Priming for greatness
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Mikulincer
used participants of different emotional attachment personalities: secure,
avoidant, and anxious and got similar results throughout. Avoidant and anxious
individuals are particularly prone to demonstrate less tolerance based on
racial and political backgrounds. However, the experiment showed that even
those with avoidant or anxious rearing could be primed to have secure feelings. more…
16) Trust is a crucial element in bring out the best in people
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Since Gregg Popovich has taken over
as head coach of the National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs they
have won five titles. He has guided them to 18 consecutive seasons winning at
least 60 percent of his games. No team in history, not even the Boston Celtics
of the 60s, has ever come close to that. He is a skilled tactician and will, at
times, be very critical in his approach toward his players, professional
athletes in an unusually competitive and demanding atmosphere..... more...
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17) Students excel when they are rewarded for participation
The implementation of cooperative
learning not only provides face-to-face benefits but allows students to have a
meaningful stake in the learning process. By appointing roles each member has a
valued responsibility and intervenes from time to time to maximize knowledge
flow..... more…
In a previous post I discussed
primes, conscious or subliminal words or thoughts that create a mood that
alters a person's avoidant or anxious lifelong personality to become
temporarily secure. The volunteers in the experiment evaluated other people in
a room in a favorable manner including those of known opposite religious or
out-group affiliation. more…
