Memory and learning
Most study advice is folklore. This course covers what memory research has established, which techniques survive testing, and why the effective ones feel worse while you are doing them.
What you'll learn
10 chapters, then the quiz
- 01How memory worksEncode, store, retrieve.
- 02Working memoryThe bottleneck.
- 03Retrieval practiceThe single best technique.
- 04Spacing and interleavingWhen to study, and in what order.
- 05Sleep and consolidationWhere learning is finished.
- 06Study mythsPopular and unsupported.
- 07Understanding and elaborationBeyond memorising.
- 08Learning skillsDifferent from learning facts.
- 09Memory techniquesWhen memorising is the goal.
- 10Putting it togetherA study plan that works.
More mind tests
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Critical thinking
Weighing claims, sources and evidence without either swallowing or dismissing them.
8 questions7 min - Medium
Cognitive biases
The predictable ways judgement bends, and what actually helps.
8 questions7 min - Easy
Psychology basics
What the field actually studies, what it has established, and what did not replicate.
8 questions7 min