Psychological Basis of Human Behavior

Relationships, Human Behavior, and Psychological Science

Extensive evidence attests to the importance of relationships for human well-being, and evolutionary theorizing has increasingly recognized the adaptive significance of relationships. Psychological science, however, has barely begun to consider how relationships influence a broad array of basic social, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral processes. This article discusses contemporary theory an...

The Symbol: The Origin and Basis of Human Behavior

In July, 1939, a celebration was held at Leland Stanford University to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the discovery that the cell is the basic unit of all living tissue. Today we are beginning to realize and to appreciate the fact that the symbol is the basic unit of all human behavior and civilization. All human behavior originates in the use of symbols. It was the symbol which trans...

Neural basis of egalitarian behavior.

Individuals are willing to sacrifice their own resources to promote equality in groups. These costly choices promote equality and are associated with behavior that supports cooperation in humans, but little is known about the brain processes involved. We use functional MRI to study egalitarian preferences based on behavior observed in the "random income game." In this game, subjects decide whet...

Psychological factors underlying criminal behavior.

participatory irrigation management, psychological basis of motivation and obstacles

importance of farmers' participation in system design and management has been emphasized in various fields. motivation is thought as the most important factor affecting farmers' participation in agricultural development programs. many theories have been postulated in motivation field and abundant research projects accomplished in this area. mcmillion’s theory was recognized as appropr...