阿尔弗雷德·阿德勒博士在小时候有过一次体验,可以说明信念对行为与能力具有强大的影响。他刚开始时算术学得很糟糕,老师深信他“数学脑子迟钝”,就把这一“事实”告诉家长,让他们不要对儿子期望过高。他的父母也信以为真。阿德勒被动地接受了他们对自己的评价,而且他的算术成绩似乎也证明他们是对的。但是有一天,他心里闪过一个念头,觉得自己忽然解出了老师 Having had an experience as a child, Dr. Alfred Adler shows that belief has a powerful influence on behavior and ability. When he first started to learn arithmetic very badly, the teacher was convinced that he was “dull in mathematics” and told parents about this “fact” so that they would not expect too much from his son. His parents also believe it. Adler passively accepted their own assessment, and his math scores seem to prove that they are right. But one day, his mind flashed a thought, I feel suddenly solved the teacher