Sentences with phrase «psychological evidence which»

Mill's first claim that happiness is the ultimate object of all desire seems very questionable, based as it is on psychological evidence which is both suspect in itself and too narrow in scope to establish his conclusion.

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Since then, additional high - profile studies have come out — including an article, published in the journal of Psychological Science in the Public Interest, which found no evidence that brain games improve everyday cognition — but the topic is still very much up for debate.

The intuitional evidence for belief in Allah, the belief based upon the recognition of Allah by our inner consciousness, is brought to our attention in the Qur» an by pointing out the important psychological fact that there is an instinctive feeling of faith in Almighty Allah, the Creator of the universe, which comes to men when they are free from inclinations, or the distractions of dull routines, or when surprised by the question of the origin of the universe, or when faced with hardships or misfortunes which they can not overcome by themselves.

In summary, then, I have tried to show how Whitehead might explain, within the context of his Psychological Physiology, certain of Merleau - Ponty's phenomenological evidences which are central for understanding personal identity.

How would Whitehead explain, within the context of his Psychological Physiology, certain of Merleau - Ponty's phenomenological evidences which are central for understanding personal identity?

Among other things, as I stated earlier, this model reduces faith to a psychological gimmick in which people try to convince themselves that their beliefs are true beyond what the evidence warrants.

In a classic report in Perspectives on Psychological Science (vol 2, p 53) Scott Lilienfeld of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, details a number of therapies which evidence suggests are harmful.

In the mid-1990s, the American Psychological Association (APA) took a step toward answering them when it issued a list, which it has continued to update, of treatments supported by empirical evidence.

The cognitive principles of learning are based on reports from (a) the National Academy of Sciences, 1 (b) a practice guide for teachers by the Institute of Education Sciences in the U.S. Department of Education on Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning, 2 (c) and a joint initiative between the Association of Psychological Sciences and the American Psychological Association on Lifelong Learning at Work and at Home.3 The recommendations here reflect the wisdom of these reports, which are based on scientific evidence, rather than being consensus opinions of experts.

Odean analyzed real stock - trading data for evidence of psychological factors at work, which no one had bothered to do before.

This psychological dramaticism is reiterated through sharp and exacting image crops, which force the viewer into a condensed and eerie narrative showing no evidence of who or what might occupy the space outside these scenes he presents.

By all appearances, you are in denial in the psychological sense, «in which a person is faced with a fact that is too uncomfortable to accept and rejects it instead, insisting that it is not true despite what may be overwhelming evidence.»

assuming what you say about skeptics changing topic as you describe is accurate, and at this point I do we are talking about data that is less than 200 years old, out of which extraordinary claims are made as to how that data relates to distant past and future trends tough sell assuming that all adjustments to the data are scientifically sound, It is very difficult for me to believe that measurements that have gone through so many iterations can be trusted to.0 and.00 in most other sciences, I doubt they would tough sell (the photo of the thermometer is downright funny) in terms of goal post moving I observe predicted heat being re-branded as «missing» a prediction of no snow re-branded as more snow a warming world re-branded to a «warm, cold, we don't know what to expect» world topped off with suggestions that one who thinks the above has some sort of psychological disorder extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence especially when you are teaching children that their world is endangered

That is pure psychological projection; it is Joel Shore who falls back on the failed alarmist CAGW ideology, which does not have a shred of evidence supporting it.

12 For a lucid and concise description of a number of statistical misconceptions, several of which involve the concept of probability, see Jonathan J. Koehler, «Misconceptions about Statistics and Statistical Evidence» in Richard L. Wiener and Brian H. Bornstein (eds), Handbook of Trial Consulting: A Psychological Perspective (New York: Springer, 2010) at 121 - 136.

Courts are increasingly looking to Experts to provide what they regard as scientific, validated assessments (usually through the use of standardised psychometric tests) to identify psychological factors that may underpin the child or young person's special educational needs: «needs» which are often evidenced by underachievement, disaffection or social exclusion amongst these groups of vulnerable young people.

The evidence is clear that persons are being exempted from criminal law protections in these jurisdictions based on «psychological suffering» arising from «weariness with living» «refusing to impose one's deterioration on others», [62] feelings of anger and distress which are «normal» for those who «incur or [are] diagnosed with incurable impairment or terminal illness», [63] «negative images of disability and dying» which are pervasive in our society, [64] and the difficulty of distinguishing psychological suffering from depression.

The test requires: (i) that there is evidence to conclude that there is a significant risk of the defendant committing further offences of the kind which might give rise to physical or psychological damage; and (ii) that there is a significant risk of his causing serious harm by so doing.

A systematic review was conducted to answer two questions: which are the empirical evidence available in the literature to support using psychological screening measures in child daycare centers; and if those measures can be adopted as cost - effective assessment policies for children's cognition.

It is a 12 - item tool with dichotomous scoring method (0 -0-1-1), which determines the point prevalence of psychological distress or «caseness», with the most widely used threshold being ≥ 4.37 The scores, relating to symptoms over the previous «few weeks», range from 0 to 12, with 0 indicating no evidence of probable mental ill health, 1 — 3 indicating less than optimal mental health and 4 or more indicating probable mental ill health.

However, when stratified by quality of studies, the Cochrane review found no statistically significant evidence in methodologically robust RCTs that exercise was more effective than psychological or pharmacological therapies.46 Nevertheless, we still found that depressive symptoms are associated with lower PA levels in individuals at high risk of CVD, which highlights the importance of screening and optimising conventional depression management48 to reduce depressive symptoms, which could help lower CVD risk.3 4

I provide Psychological Life Coaching based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) ACT is an evidenced based, usually brief form of therapy which focuses on the inherent strengths you already have.

exhorts in her review of Gardner's theories that «all psychological evidence upon which a child's safety will turn must be subjected to empirical testing.»

People with HIV infection are at increased risk of psychological disturbance, but there have been few investigations of the efficacy of psychological and other treatments in these patients.1 Markowitz et al have done an important study which should help the development of more evidence - based interventions.

Caroline is experienced in using a number of psychological models including cognitive behaviour therapy, narrative and systemic approaches, compassion focused therapy and cognitive analytical therapy which are all evidence based practices for several difficulties.

We have a strong reputation for providing high quality, ethical and evidence based psychological reports and therapies which aim to formulate difficulties in terms of the whole person and assist clients in finding the best way for them to improve the value and quality of their life.

Converging evidence reveals a significant impact of childhood trauma on neurobiological development (in terms of brain structure and function), psychological processes, hormonal and cognitive functioning, which may underlie the effect of childhood trauma on later psychological functioning.

Although historically most studies on this topic focused on clinical samples (families in which a parent is diagnosed with a psychological disorder), there is increasing evidence that parental psychopathology symptoms at a subclinical level can also have detrimental effects on children's social - emotional development (Connell and Goodman 2002).

However, not much empirical evidence has been documented as to the extent to which these traits relate to certain psychological constructs.

Accumulating evidence, part of which is based on research on parental psychological control and much of which is based on Western samples, has shown that perceived controlling parenting relates to internalizing problems such as depression, low self - esteem and anxiety (e.g., Barber, Stolz, & Olsen, 2005) as well as to externalizing problems, including delinquency, antisocial behavior, and substance use (e.g., Walker - Barnes & Mason, 2004).