Questions tagged [behavior]
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Is there a term that describes the behaviour of a person which transfers personal problems to other people and tries to solve them there?
I think my question is a little tricky to express, but I observed this kind of behaviour pattern many times and want to know if it's coined in cognitive sciences.
To give an example, think about an ...
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How can psychometric or behavioural tests be used in banking to evaluate creditworthiness?
Suppose an entrepreneur or borrower with little credit or business history goes to a bank or some financial institution to borrow money.
Banks can use, as an alternative to a credit or business ...
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Are any kinds of behavior proved to correlate with testosterone levels?
Are any kinds of behavior proved to correlate with testosterone levels?
Any studies done on this? Any indications of such correlations?
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Has anyone formally tested Josh Pellicer's theory on human sexual behavior?
I read Josh Pellicer's book titled "Tao of Badass." He discusses the sexual behavior of men and women and how they interact during the dating process. However, I have been unable to find any ...
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Does suppressing a desire make it more powerful?
Based on my minimal knowledge of old Freudian Psychoanalysis, if our drives and urges are not met they become more powerful, even overwhelming, for the individual, perhaps causing them psychological ...
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Are there mental states that make the mind more susceptible to other negative mental states?
I've recently read the following folk parable and am interested if there is any truth to it.
It is originally in russian(full version here), so I will translate the gist of it:
The devil displays ...
