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Kanter, J. W.; Busch, A. M.; Weeks, C. E.; Landes, S. J. – Behavior Analyst, 2008
In this article we discuss the traditional behavioral models of depression and some of the challenges analyzing a phenomenon with such complex and varied features. We present the traditional model and suggest that it does not capture the complexity of the phenomenon, nor do syndromal models of depression that dominate the mainstream…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Cognitive Processes, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Gilger, Jeffrey W. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1995
This paper is an introduction to behavioral genetics for researchers and practitioners in language development and disorders. It identifies essential concepts and applies behavioral genetic research to the language sciences. It suggests that more complex questions may be successfully addressed through behavioral genetic paradigms. Research needs…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Genetics, Language Impairments, Models
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Steward, Oswald; Huang, Fen; Guzowski, John F. – Learning & Memory, 2007
Stimulation paradigms that induce perforant path long-term potentiation (LTP) initiate phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and induce expression of a variety of immediate early genes (IEGs). These events are thought to be critical components of the mechanism for establishing the changes in synaptic efficacy that endure for hours or longer. Here we show that…
Descriptors: Stimulation, Seizures, Animals, Behavior Modification
Flacks, Miriam – 1980
Written by a biologist, this paper is intended to present information on the sociological study of man from a biological perspective. Perspectives include that (1) sociology neglects biological variables that are part of understanding human behavior and human societies; (2) the sociobiological or evolutionary view of human development is…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavioral Science Research, Biological Influences, Biological Sciences
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Lerner, Richard M. – Developmental Psychology, 1991
Maintains that (1) research questions must address intra- and extraorganism contextual relations and must be multidisciplinary in scope; (2) research must be sensitive to contextual variability and individual differences; and (3) scholars must develop empirically generative models linking the development of human beings with changing contexts. (BC)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Theories, Behavioral Science Research, Context Effect
Rosenzweig, Mark R., Ed.; Porter, Lyman W., Ed. – 1982
This volume contains 20 essays on current research in representative areas of psychology. The authors are professors and researchers at universities in the United States, England, Colombia, Poland, Australia, the Netherlands, France, and Canada. A wide range of topics is discussed. Included among these are social psychology of intergroup…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Genetics, Higher Education, Information Processing