Behavior’s Common Denominator
The Theory Of Behavior
This landing page presents a white paper that examines the factors that go into determining our behaviors. The inquiry appraises available data, evaluates the science of the findings and then seeks to synthesize this information into a theoretical design – behavior’s common denominator.
Can one concept account for:
– The foundations of bias and prejudice.
– Inaccuracies in (political) polling.
– Reactions to environmental urgency.
– The recent “Bud Lite” fumbles.
– Over and under achievement.
– Litigations increasing Trump’s ratings.
– The time a song stays on the charts.
– The basis for mass shootings.
– The need for regular salary increases.
– The contemplation of suicide.
– The rise and fall of popularity.
– The limited lifespan of commercials.
– The need to change fashions.
– The computation of war vs. peace.
– The impact of labeling “fake news.”
– The quantification of creativity.
– The basis of insecurity.
– Etc.?
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Search: Justification for a theory of behavior?
Hawking, S. W. in A Brief History of Time.
“We already know the laws that govern the behavior of matter under all but the most extreme conditions. … Yet we certainly have not reduced these subjects to the status of solved problems; we have, as yet, had little success in predicting human behavior from mathematical equations!”
Google - 2024 - Gemini AI.
“The justification for a theory of behavior is that it provides a structured framework to understand, explain, and predict human actions by identifying key factors influencing behavior, allowing researchers to develop interventions and strategies to modify behavior in specific situations, ultimately contributing to better decision-making and addressing complex societal issues; it essentially acts as a lens to analyze the “why” behind people’s choices and actions.”
D.C. Dennett - per Hofstadter, D. R. and Dennett, D. C. in The Mind's I.
“In the end we must return to the rigorous methods of hard science – the experiments, deductions, and mathematical analyses – to keep the speculations honest. These methods provide raw materials for suggesting and testing hypotheses, and even serve often as powerful engines of discovery in their own right.”
William H. Brock, in History of Chemistry.
“Historians of science are the first to stress that any theory, however erroneous in later view, is better than none.”
