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Thursday, October 9, 2008

Government regulation or free market? Take the Policy Implicit Association Test

by Diane Levin on October 9, 2008

in Cool Stuff on the Web, Mind and Cognition, Online Games, Tools & Tests

Take the Policy IATMediators and negotiators must know themselves well — to guard against biases that can affect neutrality for the former or influence decision making for the latter. I’ve therefore encouraged readers to get to know themselves better by taking one of the Implicit Association Tests (IAT) available at Project Implicit.

A new IAT is now available, one which tests for implicit associations about policy, the government, and the market. You can access the Policy IAT at the Project on Law and Mind Sciences at Harvard University or via The Situationist, a social science blog that provides a forum for exploring the effect of situational forces on human behavior.

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Attention mediation trainers: ADR scholar shares teaching technique for mediation and negotiation classes

by Diane Levin on October 9, 2008

in Mediation Training

Bond University professor and world-renowned authority on mediation John Wade generously shares a useful technique for teaching conflict resolution and negotiation in “Re-inventing the Pyramid: A Process for Teaching and Learning in Mediation and Negotiation Courses” (available as a PDF download). Professor Wade describes the process, provides logistical hints, discusses its benefits, and alerts readers to its disadvantages to enable mediation and negotiation trainers and teachers to use this technique effectively in class.

A big hat tip to Bill Warters at the Campus ADR Tech Blog, one of the best sources online for tech news and tools for conflict resolution teachers and trainers.

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