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VI How the Brain(s) Work We are concerned here with cognitive behavior management protocols, techniques and procedures. These interventions have one thing in common; they rely on thought as the agent of change to influence emotions and behaviors. However, thought is...
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VII Cognitive and Biological Learning Cognitive Behavior Management derives from theories of learning. Learning is roughly defined as the process by which behavior is modified or added to an organism’s repertory. In plain English: the person or animal becomes...
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VIII Motivation – Attribution & Expectancy Summary of Attribution Theory [adapted from Kenneth J. Gailbraith] The motivation of achievement and the findings of attribution research lead Bernard Weiner to develop his attribution theory. Psychologists have defined...
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X Imagery An image is a sense of …[something]. A thought is a meaning of …[something]. An image may include a meaning, so an image is in some fashion, more than a thought. Image as in imagining, does not need a visual picture. Although we tend to think of...
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The Unanswerable Question When we are asked a question for which we don’t know the answer, most of us will guess. And our guess will be in terms that we understand and accept. If, for example, I ask how high is the Statue of Liberty in America – the guess may be...
