Well-behaved - or not - mankind is a biological family [14] and, from the cradle to the grave, we do not peer into the head or under the skin, to appreciate personal feelings.
We communicate via script, voice or picture, any of which may make us applaud, move us to tears - keep us glued to our chair - or send us into opposite directions.
For treating dysfunctional habits, behavior analysts count external sources (say, over-correction, slow reassurance, mistimed reinforcement) and then modify those.
Physicians diagnose organic malfunction and normalize that, often dramatically.
Yet the internists too, ask the patients: “How do you feel?” and “Where does it hurt?” for it is they - not a brain - who complain of aches and pains. [15] Ways to discover how persons feel - and think, for that matter – include looking at them, hearing them talk, seeing their interactions, judging whether - or not - attractions are mutual. [16]
All this adds up to Applied Behavior Analysis derived from animal conditioning research.
At K.U., I was overwhelmed - aware that excessive abstraction can blind anyone; and why
/reinforcement/ vs /extinction/ and /punishment/ calls for conceptual revision.
Too often, we 'disembody behavior' by omitting the doer from our sentences [17]
To hear reminiscence and see who forgets and remembers, we listen to people, yet the questions
"What is thought?" and "Where is memory?" can send scientists to the the brain, searching in vain for structure and human performance; much like nobility was once attributed to blue blood. morality to the kidneys and generosity to a big heart. [18]
We teach toddlers to recognize emotion in tone, gesture and facial expression;
play-acting and make-believe ... and common deception ... may serve to remind us:
others can and do perceive how we feel, and we really sincerely need them to care.
I'm afraid I stumbled on something I feel impelled to protect - but I am not the person to suggest what scientists could observe in a research laboratory. [19]
Well, at least I can write, I am someone who knows how mush she owes sientists: enlightenment, inspiring words, personal frienships; and much satisfaction from her profession.
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At K.U., I was overwhelmed - aware that excessive abstraction can blind anyone; and why
/reinforcement/ vs /extinction/ and /punishment/ calls for conceptual revision.
Too often, we 'disembody behavior' by omitting the doer from our sentences [17]
To hear reminiscence and see who forgets and remembers, we listen to people, yet the questions
"What is thought?" and "Where is memory?" can send scientists to the the brain, searching in vain for structure and human performance; much like nobility was once attributed to blue blood. morality to the kidneys and generosity to a big heart. [18]
We teach toddlers to recognize emotion in tone, gesture and facial expression;
play-acting and make-believe ... and common deception ... may serve to remind us:
others can and do perceive how we feel, and we really sincerely need them to care.
I'm afraid I stumbled on something I feel impelled to protect - but I am not the person to suggest what scientists could observe in a research laboratory. [19]
Well, at least I can write, I am someone who knows how mush she owes sientists: enlightenment, inspiring words, personal frienships; and much satisfaction from her profession.
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[13] ' Nothing is more rewarding than to see others admiring your work.' I read recently and thought: 'helping others out of trouble also ranks high on people's list of rewards.'
[14] Negating ;behavior' disqualifies individuals. 'Not behaving' means 'misbehaving'; whereas 'they behave' implies 'they behave themselves properly as expected.' This may be true in all tongues, a universal phenomenon. Interested readers might ask people from distant lands what is meant by/not behaving/ in the language of their country, and compare their replies. I found no exceptions ... total agreement ... on behalf of billions!
[14] Negating ;behavior' disqualifies individuals. 'Not behaving' means 'misbehaving'; whereas 'they behave' implies 'they behave themselves properly as expected.' This may be true in all tongues, a universal phenomenon. Interested readers might ask people from distant lands what is meant by/not behaving/ in the language of their country, and compare their replies. I found no exceptions ... total agreement ... on behalf of billions!
[15] Pavlov's data on p.30 [1927]implybrain malfunction: first shock and then food, renders dogs impervious to pain; they drool at the mere sight of the coil, and again, on contacting electricity. Pavlov notes: "Subjected to the very closest scrutiny,not even the tiniest and most subtle objective phenomenon usually exhibited by animals under the influence of strong injurious stimuli can be observed in these dogs. No appreciable changes in the pulse or in the respiration occur..." Such findings may help to explain masochism. However, they also have implications re: anesthesia for medical treatment.
(16) For example: "If someone comes to you from a distance - uninvited - and the time passes pleasantly for you both - and this happens frequently - then you know you draw that person to you in a warm social way."I found this helps parents display their love for the child who often complains: 'You don't love me.' When children attract the parent like this, they trust this parent implicitly - without thinking. Again, it is a matter of relative frequency: how many corrections versus signs of approval..
I don't know how much is needed for normal development except, positives must be more common; 'fifty-fifty' confuses everyone, adults and children alike.
I don't know how much is needed for normal development except, positives must be more common; 'fifty-fifty' confuses everyone, adults and children alike.
[17] "Abstraction ... encourages indifference. We must remind ourselves ... the Holocaust was ... one, plus one ,plus one ... Only in understanding that civilised people must defend the one, by one, by one, can the Holocaust, the inexplicable , be given meaning." Judith Miller, One by One by One, 1990 (p, 287), Simon & Schuster, N.Y. The end of WWH 11, nuclear war in Hiroshima and Nagsaki, is another horrific example of death, disease and destruction which human beings can bring on themselves - their genes and their progeny - for generations to come.
[18] In Hebrew, when tortured by a guilty conscience, persons are said to suffer from 'morality of the kidneys '. And today, of course, we know 'blue blood' in the arteries is symptomatic of insufficient oxygen in the cardio-vascular circulation.
[19] Who am I to question the FABBS Mission Statement:
'FABBs promotes human potential and well-being by advancing the sciences of mind, brain and behavior. As a coalition of scientific societies we communicate with policy makers and the public about the importance and contribution of basic and applied research in these sciemces.'
(Fabbs News Highlights, 8/2/10/) Yet, should scientists say they study conditions that keep subjects intact and healthy, the 'human potential ' might generate very clear dialogue with the public and the policy makers.
[18] In Hebrew, when tortured by a guilty conscience, persons are said to suffer from 'morality of the kidneys '. And today, of course, we know 'blue blood' in the arteries is symptomatic of insufficient oxygen in the cardio-vascular circulation.
[19] Who am I to question the FABBS Mission Statement:
'FABBs promotes human potential and well-being by advancing the sciences of mind, brain and behavior. As a coalition of scientific societies we communicate with policy makers and the public about the importance and contribution of basic and applied research in these sciemces.'
(Fabbs News Highlights, 8/2/10/) Yet, should scientists say they study conditions that keep subjects intact and healthy, the 'human potential ' might generate very clear dialogue with the public and the policy makers.
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