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Experiential Learning vs. Passive Reading
This chapter compares the effectiveness of interactive learning experiences, like virtual reality, against traditional reading. Through personal anecdotes and examples like a classroom auction game, it highlights how sensory engagement enhances memory retention while illustrating psychological concepts such as the sunk cost fallacy. The discussion culminates in examining the challenges of decision-making influenced by the status quo bias and the discomfort of change.
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