Sentences with phrase «theories about human behavior»

It has three applications: 1) a method of investigation of the mind; 2) a systematized set of theories about human behavior; and 3) a method of treatment of psychological or emotional illness.

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At least among those untutored in the rarefied mountain air of meta «ethical theory, ethics usually denotes that range of human behavior that can be subsumed under the rubric of judgments about inherent good and evil.

I use the work of other sciences, evolutionary (developmental systems theory) and anthropological sciences, for baselines about human nature and behavior.

Estes says that some of the opposition to his theory about marine mammal predation derives less from the behavior of killer whales than from the behavior — and beliefs — of human beings.

Although these economic models have provided a strong and unifying foundation for the development of theory about decision - making, several decades of research on these topics has produced a wealth of evidence demonstrating that, in practice, these models do not provide a satisfactory description of actual human behavior.

This theory from social science provides general approaches, not framed mathematically, to account for several distinct aspects of human behavior including attitudes towards impacts of behaviors, perception of social norms, and perceptions about the capability for behaviors to be effective and to have impact on controlling a system.

My approach to all these issues is multi-dimensional and utilizes the latest scientific knowledge about canine cognition, learning theory and animal behavior to restore an harmonious relationship between dogs and their human companions.

Conference offers our members the opportunity to learn about new and ongoing research projects, to interact with other professionals in the field of human behavior, to discover the wide variety of resources our association has to offer, and provides a learning environment in which Imago clinical theory and practice can be explored and refined.

While there are no legal prohibitions related to the use of the word therapist, successful careers in therapy require a command of a body of knowledge about human behavior and emotional health, as well as a particular set of clinical skills that stem from the theories and practices of psychology.