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Being aware that people around us have thoughts and feelings and trying to understand the perspectives and intentions of others.
thinking with your eyes
"just me" thinking
social thinking
flexible thinking
Focusing your eyes, ears, mouth, hands, feet, and brain on the group in order to listen and show you're listening
body in the group
"just me" listening
whole body listening
social thinking
Understanding the hidden rules in different situations and following them to keep other people thinking good thoughts about us
expected behaviors
flexible thinking
"just me" behaviors
unexpected behaviors
Failing to follow hidden rules or stated rules which may cause people to have "uncomfortable" or "weird" thoughts
expected behaviors
"thinking of you" behaviors
unexpected behaviors
flexible behaviors
Being a good observer to see clues about what other people might be thinking
"just me" thinking
thinking with your eyes
flexible thinking
thinking of you
Facing the group and working as part of the group
thinking with your eyes
social detective
body in the group
body out of the group
Facing away from the group and not working as part of the group
social detective
body in the group
thinking with your eyes
body out of the group
When your body is part of a group but your brain is not thinking about the same thing as the group
thinking with your eyes
social detective
brain out of the group
brain in the group
When your your brain is thinking about the same thing as the group
brain out of the group
thinking with your eyes
brain in the group
social detective
Focusing on your own needs, wants and interests
flexible thinking
"thinking of you"
expected behaviors
"just me" thinking
Cooperating in a group and making compromises instead of focusing on your own wants and interests
expected behaviors
flexible thinking
"just me" thinking
"thinking of you"
When you use your eyes, ears and brain to figure out what others are doing, what they are planning to do next, and what they mean by what they say
social detective
"just me" thinking
flexible thinking
thinking with your eyes
When you use all your tools to figure things out and then make guesses based on what we know about the world
"just me" guesses
wacky guesses
flexible guesses
smart guesses
When you don't think about what you know or see and then make random guesses without having information
wacky guesses
flexible guesses
"just me" guesses
smart guesses
When a difficult situation calls for stronger emotions and more help
expected problem
little problem
group problem
big problem
When a "glitch" or slight challenge can be worked out if you stay calm and flexible
group problem
expected problem
little problem
big problem
