If you click here, you will be taken to the self-determination theory
page where you will find an overview and introduction to Edward Deci
and Richard Ryan's theory of self-determination. This theory provides
the most extensive and thorough explanation of why people do things and
why they learn. It is based on years of research that clearly shows the
superiorority of intrinsic motivation over extrinsic motivation.
Answers
If you click here, you will be taken to the answers page where the
questions posed on the home page will be answered. Why certain types of
material are ever allowed to enter the human mind. Why emotional blocks
with respect to particular subject matter occur. Why there is a marked
falling off in intellectual enthusiasm, venturesomeness and flexibility
as children move up the academic ladder, and how to maintain original
vitality.
Self-theories
If you click here, you will be taken to the self-theories page where
you will learn Carol Dweck's theory that what people believe about
themselves and others greatly influences what they get out of life and
how successful they become. One extreme belief is of a self that is an
unchanging entity and the other extreme belief is of self that is
constantly changing in varying increments. Only the incremental growth
mindset is truly viable.
Iteration
If you click here, you will be taken to the iteration page where you
will learn how iteration controls learning both in the continual
accumulation of knowledge through the iterative expansion of mental
representations and the improvement of skills by means of iterative
variant improvements of actions and their activation schemas. You will
also learn how this process is most apparent in the behavior of
children.
Expertise
If you click here, you will be taken to the expertise page where you
will learn how Anders Ericsson's theory of Expertise under-pins all
learning because he has discovered how anyone can learn sufficiently
well enough to become an expert in any field. Thus we have at our
fingertips the knowledge of how to learn. It is not easy and can only
be acquired with great perseverance and motivation by means of what
Ericsson terms deliberate practice.
Thin Slicing
If you click here, you will be taken to the blink page, where you can
learn how our unconscious minds build schemas, which when
activated, enable actions that are extremely fast, because they can
be performed without thought. You will also learn how decisions and
insights can be performed with far greater speed in our unconscious
minds.
