PSYC 1001 Chapter Notes -Cognitive Test, Sq3R, Active Listening

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1001
• Professor: Elaine Waddington Lamont

Document Summary

You don"t have to feel guilty if you don"t look forward to studying. Need to be wide awake and alert. Break major assignments down into smaller tasks and work on them throughout the week. Find a place to study where you can concentrate. Find a place where distractions are minimal. Designate 1 or 2 places solely for studying. Set realistic study goals for yourself then reward yourself when you meet them with a snack, tv show, etc (behavior modification) Highlighting textbook can be effective if good at identifying the main ideas in the material and review these main highlighted ideas. Sq3r (survey, question, read, recite, and review) Survey - before plunging into reading, glance over topic headings at beginning of chapter. Question - go through chapter one section at a time, taking a look at headings and convert them into questions.