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Perceptual learning: its importance in dentistry
Author(s) -
Birch SA
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1930-7837
pISSN - 0022-0337
DOI - 10.1002/j.0022-0337.1976.40.2.tb00938.x
Subject(s) - perception , motor skill , psychology , perceptual learning , dreyfus model of skill acquisition , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , neuroscience , economics , economic growth
Perceptual skills are essential to the acquisition of motor skills in dentistry. The absence of these perceptual skills should be determined as early as possible and should be rectified by instruction. Programed instruction is one suitable method for teaching these skills. Perceptual discrimination will allow the learner to picture his goal or objective clearly, and it will increase his motivation by enabling him to reach this goal. Perceptual skills are necessary too for the learner to improve his performance by repetitive practice, see his mistakes, and institute corrective behavior.