Sentences with phrase «questions about human behavior»

Following Facing History's unique methodology, the book also takes students on a parallel journey through an exploration of the universal themes inherent in a study of the Holocaust that raise profound and disturbing questions about human behavior.

By using the book of readings, primary sources and professional development, teachers take students on a journey through profound questions about human behavior.

The guidelines state «A study of the Holocaust raises difficult questions about human behavior, and it often involves complicated answers as to why events occurred.

«Social research has a history of using both small - scale experiments and computer models to explore questions about human behavior — but there are very few examples of how to use these two techniques in concert,» says William Rand, a computer scientist and assistant professor of business management in NC State's Poole College of Management who is co-lead author of a paper describing the work.

With the NIH's help, he has been pursuing a cutting - edge question about human behavior: How do networks of people — in particular, long - haul truck drivers — work together to accelerate the spread of an epidemic, even when some of them don't know one another?

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It asks respondents about a wide variety of human - interest topics, from their participation in religious services and religious beliefs, to questions about their attitudes regarding marriage, divorce, cohabitation, and other family forms, to specifics about sexual behavior and experience of abuse and domestic violence.

And of course Paul spilled much ink about the proper treatment of slaves and the proper behavior of those slaves towards their masters without ever raising the question of whether owning another human being was morally objectionable.

The more we're able to explain human behavior in terms of molecular genetics or brain activity or biological function — absent a Creator — then the more questions I have about what I believe, and why.

His findings and those of other researchers raise disturbing questions about the behavior of microbes in the human body and how they should be treated.

«This finding leads to a larger question about how social exposure might shape gender - typical behavior in humans as well.»

They are curious about biological details, but also question human behavior regarding the environment.

There is no similar agreement about how our minds work: the economist assumes that rational behavior is dominant, for example, while a psychologist questions what fraction of human behavior is rational, and a biologist may ask whether rationality is even a useful concept, or merely an evolved illusion.

These findings raise questions about the evolution of our own cultural behavior and the extent to which chimpanzee and human cultures rely on the same social and cognitive processes.

But such events have raised scientific questions about why humans can't control behaviors such as laughing, yawning, coughing and shivering — and why they spread among groups of people.

«My documentary work is known for transcending sensational subjects to tell compelling human dramas that raise many complex questions about human relationships and behavior.

This spring, many Facing History and Ourselves students and teachers are finishing their study of Holocaust and Human Behavior by exploring the essential question: How does learning about the history of the Holocaust educate me about my responsibilities today?

We ask students to carefully investigate a text in order to make connections to essential questions about history, human behavior, and ourselves.

On that side, they can respond to the question, «What ideas about human behavior — why people do what they do — have been raised by this situation in a 7th grade classroom?»

The pair is joined by professional dog trainer and behavior consultant Mikkel Becker, providing a column full of human - interest stories as well as answers to pressing questions about life with pets.

Following a conversation with Mike Kelley about the physical beauty of many performance artists, McCarthy collaborated with Kelley to make Fresh Acconci (1995), a restaging of a series of historic works by the New York — based artist Vito Acconci, who is known for early performances in which he employed his own body to explore questions of social interaction, the distinctions between public and private behavior, and the objectification of the human body.

For those of us who delight in the understanding and critical evaluation of human behavior, GoT throws up interesting questions about the leadership and managerial capabilities of a number of key characters.

Increased understanding about how environmental variations, such as socio - economic disparities, affect human brain development and behavior has significant implications for advancing basic scientific questions such as understanding genetic versus environmental contributions of brain and behavioral development.

(See the warmth dimension of parenting) Universalist approach — Addresses the methodological question: If one is serious about establishing universals in human behavior, how does one go about doing it?