Passing Judgment: Praise and Blame in Everyday Life Jessica Southwick We'd all love to have

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Passing Judgment: Praise and Blame in Everyday Life Jessica Southwick We'd all love to haveOur obsession with praise and blame begins soon after birth. Totally dependent on others, rapidly we learn to value praise and to fear the consequences of blame. Despite outgrowing an infants dependence, we continue to monitor others judgments of usand develop what relational psychologist Terri Apter calls a judgment meter, which constantly scans people and our interactions with them, registering a positive or negative opinion. Apter reveals how