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From: ganetauk
Date: Thu Apr 17, 2003 7:45pm
Subject:
Some members here, if I recall correctly, asked various questions
about anchors. Below is a little list of things ABOUT anchors and
anchoring, I thought some of you might find this information of
interest.
Regards T r y r T
Anchors - bits and bobs:
Anchors don't need to be conditioned over long periods of time in
order to become established, though repeated stimuli can reinforce an
anchor. Anchors tend to promote the use of single trial learning.
Anchors will become established without direct rewards or
reinforcement for the association. Repetition and conditioning can
lead to the establishment of an anchor, though they are not
necessary.
Internal experience (i.e., cognitive behavior) is considered to be as
significant, behaviorally, as the overt measurable responses. In
other words, NLP asserts that an internal dialogue, picture, or
feeling is just as much of a response as the salivation of Pavlov's
dog.
The more intense the experience that the individual is having at the
time the anchor is "set" (i.e., the trigger stimulus is applied), the
stronger the response will be when the anchor is "fired off"
(reintroduced) at a later time. Phobias are an example of powerful
anchors that, in most cases, are established in a single very brief
and intense learning experience.
In creating an anchor, timing the application or the trigger stimulus
precisely to associate it with the state you want is critical. The
diagram below illustrates the ideal timing which corresponds to the
final increase, and peaking, of the intensity of the state you are
capturing with the anchor. As with other NLP techniques, anchoring
the state as it is increasing in intensity sets a direction for the
brain to follow.
The more unique the stimulus, the more accurate it will be in re-
accessing the desired state. In essence, the anchor will be less
likely to bring with it any unwanted representations which had
similar associations.
The more accurately the stimulus is replicated, the quicker and more
accurately it will re-access what it was associated with originally.
Anchors can be established in all the representational systems, as
well as the component parts: i.e., external, internal, sights,
sounds, feelings, smells and tastes.
Anchors can be set and fired off overtly or covertly, depending on
the practitioner's outcome. The fact of every day living is that
people are constantly creating and utilizing powerful anchors
covertly, and most of the time it is completely unconscious behavior.
In fact, language itself is one of the most complex anchors in both
the auditory and visual modalities. For most people, there are single
words that can elicit very strong negative or positive responses
