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Quick 1 Learning Psych
Quick 1 Learning Psych
Wind the guitar string through the saddle and over the bridge
Thread the string through the tuner and rest it securely over the nut.
Measure the amount of slack needed on the string to wind.
Wind the string around the tuner using the key while carefully
Ian Nelson
Upon winding the first string I will demonstrate to Drake how it will be done
as I explain what it is I will be doing to introduce him to the task. The second
and third strings we will do together sharing the responsibility of keeping the
string steady and in place whilst still completing the task to introduce him to
the performing the task on his own. Strings four and five will done by Drake
alone. Upon the forth I will both offer words of encouragement and praise to
reinforce his learning process all the while answering any questions he might
have to help clarify the process for him. Upon the fifth I will only answer any
questions he might have to prepare him for doing it on his own. The sixth
string will be changed by Drake alone to test his understanding. Upon
successful completion Drake and I will both play our guitars together as a
reward for a job well done solidifying the memory in the mind.
Upon finishing my lesson I was excited to see that Drake had
performed spectacularly in picking up the new task. The next day I asked him
to help change my strings in an effort to see what he retained and observed
that he retained tall he information I taught him yesterday phenomenally
well proving to me that the process of learning and teaching I picked in
chapter 7 of our book Introducing Psychology, 3rd edition by Schacter, Gilbert,
Wegner and Nook really has real world applications!