Bibliograph

How we learn, the surprising truth about when, where, and why it happens, Benedict Carey

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How we learn, the surprising truth about when, where, and why it happens, Benedict Carey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-244) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How we learn

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

868225035

Responsibility statement

Benedict Carey

Sub title

the surprising truth about when, where, and why it happens

Table Of Contents

Broaden the margins -- Basic theory. The story maker : the biology of memory ; The power of forgetting : a new theory of learning -- Retention. Breaking good habits : the effect of context on learning ; Spacing out : the advantage of breaking up study time ; The hidden value of ignorance : the many dimensions of testing -- Problem solving. The upside of distraction : the role of incubation in problem solving ; Quitting before you're ahead : the accumulating gifts of percolation ; Being mixed up : interleaving as an aid to comprehension -- Tapping the subconscious. Learning without thinking : harnessing perceptual discrimination ; You snooze, you win : the consolidating role of sleep -- The foraging brain -- Appendix. Eleven essential questions

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