The document discusses ways to maximize the efficacy of the left and right brains. It suggests that left-brain persons study in quiet rooms and choose non-fiction, while right-brain persons should control daydreaming and use images. Mind-mapping is introduced as a flexible note-taking method that highlights key ideas and relationships to increase learning and problem-solving abilities.
3. STROOP EFFECT
• The effect is named after John Ridley Stroop,
who first published the effect in English in 1935.
• Stroop’s innovation was to show, clearly and
definitively, that our embedded knowledge
about our environment impacts how we interact
with it.
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7. •We can see and touch the brain
whereas it is not possible with mind.
•While brain is considered to be a
physical thing, the mind is
considered to be mental.
http://www.differencebetween.net/science/
health/difference-between-mind-and-
brain/
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•The brain, which is the centre of the
nervous system, coordinates the
movements, thoughts and feelings.
•The mind refers to a person’s
understanding of things and also his
conscience. Mind also refers to a person’s
thought process.
10. •As any parent can attest, teenage
brains are not fully formed. It isn’t
until about the age of 25 that the
human brain reaches full maturity.
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11. •Pre-frontal Cortex :control and
coordination of thoughts and
behaviors
•Amygdala: Seat raw of emotion
•Nucleus Accumbens: Reward Seeker,
pleasure-seeking system
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13. • While humans have the largest brains
proportional to body weight of all
animals, we don’t have the biggest
brains. That distinction belongs to
sperm whales with 17-pound brains.
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14. • If you were drinking alcohol and
don’t remember what you did last
night, it’s not because you forgot.
While you are drunk, your brain is
incapable of forming memories.
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15. ROGER W. SPERRY
• An American
psychobiologist
• Focused on the Left
and the Right Brain
Theory
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www.emaze.com
19. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BRAIN
LEFT BRAIN PERSON
“From here, go west
three (3) blocks and
turn north…”
RIGHT BRAIN PERSON
“Turn right (pointing
to the right), by the
church over there
(pointing again)…”
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27. HOW CAN YOU MAXIMIZE
THE EFFICACY OF THE
LEFT AND THE RIGHT
BRAIN?
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28. ADVICES FOR LEFT-BRAIN PERSON
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• Study in a quiet room.
• Take advantage of your skills in
math and science.
• Choose non-fiction readings.
• Keep your room organized.
29. ADVICES FOR RIGHT-BRAIN PERSON
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• Keep your daydreaming under control.
• Use images and charts when you study.
• Write down directions.
• Make outlines to organize your
thoughts.
31. WHAT IS MIND-MAPPING?
• A method of documenting
• Enhance one’s ability to understand information and
solve problems
• Flexible
• Has few rules
• Easy to learn and teach
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32. WHAT IS MIND-MAPPING?
• Quicker note taking
• Highlights key ideas
• Quickly gather, review, and recall large
amount of information
• Increases brain power for learning and
problem-solving
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33. WHAT IS MIND-MAPPING?
• Encourages identification of relationship and
use creativity
• Promotes critical thinking
Right Brain - Productive phase
Left Brain – Judgement phase
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34. Open your book on page 102 :
Eight Steps for Mind-
Mapping to Improve Critical
Thinking
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