Abstract
The paper discusses how, when Japanese women move to the United States and adopt an American life-style, their risk of getting breast cancer almost doubles. The paper examines the importance of this fact in the search for better ways to prevent and cure the disease. The paper further examines how these factors suggest that the breast cancer rates among these groups may be due to behavioral factors that can be altered to lower breast cancer rates for all women, regardless of genetic make-up or exogenous factors.

Outline:
Introduction
The Study Population
Literature Review:
The Risk Factors
Clues from Other Ethnic Groups
Assessing the Risk in Japanese Americans
Meta-analysis of the Studies
Conclusion
Works Cited

From the Paper
"One of the major problems found among this population is that they tend ignore activities leading to early diagnosis and treatment. Therefore, their cancer is in an advanced stage long before it is diagnosed. For instance, 48% of Filipino women fail to receive pap smears at the recommended time. Nearly 25% of Filipino women and 38% of Korean women do not get colorectal cancer screening at the recommended time (Maxwell, Bastani, and Warda, 2000). No information was found for the Japanese population. Approximately 79% of Asian-born Asian American women who develop breast cancer have greater proportion of tumors larger than 1 cm at the time of diagnosis (Hedeen, White, and Taylor, 1999). This indicates an absence of breast self-examinations among this population and mammography for early detection. This was confirmed by a study conducted by (Tang, Solomon, Yeh, and Worden, 1999)."

Tags:Asian, immigrant, hormone, replacement, therapy, breastfeeding, high, fiber, diet, weight, gain, early, menopause, estrogen, levels, alcohol, use

Abstract
This paper presents a research paper that discusses the the impact that culture has on the consumption of fast food and compares the difference in buying behavior in different countries. The paper investigates the major factors that affect customer's choice in fast food and comments on the relationship between food consumptions and health. The paper includes tables and figures.

Outline:
Objective
Introduction
Background of the Study
Methodology
Introduction
Research Questions
Literature Review

From the Paper
"Globalization is greatly changing society and culture all around the globe in terms of consumer choices, lifestyle, individual preferences, socialization and custom and at the same time all of these factors are individualizing and changing specific aspects of marketing for fast food restaurants such as McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and others. In short, understanding factors affecting consumer choices regarding fast food is a complex focus of research because many diverse and various factors must be taken into consideration in terms of fast food and indeed the non-foodness' of fast food must be examined. 'Non-foodness' is a term coined in the work of Kwan which is a term used to refer to other reasons that fast food is chosen for consumption among consumers internationally."

Tags:consumption, countries, non-food, related, factors, nutritional, value

Abstract
This paper outlines all factors attributing to behavioral patterns of kangaroos. The paper discusses a study which aims to observe a variety of types of innate and learned behavior in animals and explain the probable survival value of the behavior for the animal and its species. From environmental factors to captivity issues, this report specifies every possible factor attributing to the Kangaroo's behavior. An appendix of 14 pictures taken of my observations is included.

From the Paper
"The behaviors observed in the enclosure had little effect on the Kangaroos survival the one exception would be Parental Behavior, where the Mother Kangaroos protection is essential for the Joeys survival. The enclosure is protected from any predators, and the Kangaroos are provided for all their food, water, and resting areas that they require. Apart from the Emus, Pigeons, Wallabies and Humans, the Kangaroos did not have to protect their territory from any predator species. This reduces the territorial and dominant behaviors that in the wild would have been displayed."

Tags:animals, australia, biology, joey, psychology, emus, wallabies, outback

Abstract
This paper explains that behavioral assessment helps to determine the reason behind the negative behavior so that appropriate interventions can be developed to address these targeted behaviors. Next, the author looks at several of the listed questions and applies them to the case of Margaret and her family including recommended actions based on the behavioral assessment. The paper underscores that there are several ethical factors and standardized methods, which must be considered when developing the behavioral assessment questions and conducting the interview, such as informed consent, privacy, confidentiality, use of results and assessor bias. Included in the paper are the interview questions used in the case study

From the Paper
"The information that is collected in the interview process helps the psychologist to develop an understanding of events which occur immediately before the behavior and an understanding of what happens right after the behavior. In other words the assessment interview will help to uncover the stress triggers and the consequences for these triggers. The interview will determine if previous intervention methods have been employed and uncover if the previous treatment was beneficial. The psychologist conducting the assessment will look at possible environmental triggers and any health conditions suffered by members of the family. Using direct observation and the responses to the interview question, the functional behaviorist will develop a comprehensive behavioral analysis that will be used to develop the best intervention program. The first question is the behavioral assessment interview determines the target behavior that needs to be changed. In this case Margaret is concerned with the hyperactive behavior of her son and daughter as well has concerns about her son's grades and peer group. Margaret is concerned with her current living situation and its affect on her children.
"The next question in the interview is designed to determine the length of time the behavior has been occurring. If the behavior is recent the psychologist will look at recent events but if the behavior has occurred over long periods of time the psychologist will need to delve further into the background of the family members."

Tags:hyperactive, stress triggers, interactions privacy checklists

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During the early part of the 20th century, the distinction between learned and inherited behavior seemed much clearer than it does today. The view that any type of behavior was either learned or simply developed without learning seemed straightforward. This paper explains that studies based on these expectations led investigators to conclude that rat-killing behavior among cats is learned rather than instinctive, that human fears are all acquired, or that intelligence is completely the result of experience. Learning theorists were maintaining, at this point, that most behavior is learned and that biological factors are of little or no importance. The behaviorist position that human behavior could be explained entirely in terms of reflexes, stimulus-response associations, and the effects of reinforcers upon them, entirely excluding ?mental? terms such as desires, goals and so forth, was advanced by J. B. Watson in his 1914 book, "Behavior: An Introduction to Comparative Psychology." This paper provides a discussion of Watson?s life, followed by an examination of behavioral psychology and an assessment of its impact on modern psychoanalysis in the conclusion. Also includes a graphic.

From the Paper
"John B. Watson was an American psychologist who was responsible for codifying and publicizing behaviorism. From Watson's perspective, behaviorism was an approach to psychology that was restricted to the objective, experimental study of the relations between environmental events and human behavior. Watsonian behaviorism became the dominant psychology in the United States during the 1920s and '30s. Watson received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Chicago (1903), where he then taught. In 1908 he became professor of psychology at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., and immediately established a laboratory for research in comparative, or animal, psychology. About this time he articulated his first statements on behaviorist psychology, and in the epoch-making article "Psychology as a Behaviorist Views It" (1913) he asserted that psychology is the science of human behavior, which, like animal behavior, should be studied under exacting laboratory conditions."

Tags:conditioning, erikson, operant, response, skinner, stimulus

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This paper describes the challenges faced when doing an ecological assessment of an endangered animal. A specific case, the study of the Vancouver Island Marmot, is used as an example. Various factors can affect such a study, including local political and economic interests, as well as the sparcity of the animal being studied. The paper also details requirements for a successful ecological and behavioral study.

From the Paper
"The ecological assessment and behavioral studies for any species of animal requires careful planning, the use of sophisticated and often sensitive equipment, and meticulous record keeping as well as a practiced skill at interpreting the data. If the subject of study is a critically endangered animal, such as the Vancouver Island Marmot, the nature of the study becomes even more precarious. Besides the obvious difficulty of observing a creature that is sparse in number, the needs of an endangered species will often clash with local economic and political interests regardless of the study's results. Three ecologists set out to complete studies that included all of these varying kinds of challenges and information; Andrew E. Bryant,....."

Tags:marmot, predation, vocalizations

Abstract
This paper explains that behavioral asset pricing models, based on real life behavior, are becoming more relevant and important. The author identifies the salient features of this model and compares traditional, capital (CAPM), arbitrage-pricing (APT), consumption capital (CCAPM), Fama-French 3 factor, fundamentalist and chartist and behavioral asset pricing models. The paper concludes that the behavioral asset pricing model appears to provide one of the better approaches to addressing confounding issues particularly when compared to traditional models. The paper includes detailed summary charts.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Evolution of Asset Pricing Theories
Table: Comparison of Asset Pricing Models
Summary and Conclusion

From the Paper
"These new concepts concerning how "real people" make decisions have fueled the rapidly growing fields of behavioral finance. This emphasis on developing a better understanding of real-world decisions made by real people, then, is the essence of behavioral finance. Therefore, from a behavioral finance perspective, economic theory should not necessarily result in the expectation that financial markets are efficient; to the contrary, significant and systematic fluctuations from efficiency can be reasonably expected to endure for lengthy periods of time."

Tags:forecast biases, methodological guidelines, bounded rationality, parameters

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Research into these behavioral disorders suggests that brain chemistry and genetics are responsible for predisposition to the conditions, with environmental aspects also a factor. This paper examines the biological approach looking for the definite genetic cause and the child development approach looking at the impact of the environment. Each of these approaches looks at the problem with a different focus and with each approach comes a different understanding of the nature of behavioral conditions in children.

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"Cognitive development is described by Jean Piaget's four stages theory. Piaget describes four stages that every child develops through, where in each stage the child thinks differently, acquiring new thinking skills with every stage. These stages are sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. In the sensorimotor period a child's behavior is determined by looking, seeing and feeling, rather than thinking. In the preoperational period children lack the ability to think logically, they assume their experience is the same as everyone else's, they are unable to rearrange their thoughts and they mix up cause and effect. "

Tags:genetics, cognitive, development, piaget, ADHD, autism

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This paper reviews recent studies that attempt to identify the psychological factors body dissatisfaction, self-esteem, perfectionism and abuse associated with bulimia nervosa and women. While perfectionism and abuse have been hypothesized as risk factors in the multifactorial model of bulimia, body dissatisfaction and low self-esteem seem to contribute more to bulimic behavior. However, the processes that might account for such a link are not yet well understood. The review of literature aids in developing a framework for further research and treatment.

From the Paper
"In the past 20 years, the prevalence of eating disorders has increased dramatically, where approximately 90 percent of patients suffering from an eating disorder are female aged 15 to 29. The two main types of eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa (more commonly known as anorexia and bulimia). Their prevalence estimates tend to range from about 3 to 10 percent of women with bulimic patients outnumbering anorexic patients by at least 2 to 1. Both can lead to a wide range of physical health complications, including serious heart conditions and kidney failure, which may lead to death. In the United States, they appear to be about as common in Hispanic women as in Caucasians, more common among Native Americans, and less common among blacks and Asians."

Tags:abuse, adolescents, bingeing, body, disorders, dissatisfaction, eating, esteem, perfectionism, purging, self

Abstract
The first part of this paper examines the current research investigating predictors of suicide in young people. To this end, three categories of suicide predictor research are examined: studies using clinical samples; studies using non-clinical samples; and studies comparing predictors of clinical and non-clinical samples. The second part of this paper examines both one tragic youth who committed suicide in front of his classmates as well as the issues faced by youth suicide in one major county. The review ends with the formulation of several conclusions concerning factors that assist in predicting suicide risk in young people.

From the Paper
"What variables place children and adolescents at risk for suicide? Some researchers have searched for the answer to this question by investigating clinical samples. In one such study, Lipschitz, Winegar, Nicholoau, Hartnick, Wolfson and Southwick (1999) assessed suicide risk in 34 boys and 37 girls who were inpatients in psychiatric hospitals.
About 51 percent of sample patients had attempted suicide. Findings of the study indicated that those who had attempted suicide were significantly more likely to be female, to report sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, and to, themselves, endorse emotional neglect as a method of rearing children. In an effort to determine the magnitude of the different effects exerted by predictor variables, Lipschitz et. al (1999) conducted a multivariate analysis, which revealed that female gender, sexual abuse, and emotional neglect remained significant predictors of both self-mutilation behavior and suicidal ideation. Based on these findings, Lipschitz and associates concluded that emotional neglect was one of the more powerful predictors of suicidal behavior in hospitalized adolescents than physical abuse, emotional abuse, and physical neglect."

Tags:abuse, tragic, depression, violence