Behavioral Psychology
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Michael Schreiner | August 24, 2015
Staring At A Blank Page
A lot of burgeoning writers feel menaced by the blank page, they sit there paralyzed, unsure of how...
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Michael Schreiner | August 17, 2015
Friendly Abuse
When we remember that at its root abuse is about control, about instilling doubt in order to maintain...
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Michael Schreiner | August 13, 2015
Running Away From Your Problems
People say you can’t run away from your problems but that’s not precisely true. It depends on what...
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Michael Schreiner | July 6, 2015
Insight And Change
If you’re trying to speak a foreign language on a consistent basis, even if you have a willing...
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Michael Schreiner | June 25, 2015
Extinction
We wrote an article on using extinction to stop unwanted behaviors, on how it takes more skill, planning,...
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Michael Schreiner | June 22, 2015
Using Extinction To Stop Unwanted Behaviors
If you want to elicit a certain behavior you use positive or negative reinforcements, along with shaping, to...
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Michael Schreiner | June 17, 2015
Learning To Accept Praise
We all know that getting criticized hurts, even when it’s valid, even when it’s meant to help us....
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Michael Schreiner | May 29, 2015
Competitive Spirit
Many motivators will claim that competition is essential for making practitioners excel, that without the competitive spirit these...
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Michael Schreiner | May 26, 2015
Yes Men
Yes men are usually portrayed as spineless sycophants who place their desire for advancement above the common good...
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Michael Schreiner | May 22, 2015
Paranoia And False Positives
The trouble with paranoia is that there are so many stimuli in the environment, especially in the urban...