Word: behaviorism
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...Still, many believe the government needs to do more to rein in risky behavior on Wall Street. Among the proposals that have been promoted by President Barack Obama and Congress are a systemic regulator that would be on guard for markets and participants that were creating unseen risks in the financial system. Last month, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would create a new agency to protect consumers and regulate products like mortgages and credit cards. Even the Independent Community Bankers Association, which has fought new regulations of the financial sector, says the government needs to do more...
...company's Beijing headquarters to thank it for its new stand. "It's a public message that some people in China are picking up on," says MacKinnon. "A large Internet company, the largest in some ways and most influential globally, is saying publicly that the Chinese government's behavior is unacceptable, and that can't fail to resonate...
...country retains an intensely hegemonic streak. Rigid codes of behavior govern everything from how to dress to the proper time of day to drink a cappuccino. Far from being a melting pot, Italy remains a three-course meal, with the pasta carefully segregated from the appetizer and main course and no place for a bowl of hummus or plate of egg rolls. "People now accept that immigrants are here," says Giuseppe Sciortino, an immigration expert and sociology professor at the University of Trento. "But they're still in denial that they are a presence that will change Italy forever...
Drinkers Check-up, the subject of the 2005 study, helps people consider the pros and cons of continuing to drink in their current pattern. Reid Hester, director of research at Behavior Therapy Associates in Albuquerque, N.M., and one of the authors of the study, says he suspects that these additional elements may have accounted for the better results his site got. His study also included people with more severe problems, some of whom may have been more motivated to change...
...bombs - onto the deck of the Nisshin Maru, another whaling ship in the vicinity. Furthermore, at the time of the collision, the ICR says, the Ady Gil was attempting to entangle the Shonan Maru's rudder with a large rope. The actions, says the ICR, are "nothing but felonious behavior." The Japanese Fishing Agency also released a statement saying that it is "extremely dangerous to threaten vessels and its crew" and that Sea Shepherd's actions are "absolutely unforgivable...