In the Mind's Eye:

Enhancing Human Performance

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Size: 304 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1991

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Daniel Druckman and Robert A. Bjork, Editors; Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance, National Research Council
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Can we use special techniques to improve performance in our daily lives? In the Mind's Eye says yes, in some cases. For example, procedures that enhance a person's sense of control are generally effective in managing pain. However, subliminal messages ...
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"In the Mind's Eye focuses a thoughtful, insightful gaze, discriminating sense from nonsense in the hither realms of techniques for enhancing human performance." --JAMA
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Front Matter	i-xii
Part I Overview	1-2	(skim)
1 Background	3-11	(skim)
2 Findings and Conclusions	12-20	(skim)
Part II Training	21-22	(skim)
3 Optimizing Long-Term Retention and Transfer	23-56	(skim)
4 Modeling Expertise	57-79	(skim)
5 Developing Careers	80-104	(skim)
Part III Altering Mental States	105-106	(skim)
6 Subliminal Self-Help	107-119	(skim)
7 Meditation	120-133	(skim)
8 Managing Pain	134-147	(skim)
9 Hiding and Detecting Deception	148-170	(skim)
10 A Broader Concept of Deception	171-190	(skim)
Part IV Performing	191-192	(skim)
11 Optimizing Individual Performance	193-246	(skim)
12 Enhancing Team Performance	247-270	(skim)
Appendix A: Committee Activities	273-275	(skim)
Appendix B: Biographical Sketches	276-282	(skim)
Index	283-291	(skim)

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Can we use special techniques to improve performance in our daily lives? In the Mind's Eye says yes, in some cases. For example, procedures that enhance a person's sense of control are generally effective in managing pain. However, subliminal messages in self-help tapes do not enhance human performance, and techniques for quick learning can hurt long-term retention.
This book reviews basic issues of performance in the areas of career development, training, detection of deception, meditation, and team performance.

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"In the Mind's Eye focuses a thoughtful, insightful gaze, discriminating sense from nonsense in the hither realms of techniques for enhancing human performance." --JAMA

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