Self-tutoring about psychology: the tutor mentions the term monomania. monomania: fixation on a single topic. Source: Mish, Frederick C (editor). The Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004. Gilmour, Lorna (editor). Collins Essential Canadian English Dictionary and Thesaurus. Glasgow: HarperCollins, 2006.
via Daily Prompt: Guilty Guilty is such a loaded term, I looked it up before starting to write. Concisely and unequivocally, Collins Essential Canadian English Dictionary and Thesaurus (HarperCollins, 2006) defines guilty: guilty (adj): having done wrong. When I was …
More self-tutoring: the tutor discusses a group dynamic. I’ve been traveling as a chaperone lately. Not often do I spend time on the road with a group, but this weekend I am. An absolute necessity, when moving in a group, …
More lifestyle self-tutoring: the tutor shares the term eustress. eustress noun: a good kind of stress. An example of eustress is the anxiety one might feel while trying to set a new best time for a 5K run. Another is …
More self-tutoring: the tutor does initial probing about memory accuracy. I’m sure I recall having confident memories that turned out wrong when I compared them to other evidence. Today I read an article from the The New Yorker, by Maria …
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With so much coverage these days about paranormal topics, I get immersed in self-tutoring. The tutor comments about the phenomenon of hallucinations. Often, when someone mentions seeing something they can’t explain, you hear others say, “They probably just imagined it.” …
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Tutoring academic subjects, meanings are so important. The tutor shares ideas about the meaning of schema. schema: a description of a particular subset of reality. The schema will include members of that reality and their properties. It will also include …
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Tutoring probability, you can imagine so many everyday examples. The tutor shares one. This morning I went to pick up some groceries. I like to load groceries through the rear door of the van. However, I also like to drive …
More lifestyle self-tutoring: the tutor shares some reflections about his new favourite phobia, and his own possible ensnarement therein. To some degree, I assume, we all face anxiety. Some people truly don’t seem to, but perhaps that’s just poise. I …
Tutoring psychology, you deal with concepts of motivation. The tutor discusses the human preference to drive rather than walk. I’ve had a driver’s licence almost 30 years. Yet, I didn’t drive much as a kid, preferring to take the bus, …
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