Plug Energy Drains With These Magic Words In learning to manage my energy better, I have stumbled upon some magic words. These words are just as effective for extroverts as introverts , but introverts--with our deep listening habits, our hyperawareness, our busy, busy minds--may need them more. Say these words silently in your head when you feel yourself being sucked into a vortex of other people's demands and expectations. The two versions apply to a variety of situations and nuances. The magic words are: Several readers have written to me about, and I recognize in myself, an oversensitivity to social messages. For example: I'm at a dinner party. Was that really my responsibility? Nope. Photo by sergis blog via Flickr (Creative Commons) Oh, and if I don't really want to go a dinner party to begin with, it's not my responsibility to attend. See how that works? Or consider the chatterbox who corners you with a barrage of words at a party. These magic words don't work on genuine obligations and legitimate responsibilities.
Perception Since the rise of experimental psychology in the 19th Century, psychology's understanding of perception has progressed by combining a variety of techniques.[3] Psychophysics quantitatively describes the relationships between the physical qualities of the sensory input and perception.[5] Sensory neuroscience studies the brain mechanisms underlying perception. Perceptual systems can also be studied computationally, in terms of the information they process. Perceptual issues in philosophy include the extent to which sensory qualities such as sound, smell or color exist in objective reality rather than in the mind of the perceiver.[3] The perceptual systems of the brain enable individuals to see the world around them as stable, even though the sensory information is typically incomplete and rapidly varying. Human and animal brains are structured in a modular way, with different areas processing different kinds of sensory information. Process and terminology[edit] Perception and reality[edit]
The Top 10 Psychology Studies of 2010 The end of 2010 fast approaches, and I'm thrilled to have been asked by the editors of Psychology Today to write about the Top 10 psychology studies of the year. I've focused on studies that I personally feel stand out, not only as examples of great science, but even more importantly, as examples of how the science of psychology can improve our lives. Each study has a clear "take home" message, offering the reader an insight or a simple strategy they can use to reach their goals , strengthen their relationships, make better decisions, or become happier. If you extract the wisdom from these ten studies and apply them in your own life, 2011 just might be a very good year. 1) How to Break Bad Habits If you are trying to stop smoking , swearing, or chewing your nails, you have probably tried the strategy of distracting yourself - taking your mind off whatever it is you are trying not to do - to break the habit. J. 2) How to Make Everything Seem Easier J. 3) How To Manage Your Time Better M. J.
Twórczy ludzie wg Junga « Rozwój i Świadomość Wiemy, że człowiek prawie nigdy nie uświadamia sobie, do jakiego typu funkcjonalnego należy. To samo odnosi się do typu postaw. Często rozróżnienie jest bardzo trudne i trzeba włożyć wiele psychologicznej pracy, aby z tego kalejdoskopowego obrazu, w jakim psyche ukazuje się obserwatorowi, wyłuskać właściwy jej typ. Zadanie to jest tym trudniejsze, im silniejszy jest związek człowieka z nieświadomością. W szczególności dotyczy to wszystkich natur artystycznych. Na przykład często ten sam artysta jest w życiu ekstrawertykiem, a w swoich dziełach introwertykiem, lub odwrotnie. Jung uważa, że twórczość ekstrawersyjna powstaje dzięki artystycznemu przetworzeniu doświadczeń zewnętrznych twórczość introwersyjna zaś „dzieje się” wskutek przemożnego wpływu treści wewnętrznych przejawiających się za pośrednictwem pióra lub pędzla artysty. Fantazja jest wprawdzie źródłem inspiracji w pracy twórczej, ale jest to dar, który może pochodzić od każdego z czterech typów. Więcej: o typach funkcjonalnych
Neuroscience Sheds New Light on Creativity - Rewiring the Creative Mind Forer effect A related and more general phenomenon is that of subjective validation.[1] Subjective validation occurs when two unrelated or even random events are perceived to be related because a belief, expectation, or hypothesis demands a relationship. Thus people seek a correspondence between their perception of their personality and the contents of a horoscope. Forer's demonstration[edit] On average, the students rated its accuracy as 4.26 on a scale of 0 (very poor) to 5 (excellent). Only after the ratings were turned in was it revealed that each student had received an identical sketch assembled by Forer from a newsstand astrology book.[2] The sketch contains statements that are vague and general enough to most people. In another study examining the Forer effect, students took the MMPI personality assessment and researchers evaluated their responses. The Forer effect is also known as the "Barnum effect". Repeating the study[edit] Variables influencing the effect[edit] Recent research[edit]
The New Frontier in Democratic Theory and Practice: Organizational Forms that Simultaneously Optimize Autonomy & Community Returning to the Jungians, we find that at the forefront of Jungian psychological theory is the creation of a feminine ego based on the devalued functions of NF. Jungian analyst Laurie Schapira heralds the advent of a post-patriarchal "feminine" ego that is "grounded in the emotional [F], imaginal [N] matrix of the Self."72 -page 57- Hillman believes that the lack of development of the feeling function in contemporary society results in a situation in which "we have a rather impoverished and sentimental notion" of what an educated feeling function could be.73 Zipes, in referring to the "instrumentalization of fantasy" explains how imagination [N] is devalued in contemporary society.74 In addition to these assertions there is statistical data that demographically demonstrate that the NF combination is underrepresented in contemporary Western society. -page 58- From this diagram we can draw a number of conclusions. From these demographics we discover a number of noteworthy observations. ...
You Are Not So Smart Abnormaldiversity First Person Plural - Magazine An evolving approach to the science of pleasure suggests that each of us contains multiple selves—all with different desires, and all fighting for control. If this is right, the pursuit of happiness becomes even trickier. Can one self "bind" another self if the two want different things? Are you always better off when a Good Self wins? And should outsiders, such as employers and policy makers, get into the fray? Imagine a long, terrible dental procedure. There is a good argument for saying “Yes. Also see: Interview: "Song of My Selves" Psychologist Paul Bloom reflects on happiness, desire, memory, and the chaotic community that lives inside every human mind. The psychologist and recent Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman conducted a series of studies on the memory of painful events, such as colonoscopies. Such contradictions arise all the time. The question “What makes people happy?” But what’s more exciting, I think, is the emergence of a different perspective on happiness itself.
The Ten Most Revealing Psych Experiments Psychology is the study of the human mind and mental processes in relation to human behaviors - human nature. Due to its subject matter, psychology is not considered a 'hard' science, even though psychologists do experiment and publish their findings in respected journals. Some of the experiments psychologists have conducted over the years reveal things about the way we humans think and behave that we might not want to embrace, but which can at least help keep us humble. That's something. 1. The Robbers Cave Experiment is a classic social psychology experiment conducted with two groups of 11-year old boys at a state park in Oklahoma, and demonstrates just how easily an exclusive group identity is adopted and how quickly the group can degenerate into prejudice and antagonism toward outsiders. Researcher Muzafer Sherif actually conducted a series of 3 experiments. 2. The prisoners rebelled on the second day, and the reaction of the guards was swift and brutal. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
List of cognitive biases Systematic patterns of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment Cognitive biases are systematic patterns of deviation from norm and/or rationality in judgment. They are often studied in psychology, sociology and behavioral economics.[1] Although the reality of most of these biases is confirmed by reproducible research,[2][3] there are often controversies about how to classify these biases or how to explain them.[4] Several theoretical causes are known for some cognitive biases, which provides a classification of biases by their common generative mechanism (such as noisy information-processing[5]). Explanations include information-processing rules (i.e., mental shortcuts), called heuristics, that the brain uses to produce decisions or judgments. There are also controversies over some of these biases as to whether they count as useless or irrational, or whether they result in useful attitudes or behavior. Belief, decision-making and behavioral[edit] Anchoring bias[edit] Apophenia[edit]
Communications and Personality Type – Judging & Perceiving « The PEOPLE Process The fourth behavior dimension?how we take Action?Judging or Perceiving is vital to understand about one another because it is related to how we like to organize our world. Communication difficulties are created between Judging and Perceiving types around the time frame for completing a project. Judging types like to plan and organize their work in a systematic manner. Judging Types in communication Strengths ? Are decisiveShare info and move forwardWell organized & efficient communicatorsProvide timelines Communication Approach: Quickly make decisions, provide closurePunctual & expect others to be on timeLike structure and scheduleLike to have control When Communicating with Judgers: Decide as quickly as possibleFocus on what is most importantNarrow & focus your options before sharingCreate & share timelines Perceiving Types in communication Strengths ? Flexible & adaptableOpen to new informationCreate & consider lots of optionsEasygoing approach to change When Communicating with Perceivers:
Implicit memory Evidence and current research[edit] Advanced studies of implicit memory began only a few decades ago. Many of these studies focus on the effect of implicit memory known as priming.[1] Several studies have been performed that confirm the existence of a separate entity which is implicit memory. In one such experiment, participants were asked to listen to several songs and decide if they were familiar with the song or not. Half of the participants were presented with familiar American folk songs and the other half were presented with songs made using the tunes of the same songs from group 1 but mixed with new lyrics. Current research[edit] According to Daniel L. There are usually two approaches to studying implicit memory. Development[edit] Empirical evidence suggests infants are only capable of implicit memory because they are unable to intentionally draw knowledge from pre-existing memories. Activation processing[edit] Multiple memory system[edit] Illusion-of-truth effect[edit]