Tendency

“Atavism is the tendency to revert to ancestral type. In biology, an atavism is an evolutionary throwback, such as traits reappearing which had disappeared generations before.” In writing authors use symbolism, conflicts, and character to convey atavism in their works. In Golding’s lord of the flies, he uses characterization of jack and the hunters, conflicts between characters and symbolism to show atavism. He uses these things to show that when the rules of society are removed even the most…

not be useful, and likely would never have developed, if the language capable species had not already had significant cooperative tendencies. Such cooperative tendencies would also allow for the more complicated and comprehensive foraging strategies than otherwise, as different tasks of the strategy could be divided among the different involved members. Prosocial tendencies, therefore, do not simply provide a buffer for the transitioning more energy to large brains, but they also provide a…

While being naturally inclined towards coöperation, people have a tendency to influence the opinions of others. Kolbert explains this ability to influence other through explaining the concept of a community of knowledge, where one person can influence (the influencer) another's opinions and so on, even if the influencer's…

phenomenon running across all races and ethnic groups. Ethnocentrism is defined as the tendency to view others from the basis of one’s belief systems, values, and norms (Omohundro, 2008). It is the tendency to perceive other cultures from one’s perspective and failing to appreciate the cultural diversity. Ethnocentrism is common in both the developed and developed countries. In the United States, for instance, there is a tendency of the Americas to think that their high standards of living come…

What were your overall results for this questionnaire? After taking this questionnaire and basing it off my sister and mom I found that with my sister I have an equal low/high tendency to pursue and a low tendency to withdraw with my mom I found that I have a low tendency to pursue and a low tendency to withdraw. I wasn’t that surprised by the results as I am well aware of how I act in conflict with both of them, but it was interesting to think about each question and ask myself if I was…

Survey assessment: The survey part of the experiment produced mostly quantitative data. After analyzing the results of the survey, a few interesting findings to support the hypothesis were found, as well as a few that did not necessarily support it. When asked directly, consumers’ answers overwhelmingly supported the original hypothesis. Displayed advertising for healthy food seemed to have a substantial effect on consumers, due to the large sector of survey respondents who claimed to notice…

since birth, however, what people don’t know is that it can be difficult finding a cause for these tendencies and behaviors. Sociopathy begins developing early in childhood, however, more often than not, this condition is diagnosed in the later stages of development; usually around eighteen years old. There are many factors that play a major role in the development and diagnosis of sociopathic tendencies found among adolescents and young adults. However, these factors can be categorized in two…

Fundamental attribution effect is one’s tendency to explain other’s behavior based on internal factors like personality and disposition. This theory explains that the impact of situational influences have on other's behavior is often underestimated when considering someone else's behavior. However, the theory also explains that when considering the inverse, our own behavior, situational factors are taken into more consideration. This discrepancy is where the "error" or "bias" or "effect" comes…

naturally desire love, through the characters of Winston and Julia. The reader witnesses that humans are willing to risk everything to follow their natural desires. The second part of “1984” illustrates the Party’s tactic of suppressing natural human tendencies in order to maintain power over the people. The Party strives to keep its people ignorant and distracted so that they do not realize they are being used to promote the wealth of a very minute class of individuals that serve at the top…

The style under stress results were not particularly surprising to me. I don’t consider myself one that moves to conflict easily and I suspected I might be middle of the road when it comes to a tendency to move to silence and my scores reflected that. With regards to the communication style assessment results, I was a little surprised at my score on the analytical style. It was a little higher than I expected but the other scores were what I anticipated. When I was thinking about the specific…