积极心理学中文txt字幕英文1504 03 beliefs.pdfVIP

Outline • Beliefs shape reality • How it works • Optimizing optimism • Raising our beliefs We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make our world. The Buddha Pygmalion Pygmalion Pygmalion in the classroom (Robert Rosenthal) In the work ce Jamieson (1987) “Treat a man as a he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he shall e as he can and should be.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The Power of the Situation Milgram’s Obedience to Authority Zimbardo’s Prison Experiment The (Positive) Power of the Situation • Langer (1979) – men above 75 – week in “1959” resort – mental and biological age decreases • Langer (1989) – testing eyesight – Improves with role Positive Priming • Bargh (1999) • Dijksterhuis Van Knippenberg (1998) • Creating a positive environment – pictures (people, ces, etc) – pleasant objects (memorabilia, flowers, etc) – quotes – books, fi , music – positive research The Self-Help Movement “Whatever your mind can conceive and believe it can achieve” Napoleon Hill “Whether you think you can or can’t—you are right” Henry Ford The Self-Help Movement