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RISK ACTION
RISK ACTION

Note Taking, Memory, and Studying
FOR COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE REWARDS

KNOW IT WRITE IT WORK IT

Complete the following on paper or in digital format.

KNOW IT Think Critically

Evaluate Your Memory

Build basic skills. For each of these classifications of information in long-term memory, write
down an example from your personal experience:

■ Episodic memory (events). Example: I remember the first time I conducted an experiment in
chemistry class.
■ Declarative memory (facts). Example: I know that the electoral college must vote before a new
U.S. president is officially elected.
■ Procedural memory (motion). Example: I know how to type without looking at the keyboard.

Take it to the next level. Answer the following:
1. Which type of information (events, facts, motion) is easiest for you to remember? Why?
2. Which type of information is hardest for you to remember? Why?

Move toward mastery. Address the type of information that you said you find most difficult
to remember.
1. Name an example, from your life, of some information in this category that you need to be able
to recall and use.
2. Name two actions from the chapter that you believe will help you strengthen it.
3. Now use both during your next study session. Afterward, identify the one that worked best.

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