dianthus wrote:
Rocket123 wrote:
I got this definition from a book, "Cognitive-Behavior Modification: An Integrative Approach":
"Verbal mediation consists of talking to oneself in relevant ways when confronted with something to be learned, a problem to be solved, or a concept to be attained. In adults the process generally becomes quite automatic and implicit; only when a problem is quite difficult do we begin 'thinking out loud.' Most mediational processes take place subvocally below our level of awareness".
In that case, some of the most basic tasks in life are "quite difficult" for me, since I have to think out loud to do them.
I have to verbally talk myself through things that I notice other people just
do seemingly without having to think that much about it...cooking for instance.
The only time I can think of something possibly(?) similar to this is when knitting complicated patterns (I know what I'm doing, I just hum and rely on tonal and/or rhythm pattern to keep track of the sequencing/numbers -- I can't use words or I screw up).
If I try to talk about everything (or even just attach words silently in my head) as I do or think about it then I can't do or figure out anything.
I need to visually mediate verbal tasks.
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