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Argyris, Chris – Harvard Business Review, 1991
Professionals frequently are least able to learn because they have rarely experienced learning-related failure and are prone to defensive reasoning. Companies can become learning organizations by helping managers and employees learn to analyze their behavior and learn productively. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavior Patterns, Change Strategies, Consultants
Matthews, Joan M. – 1978
Self talk (thoughts about one's self and own performance while learning or working) can affect cognitive and learning strategies that in turn affect specific learning techniques. Negative self talk can interfere with learning since it reinforces feelings of failure, thereby increasing the probability of continued failure, and maintains an…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Change, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education
