Heroic rescue in humans
... Honor during World War II eventually had more children than other US service men who had not been so heroically distinguished. This is consistent with the idea that heroism gets rewarded with greater reproductive success. In a second study, 92 women rated the sexual attractiveness of men who had beh ...
... Honor during World War II eventually had more children than other US service men who had not been so heroically distinguished. This is consistent with the idea that heroism gets rewarded with greater reproductive success. In a second study, 92 women rated the sexual attractiveness of men who had beh ...
Cultivating Conscience: How Good Laws Make Good People
... ethically and sacrifice to help or avoid harming others. Extensive empirical evidence from behavioral economics, social psychology, and evolutionary biology proves that, far from being rare and quirky, unselfish prosocial behavior is not only common, but highly predictable—and easy to manipulate. Ov ...
... ethically and sacrifice to help or avoid harming others. Extensive empirical evidence from behavioral economics, social psychology, and evolutionary biology proves that, far from being rare and quirky, unselfish prosocial behavior is not only common, but highly predictable—and easy to manipulate. Ov ...
Coping With Dissonance - DigitalCommons@UMaine
... Though these issues may in fact be less concerning to most than those of the aforementioned movements, there is no doubt that the animal rights movement could benefit significantly from greater empirical support. Understanding and popularizing the mechanisms at work when we ignore or distort the pro ...
... Though these issues may in fact be less concerning to most than those of the aforementioned movements, there is no doubt that the animal rights movement could benefit significantly from greater empirical support. Understanding and popularizing the mechanisms at work when we ignore or distort the pro ...
Senior thesis slideshow 2013 psychology
... “Predicting Depressive Reactions to a College Campus Tragedy” Recent media coverage has focused heavily on the impact of mass tragedies on communities. Other tragic events, however, such as fatal accidents and suicides, receive comparatively limited focus from the media and academic research. I hope ...
... “Predicting Depressive Reactions to a College Campus Tragedy” Recent media coverage has focused heavily on the impact of mass tragedies on communities. Other tragic events, however, such as fatal accidents and suicides, receive comparatively limited focus from the media and academic research. I hope ...
Pre-print - Matei Candea
... In the past decade, there has been a marked post-symbolic turn in anthropological studies of animals. By 1999, it was still arguably the case that, with a few exceptions, animals featured in anthropological accounts primarily because they were ‘good to think’ – featured, in other words, mainly as a ...
... In the past decade, there has been a marked post-symbolic turn in anthropological studies of animals. By 1999, it was still arguably the case that, with a few exceptions, animals featured in anthropological accounts primarily because they were ‘good to think’ – featured, in other words, mainly as a ...
Maquetación 1 - Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid
... (Ainsworth, 1989). On this basis, a large body of research attests to the importance of individual differences in adult attachment styles as a predictor of processes and outcomes in couple relationships. Secure individuals report less conflict, greater acceptance of their partners, more interdepende ...
... (Ainsworth, 1989). On this basis, a large body of research attests to the importance of individual differences in adult attachment styles as a predictor of processes and outcomes in couple relationships. Secure individuals report less conflict, greater acceptance of their partners, more interdepende ...
Evolutionary Social Psychology
... theory merely explains how such a behavior could develop and be sustained in a species. Alarm calls in various rodents offer good examples of kin altruism (Hoogland, 1983; Sherman, 1977). Upon sighting predators such as hawks, ground squirrels risk their own lives by making an alarm call that warns ...
... theory merely explains how such a behavior could develop and be sustained in a species. Alarm calls in various rodents offer good examples of kin altruism (Hoogland, 1983; Sherman, 1977). Upon sighting predators such as hawks, ground squirrels risk their own lives by making an alarm call that warns ...
Positive Reinforcement Training as an Enrichment Strategy
... furniture, and access animals for daily training sessions. By utilizing flexible and frequent shifting for enrichment purposes, the physical activity of animals is increased, and shifting for routine husbandry purposes becomes easier and more reliable (Laule, 1992). Training can also be used in conj ...
... furniture, and access animals for daily training sessions. By utilizing flexible and frequent shifting for enrichment purposes, the physical activity of animals is increased, and shifting for routine husbandry purposes becomes easier and more reliable (Laule, 1992). Training can also be used in conj ...
PhD thesis - Neuroaffect
... theory, attachment theory and neuroaffective research with a view to enabling a more holistic understanding of psychological well-being and suffering and a bio-psychosocial model for emotional development and developmental setbacks. In the United States, this has resulted in a theoretical integratio ...
... theory, attachment theory and neuroaffective research with a view to enabling a more holistic understanding of psychological well-being and suffering and a bio-psychosocial model for emotional development and developmental setbacks. In the United States, this has resulted in a theoretical integratio ...
08_chapter 2
... He views the racial problem as human problem. He is interested in the human aspect of the racial problem. The problem of human relationship is well portrayed through Vivaldo and Ida in Another Country (1962). Vivaldo is all the time aware of the failure of their love. There is a feeling of racial pr ...
... He views the racial problem as human problem. He is interested in the human aspect of the racial problem. The problem of human relationship is well portrayed through Vivaldo and Ida in Another Country (1962). Vivaldo is all the time aware of the failure of their love. There is a feeling of racial pr ...
Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood
... 2. Some children have difficulty with the move toward greater independence. A history of secure attachment makes it easier for children to move in this direction. A distinction must be made between instrumental dependency (need for help from adults when trying to solve complex problems or perform di ...
... 2. Some children have difficulty with the move toward greater independence. A history of secure attachment makes it easier for children to move in this direction. A distinction must be made between instrumental dependency (need for help from adults when trying to solve complex problems or perform di ...
Introduction - University of Oregon
... information verbally. Humans use three basic means to find their way--dead reckoning, cognitive mapping, and piloting (Allen 1999; Hauser 2000; New et al. 2006; Silverman & Eals 1992)—none of which is dependent upon verbal information input or particularly well-suited to direct verbal transmission. ...
... information verbally. Humans use three basic means to find their way--dead reckoning, cognitive mapping, and piloting (Allen 1999; Hauser 2000; New et al. 2006; Silverman & Eals 1992)—none of which is dependent upon verbal information input or particularly well-suited to direct verbal transmission. ...
An Emotions Lens on the World
... Major l9th century thinkers who took on the big questions of their age– Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber and Sigmund Freud – all touched on emotion. In the Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts (1986), Marx spoke of the l9th century factory worker’s alienation from the things he made and from the ...
... Major l9th century thinkers who took on the big questions of their age– Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber and Sigmund Freud – all touched on emotion. In the Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts (1986), Marx spoke of the l9th century factory worker’s alienation from the things he made and from the ...
What do humans maximize?
... the limitation of conflict under a wide range of conditions. One explanation is that seemingly disadvantageous genes can increase their transmission indirectly by helping other individuals (typically close relatives) that are likely to share the same gene (Hamilton 1964). Yet cooperation also occurs ...
... the limitation of conflict under a wide range of conditions. One explanation is that seemingly disadvantageous genes can increase their transmission indirectly by helping other individuals (typically close relatives) that are likely to share the same gene (Hamilton 1964). Yet cooperation also occurs ...
The Psychology of Human Relationships
... greater risk taking. The information from this dimension of self is ...
... greater risk taking. The information from this dimension of self is ...
Impacts of Addiction on the Family System and Children
... Memory distortion / blackouts Final result Delusion, denial, minimizing, projection, rationalization Death Last to know ...
... Memory distortion / blackouts Final result Delusion, denial, minimizing, projection, rationalization Death Last to know ...
Rosalind Hursthouse, On Virtue Ethics
... and irresponsibility are characteristics of possible actions rather than character traits of the agent. (No matter what the agent does, the agent will continue to have a bad character.) So, it remains unclear how these remarks fit together with the overall theory. In any event, Hursthouse also observ ...
... and irresponsibility are characteristics of possible actions rather than character traits of the agent. (No matter what the agent does, the agent will continue to have a bad character.) So, it remains unclear how these remarks fit together with the overall theory. In any event, Hursthouse also observ ...
Service Dog Training by Service Members/Veterans: Reflections on
... Rick, a social worker and certified service dog trainer, designed the WCC to remediate symptoms of combat-related PTSD and to improve overall social and emotional functioning in Wounded Warriors. His goal was to harness what anecdotally appears to be the healing power of the human-animal bond in all ...
... Rick, a social worker and certified service dog trainer, designed the WCC to remediate symptoms of combat-related PTSD and to improve overall social and emotional functioning in Wounded Warriors. His goal was to harness what anecdotally appears to be the healing power of the human-animal bond in all ...
Social Play Behaviour: Cooperation, Fairness, Trust, and the
... the size of wolves prey. Defending food might also be associated with pack-living. However, long-term research by Mech (1970) showed that pack size in wolves was regulated by social, not food-related, factors. Mech discovered that the number of wolves who could live together in a coordinated pack wa ...
... the size of wolves prey. Defending food might also be associated with pack-living. However, long-term research by Mech (1970) showed that pack size in wolves was regulated by social, not food-related, factors. Mech discovered that the number of wolves who could live together in a coordinated pack wa ...
Stem cell research, personhood and sentience
... that it is in the interest of a city to have some ugly buildings demolished. Now, what this means is that the city would look better if those buildings were not there, but the city itself has no desire for the demolition, unless by ‘city’ we refer to the collective of its inhabitants, who can have a ...
... that it is in the interest of a city to have some ugly buildings demolished. Now, what this means is that the city would look better if those buildings were not there, but the city itself has no desire for the demolition, unless by ‘city’ we refer to the collective of its inhabitants, who can have a ...
Attachment as a Predictor of Leadership and Follower Outcomes
... ¾ Berson et al. (2006) = Team members reported their securely attached counterparts as more likely to emerge as team leaders than their insecurely attached team members ¾ Davidovitz et al. (2007) = Leaders high on attachment avoidance rated as exhibiting less social leadership behaviours (i.e., less ...
... ¾ Berson et al. (2006) = Team members reported their securely attached counterparts as more likely to emerge as team leaders than their insecurely attached team members ¾ Davidovitz et al. (2007) = Leaders high on attachment avoidance rated as exhibiting less social leadership behaviours (i.e., less ...
Infant and Toddler Development Part I
... Check assumptions and theories used within various child development & parenting programs . Identify concepts and actions that may indicate your own, parents’ or other caregivers’ orientation and personal frameworks. Find practices consistent with values and ...
... Check assumptions and theories used within various child development & parenting programs . Identify concepts and actions that may indicate your own, parents’ or other caregivers’ orientation and personal frameworks. Find practices consistent with values and ...
Children and Bereavement
... from whom the children might expect understanding, support and healing. This may be due to a number of reasons. In the family, the adults may be so wrapped in their own pain that they cannot see or deal with the pain of others. In school there may not be a real appreciation of the grief of a bereave ...
... from whom the children might expect understanding, support and healing. This may be due to a number of reasons. In the family, the adults may be so wrapped in their own pain that they cannot see or deal with the pain of others. In school there may not be a real appreciation of the grief of a bereave ...
Four Motivational Components of Behavior
... push this example yet one more step, in the United States there is the belief that many vehicles parked in front of a restaurant means the food will be good. One may stop at such a place because we have observed the large number of cars parked there and try the restaurant as a result (i.e. as a resu ...
... push this example yet one more step, in the United States there is the belief that many vehicles parked in front of a restaurant means the food will be good. One may stop at such a place because we have observed the large number of cars parked there and try the restaurant as a result (i.e. as a resu ...