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Video Poem: Grandma’s Precious Things

I wrote this poem in 2004 for a grandchild. You know who you are. And, you’re still welcome to visit at every opportunity!
Friends, please help me to share this video.
Agents and publishers, this needs to be a picture book. [...]

Prompt - Group Membership and Self-esteem

Individuals generally derive their identity based on the groups to which they belong. Sometimes group membership, when the group is seen negatively, causes the members to suffer low self-esteem. Consider the various groups to which you belong. What instance(s) can you relate from your life in which membership in a certain group caused you to [...]

Does Positive Thinking Really Work?

Does Positive Thinking Really Work?
By David Satterlee
Can "positive" thinking affect your life? Our beliefs often seem to be self-confirming, and we commonly believe in self-fulfilling prophecy, a prediction that makes itself come true. Napoleon Hill wrote a best-selling book years ago called, "Think and Grow Rich," which has gained renewed interest from the public recently. [...]

Human Behavior: Choice, Change, Control

The Question of Human Behavior
by David Satterlee
Source: “Pursuing Human Strengths,” Martin Bolt, Introduction
“The stream of causation from past to future runs through our present choices.” —David G. Myers, 2002
Individuals and groups have shown an astonishing capacity for both great good and great evil. World War II produced unprecedented levels of national violence. Individuals who risked [...]

Essay: Is Social Psychology Best Left Unstudied?

Is Social Psychology Best Left Unstudied?
by David Satterlee
Prompt: The late U.S. Senator William Proxmire of Wisconsin criticized the work of two prominent social psychologists when he stated that, "Americans want to leave some things in life a mystery, and right at the top of things we don’t want to know is why a man and [...]

Dacher Keltner on Research on Touch, Compassion, and Culture

From: Greater Good Science Center
New video: When Dacher Keltner talks about compassion in action, it comes down to one word: TOUCH.
Many of us live in a touch-deprived culture. But in this video Keltner explains how touch is essential to communicating compassion and is a basic form of preventive [...]

Lecture: UCLA: Introduction: Families and Couples

Course Description
Professors Benjamin Karney and Thomas Bradbury lecture on families and couples. This course examines relationships and their connection to individual psychopathology, marital discord, and family disruption.
Lecture 1 – Course Introduction: Families and Couples

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