Human Behavior - Science topic

La psicología social estudia cómo las influencias del entorno, los grupos y las normas afectan el comportamiento humano.

Subtitle: Will all the fundamental researchers be fired from their jobs in the future and fundamental research become obsolete?

This is a philosophical but also practical question with immediate implications to our not so far future.

The danger is that AI applications in science like AlphaFold (Nobel prize in Chemistry 2024):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx7l9ZGFZkw

are not really predictions made by science by fully and fundamentally understanding nature's physics mechanics and chemistry but just brute force smart computational pattern recognition correlating known outcomes of similar input data and guessing the most likely new outcome. This is not new fundamental science and physics research but just an application of AI computation.

This is a blind and mutilated future science and future danger of slowing down real new fundamental science breakthroughs and milestones. Therefore, essentially slowing down human civilization progress and evolution and demoting science to the role of a "magic oracle".

In my opinion, the use of AI in fundamental research like fundamental new physics research must be regulated or excluded. Already many science Journals have strict rules about the use of "Generative AI" inside the submitted papers and also completely not allowing it.

What are your opinions and thoughts?

How can humans commit such massive and horrifying wars to the extent that millions of people die without exaggeration? No matter how aggressive or selfish humans can be, this does not justify such horrific acts. Not only do tens of thousands of people die, but they also often die in brutal ways, as seen in events like Hiroshima or what continues to happen today in Gaza.

Even if humans have sadistic or aggressive tendencies, such actions seem illogical for beings like us. I believe this phenomenon goes deeper than we can perceive. For instance, animals, while possessing a level of consciousness (albeit not as advanced as humans), do not commit atrocities on this scale.

In nature, stronger animals may prey on weaker ones, driven by survival instincts. Some animals even fight within their o

wn species, but not in the same catastrophic way humans do.

Humans, too, have survival instincts that drive them to act against external threats. Could it be that because humans are considered the dominant species on this planet, with little external threats to their survival, they redirect this aggression and survival instinct toward their own kind? Is it possible that this phenomenon is connected to a universal or natural principle where there must always be a higher power or a looming threat for balance?

Lust, often viewed negatively in today's world, is commonly associated with desire and excess. However, it is crucial to explore lust not just as an unhealthy drive but as a homonym capable of elevating human consciousness toward happiness, bliss, and enlightenment when used in the right way. This question delves into this duality, exploring how the same energy that is seen as leading us to a slow death, in the form of unhealthy desires and actions, can be reoriented toward the positive to promote fulfillment, abundance, and spiritual growth.

In my research papers, such as "Masturbation: End of the World, Self-Control a New Beginning" and "Kama Sutra: A Pandora's Box of Evils", I explore the role of sexual energy and desire in shaping human behavior and its implications for the future of humanity. Lust, when engaged with mindfully and healthily, can unlock the potential for harmony and enlightenment, serving as a potent force for growth rather than destruction. Healthy sex, rooted in respect, love, and awareness, can elevate individuals and societies, fostering wealth, prosperity, and true connection.

On the flip side, when misused, lust becomes a dangerous force, guiding humanity into destructive patterns. This is where the power of God's energy comes into play. As discussed in my research, lust, in its morally correct manifestation, aligns with divine energy, facilitating spiritual elevation. Conversely, when misused, it mirrors the negative side of divine energy, pulling us further into spiritual degradation.

I encourage you all to reflect on how lust, when used as an instrument of consciousness, can change the trajectory of human life. Join the conversation and explore how reimagining lust as a source of power, when used with wisdom, can not only promote healthier relationships and a more fulfilled life but also lead humanity toward a brighter future.

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By fostering a deeper understanding of how lust, in all its forms, can serve as a transformative tool, we can shift the narrative around this potent force and open pathways to greater human potential. Let’s reshape the discussion—share your thoughts and feedback on this profound concept!

I came across this article on Nature Human Behavior. I did not quite understand the analysis reporting here. What do the two decimal points mean?

Heiserman, N., Simpson, B. Discrimination reduces work effort of those who are disadvantaged and those who are advantaged by it. Nat Hum Behav 7, 1890–1898 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01703-9

Social and behavioral scientists face several key methodological challenges. The main problems include human behavior and social phenomena, which are inherently complex and influenced by a variety of factors. Social problems are “wicked problems” without easy solutions, and measuring human behavior, emotions, and social interactions can be difficult and have replication problems. Are there other findings that could pose a hurdle for social scientists?

Conditioned reinforcement links the basic principles of learning, motivation, and behavior discovered in highly-controlled foraging scenarios to everyday human behavior that is often remotely (if at all) linked to primary/biological motives. I'd like to poll the scientific community in search of examples of behaviors that you believe are governed by conditioned reinforcement. These behaviors can be part of an everyday routine, or they can be from a one-off episode. My goal is to better understand how behavioral scientists apply the concept of conditioned reinforcement to human behavior in the 21st century. I'm not necessarily looking for data-driven/evidence-based examples (though those are always welcome!). A bit of introspection mixed with some creative applications of scientific principles will do just fine.

Dear Colleagues,

I have a question for your consideration. As a researcher proficient in self-efficacy, human resources, and the dynamics of diverse communities, how do you perceive the indicators of success in a long-distance relationship?

I am particularly interested in understanding which factors you believe significantly contribute to the sustainability and satisfaction in relationships that are geographically separated. Your insights would be invaluable in broadening our understanding of interpersonal relationships across diverse settings.

Looking forward to your perspectives.

Best regards from Scandinavia,

Sriy Sarah

Assuming that if man succeeds in building a general, general artificial intelligence, i.e. AI technology capable of self-improvement, independent development and perhaps also obtaining a state of artificial consciousness then perhaps this will mean that man has fully learned the essence of his own intelligence and consciousness. If this happens, what will be the result? Will man first learn the essence of his own intelligence and consciousness and then build a general, general artificial intelligence, i.e. AI technology capable of self-improvement, independent development and perhaps also obtaining a state of artificial consciousness, or vice versa, i.e. first a general artificial intelligence and artificial consciousness capable of self-improvement and development will be created and then thanks to the aforementioned technological progress made from the field of artificial intelligence, man will fully learn the essence of his own intelligence and consciousness. In my opinion, it is most likely that both processes will develop and implement simultaneously on a reciprocal feedback basis.

I have described the key issues of opportunities and threats to the development of artificial intelligence technology in my article below:

OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS AND THE NEED FOR NORMATIVE REGULATION OF THIS DEVELOPMENT

In view of the above, I address the following question to the esteemed community of scientists and researchers:

And what is your opinion about it?

What is your opinion on this issue?

Please answer,

I invite everyone to join the discussion,

Thank you very much,

Best wishes,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

Itani distinguished between the exterior and interior predator. Altmann and Altmann described an incident in which a leopard jumped from bushes into the midst of a baboon group and the baboons responded with "a flurry of animals running in several directions" while uttering "a sudden barrage of loud, plosive vocalizations." Human behavior in monster and catastrophe movies seems to be similar. As one British comedian satirized it, "Look, a monster, let’s run about aimlessly!" Is there any counterpart to this phenomenon in real human behavior?

Who agrees disincentives are the biggest factor in human behavior? How? Why?

Kenneth N. Waltz in his book „Man, the State and War” pointed out three types of reasons that may lead to war. 1. Reasons that refer to human behavior; 2. Reasons that refer to the state structure; 3. Reasons that refer to international relations.

The question is: Given the first type of reasons, i.e. those relating to human behaviors, how can these behaviors be changed so that there is no war?

Gordon Allport proposed that the entrance to the UN (Security Council) be designed so that delegates going to the meeting pass through a glass playground with children. This sight would give them pause for thought and for smart decisions.

In essence in understanding the social effects of BEV, it is necessary to accomplish a broad spectrum of behavioral adaptations with the emergence of electric vehicles. It is assumed that we, humans, change behaviors based on negative/positive effects that undertake our decisions. I would like opinions on understanding how humans have changed behaviors in order to adapt to BEV.

My answer: we realize that humans are too complex to model and predict the behavior of, precisely. But the modeling of human behavior still should not be abandoned but realized as heuristic building. Maybe social sciences should be renamed Survival HEURISTIC design.

Humans first remember some things, then make some guesses about new things based on memory, just like neural networks, so do you feel that deep learning can lead to AGI (Artificial General Intelligence)?

How does literature on this topic contribute to our knowledge of human behaviour in team settings?"

As AI technology continues to evolve, it raises intriguing possibilities of altering human memories. However, such a prospect brings forth profound questions about the implications on personal identity, consent, and the potential for misuse. Please provide insights on the ethical concerns and potential benefits related to the idea of rewriting human memories in light of AI advancements.

Maybe in the field of Philosophy, are there notions that are more well-timed in order to understand for instance how the world works and what are the consequences of human behavior?

Why do these notions make their appearance more intensely than other ones? Is a good example the concept of Artificial Intelligence and to what extent?

This is quite a topic to ponder about but I am particularly interested in knowing the strategic placement of human-centered inquiries in the advancement of contemporary AI systems despite the remarkable progressions in machine learning and particularly developments in the computer vision. How should we label the fusion, if any, and explicate various intriguing topics of discourse for the mutually beneficial association of two (ostensibly) mechanistically distinct intelligences. Why Human-inspired or Human-assisted AI might be important? Do we really need this association or let machines figure out their own way somehow through continious exploration? What makes humans special and/or not so special? Maybe as humans we have biases towards our species. For one thing, humans are not expert in “detection” missions. Particularly in absence of “attention”, their performance exponentially degrades leaving no room to excel in any task completion. Humans are not good in resolving “hidden correlation” tasks either. Their ability to estimate the joint probability distribution of a very large set of random events is extremely limited. However, they are good at trying/searching and finding out things, in other words, quite good at ontologies. Since the current AI research is oriented around reaching out the level of human-AI, one of the essential questions could be "What is missing to achieve Human-level AI?". An argument that is given is this: Without abstraction, reasoning, compositionality and fuctuality, it is almost impossible to achieve or get to human-level AI in the near future. Of course such a question brings out other interesting and relevant questions such as "What are the most obscure unsolved problems in the development of human-level AI?" or "Can human-specific attributes (coinciousness, morality, humor, causality, trust) can be transfered to machines? If yes, how and to what extent?". Even if we hypothetically assume human-inspired AI is in place, we still need to answers questions like "would this system be fully automatic or partially automatic and Human intervenable?". Should human counciousness position itself somewhere? if yes where in the generic design?. I think for the futuristic designs of AI, we need to look into the possibility of hybrid designs and think about their implementational details along the way...

Many technology experts hail AI and find it incredibly beneficial for human civilization; however, others fear the deleterious impact of AI. I personally find AI helpful when writing a research article. For example, AI can easily correct grammatical errors in English languages.

Do you find AI helpful? Share your experiences.

For example, if in a few years it will be possible to create a kind of new generation of artificial intelligence equipped with artificial thought processes, artificial consciousness and integrate a language model with a database of data, knowledge, etc. derived from publications written by that person and documented statements, previously given interviews then perhaps in a few years it will be possible to talk to a kind of artificial consciousness simulating the consciousness of a specific person who has long since died and would answer questions simulating that person, e.g. the long-dead Albert Einstein. In this way, there could be language models available on the Internet based on generative artificial intelligence equipped with artificial thought processes, artificial consciousness, with the knowledge of a specific person with whom the Internet user could converse. If this kind of highly intelligent tools were created and offered as a service to talk to a specific Person, known and living many years ago, this kind of service could probably become very popular as a new Internet service. However, the question of ethics and possible copyright of works, publications, books written by a specific person many years ago and whose knowledge, data and information would be used by a generative artificial intelligence simulating the consciousness of this person and answering questions, participating in discussions with people, with Internet users, remains to be considered. Beyond this, however, there is a specific category of risk of disinformation within this kind of online service that could be created in the future. This risk of disinformation would occur if there were situations of responses given by artificial intelligence to questions posed by humans, which would contain content, information, data, wording, phrases, suggestions, etc., which would never be uttered by a specific person simulated by artificial intelligence. The level of this kind of risk of misinformation would be inversely proportional to and determined by the level of sophistication, perfection, etc. of the construction of this kind of new generation of artificial intelligence equipped with artificial thought processes, artificial consciousness and the integration of a linguistic model with a database of data, knowledge, etc. derived from publications written by this person and documented statements, previously given interviews, etc., and the perfection of the learning system to give increasingly perfect answers given to the questions asked and to learn by the generative artificial intelligence system to actively participate in discussions.

In view of the above, I address the following question to the esteemed community of scientists and researchers:

What do you think about this topic?

What is your opinion on this subject?

Please respond,

I invite you all to discuss,

Thank you very much,

Counting on your opinions, on getting to know your personal opinion, on an honest approach to discussing scientific issues and not the ready-made answers generated in ChatGPT, I deliberately used the phrase "in your opinion" in the question.

The above text is entirely my own work written by me on the basis of my research.

I have not used other sources or automatic text generation systems such as ChatGPT in writing this text.

Copyright by Dariusz Prokopowicz

Best wishes,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

This is one of the concepts came across while reviewing the literature on the perspective of motivational science on human learning.

Human-wildlife conflict is a worldwide issue, especially in villages around or in protected areas. Superficially, the conflict will exist when villagers aware that someone, who intend to protect the species, dominated the policy-decision process. As a result, the damages are treated as an imposed burden and lead to a feeling of helplessness even trigger angers from local communities.

As field researchers studying the conflicts, we need to conduct field works in these areas in weeks-long and frequently contact with villagers and even build up friendships. In some situations, local guides or villagers may ask you about “why do we need to protect this species killing livestock or raiding crops”. This question is likely to imply a doubt of your works or a question “Why do you study this troublesome species”.

Do you feel feel a little embarrassed or awkward? how you replied? how do you reply in the future? Please share your experience.

Dear researchers colleague across the globe:

You are cordially invited to take part in this important *international* study. This survey aims to study *human behavior at times of medical emergencies* outside hospitals ( *pre-hospital*), and understand human's *immediate response* to such critical events.

This shall take *2-5 minutes*.

*Please share it with your network once done!*

Your input is highly appreciated! https://forms.gle/UNUc1gnd6XvrDrwKA

If you don't know what ChatGPT is, watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uQqMxXoNVs. Then, watch the (excellent) movie Her by Spike Jonze. Then, watch this lecture (from the 36 minute mark): https://youtu.be/WJP80WppHuY?t=2147

Finally, picture your child bringing a cell phone home as their partner for your family's holiday dinner.

Make no mistake: this WILL happen. So, take time to think and tell me what you would do. I am curious to see people's responses...

Hi, I will conduct a study on students' digital documentation behavior by recording their keystrokes in the keyboard (basically using laptops ), with time-stamped action logs.

I found one free keylogging tool for windows users ,but its mac version is not available .

many scripts for macOS users are found in GitHub, but the solutions there are not user-friendly and appear to require commands skills.

please recommend any tools monitoring keystrokes or keypress event logger for Windows and macOS systems. open source software is preferred.

Dear colleagues,

May I ask, What are the most important factors that affect the feeling of hunger?

Non-native English teachers are often regarded as not as competent as native teachers especially when considering their accent, pronunciation and English language abilities : what do you think about this issue ?

In simple words, religiousity refers to the degree of involvement in activities that deemed to be fulfilling the religious needs. We are currently working on a theme related to religiousity (Sanathan Dharma), Spiritual Wellbeing and Improved human behaviour.

We would highly appreciate, if someone can suggest articles related to the topic, or scale measuring religiousity, spiritual wellbeing and/or improved human behaviour

Dear all,

I collected the data from 14 participants by using an item-Likert scale (1-5) related to workload measurement. The same participants rated the scale for six different-sized keyboard designs by considering workload. To understand if there is a significant difference among the six keyboard designs, I applied the non-parametric Friedman test. I found a statistical difference, so I applied Wilcoxon signed-rank test with Bonferroni correction for pairwise comparisons.

My question: While I found no significant difference between LL-SS, there is a significant difference between ML-SS, though LL and ML have the same mean. Is this true? adjusted alpha value = 0,05 / 15 = 0,00333, the Wilcoxon result is 0,00306 for ML-SS. So I considered it a significant difference. Did I make it correct?

Looking forward to your support!

I attached the workload results and spss outcome.

I was reading a quote of Plato where he said that those who tell stories, rule society. I have seen in my life also, many great and legendary teachers having this unique ability of being a fantastic story-teller. Great performers who rise up to the level of a teacher in other walks of life like spirituality, politics, entertainment, public relations, business etc. also seem to have this unique feature. So I have started believing that story-tellers can become great teachers.

Scientists and researchers from around the world are requested to share their opinions regarding this.

As science is principally aimed to help developing life facilities for human being through widening and enhancing our knowledge of what is happening, happened, and will happen in the future, I wonder if scientific research in the last decades is really oriented to achieve its goals. Can you give me your feedback on this subject matter?

One of the most valuable pieces that contribute to psychology is research. Research helps us elucidate the why and how, of theories used to understand human behavior. There are several types of research methods in psychology, some methods include Experimental, Survey, Correlational & Archival Research. These methods involve testing variables, which are known as behaviors, events, or other characteristics that can change, or vary, in some way. When conducting research, some test may be repeated using different research methods. According to Dr. Saul McLeod of Simply Psychology "if a measurement is repeated and the same result is obtained then it is described as being reliable." Therefore, to ensure they obtain reliable and accurate results, a scientist may use various types of research methods.

Values are degrading continuously over the world. In the lack of human values, life is becoming more and more insecure, violent and uneasy. primary education is the foundation stone of overall education system of a country. Developing and nurturing values at this stage is quite useful and difficult as well. I am thinking on developing a practical framework to inculcate among kids the human values. I need inputs and experience of already engaged faculty and researchers. Teaching values is not alone sufficient, rather students learn thing through concrete experience. Genuinely this is not a simple task to do so. I am looking forward for support from research gate community. Thanking you in anticipation.

What is the boundary between the tasks that need human interventions and the tasks that can be fully autonomous in the domain of civil and environmental engineering? What are ways of establishing a human-machine interface that combines the best parts of human intelligence and machine intelligence in different civil and environmental engineering problem-solving processes? Any tasks that can never be autonomous and need civil and environmental engineers? Coordinating international infrastructure projects? Operating future cities with many interactions between building facilities? We would love to learn from you about your existing work and thoughts in this broad area and hope we can build the future of humans and civil & environmental engineering together.

Please see this link for an article that serves as a starting point for this discussion initiated by an ASCE task force:

1. Science folks unanimously agree about a fixed definition for “Theory of Mind” or "Mentalizing"! That I think is a philosophical paradox as theory of mind has this very pivotal cannon of being open in empathizing and understanding different beliefs through attribution of mental state as in beliefs, intentions, knowledge and emotion. Thus, how could we all agree to establish one definition for “Theory of Mind” which conveys elimination of all other definitions or disregard openness to other definitions of “Theory of Mind” itself that might be quite different from the typical definition of theory of mind. As if one might staunchly emphasize that they believe in animal advocacy and rights but still keeps a songbird in a cage! I believe that some definitions cannot be strictly defined as a single omnipresent definition and depending on the subject and application would vary in definition. Theory of Mind can have one definition in mentally healthy human and yet another but not incorrect definition in mentally disordered people. Not to mention that theory of mind has been reported to be a personality trait in non-human primates as well!

Do you agree... or disagree?

2. There are neuropsychological assessments through sessions or interviews... But what about an efficient or statistically reliable "experimental" method of assessment for theory of mind in humans and non-human primates?! Theory of mind is a rather complex behavior which not only includes one's own beliefs or intents but also deciphers those of the others.

We have used "eyes task", etc. during neuroimaging to evaluate theory of mind. Scientists using such simple tasks and fMRI with all its limitations in terms of noise, resolution and processing to test mentalizing. Results are amazing but couldn't we develop better tasks and less limited modalities to assess a behavior with such complexity that involves numerous brain regions at once?

Maybe?...

3. This is a social trait! When someone fails to develop mentalizing (either due to neurological disorders such as schizophrenia, autism... or due to still unknown mechanisms of acquired behaviors and social environment) which can be represented as a wide spectrum of complex behaviors from misunderstanding/incomprehension of beliefs or intentions which are different, unempathetic adamancy to disrespecting or denigrating and disparaging others' beliefs; wouldn't it be quite tricky to merely observe and assess underlying brain functions in a singled out subject via current imaging or experimental modalities?

Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic and with millions of infections worldwide, there are still those who believe it is a conspiracy and reject the advice of experts simply because their leader says so. How can a literate society become so polarized and influenced to the point where they ignore clear and obvious facts? Is this due to a lack of transparency, deep-seated mistrust, or simply misinformation? Can such a society be healed, and if so, how can trust be rebuilt in institutions and experts?

Hi. I want to see how crisis modified certain human behaviors and characteristics. I am wondering how the crisis should be measured using a survey. For me, crisis can be proxied as Covid-19, recession or any other human emergency. Could you recommend anything please.

Do you know any systematic steps for building taxonomies in the field of HCI? My question is mostly to qualitative researchers.

I would appreciate any advice, reference, or even sharing of experiences.

I read from Hair et al., (2017)'s book that R square of 0.2 is acceptable in consumer behaviour research, however, they did not provide reasons for that. I think this is because human behaviour is less predictable than pure science. The reviewer requires me to provide more references for this, anyone has suggestions?

LSTM uses in behavioural science

We are living in the age of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Machines become so smart every day. Many people become afraid from the dangerous of this. but should we really fear these machine and their intelligence?

What criteria can be applied to define friendship? Is friendship an object of scholars'/philosophers' thinking? And what does it mean that someone is someone's friend? What are the qualities of friendship? What is the difference between a friend, an acquaintance, and a colleague? Can a wife or husband be a friend at the same time? Or rather, a friend is someone we can unbosom ourselves to when we have problems in relations with a wife or husband?                                                                                               

How do we Justify the " who, when, and where" conditional in the theoretical model?

Predicting human behavior is challenging. When using machine learning algorithms in human behavior research the NRMSE would be higher than when we are investigating more accurate areas (NRMSE < 0.1), but what is the acceptable range?

Do you think of it as a part of life, as a disease without a cure, as a way of immortalization, as a way of transformation, as a way to freedom..or something else. Is it good or bad? We all know that it is the real truth of life but why we always fear to talk about it.

Soft skills research

Does data from contact tracing help in establishing patterns of behavior and social interactions that lead to infections? There are cases here in the Philippines where patients have no travel history but still get the virus. It is probable that patterns of behavior of other members of the household (for example, working in enclosed and densely populated workspaces) might cause the infection. Just a thought.

Each humans reaction sourced by nervous system so can we improve some bad habits or behavior of humans ?

How do we really measure environmental perception? And how do we measure relationship of environmental perception and associated behavior? What are the most prominent theories. It would be very helpful if some categorical answers are provided. Thanks in advance.

I am looking for literature on human behaviour modelling using ontology design pattern , and hopefully to get in touch with researchers/developers in that field. Or at least, to have a clear idea of the main players.

Many of us have already taken part in a heated debate on whether autonomous driving will  be pervasive in the near future. Putting legal and other dimensions aside, I was (and still am) skeptical about the technical plausibility of autonomous driving. Because driving in reality is a more complicated endeavor than a historical extract of traffic situations on which autonomous driving is based. The question is not about whether autonomous driving works or not, it is about the complex (mixed human/machine) environment in which it operates -- that is made worse by unpredictable human behavior. If autonomous driving car would be deployed in an environment where no human actor is involved, it could perform its task perfectly. But in a mixed environment, I don't think it will be the case and direct conversion be a feasible.

What do you think are the major challenges that hinder autonomous driving from taking off?

There is a theory saying that emotions are controlled by the right side of the brain and logic is controlled by the other side. Is the brain really divided into two sides when it comes to controlling different aspects of human behaviour?

I am engaged in a project "Human affect based threat prediction". I am interested to see if I can learn to correlate human emotion to predict human behavioral responses. But am collecting such references that make such claims or collecting literature on similar idea. Help is very much appreciated.

Hell Expert(s),

I am considering a variable that has a further 5 sub-variables (dimensions). Concerning this, how should I check moderation for such kind of variable? Am I supposed to consider those all as separate moderators while analyzing data in Hayes Process Macro (Model 01)?

Next, while considering those all as separate, if one moderator (dimension) demonstrates a different effect (-/+) compared to others, what approach should I adopt to interpret? 5 dimensions reflect mental stability; if one is missing or has a different effect, how to address that?

Regards,

Do you think that the evolution of accounting, and the methods of accounting education, evolve with the same level of development and change in cultures and human behavior that is happening quickly at present?

Is utility the most important driving force of human behaviour?

We all known Dopamine is a happy/joyous hormone secrets from brain.How it changes the over all human behaviour & responsible for the well being of humanbeing.

Regards,

Md Osim

Psychological Impact of Health Disease on Human Behaviour. If anybody is interested they can join us.

A large portion of stock market volume derives from automatic trading on the basis of algorithms. I am interested to know if they introduce completely new trends in stock price evolutions or if they integrate human behavioral factors thus accentuating the current trends.

COVID-19 is causing a radical changes in Human behaviour around the world. Mandatory or voluntary isolation for months, suspension of the active management, etc.These changes will have positive and negative consequences and impacts for wildlife and natural ecosystems. What is your opinion about that? Any scientific research planned to answer this topic?

In the chaos of the current global movement, we are all affected with the COVID-19 disease, the oil price turmoil and the next financial crisis.

The latest update from US that they are testing the vaccine for coronavirus but it will take a year of 18 month from now to validate it.

And as forecast, the next financial crisis will only be around the corner at any time now.

One good thing we can see is that the citizen of the world come together in facing this and cleanliness has become a priority of all living human.

Perhaps, the world need a calibration or major resetting on how human have behave toward it for all this while.

Perhaps ...

Say I am interested in examining individual differences in cognition and behavior and am interested in how specific survey scores and parameters predict/covary with performance on a task. How would I analyze this data based on the literature?

Are there conventional methods for analyzing differences in psychological phenomenon across individuals? Is that exactly what uni/multivariate statistics is for? Or are there alternative methods? Are there where advanced statistics comes in?

Is it more compelling and/or informative to analyze individual differences in a single subject design, an aggregate model/submodel (GLM), or as a dynamical system?

What does the basic and current literature say? What papers or books explicitly discuss this?

Thanks,

JD

Do you think, one day the technology will be developed by which each and every single human being can be monitored continuously without any device with them; just sensing their DNA barcode? Their location, activities, temperature, wellbeing, etc.

The presence of the video camera seems to have an effect on human behavior, what are some of the theories to support this.

Present humanity is based on application of S&T. Political and social framework provide a base to development of S&T. This framework is not so strong due to selfish nature of individuals in a community.

The other issue is that invertebrates and primitive organisms may be more successful in the changed climatic conditions in future due to their adaptability and immense reproduction rates.

Knowledge provides ability to change the environment at the place of changing own DNA and genes. How far humanity can be successful by changing (and damaging) the environment. Adaptability of human society is being ceased due to increasing dependency on medical facilities.

Can S&T sustain without strengthening political, cultural and ethical framework?

The common view is that it does, but recently this view has been challenged. For example Prum (2013):

"Current concepts of art cannot exclusively circumscribe the human arts from many forms of non-human biotic art. Without assuming an arbitrarily anthropocentric perspective, any concept of art will

need to engage with biodiversity, and either recognize many instances of biotic advertisements as art, or exclude some instances of human art."

What determines human behavior in daily life?

I am looking for literature on human behaviour modelling using memetics, and hopefully to get in touch with researchers/developers in that field. Or at least, to have a clear idea of the main players.

Among the features considered as a hallmark of the researcher is impartiality (objectivity, neutrality). Many scholars have got clearly defined political views or are followers of a religion. Does this not interfere with the study of politics in their own country or their religion/denomination? Is it possible to reconcile one's views with objectivity in the study of these areas? Can, for example, an American researcher, a Republican, objectively analyze the political program of the Democratic Party, and vice versa? Can, for example, the Protestant objectively examine the principles of their denomination?

I am a research student and working on human behavior modeling. I am looking for dataset that follows these properties :

1. Dataset should be collected from one resident living alone in a smart home

2. If possible, the data should be already labeled or semi-labeled for activity recognition algorithms

I understand that external factors like smell and colour of a room can affect the mood or performance of a person. But to what level is the effect ? Is there any quantitative measure of its influence.

Has anyone did a real life testing ?

Thank you

I am working on modelling the social dynamics and human responses during flash floods and forecasting the socio-economic impacts of flash floods.

Could you please share any relevant scientific papers/reports or any other related resources?

Thank you.

What is the nature of fundamental requirements for one to conceive and develop General Artificial Intelligence (AGI)?

I would think, at the core, would be a modeling of the great adaptations of the actual human itself: its body , its senses, its responsiveness-es, its abilities, AND the abilities in cognition (representation and processing) that develop progressively and over EACH stage of ontogeny (largely: ages 0 - 18 yr. old) -- and with the latter influencing not only thought, but other responsiveness-es (e.g. the emotions; in other words, then: emotional development).

Now, you can start and stay with a good understanding of the human OR you can see the human as you see it and actualize your own hypothetico-deductive systems to have it progress in all relevant behavioral abilities.

Let's say you pick the first of these options (which I think is wise). Then what you need is a basic understanding of the human: human body, human senses, human responsiveness-es, and human abilities (INCLUDING those making "qualitative leaps" in their developments, during ontogeny -- these latter making up much of the "cognitive system", which can be conceived as the most-major AND central organizing system (as Piaget did) for all significant behavior patterns). Given all this, what else is needed? :

It should be clear that ALL faculties/basic abilities and responsiveness-es AND representation-and-thought abilities (including those "higher abilities": which "emerge" , unfold and develop with ontogeny) MUST BE GROUNDED CONCRETELY, specifically: clearly related to directly observable overt phenomena (behavior patterns). ALL OF IT.

Unless so-concretely "seen" (seen as at least related to key clear overt or overt-and-developing behavior patterns), it will not be possible to "mechanize" (here: program a machine) without being one with god-like insights. In other words, there will be NO AGI WITHOUT at least a basic (TESTABLE) understanding of ALL these fundamental behavior patterns (and their concrete "anchors", BOTH THOSE patterns continuing or now presently active, AND those key behaviors-and-circumstances active _AS_ the KEY POINTS of KEY DEVELOPMENTAL HAPPENINGS -- these creating new unfolding, lasting, and expanding representations and abilities). (These latter are also understood as clearly relating to some most-important directly observable concrete phenomena (behavior patterns, with corresponding situational aspects) and thus these also being "anchors" and, by virtue of some clear significant ongoing/continuing effects, they CONTINUE to be "anchors").

Now, does this mean the AGI developer needs no good thinking of just his own? NO. Unrefined inductive understandings (guesses) may be tested. And, proximate causal-type relationships can be hypothesized between THIS behavior pattern and THAT (even using some good hypothetico-deductive system, BUT this system must AT LEAST PRINCIPLED, IN TERMS OF LIFE (BIOLOGICAL) PRINCIPLES (e.g. a basic one: homeostatis)) [(I also suggest using the terminology of classical ethology, presented as-to-be-used in my earliest long paper.)]

The great news, of course, is: AGI People can test their overall system major-aspect-tried by major-aspect-tried over and over and thus be much facilitated in making corrections.

Now, what may be your final question: Where does one find such a wholly empirically-based, concrete-based understanding of behavior patterns/responses TO BEGIN WITH. Answer: I do my best to offer such a system through my "Developing a Usable Empirically-Based Outline of Human Behavior for FULL Artificial Intelligence (and for Psychology)" PROJECT and my " Human Ethology and Development (Ethogram Theory) : A Full-Fledged Paradigm for PSYCHOLOGY" PROJECT. And, I believe, that considered for being in the most-empirical terms and the most-concrete terms, the writings associated with these Projects are the best offered today. **

Start at my Profile, Brad Jesness and then look for those 2 just-named Projects (and see all Log Entries, aka Updates under them). Also see and read:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286920820_A_Human_Ethogram_Its_Scientific_Acceptability_and_Importance_now_NEW_because_new_technology_allows_investigation_of_the_hypotheses_an_early_MUST_READ

and

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329428629_Essentially_all_Recent_Essays_on_Ethogram_Theory

and, when reading

https://www.researchgate.net/project/Human-Ethology-and-Development-Ethogram-Theory

, also see the Project Log of this Project to see many important Updates.

P.S. Plus, for a final 100 pages of recent essays (not among the 512 pages in the collection of recent essays, you already have been directed to), yet also very worthwhile essays composed after the 512 -page Collection , see them in this pdf: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331907621_paradigmShiftFinalpdf

** FOOTNOTE: ** IMPORTANT NEWS ** : I recently presented summaries of my "system" that clearly indicate 2 types of basic and likely needed (and real) CONSTANTS: some constancy of our Memories faculties (on the more-purely endogenous "side") AND some constancy OF THE PROCESSES always involved in learning and development (most clearly and presently involving aspects of the external world), these simply based on the fact that the simple, well-defined FORMS of associative learning are intimately and always involved in all behavior pattern change (NOTE, here, that what is constant IS THE FORM, which otherwise differs enough in content to be seen (or have to be seen) as "different"). (Also NOTE: the constancies of the Memories seem also at least mostly a matter of "forms", though some clear abiding numerical limits (properly delimited) may [always] apply here and there (everywhere?) -- and, thank goodness for the latter: because we likely need somewhere always in the system some complete certainty, i.e. to some numerical degree.)

Twitter is one of the largest publicly accessible archives of human behaviour (Auman-Bauer, 2017). I'm interested in using this data in connections to technology education. My understanding is that Twitter data is possible to use because Twitter users agree that the messages they post and the details about themselves that they share are public information when they join the site. It’s all there in the user agreement. But, even if the messages are publicly posted the users haven't agreed to be a part of a research study. My question is – What should the ethical norms of studying publicly available social media data be?

Human behaviour is very complex in nature but it does not mean that it is unpredictable. We need to understand the nature, course and direction of human behaviour and explain its structure, organization, functions and dynamics in a proper scientific orientation.