My brilliant padlet by Elizabeth Payne

1 - The Princess's Introduction

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Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful princess named Aurélie. She was lovely and kind and had a lady-in-waiting called Lady Aliénor. The two girls were very close though sometimes they fought but they always worked it out.

2 - Lady Aliénor's Introduction

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Lady Aliénor adored Princess Aurélie despite their differences in personality. For where Princess Aurélie was kind and sweet, Aliénor was colder and had a habit of offending people, especially due to her love of gossip.

3 - The Reason for HARD Communication

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Lady Aliénor's love of gossip upset Princess Aurélie when her friend told her the rumors surrounding people she knew. For instance, it upset the princess when she was told an obviously false rumor about her cousin. Princess Aurélie decides to tell her friend to meet her in the garden so they can talk.

4 - HARD Communication

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When Lady Aliénor arrives, the princess decides to be honest, assertive, and direct with her friend but also respectful too. Princess Aurélie says, "I want you to know that I feel upset when you tell me gossip about people I know and care about and I would like you to please be respectful to my feelings and avoid telling me. I don't mind you telling me other bits of gossip though."

5 - Active Listening

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Lady Aliénor's interests also include the latest fashions at court and how those styles might be integrated into their new gowns. Lady Aliénor is very enthusiastic about fashion so Princess Aurélie makes sure to show active listening by focusing completely on what her friend says, avoids talking to anyone other than Lady Aliénor, and by making eye contact.

6 - Apologizing

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Lady Aliénor was jealous of the beautiful gold ballgown belonging to Lady Yvonne, Princess Aurélie's cousin, and tore it up. However, Lady Aliénor regretted her mistake and apologizes to Lady Yvonne. She says, "I am sorry for destroying your gown. I know it was wrong but I was jealous. I know that's no excuse though. It won't happen again, I will try to control my emotions from now on and distract myself if I feel jealous. If you want, I can pay for a new ballgown. One that's even more beautiful.

7 - Conflict Resolution

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As of late, Princess Aurélie has been more snappish and easily angered. When Lady Aliénor ate all the macarons, the princess was angry and upset. But Lady Aliénor knows that there is something wrong as the princess never gets upset over something so small. So she asks, "Is there something wrong, princess? You know that you can tell me anything." Princess Aurélie sighs and admits that she's been exhausted from preparing for a delegation from a foreign kingdom to arrive.

8 - Fundamental Attribution Error

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Princess Aurélie was not happy when Lady Céline was rude to one of her ladies-in-waiting and thought that the lady's good reputation must be false. Later, the princess discovered that Lady Céline had been having a very bad day and was completely exhausted, like how Princess Aurélie had snapped at Lady Aliénor when she was exhausted. The princess was ashamed at how she had jumped to conclusions. She confessed this to Lady Céline but the lady forgave her, of course.

9 - Halo Effect

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Princess Aurélie became fond of Lady Delphine, who was new at court. Lady Delphine was beautiful and talented at the harp and was very kind to the princess. The princess became certain that her new friend was one of the kindest and most good ladies of her acquaintance. It came as a great shock to her when Lady Aliénor said that Lady Delphine had a reputation for being very cruel to the servants in her family's employ. Princess Aurélie could not believe it! How could someone so beautiful and kind to her have such a reputation.

10 - Self-Serving Bias

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A tournament meant to resemble those of centuries past was held in the royal court. Lady Aliénor in particular was looking forward to participating in the archery competition. However, when she won the first few rounds, Lady Aliénor praised herself and put her victories as expected due to her skill and the practice she had put in. When she lost to Lady Amélie, Lady Aliénor thought that the sun must have gotten in her eyes.

11 - In Group/Out Group Bias

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Lady Aliénor was proud to be a daughter of House Auclair and due to the feud with House Blanchet, she did not get along at all with members of the enemy family. And as such, Lady Aliénor did not like Lady Camille, who was a member of House Blanchet. Lady Aliénor would often fight with Lady Camille and considered her an untrustworthy individual.

12 - Confirmation Bias

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Lady Aliénor did not like Lady Camille and had a poor opinion of her so she often took any negative rumors about Lady Camille at face value. When she heard a rumor that Lady Camille made her lady-in-waiting's fiance fall in love with her, Lady Aliénor took the gossip as proof that Lady Camille was untrustworthy and cruel. But Lady Aliénor ignored anything positive about Lady Camille.