Sentences with phrase «psychological predispositions»

This would be consistent with theories of gene — culture interaction that posit there are genetic influences creating psychological predispositions that favor the adoption of particular cultural content in a process of biased transmission (Richerson and Boyd, 2005; Henrich and McElreath, 2007).

To proclaim certain moral norms to be universal — whether because they are rooted in the psychological predispositions of the human person, the anthropological constitution of all human civilizations, or the social contract of a human community — means that these norms are not controversial and will not be contested.

Climate change is the consequence of our psychological predisposition to ignore uncomfortable truths and our obsession with economic growth — even the smallest reduction in the rate of growth is enough for a scare campaign that paralyses government.

Not exact matches

This for Nathanson is a psychological task that at first seemed «overwhelming» and ultimately required «every iota» of knowledge she had gained through her study and practice of psychology — particularly the art of not sacrificing too much for her children: «Central to the mothering instinct within me is a predisposition to recognize and meet the needs of my children, voluntarily sacrificing my own at times when there is a conflict.»

Seligman's work suggests a more sophisticated model of psychological health: «The dynamic between people's cultural context, experience, predisposition, and physiological constitutions determines the outcomes they will experience.

Increasing your nutrient quality, reducing chemical and microbial exposure, and avoiding obesogens and psychological stress can make all the difference in keeping your predisposition to obesity from becoming a reality.

Psychological trauma or predisposition to obsessive thinking can compound cultural cues.

A predisposition to suffer psychological injury in circumstances does not relieve the responsible driver of the liability to compensate the claimant for the injuries represented by those psychological symptoms.

Examples of the application of the «thin skull» principle to the award of damages for psychological symptoms in circumstances where there was an existing predisposition include Enge v. Trerise (1960), 26 D.L.R. (2d) 529 (B.C.C.A.), Cotic v. Gray (1981), 17 C.C.L.T. 138 (Ont.C.A.)

Cruz Camp Realizes the Truth In November, political data reporter Sasha Issenberg called Cambridge Analytica's promise «to segment the American electorate not only by ideological predisposition but also by individual psychological characteristics... the most audacious new analytical innovation foisted on American politics this year.»

I had traveled to London because the mysterious capability Tayler showcased with his welcome — to segment the American electorate not only by ideological predisposition but also by individual psychological characteristics — amounts to the most audacious new analytical innovation foisted on American politics this year.

Our research explores: the antecedents of these processes, including genetic predispositions, the harshness of the early environment, and their interaction; the mediating roles of neural regulation in the brain and psychological and social resources; and health - related outcomes, such as metabolic functioning and inflammatory processes.