Fostering Cooperation LO21468

VoxDeis@aol.com
Mon, 3 May 1999 09:52:48 EDT

Replying to LO21461 --

In a message dated 99-05-03 01:59:57 EDT, you write:

>To simplify, the perception of a stressfull situation will indeed block
>clear thinking, caring communication, foster judgement and ultimately
>will diminish cooperation. Remember, the management of any of this, is
>all a ratio game. The actualization of "sincerity" is very powerful for
>cooperation.
>
>Dan

I just wanted to add on to that statement.

I find the awareness of the knowledge in that statement to be so highly
significant. The knowledge of what happens in the brain under an inervated
state of arousal is that the upper centers of creativity and rationality
are basically shut down. Numerous amounts of research from many areas,
neuroscience, cognitive psychology, psychophysiology, etc. demonstrate a
correlation of arousal to decreased conscious control of thinking and
behavior.

In industrial psychology that data has beeen used to produce arousal,
therefore create automatic responding, and to reduced arousal to induce
the possibility of more higher brain centered functioning. An example of
reduced performance due to increased arousal is the environment that is
specifically constructed within casinos where the movement is fast, volume
is high, distractions are purposefully made, all to create excessive
processing and therefore highly aroused people. The engineers who
construct the environment know that the more "action" that is taking place
the greater the likelihood of irrational/emotionally driven behavior.

Glen

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