HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Business calendar River Valley Business Report Sept. 6, 7, 12: Improve Communication Using DiSC; model of human behavior to help people understand themselves in relation to others; Sept. 6, Western Technical College Black River Falls, 808 Red Iron Road; Sept. 7, WTC Independence, 36084 Walnut St.; Sept. 12, WTC Mauston, 1000 College Ave.; 9 a.m. to noon, $55; register at www.westerntc.edu/bis. Weighing in on the death penalty Delta Democrat Times I do not have much formal education; I have never been trained about human behavior, I have never had any intense relationship with any religion, and I have never committed any crimes beyond traffic violations. I do pay taxes. A tough task is to meet these challenges in a world where they say everything is fair in love and war, comments Greater Kashmir Humanitarian law is all about subjecting human behavior during conflicts to some norms. These norms have been part of human heritage for a long time. However they have been codified and refined for past 150 years. FRONT ROW with Rod Harwood Coeur d'Alene Press I can't say I'm a big television guy. It seems anymore television is an exploitation of the very worst in human behavior. How crummy can people really be? Well let's see, there's Top Cops, Survivor, The Apprentice and The Amazing Race. Pretty crummy. A Silent Pandemic: Industrial Chemicals Are Impairing Brain Development Of Children Worldwide Science Daily Researchers found that 202 industrial chemicals have the capacity to damage the human brain, and they conclude that chemical pollution may have harmed the brains of millions of children worldwide. The cultural evolution San Diego Union-Tribune It is such a basic part of human nature that we don't think twice about it: Adults pass their habits, knowledge, traditions and skills on to the young. San Mateo Daily Journal San Mateo Daily Journal The San Mateo officer who fatally shot a mentally unstable homeless man in September showed “an admirably restrained manner” in handling a man with “unexplained, bizarre behavior,” stated District Attorney Jim Fox in a letter clearing Vince Dutto of any wrongdoing. Antioxidants: New Kid On The Block For Pain Relief? Science Daily Antioxidant-based pain killers may one day become a viable alternative to addictive medications such as morphine. Researchers found that synthetic antioxidants practically eradicated pain-like behavior in nearly three-quarters of mice with inflamed hind paws. "When it comes to pain killers, there aren't many choices between over-the-counter pain relievers like ibuprofen and aspirin and Brain Injury May Occur Within One Millisecond After Head Hits Car Windshield Science Daily Center neurologist shows that brain injury may occur within one millisecond after a human head is thrust into a windshield in a car accident. This happens before any overall motion of the head following impact with the windshield and is a new concept to consider for doctors interested in traumatic brain injury. Congo-Kinshasa: MONUC Remains Concerned By Behaviour of FARDC AllAfrica.com At the weekly MONUC press conference this Wednesday November 08 2006, MONUC said it remained concnerned by the behavior of the FARDC, as some of its members are indisciplined, and are a source of insecurity in some areas.
Human Behavior & Evolution Society Encourages the use of evolutionary theory in expanding our understanding of human and animal behavior. Behavioral Genetics Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911) was the first scientist to study heredity and human behavior systematically. The term "genetics" did not even appear until A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries: Human Behavior A Science Odyssey, People and Discoveries. Human Behavior. People. Jean-Martin Charcot · Charles Davenport · Sigmund Freud · Frieda Fromm-Reichmann A Science Odyssey: Then+Now: Human Behavior In 1913, building on the recent work of Pavlov, John Watson presents his theory that human behavior is based upon conditioned responses to stimuli. JSTOR: Journal of Health and Human Behavior Journal of Health and Human Behavior. (continued by Journal of Health and Social Behavior). JSTOR Coverage: Vols. 1 - 7, 1960-1966
|