2.3d — Behavioural Experiment

Use it when When you can actually test the thought in real life.

It is done when You have run the test and written what happened.

Watch it

The same teaching, narrated — what the tool is, why it works, how to run it, and what usually goes wrong.

The page

Print this, or copy the prompts onto paper. A page you half-filled counts as filled.

• The thought you are testing
• What you expect to happen
• What you will actually do to test it
• What happened
• Was the prediction accurate?
• What that tells you about the thought

Check what stayed 2 questions

Answer in your own words, out loud or on paper. Nothing is scored, nothing is marked, and nothing is stored — this is for noticing what you have, not for anybody to grade.

1. WB 2.3d — Behavioural Experiment. When do you build this page, and when do you use it?

   What the material says

   Use for a thought you can put to a concrete test. Design the test while calm; run it as an experiment, not a dare.

   Where this comes from — Use it when

2. WB 2.3d — Behavioural Experiment. What does finished look like on this page?

   What the material says

   You have written a prediction, run the test, and recorded what actually happened versus what you expected.

   Where this comes from — It is done when

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