Who would study psychology if they didn't have some kind of problem?

Chapter 324 Chonghui smelled the aroma of academic papers once again.

Chonghui recalled that when Weng Pingting introduced Nan Zhuren to him, she did mention that this junior brother had the ability to fall asleep anytime, anywhere.

At first, Weng Pingting even suspected that it might be some kind of illness.

But she later discovered that Nan Zhuren's sleep was the result of her own choices, meaning that Nan Zhuren simply slept well—at most a little better than the average person.

"Could this also be related to his ability to analyze micro-expressions? Is his brain different from ordinary people? Something like the Da Vinci sleep method?" Chonghui wondered to himself.

However, the fact that he went to sleep as soon as he laid out the practice paper is truly baffling.

Chonghui curiously leaned forward to look at Nan Zhuren's exam paper, only to see that Nan Zhuren had skipped the multiple-choice questions, true/false questions, and short-answer questions, and went straight to the last essay question.

[Essay Question: Using Self-Determination Theory (SDT), discuss how to enhance students' learning motivation by meeting their basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence, and belonging), and provide specific teaching examples.]

"..." Chonghui blinked.

Did the junior student choose to go to sleep just because he saw this question?

This question isn't too difficult... well, it's still a bit challenging for Chonghui right now. Just memorizing the "Self-Determination Theory" in a definitional format is already beyond his capabilities.

After much deliberation, Chonghui quietly left the consultation room and went to the cafeteria to get food for Nan Zhuren.

……

Dream Psychological Counseling Room.

【月度目标：1个月内完成“心理咨询”10小时（1/10），完成后进行1次“心理能力培训”。】

Looking at the virtual subtitles, Nan Zhuren nodded in agreement.

Although the conversation I just had with Teacher Zhao wasn't exactly a formal consultation, it seems to have been counted as part of the accumulated time for the "monthly goal".

This is good news.

It's really too difficult for Nan Zhuren to accumulate consultation hours now.

"However... I remember there was a similar situation before, where I accumulated one [monthly goal] session even though I hadn't completed the 'consultation'..."

Nan Zhuren recalled.

I remember when Weng Pingting first took him to Jiangnan University for a lecture, they happened to be there and comforted a girl who was having a panic attack. That comforting session ultimately counted as fulfilling the consultation time required by the monthly goal.

"Does this mean that as long as someone gains some insight through 'consultation'-like behavior, the consultation time can be increased?"

"No, no, it shouldn't be that simple. Consultation should have more specific aspects, and we can continue to explore these differences..."

Nan Zhuren pondered.

There is a comparative reference point available right now that can be used for research.

Since he arrived at Jiangyi Middle School, he has collected information on emotion recognition from many students, but none of these students have provided him with the consultation time required for their "monthly goals".

However, when facing Xu Pengcheng—Nan Zhuren did not provide standard psychological counseling for Xu Pengcheng—he accumulated [1] counseling time.

"Next, we can ask Teacher Zhao to call all the sports students in Xu Pengcheng's team over for a chat, in the form of an experiment, but based on the participants' reactions, we can do some small interventions to see if we can accumulate consultation time..."

Nan Zhuren couldn't help but recall the day he first arrived, when he and Xu Pengcheng trained together on the playground.

Two students used a baton to shoo Xu Pengcheng away, while the other students sat to the side with varying expressions...

"Different expressions" is a key point.

"And we can definitely get more information through them!"

Nan Zhuren made up his mind about what he would do next.

Letting out a long breath, Nan Zhuren turned around—looked at the bookshelf beside him, and pulled out "Contemporary Educational Psychology." Then, he began to silently memorize the text.

"Self-determination theory, proposed by American psychologist Deci, posits that 'self-determination' determines an individual's behavior..."

"Self-determination is a potential for experiential choice; it is the free choice an individual makes regarding actions based on a full understanding of personal needs and environmental information. Deci divides behavior into 'self-determined behavior' and 'non-self-determined behavior'..."

Nan Zhuren has a lot to deal with every day now, but fortunately, the [Memory Palace] allows him to study while he sleeps, so he can learn whenever he has a spare moment.

He worked so hard.

……

click-

Chonghui tiptoed in and saw Nan Zhuren sleeping soundly.

Still not awake? Then we'll have to find somewhere else to eat, to avoid the strong smell...

brush--

Just as Chonghui was about to change locations, Nan Zhuren suddenly opened his eyes.

When most people wake up, they are still sleepy; even if they are startled awake, they will be groggy for a while.

Nan Zhuren, at that moment, seemed to have his eyelids pop open as if his computer had been rebooted.

He immediately grabbed a pen, his mind seemingly returning to its peak, and began writing furiously.

Chonghui was startled by Nan Zhuren's sudden reaction, and the lunchbox he was holding was almost shaken and fell to the ground.

Then his curiosity was piqued, and he couldn't help but step forward to look at Nan Zhuren's writing—hey, you know what! Although he couldn't recall the "self-determination theory" when asked to do so, he was capable of judging the correctness of the text in front of him.

At this time, Nan Zhuren's self-determination theory was almost as standard as that in textbooks.

This made Chonghui look at Nan Zhuren in even greater disbelief, staring at Nan Zhuren's head as if he were facing some bizarre monster.

[What's going on? Problems I couldn't solve suddenly became solvable after a good night's sleep? No… wait, it's more like theories I couldn't remember before suddenly came back to me after a good night's sleep?]

How does this person's memory system work? How are declarative memories processed and stored?

Is it related to dreams? What is the essence of dreams again? I remember it being related to the subconscious...

[This...this...could we take a look at this?]

Nan Zhuren finished writing the essay topic in one go.

Through this practice, he became more and more proficient in using his memory palace.

"Huh? Senior brother, when did you arrive?"

Chonghui, who had been standing behind Nan Zhuren for almost twenty minutes, had already adjusted his mindset and handed over the lunchbox with an expression that seemed to be used to it: "It won't be long, let's eat."

"Okay, thank you, brother."

Nan Zhuren obediently took it, opened it, and found a curry chicken cutlet rice bowl, garnished with some potatoes and Shanghai bok choy.

The requirements for a high school cafeteria should not be too high.

"Oh, right." Just as Nan Zhuren put the first piece of chicken cutlet into his mouth, Chonghui suddenly said as if he had remembered something.

“The student we went to get a psychological evaluation for, Li Mingchen, I just saw him come back.”

(End of this chapter)