Role of DNA, The
Dean Hamer, Director of the Gene Structure and Regulation Unit at the National Cancer Institute, talks about the role of DNA in human behavior. Dr
Subject: behavior
Transcript: control our behavior And so, although it surprises some people, Our genes also play a role in the way we think about things, The way we feel about things
Consciousness
Social psychologist Mahzarin Banaji talks about the concept of consciousness. Dr. Banaji explains that she thinks of consciousness as having four properties: awareness, control, intention and self-reflection
Subject: behavior
Nature vs. Nurture (Part Two)
a genetic predisposition towards violence, coupled with a bad home environment, is a toxic mixture that is most likely to lead to violent behavior.
Subject: behavior
Transcript: We think that genes are important for violent behavior But it's clear that the environment is also important, The way a child is raised The type of
Beneath the Surface
The challenge of understanding what makes customers buy is the focus of this episode. What influences a buyer's decision?
Subject: behavior
Different Strokes: How Influential is the Shared Family Environment?
The environment is the nature portion of the human equation-those factors along with genetics that shape the emerging individual. From the time of Freud, it was assumed that the shared family environment was primarily responsible for similarities ...
Subject: behavior
Transcript: also people have different environments. Whether or not the genes get turned on and off may depend On some experience you've had. And of course, behavior
Do We Have Free Will?: If Determinism were True...
If determinism is true then would our ideas about moral responsibility and punishment have to change as well? Some philosophers contend that we have to think of ourselves as behaving freely even in a world in which there is just one path open to us....
Subject: behavior
Transcript: That didn't punish lawbreakers, So much as reeducated them, Or retrained them in appropriate social behaviors. And so, i think that if determinism were
Free Will
Philosopher John Searle argues that even if all our behavior is determined and we don't have determinism, there's no way to actually live according
Subject: behavior
Transcript: turns out that all our behavior is determined, We can't believe that because all of our actions, When you choose who you're going to vote for in election
The Mind-Body Problem
Philosopher John Searle explores "the mind-body problem." He begins by talking about the perspective of Descartes and others who viewed the mind and the body as totally separate and distinct areas. Professor Searle then goes on to look at how the mi...
Subject: behavior
Transcript: solidity Of the table is a higher level feature of the table. The solid features are caused by the behavior Of the micro elements but the solidity is