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Lessons for simulation-based education from social psychology

Overview of attention for article published in Advances in Simulation, February 2016
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Title
Lessons for simulation-based education from social psychology
Published in
Advances in Simulation, February 2016
DOI 10.1186/s41077-016-0007-0
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Authors

Ronnie J. Glavin

Abstract

Effective practice is informed by underlying theoretical models. Better awareness and understanding of such models can enhance reflection by practitioners on their current educational activities and so help drive the cycle of continuing improvement. In this article the author reflects onthree waysin which a better understanding of social psychology gave insights into why some practices appeared to be more effective than others and some ways in which future practice could be altered. Social psychology places great emphasis on the importance of the situation in which people find themselves an how this impacts on their subsequent behaviour. Thethreeareas specifically addressed in the article include factors which motivate and drive human activities, especially the importance of self-esteem. Secondly, the relevance of the fundamental attribution error, which looks at our tendency as humans to ascribe personal attributes as the cause of the behaviour of others rather than the influence of external events. The third area to be explored is the role of acquiring scripts or heuristics that can broaden the range of activities than can be performed at a subconscious or intuitive level.For each concept, the author has included a brief illustration of its application to the practice of a simulation educator.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Ireland 1 7%
Unknown 14 93%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 3 20%
Other 3 20%
Lecturer 1 7%
Student > Bachelor 1 7%
Lecturer > Senior Lecturer 1 7%
Other 4 27%
Unknown 2 13%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 5 33%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 20%
Psychology 1 7%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 7%
Social Sciences 1 7%
Other 1 7%
Unknown 3 20%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 March 2016.
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#6,054,505
of 22,851,489 outputs
Outputs from Advances in Simulation
#174
of 233 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#83,969
of 298,745 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Advances in Simulation
#10
of 12 outputs
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