University of New Mexico,
Wehrenberg, Jon, 36
14
Wenderoth, Mary Pat, 126, 208,
University of Southern Califor-
228– 234, 236, 283n6; class
nia, 216
structure used by, 232– 233,
University of Washington,
236; learning paragraphs used
228
by, 89, 210, 232; summary
sheets used by, 208, 231
Varied practice, 4, 51– 53, 65– 66;
West Point Military Academy,
anagram study of, 52– 53,
234– 236
264– 265n6; beanbag study
White matter, 169– 170
of, 46, 51; of bird identifi ca-
Working memory: in brain
tion, 55; of cognitive skills,
training exercises, 176, 177;
52– 53; of discrimination
capacity of, 91, 176, 196;
skills, 53– 55, 101; effort in,
encoding of information in,
47, 81; of football team, 61,
100; and fl uid intelligence,
62; habit strength in, 63, 65;
176– 178; number of digits
of lifelong learners, 219;
available in, 196; test
massed practice compared
anxiety affecting, 91, 92
to, 47, 53– 55; mastery in,
Writer’s block, 220– 221
84; in medical education, 58;
Write- to- learn, 89– 90, 269n15;
of motor skills, 46, 51– 52,
