowthatwouldbemoreapttoarousethediffuse(ratherthanfocused)
mode:
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Gettingsomeformofexercisewhilenot

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concentratingonanythinginparticular.
Workingafamiliartypeofmultiplication

Thisismorelikelytoarousethe
diffusemode.

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problem.

Thiswouldoftenbeassociatedwith
theactivitiesofthefocusedmode.

Tagalonginthepassengerseatofa

0.20

car,lookingabsentlyoutthewindowwhile

Thisismorelikelytoarousethe
diffusemode.

someoneelseisdriving.
Givingstepbystepdirectionsforhow
togettoyourfriend'sapartment,which

0.20

Thiswouldoftenbeassociatedwith
theactivitiesofthefocusedmode.

0.20

Thisismorelikelytoarousethe

you'vebeentoseveraltimesbefore.
Dancinginarelaxedandfreeform
manner,withoutconcentratingon
anything.

diffusemode.

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Question10
Exercise(checkallthataretrue):
YourAnswer
Allowsyoutodisconnect

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Explanation

0.25

True.

0.25

Falsetherelaxedmentalstatesthatappearto

fromwhatyouhavebeen
concentratingon
previouslythiscanallow
yourdiffusemodetokick
in.

IsNOTatimefordiffuse
typethinking.

ariseduringexerciseoftenseemtoallowyouto
solveproblemswhileyouareNOTconcentrating
onthem!

Helpssparknewand

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True.

creativeapproachesto
problemsyouareworking
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on.
Caninhibitlearningand

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False!Exercisecanbedoneatanytimeoverall,it

isbestdoneafterthemajor

isavaluableenhancementtoanylearning

learningactivitiesofthe
dayhavebeencompleted.

program.

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Question11
Thisweek'svideoshavetriedtomakesomeimportantpointsaboutyourabilitytolearn.Whichof
thefollowingpointsdoyouthinkwereamongthosebeingmade?
YourAnswer
Don'tjustblindly
followyourpassions

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Explanation

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Yes,thiswasindeedoneofthepointsofthisweek's
videos.

0.25

Actually,althoughfollowingyourpassionsisfine,it'sa

alsoworktobroaden
yourpassionsby
keepingyourselfopen
tolearningnewthings,
evenifyoufeelyou
don'thaveatalentfor
them.
It'simportantto
followyourcareer

niceideatoalsobroadenyourpassionsandlearn

passionsandnottryto

newthingseventhingsyoudon'tthinkyouhavea

bewhatyoudon'thave

talentfor.

anaturaltalentfor.

Youcannotchange

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Itisindeedpossibletochangeandgrowinyour

yournaturaltalentsif

learningcareeryoucanloseoutonalotof

you'renotgoodat
something,youshould

interestingexperiencesbykeepingyourselfrestricted
onlytowhatyoubelieveyouaregoodat.

avoidit.
Youcanimprove
yournaturalabilityin
anydisciplinestill

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Yes,thiswasindeedoneofthepointsofthisweek's
videos.

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furtherbylearninghow
tolearn.Learninghow
tolearnalsocan
reduceyourfrustration
levelindifficultsubjects.
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Question12
[Below,typethewordthatbelongsintheblankspace.]The__________modeinvolvesadirect
approachtosolvingproblemsusingrational,sequential,analyticalapproaches.Itisassociated
withtheconcentratingabilitiesofthebrainsprefrontalcortex,locatedrightbehindyourforehead.

Youentered:
focused

YourAnswer
focused

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Question13
Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutourcurrentscientificunderstandingofthebrain?
YourAnswer
Ourbrainsdonotstaythesameaswegrowolder.New

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Explanation

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synapsesareconstantlybeingcreatedwhilstothersactually
disappear.
Aswegetolderourbrainsonlydeteriorateandtheres
nothingwecandoaboutit.
Thenumberofneuronswerebornwithneverincreases.
Isolatingourselvesandfocusingcompletelyonourstudies
istheonlypathtosuccess.
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QuestionExplanation
Formanyyearsthescientificviewofthebrainwasthatonceourbrainwasmaturetheneurons
wehadcouldbestrengthenedwithlearningbutnewneuronscouldntdevelopasweaged.A
lotofpeoplestillbelievethisistrue,whichcreatesaprettybleakoutlookastheygetolder.But
nowscientistshavebettermethodsofwatchingthebraininactionandtheycanseethatour
brainsdevelopnewneuronswhilewesleep,whenwesurroundourselveswithstimulating
environmentsandpeopleandwhenweexercise!Interestingly,evenifwedon'thavea
stimulatingenvironmentexercisestillassistsourbrainsingrowingnewneurons.

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