It's very self-centred to think that people are talking about you.

你认为人们都在谈论你，那是过于以自我为中心了。

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Talking with parents about the past may enhance the development of the self-concept, for example, as well as help the child understand what it means to "remember".

例如，与父母谈论过去可以促进自我概念的发展，也可以帮助孩子理解“记住”的含义。

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What he means, for instance, in this case is well, talking to yourself is self-reinforcing or giving bad news to an enemy is reinforcing because it makes your enemy feel bad.

比如在这个例子中，他的意思其实是，自言自语是种自我强化行为，而向敌人散布坏消息也是一种强化，因为这样做可以使敌人感到不快。

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What he means, for instance, in this case is well, talking to yourself is self-reinforcing or giving bad news to an enemy is reinforcing because it makes your enemy feel bad.

比如在这个例子中，他的意思其实是，自言自语是种自我强化行为,而向敌人散布坏消息也是一种强化,因为这样做可以使敌人感到不快。

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