Self-tutoring about psychology: the tutor mentions fear of eating in public. Apparently, around three percent of the population reports having phobia of eating in public. Phobia of eating in public seems not to be mentioned very often. Compared with fear …
Self-tutoring about psychology: the tutor mentions classical conditioning. Classical conditioning means one stimulus causes the same response as another, due to experience. In the Pavlov example, the sound of a bell caused the dog to salivate in the same way …
Self-tutoring about psychology: the tutor mentions some ideas he read concerning the motivation behind vandalism. Vandals, it seems, often target useful installations in places they frequent. Painting a drawing on a wall might seem relatively benign, since the wall maintains …
Self-tutoring about people, their interactions, and who propagates them: the tutor wades into the wonderful world of institutional cliques. I don’t think I’ve ever been a member of a clique – that is, an exclusive group. I’ve been part of …
Self-tutoring about psychology: the tutor mentions situational awareness. Nowadays, among pedestrians, one often encounters individuals who are part of a group, but will thread their way into another. It’s an odd habit, because it fragments their group, as well as …
Self-tutoring about social bullying: the tutor begins about motivation. Social bullying is probably more common than physical nowadays. It’s always been very hard to enforce against, and is ugly to experience. Yet, what motivates it? A lot of people mention …
Self-tutoring about relationships: the tutor mentions a key feature of today’s landscape. I had a different idea for today’s post, until I stumbled upon this article about breadcrumbing. (It seems to be by Amy Beecham, from Stylist.) I knew at …
Self-tutoring about ways of life: the tutor mentions procrastination. “We can’t just keep procrastinating and putting things off,” my social studies 9 teacher gently proclaimed to the class back in ’84. They wanted to delay the test. A kind man …
Self-tutoring about driving: the tutor reflects. Most people I know like driving. Above all, they definitely like it better than taking a transit bus or walking. The fundamental difference between driving and those other means of transportation, of course, is …
Self-tutoring about psychology: the tutor mentions constructivism. Constructivism is a point of view from psychology that proposes that each person has their own reality, constructed in-house from their own experiences. When said person learns something new, it changes their reality. …