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Changing minds : the art and science of changing our own and other people's minds /

By: Gardner, Howard.
Publisher: Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, c2006Description: xv, 244 p. ; 21 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1422103293; 9781422103296:; 9781422103296.Subject(s): Psychology | Change (Psychology) | Persuasion (Psychology) | Influence (Psychology)DDC classification: 153.85
Contents:
The contents of the mind -- The forms of the mind -- The power of early theories -- Leading a diverse population -- Leading an institution : how to deal with a uniform population -- Changing minds indirectly--through scientific discoveries, scholarly breakthroughs, and artistic creations -- Mind changing in a formal setting -- Mind changing up close -- Changing one's own mind -- Epilogue : the future of mind changing.
Summary: Changing your own mind can often be difficult. Changing someone else's mind is always a challenge. Howard Gardner looks at what happens when we change our minds. What makes us cling to a particular perspective? And what happens to us when we suddenly see things in a different light?
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Standard Loan Standard Loan ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection 153.85 GAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0073806
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The contents of the mind -- The forms of the mind -- The power of early theories -- Leading a diverse population -- Leading an institution : how to deal with a uniform population -- Changing minds indirectly--through scientific discoveries, scholarly breakthroughs, and artistic creations -- Mind changing in a formal setting -- Mind changing up close -- Changing one's own mind -- Epilogue : the future of mind changing.

Changing your own mind can often be difficult. Changing someone else's mind is always a challenge. Howard Gardner looks at what happens when we change our minds. What makes us cling to a particular perspective? And what happens to us when we suddenly see things in a different light?

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