Word: behavior
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Brazelton has managed to bring babies personalities to almost everyone's attention by keeping a working schedule that keeps him running. He splits his time between his practice, which he is soon to give up, his research on infant behavior, his teaching at Children's Hospital, and his more public work: the books, articles, and television appearences designed to make child-raising easier for parents. Between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. every day he has his "phone hour," which he devotes to reassuring anxious mothers, some patients and some strangers...
Some of Brazelton's cross-cultural work has raised serious issues beyond questions of childrearing. By saying that Chinese babies are different from Americans, critics ask js Brazelton lending credence to racism? He says no, because even in newborn babies environmental influences on behavior are inseparably interwoven with the genetic. The health of the mother, the practices of giving birth, the family structure and the way the family treats its new member during its first crucial days all form part of the newborn's environment. As these factors vary from culture to culture, the infant shapes his behavior in response...
...That there are cross-cultural differences in newborn behavior is not controversial." Jerome Kagan, professor of Psychology and Social Relations, says. "The only controversy, and Brazelton is very flexible about this, has to do with how long these differences last, and what they have to do with future development," he added...
Herrnstein's research delves into comparative cognition. His work is "comparative" because he applies findings from his animal research to human behavior. As a cognitist, he is interested in internal thought processes. But Herrnstein does not reject behavioral psychology and investigates as well the relationship between the environment of a person or animal and its observable behavior. Herrnstein calls himself eclectic: "I am a little bit of behaviorist and cognitist, but my experiments are more inclined towards those of a behaviorist...
Judith Martin, also known as "Miss Manners," delivered a sharp-witted speech last night to a packed audience at the Kennedy School on the importance of civilized behavior for all members of society, not just the upper classes...