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- Creativity in the workplace - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2012 from Michael PettyCreativity We usually associate creativity with the arts, with painting, sculpture, drama and literature but creativity is one of the most important forces in business. As Harvey Firestone said: "Capital isn't so important in business. Experience isn't so important. You can get both these ...
Views: 2267 - IQ tests and the SAT do not predict success in university - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2012 from Michael PettyThe IQ myth The glory days of IQ testing began during World War I, when two million American men were sorted out through the first mass paper-and-pencil form of the IQ test, newly developed by Lewis Terman, a psychologist at Stanford. The triumph of IQ testing led to what Dr. Howard ...
Views: 3277(1 vote) - Why Do Black Americans Fail in School? - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2012 from Michael PettyWhy do Black Americans Fail in School? Black Americans are not the only ones that fail in school. Hispanics fail too. In fact, worldwide, children from poor families generally fail in school. Do American Blacks fail because they are less intelligent than other groups? Many psychologists with a ...
Views: 5105 - How to cure insomnia without drugs - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2012 from Michael PettyHow to Cure Sleep Deprivation Sleep is vital for our wellbeing. A lack of sleep can cause mental problems which in turn lead to physical problems and even, in the case of laboratory animals, death. Chronic sleep deprivation has severe adverse effects on the brain and cognitive functions. ...
Views: 1539 - How To Accelerate Your Learning And Become An A+ Student - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2012 from Michael PettyHow To Study And Improve Learning The cognitive techniques described below provide a study plan based on evidence, not myth. Follow this plan and you will improve your study skills, increase your memory and perform better in school and university. 1. Study In Multiple Locations. The brain ...
Views: 2576 - Why Do Asians Excel in School? - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2012 from Michael PettyWhy do Asians Excel in School? Asians are extraordinarily successful in school. They are successful in America and in Australia, both immigrant nations, and in their home countries. While writing this I came across an article by Nicholas Kristof, a columnist in the New York Times. Kristof ...
Views: 5414 - The Subconscious Mind - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2012 from Michael PettyThe Subconscious Mind Emotional intelligence is located in the seat of our emotions, the subconscious or unconscious mind. From a psychological point of view it is best called the unconscious. It is our unconscious that governs our lives. The unconscious is the primitive mind that ...
Views: 2016 - Your brain thinks better than any computer - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2011 from Michael PettyProject Blue Brain IBM Project Blue Brain is a supercomputer designed to emulate the mammalian brain. It is the size of four refrigerators. Blue Brain can handle over 20 trillion operations a second. Does Blue Brain sound impressive? It is. By the end of 2007 Blue Brain had simulated one ...
Views: 3268 - The Learning Styles Myth - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2011 from Michael PettyThe Learning Styles Myth Subliminal learning is only one popular aid to learning that is a waste of time and money because it does not work. Unfortunately education and learning are beset with fads, many based on inadequate research. These educational fads pop up like mushrooms after rain; ...
Views: 2310 - Your Brain is Plastic - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2011 from Michael PettyYour Brain is Plastic Neuroplasticity is the hot new topic in neuroscience. Many recent studies using the new MRI scanners have shown that the human brain is plastic, that it reacts to new stimuli by building new neural pathways. A good way to think of plasticity is to consider modeling clay. ...
Views: 1333 - How Does Brainwave Entrainment Raise Your IQ? - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2011 from Michael PettyBRAINWAVE ENTRAINMENT Brainwaves are a measure of the electrical activity of our brains. Thinking occurs when the cells in our brains exchange electrical and chemical signals. Brainwave activity indicates what is going on in the brain. The following table shows the common frequencies that we ...
Views: 4908 - The IQ Myth - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2011 from Michael PettyThe IQ Myth The following item is taken from an IQ test. Two of the following numbers add up to 17: 6 – 13 – 2 – 12 – 7 – 14 True False Nobody is born with the knowledge to answer this item. We cannot answer this item without first learning numbers and simple arithmetic. ...
Views: 3658 - IQ Can Be Improved Significantly – Gosh We Knew That In 1980 - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2011 from Michael PettyIQ Can Be Improved Significantly – Gosh We Knew That In 1980 The Guardian (UK) reports the findings of a study carried out by Sue Ramsden of University College London of teenage IQ. The study was supervised by Prof Cathy Price. The Guardian reports rather breathlessly that “individual IQ ...
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