Religion as schedule-induced behavior

Religion , Ethics , and Corporate Behavior

We provide evidence that cultural norms affect the likelihood of unethical corporate behavior. Firms headquartered in highly religious counties are less likely to backdate options, grant excessive compensation packages to their managers, practice aggressive earnings management, and be the target of class action securities lawsuits. Our results are strongest for locations with greater concentrat...

Schedule-induced polydipsia as a function of fixed interval length.

Rats were trained to bar-press for Noyes pellets on an FI schedule which was increased serially through several values from 2 sec to as high as 300 sec. Concurrently, water was freely available. As FI length was increased, the degree of polydipsia increased linearly to a maximum value.

Religion, weight perception, and weight control behavior.

Religion's relationships with weight perception and weight control behavior were examined using data (3032 adults aged 25-74) from the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States. Religion was conceptualized as denomination, religious attendance/practice, religious social support, religious commitment, religious application, and religious identity. Weight perception was conceptu...

Emilio Gentile : Politics as Religion

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