Table of Contents

Preface for Students Preface for Teachers Acknowledgements Section I Fundamentals Chapter 1 Scientific Theory of Studying and Academic Success Chapter 2 The Memory System Chapter 3 Self Assessment of Memory and Study Skills Section II How You Feel When You Study and When You Are Tested Chapter 4 Physical State Chapter 5 Emotional State Section III Storing Information and Remembering It Chapter 6 Memory Manipulations and Study Skills Chapter 7 Technical Memory Manipulations Chapter 8 Task Specific Manipulations Chapter 9 Course and Task Specific Skills Section IV Help from the World Around Us Chapter 10 The Physical Environment and External Aids Chapter 11 Social Context Section V Integration of the Fundamentals with How you Feel, Storing and Remembering, and Getting Help from the Environment Chapter 12 Study Savvy Epilogue Glossary References Author and Term Indices

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