{ "title": "The research behind BAM, the Blisswave Attunement Model", "publisher": "Earthgrid", "page": "https://earthgrid.com/bam-research", "updated": "2026-10-01", "status": "Informed by this literature. Earthgrid mindsets and traits are our own constructs and are not yet validated.", "count": 45, "groups": [ { "group": "mindsets", "title": "The five mindsets", "topics": [ { "topic": "Analytical", "field": "Cognitive psychology, reasoning and executive function", "sources": [ "Baddeley, A. (1992). Working memory. Science, 255(5044), 556–559.", "Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, fast and slow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.", "Stanovich, K. E., & West, R. F. (2000). Individual differences in reasoning: Implications for the rationality debate? Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 23(5), 645–665.", "Goel, V., & Dolan, R. J. (2003). Explaining modulation of reasoning by belief. Cognition, 87(1), B11–B22." ] }, { "topic": "Relational", "field": "Relational psychoanalysis and attachment theory", "sources": [ "Mitchell, S. A. (1988). Relational concepts in psychoanalysis. Harvard University Press.", "Stolorow, R. D., Brandchaft, B., & Atwood, G. E. (1987). Psychoanalytic treatment: An intersubjective approach. Analytic Press.", "Bowlby, J. (1982). Attachment and loss: Vol. 1. Attachment. Basic Books.", "Fonagy, P., & Target, M. (1997). Attachment and reflective function. Development and Psychopathology, 9(4), 679–700." ] }, { "topic": "Operational", "field": "Organizational psychology and task cognition", "sources": [ "Hackman, J. R., & Oldham, G. R. (1976). Motivation through the design of work. Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, 16(2), 250–279.", "Salas, E., Sims, D. E., & Burke, C. S. (2005). Is there a “big five” in teamwork? Small Group Research, 36(5), 555–599.", "Kirsh, D. (1995). The intelligent use of space. Artificial Intelligence, 73(1–2), 31–68.", "Tversky, B. (2011). Visualizing thought. Topics in Cognitive Science, 3(3), 499–535." ] }, { "topic": "Visionary", "field": "Abstract thinking, symbolic imagination and foresight", "sources": [ "Barsalou, L. W. (2008). Grounded cognition. Annual Review of Psychology, 59, 617–645.", "Suddendorf, T., & Corballis, M. C. (2007). The evolution of foresight. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 30(3), 299–313.", "Lakoff, G., & Johnson, M. (1980). Metaphors we live by. University of Chicago Press.", "Boyer, P. (2008). Evolutionary economics of mental time travel. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 12(6), 219–224." ] }, { "topic": "Political", "field": "Political psychology, social influence and ideology", "sources": [ "Jost, J. T., Federico, C. M., & Napier, J. L. (2009). Political ideology. Annual Review of Psychology, 60, 307–337.", "Cialdini, R. B. (2007). Influence: The psychology of persuasion. HarperCollins.", "Hibbing, J. R., Smith, K. B., & Alford, J. R. (2014). Differences in negativity bias underlie variations in political ideology. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 37(3), 297–307.", "Tetlock, P. E. (2002). Social functionalist frameworks for judgment and choice: Intuitive politicians, theologians, and prosecutors. Psychological Review, 109(3), 451–471." ] } ] }, { "group": "traits", "title": "The five traits", "topics": [ { "topic": "Directness", "field": "Pragmatics, and high-context versus low-context communication", "sources": [ "Hall, E. T. (1976). Beyond culture. Anchor Books.", "Grice, H. P. (1975). Logic and conversation. Syntax and Semantics, 3, 41–58.", "Levinson, S. C. (1983). Pragmatics. Cambridge University Press." ] }, { "topic": "Emotionality", "field": "Affective neuroscience and emotional communication", "sources": [ "Panksepp, J. (1998). Affective neuroscience. Oxford University Press.", "Barrett, L. F. (2017). How emotions are made. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.", "Keltner, D., & Lerner, J. S. (2010). Emotion. In Handbook of social psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 317–352)." ] }, { "topic": "Structure preference", "field": "Executive function and cognitive control", "sources": [ "Miyake, A., et al. (2000). The unity and diversity of executive functions. Cognitive Psychology, 41(1), 49–100.", "Norman, D. A., & Shallice, T. (1986). Attention to action. In Consciousness and self-regulation (Vol. 4, pp. 1–18).", "Baddeley, A. (2003). Working memory: Looking back and looking forward. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 4, 829–839." ] }, { "topic": "Detail density", "field": "Cognitive load and information processing", "sources": [ "Sweller, J. (1988). Cognitive load during problem solving. Cognitive Science, 12(2), 257–285.", "Ericsson, K. A., & Kintsch, W. (1995). Long-term working memory. Psychological Review, 102(2), 211–245.", "Tversky, B. (2005). Functional significance of visuospatial representations. In P. Shah & A. Miyake (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of visuospatial thinking. Cambridge University Press." ] }, { "topic": "Implication sensitivity", "field": "Social cognition and theory of mind", "sources": [ "Frith, C. D., & Frith, U. (2006). The neural basis of mentalizing. Neuron, 50(4), 531–534.", "Fiske, S. T., & Taylor, S. E. (1991). Social cognition. McGraw-Hill.", "Goffman, E. (1959). The presentation of self in everyday life. Doubleday." ] } ] }, { "group": "pair", "title": "Two people as one system", "topics": [ { "topic": "Dyads and relationship modeling", "field": "How two people are studied as one unit", "sources": [ "Kenny, D. A., Kashy, D. A., & Cook, W. L. (2006). Dyadic data analysis. Guilford Press.", "Berscheid, E., & Regan, P. (2005). The psychology of interpersonal relationships. Prentice Hall." ] }, { "topic": "Trust formation", "field": "How trust is built and kept", "sources": [ "Mayer, R. C., Davis, J. H., & Schoorman, F. D. (1995). An integrative model of organizational trust. Academy of Management Review, 20(3), 709–734.", "Lewicki, R. J., & Bunker, B. B. (1996). Developing and maintaining trust in work relationships. In R. M. Kramer & T. R. Tyler (Eds.), Trust in organizations (pp. 114–139). Sage." ] }, { "topic": "Conflict psychology", "field": "How disagreement starts and resolves", "sources": [ "Deutsch, M. (1973). The resolution of conflict. Yale University Press.", "Thomas, K. W. (1992). Conflict and negotiation processes in organizations. In Handbook of industrial and organizational psychology (2nd ed.). Consulting Psychologists Press." ] }, { "topic": "Communication accommodation", "field": "How people shift their speech toward each other", "sources": [ "Giles, H., Coupland, N., & Coupland, J. (1991). Contexts of accommodation. Cambridge University Press.", "Burgoon, J. K., & Hale, J. L. (1987). Validation and measurement of the fundamental themes of relational communication. Communication Monographs, 54(1), 19–41." ] }, { "topic": "Social graphs and networks", "field": "How ties between people shape what travels", "sources": [ "Granovetter, M. S. (1973). The strength of weak ties. American Journal of Sociology, 78(6), 1360–1380.", "Wasserman, S., & Faust, K. (1994). Social network analysis. Cambridge University Press." ] } ] } ] }