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UNIT

III

Chapter 7: Management of Physical and

Social Environment

In this unit, I present strategies that will help you control your time

and your physical and social environments. For the most part, these

strategies involve behavioral changes that you can initiate to affect

use of time. In chapter 6, I ask you to analyze your use of time and

In chapter 7, I describe procedures to help you manage your envi-

ronment. Many students have academic problems because they do

not manage their physical and social environments; instead, their

environments manage them. The key aspect of management of the

physical environment is one’ study environment. Management of

and obtain help.

Motivational

Strategies

Goal Setting

Emotion and

Effort

Behavioral

Strategies

Time Management

Physical and Social

Environment

Learning and

Study Strategies

Learning from

Textbooks

Learning from

Lectures

Preparing for

Exams

Taking Exams

Academic

BEHAVIORAL STRATEGIES

Chapter 6: Time Management

your learning. You cannot control your life without controlling your

teach you a management system to use your time more effectively.

one’s social environment focuses on knowing when and how to seek

Performance