According to Covey, gaining an increased awareness into one's own basic paradigms helps us: a. Understand the extent to which we have been influenced by our experiences.
b. Examine our assumptions against reality in order to correct and improve them.
c. Listen to others and be open to their perceptions, thereby getting a larger picture and a far more objective view of reality.
d. Shift our paradigms when we realize they are not in alignment with objective reality external to ourselves.

Why some people argue that the new deal reinforces traditional gender differences

Which diagram provides an accurate example of how the government uses open market operations?

Which of these describes a social effect of the civil war? a) fields were left unplanted because the slaves had been freed and much of the male population was unavailable to plant or harvest crops. b) over 600,000 men died, mostly because of the lack of food, clean water, and hygienic medical practices. c) after the emancipation proclamation was issued, african americans were allowed to join the union army. d) lincoln’s assassination after the surrender caused a disruption in the rebuilding of the nation.