http://exploringthemind.com Brain Candy for the Curious Mind! Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:10:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Copyright © Exploring The Mind! 2010 michael@hypnosisnetwork.com (Exploring The Mind!) michael@hypnosisnetwork.com (Exploring The Mind!) 1440 http://exploringthemind.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/itunes_144.jpg http://exploringthemind.com 144 144 Brain Candy for the Curious Mind! Exploring The Mind! Exploring The Mind! michael@hypnosisnetwork.com no no http://exploringthemind.com/the-mind/the-truth-about-affirmations http://exploringthemind.com/the-mind/the-truth-about-affirmations#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:22:23 +0000 admin http://exploringthemind.com/?p=541 Although talked about a lot, there is actually very little research that has been done on the structure of self-talk and how it can motivate us...until now. Published in April 2010 issue of Psychological Science journal, Professor Dolores Albarracin and her team sought to find out if asking yourself (introspective talk) a question about your potential behavior would increase or decrease the likelihood of that behavior?

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