How To Manipulate Emotions | Timon Krause | TEDxFryslân

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Speakers and audience members have conditioned responses to applause and say thank you, similar to triggers eliciting specific reactions. Anchoring or conditioned response is a tool used successfully for 11 years, involving setting up new trigger-response systems and engaging all senses in memory reconstruction.

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  • **Conditioned responses like applauding and saying thank you after presentations are triggered behaviors that can be consciously established and utilized, akin to creating anchors for specific reactions.**
  • **The anchoring technique involves establishing triggers that elicit desired responses by linking stimuli with emotional states, leveraging the brain's inability to distinguish between real experiences and vivid imagination to create powerful associations.**

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  • What are conditioned responses?

    Automatic reactions triggered by specific stimuli.

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Unveiling the Power of Conditioned Responses

  • Speakers and audience members have conditioned responses of applauding and saying thank you after presentations.
  • Conditioned responses involve triggers eliciting specific reactions, like smells evoking childhood memories.
  • A demonstration of cue response systems is conducted on stage with a volunteer.
  • The speaker shares his journey into hypnosis and mentalism, starting at 12 years old.
  • Anchoring or conditioned response is a tool the speaker has used successfully for 11 years.
  • An anchor triggers a predictable response, like feeling confident from wearing lucky socks.
  • Setting up new trigger-response systems involves pattern recognition and action imagery in the brain.
  • The brain can't distinguish between actual experiences and vivid imagination, aiding in creating anchors.
  • A five-step anchoring plan is outlined, involving choosing a stimulus, state, and vividly imagining the state.
  • The audience is guided through a demonstration of anchoring by recalling happy memories and associating them with a physical anchor movement.

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Enhancing Memory Through Visual and Sensory Recall

  • Focus on visual aspects of memory: Consider what you saw, day or night, people around, and location.
  • Engage all senses in memory reconstruction: Include what you heard, smelled, tasted, and felt in your body, focusing on physical sensations and emotions.
  • Utilize anchoring technique for emotional recall: Use the anchor method to strengthen positive emotions, testing and rating your happiness level before and after the exercise.
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