Chapter 8 In Your Everyday Life

Answering these questions will help you make these concepts more personally meaningful, and therefore more memorable.

  1. What are the things you fear? Are some of those fears out of proportion to statistical risk? Are there other areas of your life where you need to take more precautions?

  2. Can you recall a time when contradictory information challenged one of your views? Was it hard for you to consider the opposite view? Did you change your mind?

  3. How could you use mental practice to improve your performance in some area of your life?

  4. Can you think of a time when you believed an animal was communicating with you? How might you put that to a test?

  5. The concept of multiple intelligences suggests that different people have different gifts. What are yours?

  6. How have environmental influences shaped your ability to reach your academic potential?

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