Roots Of Behavior

Author : Michelle Salcedo
Publisher : Free Spirit Publishing
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781631982880

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Uncover the Roots of Challenging Behavior by Michelle Salcedo Pdf

Teach social skills and enrich classrooms to reduce problem behaviors and nurture growth. When teachers create environments that teach skills rather than punish individual actions, they reduce behavior problems and nurture the growth of all learners. This book expertly guides early childhood teachers to analyze their classroom elements, routines, and responses to children. Much like gardeners who adjust soil, water, or fertilizer to help flowers bloom, educators of young children must look beyond challenging behaviors to what a child’s actions are communicating about her learning environment or home life. Digital content includes all forms from the book along with a PDF presentation. A free PLC/Book Study Guide for use with communities of practice is available at freespirit.com/PLC.

Author : Nancy Eisenberg,Paul Henry Mussen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1989-08-25
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0521337712

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The Roots of Prosocial Behavior in Children by Nancy Eisenberg,Paul Henry Mussen Pdf

What kinds of childbearing practices foster the development of helping, sharing, and other prosocial behaviours? What roles do biology and culture play in the development of prosocial behaviour? In this book, Nancy Eisenberg and Paul Mussen review and summarize scholarly research that has been devoted to the development of prosocial behaviour in children, and examine the variety of influences that contribute to children's prosocial development, including the media, parents, peers, biology, culture, personal characteristics, as well as situational determinants. The authors argue that prosocial behaviour can be learned and is modifiable, and they suggest ways that parents, teachers, and other can enhance prosocial development. In addition, the authors attempt to communicate the advances in the study of prosocial development that have taken place over the last decade. The book highlights some questions that have not yet been addressed adequately by researchers, and suggests areas for future work.

Author : Howard Rachlin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015028932617

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Behavior and Mind by Howard Rachlin Pdf

This book attempts to synthesize two apparently contradictory views of psychology: as the science of internal mental mechanisms and as the science of complex external behavior. Most books in the psychology and philosophy of mind reject one approach while championing the other, but Rachlin argues that the two approaches are complementary rather than contradictory. Rejection of either involves disregarding vast sources of information vital to solving pressing human problems--in the areas of addiction, mental illness, education, crime, and decision-making, to name but a few. Where previous books have focused either on psychology as an abstract science of the mind or as a strictly empirical approach to behavioral problems, this is the only book that attempts to show how the best modern theoretical work on mental mechanisms relates to the best modern empirical work on complex behavioral problems. It will be of considerable interest to psychologists and philosophers across many disciplines and perspectives.

Author : Eugene L. Bliss
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1145844403

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Roots of Behavior by Eugene L. Bliss Pdf

Author : Gilbert Gottlieb
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-19
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317778585

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Synthesizing Nature-nurture by Gilbert Gottlieb Pdf

This volume provides a primarily nontechnical summary of experimental and theoretical work conducted over the course of 35 years which resulted in a developmental framework capable of integrating causal influences at the genetic, neural, behavioral, and ecological levels of analysis. It describes novel solutions to the nature-nurture problem at both the empirical and theoretical levels. Following field observations, laboratory experiments led to the discovery of the nonobvious prenatal experiential basis of instinctive behavior in two species--ground-nesting mallard ducklings and hole-nesting wood ducklings. This work also describes the experiences that lead to the rigid canalization of behavioral development as well as the social and sensory experiences that favor the continuance of flexibility. The author also describes in detail a developmental psychobiological systems view that supports a behaviorally and psychologically mediated pathway to evolutionary change in humans and other species. Written in a way that is readable to even the nonspecialist, the text is accompanied by numerous photographs that illuminate and add personal meaning to the written words. Readers will be engaged by the emphasis on the human aspect of the scientific enterprise.

Author : Ervin Staub
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781461326458

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Development and Maintenance of Prosocial Behavior by Ervin Staub Pdf

This book was inspired by an intimate, stimulating, intellectually enrich ing conference that took place in Poland. However, the book is not a conference report. Rather, at the time of the conference, participants agreed that it would be worthwhile to create a volume representing the international state of knowledge in pro social behavior, and many of them agreed to write chapters. This volume is the outcome. The book contains chapters by outstanding researchers and scholars who have made substantial contributions to some aspect of scholarship about pro social behavior-helpfulness, generosity, kindness, coopera tion, or other behavior that benefits people. The book concerns itself with how prosocial behavior comes about and what influences contrib ute to or inhibit it; how prosocial behavior, or values and other personal characteristics that promote prosocial behavior, develop; how socializa tion, peer interaction, and other experiences contribute to development; and with the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral consequences of re ceiving help. Some chapters directly, and a number of them implicitly, concern themselves with applications of knowledge about prosocial be havior, particularly with the question of how cooperation and behavior that benefits other people can be promoted. The purpose of the book is. in part to show where the field stands and what knowledge we have accumulated, and in part to suggest fu ture directions and advance the field. It is a truly international book, with contributors from most countries where research on pro social be havior is being conducted.

Author : Luciano L'Abate
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1998-08-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1572303697

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Family Psychopathology by Luciano L'Abate Pdf

Providing an authoritative review of the influence of the family on individual behavior, this book shows how many individual psychopathologies stem from external rather than internal conditions. Chapters describe a variety of dysfunctional patterns and explore how they lead to different kinds of disorders. Preventive measures and treatment approaches are critically examined.

Author : Patrick Bateson
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781783742516

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Behaviour, Development and Evolution by Patrick Bateson Pdf

The role of parents in shaping the characters of their children, the causes of violence and crime, and the roots of personal unhappiness are central to humanity. Like so many fundamental questions about human existence, these issues all relate to behavioural development. In this lucid and accessible book, eminent biologist Professor Sir Patrick Bateson suggests that the nature/nurture dichotomy we often use to think about questions of development in both humans and animals is misleading. Instead, he argues that we should pay attention to whole systems, rather than to simple causes, when trying to understand the complexity of development. In his wide-ranging approach Bateson discusses why so much behaviour appears to be well-designed. He explores issues such as ‘imprinting’ and its importance to the attachment of offspring to their parents; the mutual benefits that characterise communication between parent and offspring; the importance of play in learning how to choose and control the optimal conditions in which to thrive; and the vital function of adaptability in the interplay between development and evolution. Bateson disputes the idea that a simple link can be found between genetics and behaviour. What an individual human or animal does in its life depends on the reciprocal nature of its relationships with the world about it. This knowledge also points to ways in which an animal’s own behaviour can provide the variation that influences the subsequent course of evolution. This has relevance not only for our scientific approaches to the systems of development and evolution, but also on how humans change institutional rules that have become dysfunctional, or design public health measures when mismatches occur between themselves and their environments. It affects how we think about ourselves and our own capacity for change.

Author : Philip M. Podsakoff,Scott B. MacKenzie,Nathan P. Podsakoff
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-27
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780190219017

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The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Citizenship Behavior by Philip M. Podsakoff,Scott B. MacKenzie,Nathan P. Podsakoff Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Citizenship Behavior provides a broad and interdisciplinary review of state-of-the-art research on organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs), and related constructs such as contextual performance, spontaneous organizational behavior, prosocial behavior, and proactive behavior in the workplace. Contributors address the conceptualization and measurement of OCBs; the antecedents, correlates, and consequences of these behaviors; and the methodological issues that are common when studying OCBs. In addition, this handbook pushes future scholarship in this and related areas by identifying substantive questions, methods, and issues for future research. The result is a single resource that will inform and inspire scholars, students, and practitioners of the origins of this construct, the current state of research on this topic, and potentially exciting avenues for future exploration. This handbook is designed to meet the needs of a broad spectrum of researchers and advanced undergraduate and graduate students in a variety of disciplines including management, organizational behavior, human resources management, and industrial and organizational psychology, as well as those interested in studying citizenship behavior in a variety of organizational contexts including marketing, nursing, engineering, sports, and education.

Author : Cecilia M. Heyes,Bennett G. Galef, Jr.
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1996-05-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0080541313

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Social Learning In Animals by Cecilia M. Heyes,Bennett G. Galef, Jr. Pdf

The increasing realization among behaviorists and psychologists is that many animals learn by observation as members of social systems. Such settings contribute to the formation of culture. This book combines the knowledge of two groups of scientists with different backgrounds to establish a working consensus for future research. The book is divided into two major sections, with contributions by a well-known, international, and interdisciplinary team which integrates these growing areas of inquiry. Key Features * Integrates the broad range of scientific approaches being used in the studies of social learning and imitation, and society and culture * Provides an introduction to this field of study as well as a starting point for the more experienced researcher * Chapters are succinct reviews of innovative discoveries and progress made during the past decade * Includes statements of varied theoretical perspectives on controversial topics * Authoritative contributions by an international team of leading researchers

Author : Adrian Raine
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780307378842

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The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine Pdf

Provocative and timely: a pioneering neurocriminologist introduces the latest biological research into the causes of--and potential cures for--criminal behavior. With an 8-page full-color insert, and black-and-white illustrations throughout.

Author : Robin Dunbar
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780571265183

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Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language by Robin Dunbar Pdf

Did mankind evolve unusually large brains simply in order to gossip? Primates differ from other animals by the intensity of their social relationships, by the amount of time they spend grooming one another. Not just a matter of hygiene, grooming is all about cementing bonds, making friends and influencing your fellow ape. Early humans, in their characteristic large groups of 150 or so, would have had to spend almost half their time in mutual grooming. Instead, Professor Robin Dunbar argues, they evolved a more efficient mechanism: language. It seems there is nothing idle about idle chatter. Having a good gossip ensures that a dynamic group - of hunter-gatherers, soldiers, workmates - remains cohesive.Men and women 'gossip' equally, but men tend to talk about themselves, while women talk more about other people, working to strengthen the female-female relationships that underpin both human and primate societies. Until now, most anthropologists have assumed that language developed in male-male relationships, during activities such as hunting. Dunbar's intriguing research suggests that, to the contrary, language evolved among women.

Author : Mary Gordon
Publisher : Dundurn.com
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-12
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780887628252

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Roots of Empathy by Mary Gordon Pdf

Roots of Empathy — an evidence-based program developed in 1996 by longtime educator and social entrepreneur Mary Gordon — has already reached more than 270,000 children in Canada, the U.S., Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere. Now, as The New York Times reports that "empathy lessons are spreading everywhere amid concerns over the pressure on students from high-stakes tests and a race to college that starts in kindergarten", Mary Gordon explains the value of and how best to nurture empathy and social and emotional literacy in all children — and thereby reduce aggression, antisocial behavior, and bullying.

Author : Amram Eshel,Tom Beeckman
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781439846490

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Plant Roots by Amram Eshel,Tom Beeckman Pdf

The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true with the advancements brought on by the sequencing of whole genomes of model organisms and the development of "omics" techniques. This fourth edition of Plant Root

Author : Myron A. Hofer
Publisher : W H Freeman & Company
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : Child development
ISBN : 0716712776

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The Roots of Human Behavior by Myron A. Hofer Pdf