Ways of studying

justruth

Absolutely catagorically not allowed any past papers. Thats how I used to study and I found it worked because of all the reasons given, that it was applied and that I was testing myself etc.

There are MCQ books about which I think I may have to invest in, but as it is one of those subjects that is regularly reviewed in some area many of them go out of date really quickly.

justruth

Plus I am sure my future patients would be happier if I had a full knowledge lol

top_drawer_2

I never found past MCQ papers useful as I found that they can vary the question so easily so knowing what x is in a reaction, doesnt help when they ask what y is .... iyswim.

Maybe doing your own MCQ's or with someone else and swapping? if that helps ...

Jen

justruth

yeah I think I am going to try to work out how I would explain concepts to a third party. That way when I come back to look at it I will not only have the explaination but also remember the thought process behind it (or at least thats the theory!)

MrsManda

justruth wrote: »

yeah I think I am going to try to work out how I would explain concepts to a third party. That way when I come back to look at it I will not only have the explaination but also remember the thought process behind it (or at least thats the theory!)

This is how I learn a lot of my subjects - my poor husband now finds himself knowing allsorts of random facts about neuroanatomy, genetics, biochem etc...
It works well for me with the broader concepts but not so much the names of specific enzyme/protein/etc... Those I generally have to write the process out in pretty colours and try to fix the picture in my head so I can 'see' it during the exam.

Does anyone know how to revise psychology? I'm doing a neuroscience degree but chose an optional module in psychology because I've never studied it and thought it'd be interesting.
Unfortunately the assessment of the module is 100% one unseen 3 hour exam. I've no idea how to revise for it and because I'm not part of the psychology department I don't really get any guidance. Any thoughts?

Char_pdc

MrsManda wrote: »

Does anyone know how to revise psychology? I'm doing a neuroscience degree but chose an optional module in psychology because I've never studied it and thought it'd be interesting.
Unfortunately the assessment of the module is 100% one unseen 3 hour exam. I've no idea how to revise for it and because I'm not part of the psychology department I don't really get any guidance. Any thoughts?

My advice would be to contact the course organiser and ask him about the format - this should be made available to you. For example is it essays and how many? That then governs your revision. But you will need to prioritise you can't learn everything

I did a psychology module in my second year. It was 3 exam questions on ten topics throughout year and lecturer said that all ten would come up. SO I picked and learnt 4 topics

blue_ashleigh

I use flash cards in all different colours. Just write a word on the front and the definition on the back (or a process on the front and then how it works on the back... you get the idea). Then lay them all down on a table or your floor word face up then if you know the definition put it to one side and if you don't put it to another. I found that I could learn about 100 words/ definitions in 2 hours just from doing that. So whilst it may seem like a lot of work it pays off (for me anyway).

Hope it goes well

Tallulah22

I cover my desk and all with post it notes with facts and notes in different colours that relate to certain themes.

A friend studies psychology and she draws rooms in a house and them puts randoms facts at each postion.
So when she has to write something she will take herself around the house in her mind and remember what is there.

For example, the fridge could represent Merton and the Underclass and then the washing machine could be something else.

That way each room represents a different theme, once you have exhausted the room in your mind you know you have covered everything.

It may not help everyone but worth a go.

She also draws things that represent people and facts in the house and uses the same principle.

littlebird22

Tallulah22 wrote: »

I cover my desk and all with post it notes with facts and notes in different colours that relate to certain themes.

A friend studies psychology and she draws rooms in a house and them puts randoms facts at each postion.
So when she has to write something she will take herself around the house in her mind and remember what is there.

For example, the fridge could represent Merton and the Underclass and then the washing machine could be something else.

That way each room represents a different theme, once you have exhausted the room in your mind you know you have covered everything.

It may not help everyone but worth a go.

She also draws things that represent people and facts in the house and uses the same principle.

I take this one step further and actually stick things up around the house. As an English student I had to learn quotations so I stuck them up on my bedroom wall, on the fridge door, on the back of the bathroom door, anywhere that I would see regularly throughout the day.

Now that I am a teacher I have all my pupils doing the same thing!

Aspiring

Thank you to all those who have posted tips :beer: Some great ideas here that will prove very useful. :T