Today, I had two big exams. One covering memory, and one covering an abundance of psychological disorders. I spent the majority of my weekend scouring my notes on the Atkinson/Shiffrin model (that's the traditional view of memory... Sensory store, Short term memory, and Long term memory... just an FYI), Dual code theory, Prototype theory, ect. However, by Sunday night, I still did not feel like I sufficiently studied memory, and I hadn't even begun studying for my abnormal exam. That is when I decided to leave the apartment and study at Denny's. I asked if anyone else had homework they needed to get done. Before I knew it, the 5 of us were at Denny's. That was my first "mistake", although not a true mistake. Only a mistake in the sense that I thought I was going to get a lot of work done. I didn't. Between jokes about the names of delicious drinks, fake calls used to spy on certain elected student government officials, and awkward looks from the girl sitting at the next table, I ended up only studying for about 40% of the abnormal exam by the time we left at 1. Returning to the apartment, I decided to surrender and sleep for a few hours and get up with a clearer mind to prepare for my back to back exams. Waking up promptly at 5, I began to realize just how long my day was actually going to be. I spent the next 3 hours studying everything from stress disorders to substance abuse disorders. (At one point, I looked up and realized the sun had risen. Oh the simply joys in the times of hardship.) I have now taken both exams, I am tired, my mind feels like jello, I am tired, I have yet to eat today, I am tired, and I have more homework to do. That being said, Denny's was a good decision. Spending time with the friends, even when facing down the double barrel of Abnormal Psychology and Cognition, is never a bad decision.
Oh yeah, and I dominated those tests
No comments:
Post a Comment