Sentences with phrase «characteristic of human behavior»

It is possible, however, to notice another characteristic of human behavior.

Not exact matches

Or does the human have certain inherent characteristics and external influences which call for a more cautious estimation of each person's responsibility for moral behavior?

Accordingly, the inevitable historicity of all human proceedings does nothing to show that various beliefs and behaviors can not be more than the characteristic possession of a transient and temporary era in the history of a particular culture.

What the upheaval in changing roles and identities is making clear is that the feelings and behaviors traditionally labeled either «feminine» or «masculine» are not characteristic of either sex alone but are human responses.

Human and institutional behavior both exhibit the formal characteristics of purposiveness; in particular, both have aims they seek to actualize.

Added to the reasons already given to show how homosexual acts violate the nuptial meaning of the body and the unity of the human person as a bodily being, respect for the health and life of homosexual males ought to make one realize that anal sex, the characteristic kind of homosexual male behavior, is morally bad.

«If you take all the characteristics and behaviors of your God, all the slaughters and the punishments and the weird stuff he did to Job and the whole eternal concentration camp thing, if you put all of those characteristics into a human, the person who your God most closely fits is Joseph Stalin!

The data suggest the important role of adaptive human behavior in determining the characteristics of congested flow.

The loss of a single gene in mice can affect social behavior and impair their brains» ability to filter out distractions — both characteristics of several neurological diseases in humans.

As a result, alcohol - exposed worms stop wriggling — the C. elegans version of the sluggish, uncoordinated behavior characteristic of inebriated humans.

«It's certainly probable that the described striatal reorganization played an important role in the evolution of distinctive human behavior, especially the striking level of empathy with other humans that appears to be an innate characteristic of the species.»

Cooperation for the public welfare is one of the characteristics of human societies, yet it's hard to see how altruistic behavior evolves from individuals looking out for their own interests.

«The range of behaviors and other characteristics exhibited was extensive and as clear, I thought, as those we see in other humans.»

The widely perceived cuteness of domesticated animals, such as dogs and cats, may be due to the fact that humans selectively breed their pets for infant - like characteristics, including non-aggressive behavior and child - like appearance.

Canine TCC is almost identical to human invasive TCC (invasive urothelial carcinoma) in histopathologic characteristics, molecular features studied to date, biologic behavior (sites and frequency of metastasis), and response to medical therapy.

As a scientist and believer in man's evolution from primordial beings, it was refreshing to read the vivid descriptions of the ways in which humans» behaviors and physical characteristics could be tied to the realm of animals.

WHEREAS, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals («ASPCA»), fearful behavior and lack of socialization with humans and other animals are common characteristics of dogs from puppy mills and kitten from kitten factories; and

They study the physical characteristics of animals, animal behaviors, and the impacts humans have on wildlife and natural habitats.

Appraisal: Selecting, administering, scoring, and interpreting instruments designed to assess an individual's aptitudes, abilities, achievements, interests, personal characteristics, disabilities, and mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders as well as the use of methods and techniques for understanding human behavior in relation to coping with, adapting to, or changing life situations.

The agency's home visitation intervention used the Parent Aides Nurturing and Developing With Adolescents curriculum.25 The curriculum was based on theories of human ecology, attachment, and social support, which emphasize that positive child development is promoted by nurturing, empathetic parenting and is influenced by the characteristics of families and social networks.25 (pp1 - 9), 26 The home visitor was to use the curriculum in weekly home visits with the teenager to teach and model nurturing parenting behaviors, encourage the teenager to continue with her education, make general assessments of health and social problems, and initiate referral for early intervention when necessary.