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Preface
Introduction
1. The Big Picture
2. Techniques of Studying
3. Examinations
4. Thinking Process
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1. The Big Picture
2. Techniques of Studying
3. Examinations
4. Thinking Process
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2. Mechanics and Techniques of Studying
A methodical approach | The weekly schedule card | Why study? – Material rewards | Why study? – Non-material rewards | The wall calendar | The pocket date book | Sleep | Tools of the trade general | Tools of the trade specific | Go out for sports? | How detailed should class notes be? | Four methods of taking notes | Notebook inspection | Some note-taking hints | What is important? | What is not important? | Study old exams? | Working conditions | A typical study session | “Take ten!” | Retroactive amnesia | The curve of learning | The law of diminishing returns | The curve of forgetting | Hypnosis | Teaching machines | Reading-acceleration machines | Television | Scrambled books | Distractions enemies of retention
Hypnosis
The mysterious results of hypnosis have led people to ask whether learning can be improved by it. At present, the answers to this question are inconclusive.
It appears that a person, or subject, can be induced to recall elaborate instructions and "suggested" knowledge upon being brought out of hypnosis. The total process is usually time consuming, however, and to a certain extent is also tiring to the subject. The quantity of material that can be learned while fully conscious is greater than that learned under hypnosis for a given time. Factual material can be strongly impressed upon the subconscious mind, and answers to specific questions can be brought forth. But up to now, the true educational process, as we know it, is not duplicated by hypnotic suggestion.
Later when it comes to mentally reworking the material a subject has learned by hypnosis, we are dealing with a different matter. Here the conscious mind is employed, and some profit is assured, as in any conscious study, Butj until more is known about hypnosis, it is a learning method of extremely doubtful value. Moreover, it should not be practiced by amateurs.
One possible use of hypnosis is worth scientific research. That is the overcoming of personality traits which may be interfering with study. Again, this is a job for professional psychologists in increasing our knowledge to the point where hypnosis can smooth out personal problems, rather than simply submerge them. The writer, an amateur hypnotist with no little experience, has shelved his talent until the experts provide better knowledge about it.
