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  2. The myth of the quick learner - AOL

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    The first people to cross the finish line aren't necessarily the fastest when there are staggered starts. A runner who finished sooner might have taken five hours, while another runner who ...

  3. Illusory superiority - Wikipedia

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    Alicke and Govorun proposed the idea that, rather than individuals consciously reviewing and thinking about their own abilities, behaviors and characteristics and comparing them to those of others, it is likely that people instead have what they describe as an "automatic tendency to assimilate positively-evaluated social objects toward ideal trait conceptions". [6]

  4. Lifelong learning - Wikipedia

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    In some contexts, the term "lifelong learning" evolved from the term "life-long learners", created by Leslie Watkins and used by Clint Taylor, professor at CSULA and Superintendent for the Temple City Unified School District, in the district's mission statement in 1993, the term recognizes that learning is not confined to childhood or the classroom but takes place throughout life and in a ...

  5. Learning - Wikipedia

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    Learning is the process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, attitudes, and preferences. [1] The ability to learn is possessed by humans, non-human animals, and some machines; there is also evidence for some kind of learning in certain plants. [2]

  6. Zone of proximal development - Wikipedia

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    The term more knowledgeable others (MKO) is used to describe someone who has a better understanding or higher ability level than the learner, in reference to the specific task, idea, or concept. [6] He noted cultural experiences where children are greatly helped by knowledge and tools handed down from previous generations.

  7. Experiential learning - Wikipedia

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    The main point of difference between this and academic learning is more “real-life” experience for the recipient. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] [ 41 ] This may include for example, learning gained from a network of business leaders sharing best practice, or individuals being mentored or coached by a person who has faced similar challenges and issues, or ...

  8. Dunning–Kruger effect - Wikipedia

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    Some researchers include a metacognitive component in their definition. In this view, the Dunning–Kruger effect is the thesis that those who are incompetent in a given area tend to be ignorant of their incompetence, i.e., they lack the metacognitive ability to become aware of their incompetence.

  9. Why are people so bad at texting? The psychology behind bad ...

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    While bad texters typically refer to people who flake on responding, there are also people who do respond to texts, but do so in a way that leaves the recipient feeling cold. Assuming one has a ...