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“Magic and the Brain” Study Guide
Name_____________________________
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1. A ______________ is the name that is attached to a piece of writing. Sometimes the title is
called a ___________________.
2. The title is just one kind of text _________________, or an element that calls attention to
important ______________________.
3. An anecdote is a brief account of an _____________. Authors use _______________________
to make a point in an ______________________ or humorous way.
4. The story of the magic __________________involving the lady in the _________dress. Is an
example of an _____________________.
5. Some words are printed in _________________ type, which is dark, ______________ print to
call attention to words that are _______________________.
6. Footnotes are word _______________________ located at the bottom of a __________. When
you see a word with a tiny little number after it, ______________, and look down at the
__________________ of the page to find out what it means.
7. A sidebar is a _______ within an article to provide additional information.
___________________ are usually graphic aids.
8. The graphic aids within a _______________ are usually pictures, or charts, or _____________.
The _______________ aids are there to help you visualize information in an easy-to___________, eye-catching way.
9. Many articles have more than one __________________. “Magic and the Brain” has several
bold, purple, headings which tell what a section is _________________.
10. Non-fiction articles often use technical ___________________, which are special terms, or
______________, used in special fields such as science.
11. To summarize is to _______________ a text’s main ideas in your own words. When you write
a ____________________, you should be objective. That means you should stick to
________________ only and not write your own ___________________.
12. A good summary should start off with the text’s central, or ___________ idea, and then
include about ______ supporting details.
13. The best way to summarize a ____________________ is to turn the heading into a
____________________ and then answer it.
14. Neurons and neural processes take place in the _____________________
15. A neuroscientist studies the nervous ____________________.
16. A cynic is a person who makes a lot of ______________________.
17. The authors first make a connection between science and magic by making an
_______________ about how a magic _________________ works.
18. When the author says, “Neurons actively ignore a stimulus to save their strength,” this is a
good example of ____________________________.
19. Some cynics criticize the study of ______________ because it only _________________ what
we already know.
20. The most important reason for scientist to study magic is to help treat ____________________
such as Alzheimer’s Disease.
21. Overt means __________________. Misdirection means to make people look in the wrong
____________________. The overt misdirection of the Great Tomsoni’s trick is to do what?
22. Explain how psychologist Daniel J. Simons tested the effects of inattentional blindness. What
did his experiment show? (Be prepared to answer this in a full paragraph for Friday’s quiz.)
23. According to the authors, how does the Great Tomsoni gain a “cognitive advantage” by
performing a fake trick before performing the real one?