Scientific Definition
Firing two opposing emotional anchors simultaneously to neutralize a negative state.
Plain-English Definition
Firing two opposing emotional anchors simultaneously to neutralize a negative state.
Feynman Explanation
Two emotions enter, one leaves — usually the weaker one.
Core Principle
Firing two opposing emotional anchors simultaneously to neutralize a negative state.
Mechanisms
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Firing two opposing emotional anchors simultaneously to neutralize a negative state.
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Performance coaching, stage-fright work, sales recovery.
Inputs (Triggers)
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Outputs (Behaviors)
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Behavioral Signature
Two emotions enter, one leaves — usually the weaker one.
Examples
- Classic NLP intervention for emotional pattern interruption.
- Performance coaching, stage-fright work, sales recovery.
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Famous Experiments
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Design Principles
- Build the positive anchor first and strongly. Then collapse, not before.
Measurement Approaches
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Evidence
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The Perverse Incentive Lens™
How this behavior is exploited — and how to redesign around it.
- Build the positive anchor first and strongly. Then collapse, not before.
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Knowledge Graph Neighbors
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