New Term – Motive Attribution Asymmetry. Add this to “Confirmation Bias,” “Selective Perception,” and “Motivated Reasoning” as Reasons For Our Political Disfunction.

by | Mar 19, 2016 | Cognitive Science, Communication, Confirmation Bias, Decision Making, Donald Trump, Improving Team Work, Information Analysis, Motivated Reasoning, Necessary Skills to Succeed, Political Correctness, Racism, Religion, Structure of Information, Uncategorized

I found a new term, “Political Motive Attribution Asymmetry” that adds to, “Confirmation Bias,” “Selective Perception,” and “Motivated Reasoning” as the reason our political problems seem to be so intractable.  The term...

7 Important Communication Skills to Get and Keep a Great Job

by | Mar 15, 2016 | Building Consensus, Communication, Improving Team Work, Information Analysis, Jobs, Leadership, Management, Parenting, Political Correctness, Uncategorized

Communication is a requirement for almost any job and almost any life activity. Here are the top 7 communication skills that will help you succeed in work and life. 1. Understand The Intent of the Communication We all begin communication with an intent to achieve some...

Example of “Motivated Reasoning” Using Rubio’s Example of Obama Stroking Caustic Rhetoric

by | Mar 13, 2016 | Cognitive Science, Communication, Confirmation Bias, Decision Making, Donald Trump, Leadership, Motivated Reasoning, Uncategorized

Motivated Reasoning is where you know the answer you want and then you line up facts to support your answer. A great example of motivated reasoning was provided by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) (See Full Story Here).  He is motivated to blame liberals for the divisions in...