Psychologyspeaking topic
The visuospatial sketchpad: this is the system that lets us close our eyes and walk through our room in our mind. Do imagining and remembering draw on the same resource?
— Baddeley, visuospatial sketchpad
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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