Sentences with phrase «rather than aggression»

Her work embodies a latent state of violence that creeps to the surface every now and with polished manners rather than aggression.

If preferences for DDS prosody are based on preferences for high pithed tonal sound, which across mammalian species is associated with affiliation and submission rather than aggression (Morton 1977), then other mammalian species should show a preference for DDS over ADS.

The head was also heavily pigmented, and its horns were apparently made of a soft tissue, not hard keratin, which suggests that perhaps they were used for signaling rather than aggression, Vinther says.

How to Cope: It is important to remember that in the vast majority of cases, this anger is driven by fear, anxiety, and frustration, rather than aggression.

This can mean appeasement rather than aggression — winning by never taking the risk of losing.

Not exact matches

Believe it or not, a true Muslim (the one who surrenders to the Will of his Creator) would rather die but not to keep silent about the disrespect of God's Words which take place at a country that had enough of disrespect to human life for more than a decade of aggression and atrocities.

Male aggression was made «useful rather than destructive.»

If just - war theory is in poor repute today it is because it has been pressed into service to justify war rather than to prevent or restrain it; rather than being used to advance the cause of peace or justice, the theory has often provided a quickly accessible patina of moral justifiability to disguise aggression and expansionist policy.

Aggression and reciprocity are equally etched in our brains, but scientifically informed moral sensitivity can reprogram useless or harmful adaptations for cooperation rather than violence.

These are players who are not afraid to show aggression and fight for the win, both physically and verbally, rather than focus on the fancy trickery that has largely taken over football in general.

That's not so say Iturbe isn't an effective playmaker or passer, but his efficiency is so tied up with aggression that, as we discussed, when the match doesn't come his way, he becomes a neutral threat at best, whereas Falque makes quick, forward passes when he receives the ball, preferring to passively beat defenders via the passing game rather than deceiving them with body feints or step overs.

Still hugely aggressive, that aggression is now channelled into his performance rather than his emotions.

Rather than getting your child to change her behavior, doing that simply teaches her that verbal and physical aggression are the way to go when she's mad.

Why has there hitherto been an evolutionary advantage in developing human potential for aggression rather than the capacity to love?

I know now that I need space and time to just vegetate, not worrying about the look on my face and if anyone is interpreting my going to my room immediately after coming home as anger or aggression rather than the sheer exhaustion it actually is.

Moreover, artificially increasing or decreasing testosterone levels within the normal range usually just reinforces previous patterns of aggression rather than dramatically transforming behavior; beta males may still be milquetoasts, and alphas still bullies.

Increases or decreases in aggression between the ages of 6 and 12 appear to be influenced by various environmental factors rather than genetics.

Aggression in primates may actually be the cause of elevated testosterone, rather than vice versa.

Because of existing cultural associations in the United States that link Black American males with aggression, hostility, and untrustworthiness, the researchers hypothesized that the participants might be more likely to perceive a low financial offer as unfair if it came from a Black rather than White proposer.

Newly formed groups of monk parakeets do not show evidence that they perceive rank, yet an awareness of it emerges quickly, after about a week of interactions, which is when individuals direct aggression more frequently against those nearby in rank rather than with lower - ranked birds.

Previous discussions of model preference by non-humans have argued that dominant individuals may be copied by subordinates due to fear of aggression, rather than as a result of freely conferred prestige [25].

So the next time you feel anger, rather than taking it out on yourself through suppression, or on others through aggression, ask yourself what is the purpose of this generally unwelcome emotion?

Air Force One was hijacked and the President (Carpenter mainstay Donald Pleasence) managed to escape in a pod that crash - landed in New York City, where he was promptly abducted by ne'er - do - wells called the Crazies — their name and «tude owing a debt to George Romero's hostile mutants of the same appellation, though Carpenter, a rebel spirit but not the Sid Vicious kind, seems to attribute their aggression to the spread of punk rather than to a viral contagion.

Encourage nonjudgmental and non disruptive venting of emotions rather than negative verbal and physical aggression.

Lada and Mehmed continue their strange dance of love and aggression, enacted through their political rather than personal lives.

The breed had such strong aggression toward other dogs that the males and females would rather fight than mate.

It's amazing to think that someday behavioral problems such as fear - aggression in dogs or inappropriate urination in cats could be treated by the administration a certain type of bacteria rather than a drug such as Prozac.

Rather than simply recognizing each other by sight, the scent - oriented cats react to the perceived threat by displaying aggression and fear toward the returning cat.

If your pet is showing signs of fear and anxiety, aggression, hyper - excitability, sudden changes in behavior, self - injury, obsessive compulsive - type behaviors, age - related changes or if you have worked with a trainer and your pet can't seem to learn or has plateaued in spite of positive reinforcement training, or you find yourself having to punish the behavior rather than building a positive relationship with your pet, you should see Dr. Sung for a full diagnostic evaluation.

If the dog gives your child the «Okay» signal (wagging tail, kissing, no signs of aggression, fear, or nervousness), your child should pet the dog on his side rather than reaching over the dog's head.

They are affectionate and incredibly patient with children, and when annoyed, will simply walk away rather than display any aggression.

From complex problems like aggression, fears, and phobias to a simple behavior change of having a dog sit rather than jump on visitors at the door, these two techniques have the potential to be very successful at modifying behavior.

Friendly and trustworthy these dogs are not great guard dogs and in most instances they will walk away from situations rather than face them with aggression.

Any medical or degenerative illness that causes pain, discomfort or decreased mobility — such as arthritis, dental disease, thyroid dysfunction, cancer, impaired sight or hearing, or urinary tract disease — can lead to increased sensitivity and irritability, increased anxiety about being touched or approached, increased aggression (because your cat may choose to threaten and bite rather than move away), decreased responsiveness to your voice, reduced ability to adapt to change, and reduced ability to get to usual elimination areas.

Aggression could lead a dog out of their home and into a shelter, and with some unfortunate cases, some aggressive dogs end up euthanized rather than being treated for these actual trainable issues.

I found that once people understand that aggression is typically rooted in insecurity, rather than a dog trying to be dominant, they're able to better understand why confrontation and physical punishment is not the answer.»

Even though most people would prefer to adopt a dog from an animal shelter rather than a breeder, one of their reservations is that shelter dogs have «problems» with behavior, socializing, or aggression.

This is not to be confused with aggression; a ridgeback of proper temperament will be more inclined to ignore, rather than challenge, a stranger.

Aggression should be dealt with early, rather than allowing inappropriate behaviors to escalate until they are unmanageable.

By observing repetitive play - signals, such as pawing, paw raising, play bows, or rhythmic or sudden staccato movements, it is possible to interpret the growls and yowls, snarls and snaps, and barks and bites as play rather than fear or aggression.

You'll want to prepare your dog for all eventualities, so that whenever he encounters anyone or anything new, he'll react with pleasant curiosity rather than fear or aggression.

Since a cat will find it much more difficult to guard four food bowls rather than one, aggression is much less likely to occur if you provide more bowls.

«This user - friendly and engaging book employs gentle and effective training methods rather than punishment - oriented techniques that so often lead to aggression.

Where Schutzhund dogs are trained to fight or at least defend with aggression, guard dogs are generally utilized as a deterrent rather than an active fighter.

Outside of the downright hostile reaction — that was clearly dislike rather than fear or aggression — she had no interest in the stick, and calmed down when I took it away.

Not spaying and neutering, and raising dogs for breeding rather than as family pets (dogs used for breeding are often penned, chained, and neglected), is one of the largest factors associated with dog aggression.

After researching violent media in the US, Ferguson and his team found that laboratory - based studies into the effects of violent games have provided «exposure to brief clips of media, rather than full narrative experiences» and that «the resultant aggressive behaviours are also outside a real - world context in which the aggression appears to be sanctioned by the researchers themselves.»

If we are truly interested in violence and aggression, rather than blaming the media for everything wrong in the world, we need to look at what motivates it in real life.

For a year marked by divisions and aggression, 2014 was also a year in which we remembered the joy of playing together — physically, rather than virtually, sharing screens, passing controllers and rediscovering parties of play.

That is, through the ritual blacks were taking out aggression against fellow blacks rather than against their real enemy, the white society...