News tagged with rational behaviorism


Rumbaugh's theory links positions of Wilson, Skinner

Other Sciences / Other

created May 01, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

When Dr. Paul Naour was looking for a conclusion to his book detailing a previously unknown 1987 tape recording of a conversation regarding human behavior between theorists E.O. Wilson and B.F. Skinner, he found it at Great ...





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IBM Debuts 'Grammar Checker' Approach to Catching Software Bugs

Technology / Software

created Jul 30, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Bug-ridden, poor quality software costs businesses billions of dollars annually and the cost of identifying and repairing a software defect in a product that is already being used by consumers can cost upwards of $16,000 ...


The influence of cultural differences in investigative interviews

The influence of cultural differences in investigative interviews

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In her youth psychologist Karlijn Beune devoured crime stories. Now the world of crime is her field of expertise. She studied how the behaviour of detectives during investigative interviews ...


Rational or Random? Model Shows How People Send E-Mails

Rational or Random? Model Shows How People Send E-Mails

Technology / Other

created Nov 19, 2008 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (10) | comments 3

In the last 10 years, e-mail has gone from a novelty to a necessity. What was once a pastime is now an essential form of communication, with many people opening their inboxes to find dozens of e-mails waiting.


How would Einstein use e-mail? Letter writers of yore had same correspondence patterns as e-mail users today

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 0

You're not as different from Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin after all, at least when it comes to patterns of correspondence.


Primates expect others to act rationally

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 06, 2007 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

When trying to understand someone's intentions, non-human primates expect others to act rationally by performing the most appropriate action allowed by the environment, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard University.


Gravitational Lensing

Where mathematics and astrophysics meet

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jun 05, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (36) | comments 2

The mathematicians were trying to extend an illustrious result in their field, the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra. The astrophysicists were working on a fundamental problem in their field, the problem of gravitational ...


Study: Israelis have abandoned belief of peacefully integrating into the Middle East

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 29, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (13) | comments 1

For decades, Israelis have sought to teach Arabs and Muslims that the existence of a Jewish state was a permanent fact of life. Israelis have thought that once Arab and Muslim belief in the state's permanence could be established, ...


From stress to financial mess: Study suggests acute stress affects financial decision making

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

It is not surprising that as our economy continues its freefall, we are feeling increasingly more stressed and worried. Many of us are feeling extreme unease about the security of our jobs and being able to make our next ...


Sharing Now Might Help Kids Learn Advanced Math Later

Other Sciences / Other

created May 21, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sharing might help young children become better people, but it might also make them better at math, according to preliminary findings of a study being conducted at North Carolina State University.


Nice guys can finish first and so can their teams

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ever thought the other guy was a loser for giving his all for the team even if others weren't pulling their weight?



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