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by Chandra Sripada, 2014
Chandra Sripada M.D. holds a joint appointment at the University of Michigan in Philosophy and Psychiatry. He uses neuroimaging to investigate questions in both fields, including the mechanisms of self-control, attention, and planning. In his session, Sripada asks: is thinking about the future a core brain process with its own networks of brain circuitry?
by Laurence Steinberg, 2012
An expert in adolescent psychology outlines the main features of bad parenting.
Question: What is bad parenting?
Laurence Steinberg: So when I say bad parenting, I mean parenting that is excessively harsh, parenting that is inconsistent, or parenting that is excessively permissive. And lots of times kids get all three of those things together. So their parents will swing from being really, really harsh and punitive to not even caring, and being what most of us would consider to be negligent. And so those three things, the harshness, the permissiveness and the inconsistency, all have been shown to contribute to antisocial behavior during adolescence.
by Laurence Steinberg, 2014
Dr. Laurence Steinberg speaks at Chapman University about his book Age of Opportunity. Steinberg uses new research to illustrate why adolescence is a pivotal time in a person’s development and life outcomes, as well as what we can do to “raise happier, more successful kids”.
by Laurence Steinberg, 2014
Dr. Laurence Steinberg, Temple University/Age Of Opportunity: Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence, joins Thom Hartmann. We all know the stereotype: the unemployed millennial living at home with his parents, more interested in taking Instagram photos than getting a real job - does this match up with reality? What does Dr Steinberg’s research about young people these days tell us about the very concept of adolescence? What about the concept of adulthood?
by Laurence Steinberg, 2013
Adolescence is a time of change and maturation, but with that growth comes risky behaviors like alcohol and drug use and dangerous sexual behavior. What can be done to promote positive behavior among adolescents? Laurence Steinberg will discuss these questions as part of "The New Science of Adolescence: Understanding Risky Behavior." The speaker will look at recent studies that explain unsuccessful efforts to change behavior and what can be done to curb dangerous decisions.
by Laurence Steinberg, 2014
Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D. "Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence" - Family Action Network
by Barry Schwartz, 2014
Talk given at the Love and Human Agency conference at Franklin & Marshall College, September 20, 2014.
by Barry Schwartz, 2012
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and funded by the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies Distinguished Scholar in Residence Program, Green College, and the UBC Centre for the Study of Democratic Institution. Barry Schwartz is Dorwin Cartwright Professor of Social Theory and Social Action, Swarthmore College. Schwartz studies the link between economics and psychology, offering startling insights into modern life. Lately, working with Ken Sharpe, he's studying wisdom This talk is part of a Series on Practical Wisdom organized by Maxwell Cameron, UBC Political Science and 2011 Wall Distinguished Professor.
by Peter Railton, 2014
Professor of Philosophy and member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. As a researcher in the areas of moral philosophy and the philosophy of science, his session will examine two questions: are we are motivated by drives to escape the negatives of the past and are we pulled forward to seek that which we desire?
by Sonja Lyubomirsky, 2010
Sonja Lyubomirsky discusses how helping others helps ourselves.