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Astral Chat => Welcome to Astral Chat! => Topic started by: Xanth on February 12, 2013, 21:26:21

Title: Support for Tom Campbells MBT...
Post by: Xanth on February 12, 2013, 21:26:21
Published in the National Post!

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/02/11/sex-selective-programs-and-the-belief-that-boys-will-be-boys-stigmatizes-students-study/

It's an interesting story of a study done that suggests that "belief" has a very strong effect upon reality.  Just as Tom's MBT suggests.  :)
Title: Re: Support for Tom Campbells MBT...
Post by: astralnaut1 on February 13, 2013, 14:17:23
yes, like placebo and other things  :-)
Title: Re: Support for Tom Campbells MBT...
Post by: majour ka on February 13, 2013, 16:28:38
we experience the world as we are not as it is
Title: Re: Support for Tom Campbells MBT...
Post by: Mini stapler on February 13, 2013, 22:30:08
I've come across a few articles now about how being negatively stereotyped increases the chances of you essentially 'living up to' that stereotype.


Quote from: majour ka on February 13, 2013, 16:28:38
we experience the world as we are not as it is

Nice wording. I love the duality going on between majour ka's pic & astrainaut1's! Beautiful! :lol: