Sentences with phrase «on psychological explanations»

For those of you who like to nerd out (like me) on psychological explanations and neuroscience stuff, this article from Health Guidance does a good job of describing the science of boredom without being too much vocabulary mumbo - jumbo.

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But these explanations focus on psychological factors rather than providing insight into the institutional contexts in which ideas are actually produced, paid for, brought into contact with an interested audience, enacted in collective rituals, used to mobilize resources against competing ideologies, and embedded in social arrangements.

In my decision to focus my review on Dr. Podles» historical and psychological explanations for the relative dearth of men in church, it never occurred to me that his proposals for reform in chapter ten were quite so independent from his scholarship and analysis in chapters one through nine.

It is difficult to see how the psychological explanation could apply here since both playings are pleasurable and on neither occasion am I anxious.

Refusing to accept Rich's perfectly reasonable and logical explanation for the breakup was a huge mistake on Kathy's part, one that significantly impeded her psychological recovery.

Richard Wiseman (2011) has noted that OBE research has focused on finding a psychological explanation and «out - of - body experiences are not paranormal and do not provide evidence for the soul.

From pop - scientific postulates to bona fide psychological hypotheses, there's an overwhelming smorgasbord of explanations on offer as to why both men and women consistently decide to ditch monogamy and play away from home.

In episode 103, Penn & Teller spend three days at a UFO convention and visit an alien - abduction group therapy session as they explore the psychological explanations for - and the influences of pop culture on - the typical abduction story.

In the psychological horror film It Comes at Night, Director Trey Edward Shults thrusts viewers into a situation without explanation, but enough facts become clear as the story moves on.

Was it Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train — the explanation du jour for everything in the genre — that prompted the explosion of stand - alone thrillers, and especially those utilizing unreliable narrators and emphasizing psychological suspense?

I got them, played them, finished them and so on, however, silent hill really stood out for me due to the ambiguity of its surroundings, the focus on psychological horror which was unheard of in games at the time, eerie soundtrack, disturbing environments, the amazing puzzles, the unforgettable scenes such as when Lisa was bleeding off to death due to Samael's possession and the fact that the hell the character was experiencing didn't have much explanation at the time and that added to the appeal of the game.

The trouble with touting such psychological explanations is that it makes environmentalism unchallengeable on political grounds.

[18] While I am of the view that the failure to pay child support will not often constitute an act of family violence, when the failure is the result of a determined decision not to pay, knowing the impact it would have on Ms. B., who had limited income, and my rejection of Mr. P.'s explanation for failing to pay, I have concluded that this was designed to inflict psychological and emotional trauma to Ms. B. and is therefore an act of family violence.

He is also a master of writing clear explanations of complex techniques, both in journal articles and monographs on psychological methods.

A possible explanation could be that we focused on delinquency including at least some serious offences, while Barber et al. (1994) focused on delinquency that included a relatively limited range of minor delinquent acts.4 Nevertheless, our findings clearly indicate that psychological control, including keeping the child dependent and the use of guilt to control the child, elevates the risk for delinquent behavior.