Absolutes Quote by John Medina

I wish that one would be persuaded that psychological experiments, especially those on the complex functions, are not improved [by large studies]; the statistical…

— Alfred Binet

“Nearly all American behavioral scientists since about 1920, and frequently much earlier, have adapted their study of human behavior to the "scientific" model. Their…

— Frank G. Goble

On the question of whether a behavioral science can in principle be constructed, we shall take no sides. That some kinds of human behavior…

— Anatol Rapoport

There's a tremendous popular fallacy which holds that significant research can be carried out by trying things. Actually it is easy to show that…

— Edwin Land

Belief that influences behavior influences results.

— Tom Herman

“Despite the obvious difficulties when it comes to social systems, social scientists have been very imaginative in devising analogous quantitative experiments to inspire and…

— Geoffrey West

Much research in psychology has been more concerned with how large groups of people behave than about the particular ways in which each individual…

— Jean Piaget

“The evidence from behavior genetics and twin studies indicating that 40 to 50 percent of the variance among people in temperament, personality, and many…

— Michael Shermer

It makes sense for social scientists to become more involved in policy because many of society's most challenging problems are, in essence, behavioral.

— Richard Thaler

The trouble with psychology is that it doesn't take human nature into account.

— Ruth Rendell

People regulate their level and distribution of effort in accordance with the effects they expect their actions to have. As a result, their behavior…

— Albert Bandura

I think people don't place a high enough value on how much they are nurtured by doing whatever it is that totally absorbs them.

— Jean Shinoda Bolen