Word: behaviors
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Cross-fertilization sometimes works so well that it proves distracting. Psychologist Charles Osgood of the University of Illinois came to write a book on language behavior, wound up studying Hopi Indians at the edge of the Grand Canyon. But the usual effect is heady reappraisal. One famed fellow recalls that his pre-Casbah world had shriveled to six friends with the same opinion. At his first Casbah meal, he was plumped down with a sociologist, a historian and a literary critic. "That first luncheon," he said, "was like opening windows in a stuffy room." Equally impressive is Yale Neurosurgeon Karl...
...following week, on Nov. 19, Edward M. Purcell, Donner Professor of Science, plans to discuss "The Scientist as Engineer," at Quincy House. In the Dec. 3 lecture, Burrhus F. Skinner, Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology, will speak on "The Control of Human Behavior...
...consider that the press and photographic coverage of the Khrushchev visit [Oct. 5] was a disgraceful episode. This incident, probably because of its international importance, merely highlighted a behavior on the part of reporters and press photographers which seems to be increasing in absurdity in the last few years. I firmly believe in a free press, but I also believe that it is one duty of a free press to discipline itself. The use of "any trick of brain or brawn," to the point of rowdiness, is not to the credit of the press. T. S. CARSWELL Chestertown...
...study last year of the behavior of Puerto Ricans in six Catholic parishes in New York," Fitzpatrick reported. "I found that 25% of all the Puerto Rican marriages involved people of noticeably different shades of color. It is my own hope that they will make explicit the principles of human brotherhood, of universal respect for men and women, that have been implicit in their culture. If they do they will have brought a priceless contribution to the life of the mainland...
...avoid prohibition and punishment whenever possible, Dr. Kenward suggested offering a substitute for hostile and aggressive behavior: a boy can work out on a punching bag instead of hitting baby brother. But when devices such as this are not practicable, parents should not hesitate to use the word "No," and use physical means to enforce it if necessary. "Unequivocal firmness leads to far less trouble than hedging. Giving in to a child's tantrums or unreasonable whims leads only to more difficulty. On the other hand, some parents are fearful of the child and fear they will lose...