N110 Leon Lecture 1 –
Memory test (49
questions and
answers)
What piece of music has been shown to improve
memory in college students before a test? - answer
Sonata for two pianos in D major, K.448 by Mozart
What do humans remember?
Hint: 7 things - answer Human faces
Human interactions
Surprising Events
Emotional Events
Interesting Things
, Processed Information
Repeated Information
The brain only remembers important things and
filters out everything else?
Why? - answer Our brains did not evolve during a
time when we had school
What do humans have difficulty remembering? -
answer Everything you are taught in college
Explain 5 Minute University - answer In 5 minutes,
you learn what the average college graduate
remembers in 5 years out of school
Ex: You can learn a spanish phrase in 5 minutes.
That is what the college student remembers 5
years out of college
Most of what your brain learns from college it
automatically ____ out because it is not _______ -
answer filtered
important
Memory test (49
questions and
answers)
What piece of music has been shown to improve
memory in college students before a test? - answer
Sonata for two pianos in D major, K.448 by Mozart
What do humans remember?
Hint: 7 things - answer Human faces
Human interactions
Surprising Events
Emotional Events
Interesting Things
, Processed Information
Repeated Information
The brain only remembers important things and
filters out everything else?
Why? - answer Our brains did not evolve during a
time when we had school
What do humans have difficulty remembering? -
answer Everything you are taught in college
Explain 5 Minute University - answer In 5 minutes,
you learn what the average college graduate
remembers in 5 years out of school
Ex: You can learn a spanish phrase in 5 minutes.
That is what the college student remembers 5
years out of college
Most of what your brain learns from college it
automatically ____ out because it is not _______ -
answer filtered
important
