Lower-order habits persist after being superseded and resist new ways of working, requiring constant effort to overcome¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Early, simpler writing habits tended strongly to persist long after more economic methods had been developed, taking control at every lapse in attention or effort. → Book 1908 q2 i? More economic methods of work were developed only when learners urged themselves forward so fast the outgrown habits could not be used. → Book 1908

Evidence¶

Book 1908¶

Book, William Frederick. (1908). The Role of the Teacher in the Most Expeditious and Economic Learning. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=The+Role+of+the+Teacher+in+the+Most+Expeditious+and+Economic+Learning

q2 · i? · associational · r1

The typewriting study determined that under the law of habit early associations "offer a certain resistance to the new ways of writing," and that leaving old habits behind becomes progressively harder as advancement proceeds, increasing learners' need for a skilled teacher.

"The associations used in the early writing offer a certain resistance to the new ways of writing which are being or may be developed. They strongly tend to persist long after more economic habits have been developed, a tendency which requires constant effort to overcome."

Discussion¶

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