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
Mar
11
Category Archives: Videos of Note
Mar
11
Dr. Russell Ackoff On Systems Thinking (Videos)
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
Aug
07
Meharabian, verbal, non-verbal communication and some lovely irony
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 explains why Meharabian was wrong. Of course he never said what people think he said, so there some strange irony here, in that the video which is quite charming, continues to propagate the incorrect idea that Meharabian said what they think he said.
Feb
25
Learn about Albert Bandura – Social Learning Theory Videos
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 on observational learning (use of modeling) is critical for instruction.