Seniors and Sixth Form
Sixth Form Enrichment – The psychology of learning and forensics
The psychology of learning and forensics – by Kurran B
This week in enrichment Jenny, a graduate student from Newcastle University, visited NSB for a Psychology based session.
In the first half of her presentation she helped us think about the psychology of learning, how to maximise our revision, and the most effective ways to memorise content. Jenny explained to us the importance of MRP (motivation, repetition and planning) and how to use this principle when we revise. Sleep is also important, especially during exam and revision time. Her final tip was to exercise during revision, so the brain has time to store and recall information.
The second half of her presentation was about Forensic Psychology. She gave us different scenarios of different crimes being committed and we, in groups, had to work out ‘who did it’! Finally, we did a self-assessed psychopath test, which gave us a score on a scale of 1-10!
Luckily this test wasn’t a very accurate measure of psychopathic tendencies, which would have come as a relief to the boys who scored highly! Overall, this was a very informative session, especially all the tips on how to revise.