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Cognitive Psychologist Robert Sternberg and Researcher Rex Jung Talk Intelligence & Creativity (Video)

Posted by Robert Bacal in Psychology and Cognition, Videos of Note on March 11, 2010

Robert Sternberg is a cognitive psychologist and Dean at Tufts University, and is known for his theories on intelligence and creativity. In these segments Robert and Rx Jung talk about:
Percontations: Intelligence and Beyond

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Dr. Russell Ackoff On Systems Thinking (Videos)

Posted by Robert Bacal in Managing and Organizations, Videos of Note, organizational development on March 11, 2010

Dr. Russell Ackoff is considered by many to be the father of systems thinking. Definitely worth getting into and understanding. Here are some videos of him speaking. We’ve posted the series so you don’t have to hunt them all down.
1) Systems Thinking – Part I

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Meharabian, verbal, non-verbal communication and some lovely irony

Posted by Robert Bacal in Research, Stupid Trainer Tricks, Training Wisdom or Training Foolishness, Videos of Note on August 7, 2009

I’ve pointed out that the numbers oft quoted with reference to the percentages of meaning that come from verbal, and non-verbal cues, and attributed to Meharabian, were never actually said by him, at least in the way that is commonly understood.
So I was looking forward to seeing a video entitled “Busting the Meharabian Myth” which [...]

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Learn about Albert Bandura – Social Learning Theory Videos

Posted by Robert Bacal in Videos of Note on February 25, 2009

Albert Bandura has been described as the most eminent living psychologist, and his work has had a profound effect on practice. Perhaps his best known research had to do with the effects of observing violence on behavior, an issue that has great social signficance given the violence in TV and games today.
More importantly, his work [...]

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