Posted by Minnie-Haha on May 25, 2005, at 21:22:03
In reply to Re: Dealing with people » Minnie-Haha, posted by so on May 25, 2005, at 20:39:34
> These rules can encourage one to write with such clarity, meaning can be as clear as glass and sometimes no more evident. Mostly I was agreeing that psychological concepts can be relevant here. I would agree the practice of ignoring people to nullify unwanted contributions has limitations -- it can be comprimised by the very act of announcing a plan to ignore some one or some thing. I could have said more about the application and limitations of reward theory in behavioral analyis, but I wanted to avoid futher confusion.
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> If it helps, the "fundamental attribution error" is a phrase for an identified tendency for people to attribute behavior to character traits rather than to interactions in a particular environment. The concept finds more acceptance in psych departments than in jury rooms, I might add.OK. I think I understand what you're saying a little better now. So are you a legal type?
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