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Vol33: No.3 The relationship between exposure to a relaxation response curriculum and academic achievement was examined among middle school students.
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Medical Hypotheses
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, Basic Books: New York, 3-30 and 237-276 This book gives an in depth overview of Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligences. Particular importance to this unit is the chapter on personal intelligences.
Goleman, D (1995),
Emotional Intelligence
, Bantam Books, New York, 3-17 Chapter relates emotions to brain evolution and biophysical aspects of emotions
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Neuroreport 2000
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Spirituality and Education, Foundation for the Educational Renewal
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American Psychologist
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Effects of Neo-humanist's alpha state motivation technique on academic achievement and learning anxiety reduction for Chiangmai university students, Master's Thesis
, Chiangmai University, Taiwan Study showed meditation methods' effect on students' anxiety and academic achievement.
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, and New York: McMillan Publishing CO., 387-391 This chapter discusses the difference between Eastern and Western views of intelligence
Sternberg, RJ (editor), (1994),
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Trends in Cognitive Sciences
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The Effects of Neo-Humanist Meditation and Visualization Approach on Development of Pre-school Children's Creative Thinking, Master's research
, Chiangmai University, 1999 This research studied the effects of Neo-Humanist meditation on creative thinking in preschool children.