Word: affective
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...first strong physiological evidence that the density of dopamine receptors may affect how people respond to negative inputs. Previous studies have established a strong link between a low density of dopamine receptors and addiction, obesity and compulsive gambling - conditions that suggest an impaired ability to learn from the consequences of bad decisions...
...Mind Your Morals The article's title, "What Makes Us Moral," contains the basic mistake we make in trying to understand ourselves and our fellow human beings [Dec. 3]. Nothing makes us anything. We make choices, which then affect our brain chemistry. In trying to be scientific, we often reverse the relationship. While Jeffrey Kluger may value the choices we make, he did not use the word choices in his examination of morality. The connection we have with our community is a powerful factor in how we choose to behave, of course, and we do place others outside our community...
...article's title, "What Makes us Moral," contains the basic mistake we make in trying to understand ourselves and our fellow human beings [Dec. 3]. Nothing makes us anything. We make choices, which then affect our brain chemistry. In trying to be scientific, we often reverse the relationship. While Jeffrey Kluger may value the choices we make, he did not use the word choices in his story. Our community is a powerful factor in how we choose to behave, of course, and we do place others outside our community. This can help us understand how a person we label...
Restrictive voter registration practices negatively affect the turnout of young voters, according to a study released this week. The study—released by the Student Public Interest Research Groups’ (PIRGs) New Voters Project—examined colleges in Arizona and New Mexico, states with especially restrictive voting laws, during the 2006 election cycle. Last year, students from the National Campaign at the Institute of Politics conducted a similar study, in which they analyzed voting restrictions in five states that required students to register or vote in person for their first election. The new study by the Student...
...dreams affect our waking lives, can we change or manipulate them so that we change our reality...