Cheerleading

Nat Geo featured an experiment on positive thinking. Individuals were asked to shoot basketballs sighted and then blindfolded. For the second phase, an audience clapped or not, regardless of the shooter's performance. Of course, those whose performance was reinforced by clapping, did better later on. This also works with the disputants' crafting of their own conflict resolution. While advices are a no-no, a little encouragement as well as pointing out good behavior such as control over temper surely help.