Sentences with phrase «behaviors than evidence»

Not exact matches

If it takes more evidence to accept a change for the better in someone's character than it requires to believe someone has changed for the worse, then equivalent behaviors will warrant punishment while not qualifying for reward.

I think religion promotes this behavior by teaching people that somehow it is better to maintain your faith in something at all costs than admit you're wrong when the evidence doesn't support your view.

On theoretical grounds, therefore, the subjective aspect of culture becomes less important than the objective components evidenced in texts, discourse, and expressive behavior.

At the same time, Mikey Weinstein, a 1977 academy graduate, was collecting evidence of more than 50 incidents of religious intolerance and inappropriate behavior by staff, faculty or cadets during his son's time at the academy.

In fact, the argument those mothers stay and eat the placenta, sometimes taking hours, rather than leave the site is evidence that the behavior of placentophagy is not just about cleaning up the nest.

The truth is that there's very little evidence that Cambridge Analytica's particular methods have any different effect on voting behavior than any other digital political campaign efforts.

Evidence suggests that cognitive - behavior therapy (CBT) may work just as well, if not better, than these drugs at managing insomnia, especially in the long term.

The work offers some of the first clear evidence of grieving in animals other than humans, though we may consider some of the behaviors bizarre.

A new study adds evidence to a theory that perfectionism rather than anxiety is at the root of these behaviors.

McKee notes that there's evidence suggesting CTE predisposes people to suicide, although how remains unclear; a colleague called it a «chicken and the egg problem,» explaining that CTE may cause problems in life that encourage suicides rather than specifically promote suicidal behavior by altering the working of the brain.

The concept of our gut health having such a significant influence over our health and behavior is one of the fundamental principles supporting functional medicine, and the degree of evidence for this idea is largely what makes functional medicine a credible field of western medicine rather than a complementary or alternative therapy.

For virtually all of these items, we've got evidence that affluent parents are much more likely to engage in these behaviors than poor parents.

There is no credible scientific evidence that supports the idea that a child's self - image can be harmed by reprimands for wrongdoing, as long as the feedback pertains to the behavior rather than to the child's own intrinsic self - worth.

The evidence shows that rather than improving students» behavior, such punishments are more likely to result in negative effects such as higher drop - out rates and lower academic performance.

The evidence is complex and often inconclusive, and there are no simple or one - size - fits - all answers to client questions about if and when to neuter their male dogs.2 There also are justifications for neutering males other than direct individual health benefits, such as population control and managing undesirable behaviors.

You're right that there is evidence in multiple species to suggest that testosterone can enhance existing aggressive behavior, at least in some cases — meaning we might expect an intact male dog to have a faster or more intense aggressive reaction to a given situation than a neutered one, all things being equal.

There is no evidence to suggest that puppies who are adopted from shelters are any more likely to develop aggressive behaviors than puppies sold in pet stores.

Anecdotal evidence suggests it is likely more the latter than the former, but clearly, there is a connection between purchasing behavior and the tendency to visit hotel review pages on OTAs.

Even if it has more to do with revenge than altruism, though, the behavior would represent evidence of an intense and complicated emotional life among humpbacks that is unprecedented in the animal world, outside of primates.

Faced with the evidence that we all see in his behavior, rather than look at that he seeks out evidence to confirm his belief.

Because we're more ignorant than that, it seems to me that we need constantly to compare our range of possibilities to observed climate behavior in combination with basic principles of physics, to see which possibilities are consistent with the evidence and which are not.

While studies support the logical conclusion that children, particularly boys, from single - parent households are more likely to exhibit delinquent behavior due to a lack of supervision than do children of dual - parent households, there is some evidence that children of single - father households are actually more at risk for both a lack of supervision and delinquent behavior than are children of single - mother households.

The evidence to date suggests that body psychotherapy provides improvements in general psychological functioning rather than changes in specific habits or behaviors.

Alienating strategies include bad - mouthing or denigrating the other parent in front of the child (or within earshot), 2,3 limiting the child's contact with the other parent, 4 trying to erase the other parent from the child's mind (e.g., withholding pictures of the child with the other parent), 2 creating and perpetuating a belief the other parent is dangerous (when there is no evidence of actual danger), 2 forcing the child to reject the other parent, and making the child feel guilty if he or she talks about enjoying time with the other parent.2 The impact of these behaviors on children is devastating, but it also often has the opposite intended effect; parents who denigrate the other parent are actually less close with their children than those who do not.3

He has authored more than 275 publications, including the books Behavioral Medicine and Developmental Disabilities (Springer - Verlag, 1989), Self - Injurious Behavior: Analysis, Assessment, and Treatment (Springer - Verlag, 1991), Antecedent Control: Innovative Approaches to Behavioral Support (Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 1998), Behavior Psychology in the Schools: Innovations in Evaluation, Support, and Consultation (The Haworth Press, 2002), Antecedent Assessment and Intervention: Supporting Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Community Settings (Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2006), Effective Practices for Children with Autism: Educational and Behavior Support Interventions that Work (Oxford University Press, 2011), and Behavioral Sport Psychology: Evidence - Based Approaches to Performance Enhancement (Springer, 2011).

In line with the previous sections, some evidence was found for a stronger role of (maternal perceptions of) paternal than maternal coparenting behaviors on child anxiety.

[5], [6] Also, some evidence suggests that victims of child maltreatment may be more likely than others to engage in deviant or criminal behavior as juveniles and adults.

Just as important was evidence that infants with extensive day care experience (a) were not less stressed in the SSP than other infants (see also19) and that (b) putatively independent behavior was not misconstrued as avoidant behavior.14

High expressed emotion (EE) refers to affective attitudes and behaviors toward patients characterized by critical comments, hostility, and emotional over involvement (EOI).3 The construct has traditionally been applied to the study of familial relationships, and it is well established that levels of familial EE are significant predictors of outcome across a range of psychiatric and physical health conditions.4 A substantial body of this research has been carried out with people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, and there is strong evidence that those living in high EE environments have a much higher risk of relapse than those living in low EE environments.5 The success of family intervention studies aiming to reduce high EE and relapses add to the support for a causal relationship.6, 7

Although limited, evidence exists that children's behaviors are more strongly linked to mental health in mothers than to mental health in fathers (Hastings and Brown, 2002).

When looking at the broader literature on empathy and prosocial behavior, evidence can be found for empathy being a stronger predictor of prosocial behavior in males than females, in children and adolescents (e.g., [39], [45]-RRB-.

It has been suggested that the child's explorative behavior may be particularly encouraged within the attachment relationship with the father (Bretherton 2010; Kerns et al. 2015), and evidence suggests that, indeed, fathers expose children to more challenging games and activities than mothers do (Cabrera et al. 2014; Paquette and Dumont 2013).

For example, by the end of the first day of a summer program, children with ADHD were more rejected by peers than non-ADHD participants.13 Similarly, in a play group study that involved placing children with ADHD in groups with unfamiliar non-ADHD peers, the non-ADHD participants began complaining about the behavior of their ADHD peers within minutes.12 These studies provide compelling evidence that the peer problems of children with ADHD follow them wherever they go.

The main results can be summarized as follows: (1) Synchrony during early mother - child interactions has neurophysiological correlates [85] as evidenced though the study of vagal tone [78], cortisol levels [80], and skin conductance [79]; (2) Synchrony impacts infant's cognitive processing [64], school adjustment [86], learning of word - object relations [87], naming of object wholes more than object parts [88]; and IQ [67], [89]; (3) Synchrony is correlated with and / or predicts better adaptation overall (e.g., the capacity for empathy in adolescence [89]; symbolic play and internal state speech [77]; the relation between mind - related comments and attachment security [90], [91]; and mutual initiation and mutual compliance [74], [92]-RRB-; (3) Lack of synchrony is related to at risk individuals and / or temperamental difficulties such as home observation in identifying problem dyads [93], as well as mother - reported internalizing behaviors [94]; (4) Synchrony has been observable within several behavioral or sensorial modalities: smile strength and eye constriction [52]; tonal and temporal analysis of vocal interactions [95](although, the association between vocal interactions and synchrony differs between immigrant (lower synchrony) and non-immigrant groups [84]-RRB-; mutual gaze [96]; and coordinated movements [37]; (5) Each partner (including the infant) appears to play a role in restoring synchrony during interactions: children have coping behaviors for repairing interactive mismatches [97]; and infants are able to communicate intent and to respond to the intent expressed by the mother at the age of 2 months [98].

While significant differences among groups on aggression did not emerge, all groups evidenced higher levels of acting out behaviors than would be expected in a nonclinic group of children.