The Elements of Skill · A Conscious Approach to Learning by Dimon-Jr., Theodore -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Other Books by This Author Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Larry A. Hickman Introduction Chapter One: Learning How To Learn

1. The Learning Paradox 2. The Problem of Conception 3. Experimenting 4. Intelligent Learning 5. Structure and Discipline 6. Learning Problems

Chapter Two: The Elements of Skill

1. Reflex versus Voluntary Aspect of Skill 2. The Receptive Elements in Skill

Chapter Three: Tension in Performance

1. The Pattern of Tension 2. The Head-Torso Pattern 3. The Basic Principle of Movement 4. Specific Problems 5. The Problem of Relaxation 6. The Mind/Body Dichotomy 7. Caring for Our Instrument

Chapter Four: Tension and Performance Anxiety

1. Structured Learning 2. Working to Principle 3. Performance Anxiety and Conscious Control

Chapter Five: The Role of Reaction in Skilled Performance

1. The Subconscious Element in Action 2. Ideomotor Action 3. Sensorimotor Pathways 4. The Role of Ideomotor Action in Skilled Performance 5. Breaking the Association 6. The Head-Torso Pattern as the Key

Chapter Six: The Role of Habit in Skilled Performance

1. Defective Action and Its Role: in Skilled Performance 2. The “Expertise” Fallacy 3. The Role of Habit in Means and Ends 4. Achieving the End by Attending to the Means

Chapter Seven: Non-Doing in Action

1. The Case of the Apprehensive Driver 2. The Tennis Player

Chapter Eight: High-Level Skills and the Art of Non-Doing

1. The Singer’s Breath 2. The Thinking Pianist 3. Hitting the Inner Target

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