Word: behaviorism
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...decades ago, this 100:1 drug-quantity ratio appealed to legislators who believed crack was instantly addictive and caused violent behavior. And the sentencing commission worked these dramatically different drug thresholds into its otherwise nuanced sentencing guidelines, which add jail time for aggravating factors like the presence of a firearm and reduce it for such things as acceptance of guilt...
...Although the defendant appeared calm during the first day's proceedings, his long history of defiant, often aggressive behavior suggests that the trial could be a turbulent affair. During five years of preparation for the trial, he tossed obscenities at prosecutors and court clerks during hearings, refused to use a computer and insisted that all court papers (some 250,000 pages) be translated in Serbian Cyrillic (Serbs use both scripts). Like Milosevic, Seselj insisted on being his own defense lawyer, and when the court attempted to assign him an attorney, he went to a 28-day-long hunger strike, until...
...curious), overthrown that logic.But this activism’s meddling morality, for all of its ease, most inexcusably errs in its pride. What sort of imperialist hubris, unbefitting of our University’s commitment to moral neutrality and relativism, can claim to dictate proper political behavior to the indigenous rulers of third-world states? No conscientious man would dare defend Sudan—or Burma—and their dastardly deeds, and rightfully so. But the implications of such posturing, by intimidating investment banks, shaking down corporations, and guilt-tripping college administrators, bode extremely ill for our politics.Political solutions...
...youth activities are to Sullivan, a towering man who continued his gridiron career at the University of Iowa. He is a self-proclaimed believer in the theory behind the “Boston Miracle”—a strategy of using youth programs to prevent anti-social behavior and to unify the city—and would like to bring it to Cambridge...
...ability and responsibility to predict economic trends during a discussion about financial reporting at the Institute of Politics yesterday. In light of the recent subprime mortgage crisis and the dot-com bubble burst, the four panelists shared their perspectives on the role of journalism in shaping the financial behavior of the public. The panel members argued over whether financial crises could be predicted and whether the general population could respond to such information in order to minimize the extent of a potential economic downturn. In particular, they addressed the recent financial crisis, which was exacerbated by the subsequent collapse...