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That point is central to a new study by Valérie Simard of Hôpital de Sacré-Coeur in Montréal, which examines the link between parents' bedtime behavior and sleep disturbances in children during infancy and early childhood. Simard administered yearly questionnaires to 987 parents, whose children were 5 months old at the start of the study. She found that certain "maladaptive" parental habits - such as the mother staying with the child until he or she fell asleep, or the parent giving a child food or drink upon nighttime awakening - appeared to develop in response...
Boasting an economist, a statistician, two psychologists, and a Government professor, the 18-member governing body of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) is well-versed in the science of human behavior. But with the full Faculty set to discuss today the possibility of lowering the attendance required for an official vote at its general meetings, many of the professoriate’s own public policy and behavioral experts appeared torn about the effect that the proposal’s adoption might have. “If...Faculty members would only show up if there?...
...truly false” that communications with the school committee should always remain private, and said the current committee is “misleading the public” by such statements. Some members of the public were riled by administrative actions.“The behavior shows a complete and utter lapse of professional standards,” said Elizabeth H. Dionne, a parent of four children in the district. “He should have accessed them in an above-board and honest fashion.” Dionne said she sent e-mails that she thought were only read...
Participants who reacted “spitefully” to their partners’ defection tended to be the least successful after an hour of playing the game. Although exacting punishment can be satisfying in the short term, the researchers concluded, such behavior causes even more selfish behavior in the long run—and that leaves both participants worse...
...White says 1,000 trained officers are deployed in more than 40 airports with the number expected to double in a year. Since the behavior detection program went national in 2006, White said 102,914 travelers have been tagged for further screening; 9,142 have been referred to a law enforcement agency; 682 people have been arrested and another 925 remain under investigation. Many of those arrested have been charged with drug or currency smuggling or immigration violations. As the numbers show, behavior detection remains an art, not a science. "I can see them pulling Woody Allen...