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	<title>The Behaviour Effect &#187; nature</title>
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		<title>Laughing &#8211; the new social wizz kid</title>
		<link>http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2009/12/07/laughing-the-new-social-wizz-kid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Thompson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Behaviour]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bonding]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system. Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day. The first laughter appears at about 3.5 to 4 months of age, long before we’re able to speak.  Laughter, like crying, is a way for an infant to interact with the caregivers.

Like smiling we don’t have to learn how to laugh, we just do. We’re born with the capacity to laugh.  But we cannot just decide to laugh, its very hard to laugh on command or to fake it.  A bit like a fake smile, a fake laugh can be detected quite easily by another person....and for anyone that has tried to stop laughing or hide an 'inappropriate' laugh in a meeting...you'll know how difficult that can be!

Are you known for your laugh?]]></description>
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		<title>First up and Last to play</title>
		<link>http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2009/12/07/first-up-and-last-to-play/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[primacy effect]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/?p=190</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Been watching the X factor? Have you noticed that X Factor contestants are more likely to get the boot if they sing near the start of the show.

Cambridge University academics compiled data from 150 editions of the X Factor and Pop Idol to prove the theory that a contestant's fate does not boil down to whether they can sing.  This theory will more than likely not surprise any of you....but what did they find out?]]></description>
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		<title>As soon as possible!</title>
		<link>http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2009/11/29/as-soon-as-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Thompson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cause & Effect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assumptions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perception]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever ask someone something and been answered 'Probably'.  Not 'yes' or 'no' but 'probably'.  What were your expectations?  What assumptions did you make?  How likely is it that you will get what you asked?  During training sessions I have often asked the group to write down what percentage likelyhood is attached to the word 'probably'.  I have gotten anything from probably means something is 20% likely to happen (I fear this person has been disappointed often in life!) to 99%.

What is your understanding of the word 'probably'?  Think it's the same as your colleagues?  Ever checked?]]></description>
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		<title>Thank you, I know I look fabulous!</title>
		<link>http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2009/11/16/thank-you-i-know-i-look-fabulous/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[compliments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[confidence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Female 1 &#8220;Those shoes are gorgeous, they look great on you!&#8221; Female 2 &#8220;Oh gosh, they are ancient, paid almost nothing for them in a sale&#8230;see how the heel needs touching up&#8221; Does this interaction sound familiar? When did we lose the ability to accept compliments?  Did we ever?  When receiving positive feedback we all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seat stealing</title>
		<link>http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2009/11/06/seat-stealing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two men at a seminar.  One returns to his seat to find the other man sitting there. They insult each other. Throw coffee and water over each other. Then resort to pushing and punching.   Police called.  Men arrested.  Courtroom battle ensues. This is a true story in the news today! Witnesses claim that it was [...]]]></description>
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