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14 Karpicke and Blunt, 2011b; Mastascusa et al. 2011, chap. 6; Pyc and Rawson 2010; Roediger and
Karpicke 2006; Rohrer and Pashler 2010. John Dunlosky and colleagues, in their in-depth review of
various learning techniques (2013), rate practice testing as having high utility because of its
effectiveness, broad applicability, and ease of use. See also Pennebaker et al 2013.
15 Keresztes et al. 2013 provides evidence that testing promotes long-term learning via stabilizing
activation patterns in a large network of brain areas.
16 Pashler et al. 2005.
17 Dunlosky et al. 2013, sec. 8; Karpicke and Roediger 2008; Roediger and Karpicke 2006.
Chapter 8: Tools, Tips, and Tricks
1 Allen 2001, pp. 85, 86.
2 Steel 2010, p. 182.
3 Beilock 2010, pp. 162–165; Chiesa and Serretti 2009; Lutz et al. 2008.
4 For those with an interest, please see the resources listed at the Association for Contemplative Mind in
Higher Education, http://www.acmhe.org/.
5 Boice 1996, p. 59.
6 Ferriss 2010, p. 485.
7 Ibid., p. 487.
8 Fiore 2007, p. 44.
9 Scullin and McDaniel 2010.
10 Newport 2012; Newport 2006.
11 Fiore 2007, p. 82.
12 Baddeley et al. 2009, pp. 378–379.

