Câu hỏi:
14/06/2023 1,796
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 44 to 50.
When trying to memorise new things, it’s easy to assume that the more work we put in, the better we will perform. But just try dimming the lights and enjoying 10-15 minutes of silence, and you may find that your memory of what you have learnt is far better. Although it’s already well known that we should sometimes rest while studying, new research suggests that we should aim for “minimal interference” during these breaks–avoiding any activity that could interrupt memory formation like checking your emails or surfing the Internet. The remarkable memory-boosting benefits of undisturbed rest were first documented in 1900 by the German psychologist Georg Elias Muller. In one experiment, Muller first asked their participants to learn a list of meaningless syllables. Following a short study period, half the group were immediately given a second list to learn while the rest were given a short break before continuing. In the end, the participants given the break remembered nearly 50 percent of the 2 lists, compared to an average of 28 percent for the other group. More recent research has also replicated Muller's finding in many different contexts. For example, a study found that these short periods of rest can also improve our spatial memory, for instance – helping people better recall the location of different landmarks. Crucially, this advantage lasts for a week after the original learning task, and seems to benefit participants of all ages. And in all cases, they simply let their minds wander in a quiet room without distraction when they rest. However, we should be careful as we daydream. This is because in another experiment, participants were asked to imagine a past or future event during their break, and this appeared to reduce their later recall of new material. So it may be safest to avoid any concerted mental effort as we rest. How this effect works is still not clearly understood, though some clues come from a growing understanding of memory formation. It is now well accepted that once memories are initially encoded, they pass through a period of consolidation that slowly transfers them into your long-term memory. This was once thought to happen primarily during sleep, with heightened communication between the hippocampus – where memories are first formed – and the cortex, starting a process that quickly builds and strengthens the neural connections needed for later recall. But it seems that comparable brain activity can occur during periods of wakeful rest as well. The next time you need to study a large amount of information for an exam, it's worth remembering that just like your smartphones, your brain also needs a regular periods of recharging to work properly. After all, even slight improvements in your memory could make the vital difference between a grade or two. (Adapted from bbc.com)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 44 to 50.
When trying to memorise new things, it’s easy to assume that the more work we put in, the better we will perform. But just try dimming the lights and enjoying 10-15 minutes of silence, and you may find that your memory of what you have learnt is far better. Although it’s already well known that we should sometimes rest while studying, new research suggests that we should aim for “minimal interference” during these breaks–avoiding any activity that could interrupt memory formation like checking your emails or surfing the Internet. The remarkable memory-boosting benefits of undisturbed rest were first documented in 1900 by the German psychologist Georg Elias Muller. In one experiment, Muller first asked their participants to learn a list of meaningless syllables. Following a short study period, half the group were immediately given a second list to learn while the rest were given a short break before continuing. In the end, the participants given the break remembered nearly 50 percent of the 2 lists, compared to an average of 28 percent for the other group. More recent research has also replicated Muller's finding in many different contexts. For example, a study found that these short periods of rest can also improve our spatial memory, for instance – helping people better recall the location of different landmarks. Crucially, this advantage lasts for a week after the original learning task, and seems to benefit participants of all ages. And in all cases, they simply let their minds wander in a quiet room without distraction when they rest. However, we should be careful as we daydream. This is because in another experiment, participants were asked to imagine a past or future event during their break, and this appeared to reduce their later recall of new material. So it may be safest to avoid any concerted mental effort as we rest. How this effect works is still not clearly understood, though some clues come from a growing understanding of memory formation. It is now well accepted that once memories are initially encoded, they pass through a period of consolidation that slowly transfers them into your long-term memory. This was once thought to happen primarily during sleep, with heightened communication between the hippocampus – where memories are first formed – and the cortex, starting a process that quickly builds and strengthens the neural connections needed for later recall. But it seems that comparable brain activity can occur during periods of wakeful rest as well. The next time you need to study a large amount of information for an exam, it's worth remembering that just like your smartphones, your brain also needs a regular periods of recharging to work properly. After all, even slight improvements in your memory could make the vital difference between a grade or two. (Adapted from bbc.com)
Which best serves as the title for the passage?
Đáp án chính xác
Sách mới 2k7: Tổng ôn Toán, Lí, Hóa, Văn, Sử, Địa…. kỳ thi tốt nghiệp THPT Quốc gia 2025, đánh giá năng lực (chỉ từ 110k).
Quảng cáo
Trả lời:
Giải bởi Vietjack
Chọn B
Câu hỏi cùng đoạn
Câu 2:
According to paragraph 2, aiming for “minimal interference” means that _______ .
According to paragraph 2, aiming for “minimal interference” means that _______ .
Đáp án chính xác
Lời giải của GV VietJack
Chọn C
Câu 3:
The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to _______ .
Đáp án chính xác
Lời giải của GV VietJack
Chọn D
Câu 4:
What do we learn about the study about recalling landmark locations in paragraph 3?
What do we learn about the study about recalling landmark locations in paragraph 3?
Đáp án chính xác
Lời giải của GV VietJack
Chọn D
Câu 5:
The word “concerted” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______ .
Đáp án chính xác
Lời giải của GV VietJack
Chọn C
Câu 6:
Which of the following is NOT TRUE, according to the passage?
Which of the following is NOT TRUE, according to the passage?
Đáp án chính xác
Lời giải của GV VietJack
Chọn D
Câu 7:
The word “comparable” in paragraph 4 can be best replaced by _______ .
Đáp án chính xác
Lời giải của GV VietJack
Chọn B
Nhà sách VIETJACK:
CÂU HỎI HOT CÙNG CHỦ ĐỀ
Câu 3:
Mark the letter A , B , C , or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Mark the letter A , B , C , or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Xem đáp án »
18/05/2023
1,293
Câu 4:
The boy forgot to do this homework again, so he tried to _______ up an excuse.
Xem đáp án »
18/05/2023
911
Câu 5:
More than three million people in Madrid have had new restrictions _______ on their lives as Spain tries to control the most serious second wave of Covid-19 infections in Europe.
Xem đáp án »
18/05/2023
720
về câu hỏi!