Taylor, by contrast, understands human behavior in terms of the search for meaning.
So looking at rational and irrational voting habits, trends or behavior in terms of statistics misses the point.
"Oddly enough, the worst behavior in terms of teasing, taunting and threats is against female-to-male athletes," Carroll said.
Without explicitly discussing the question of moral responsibility, the series raises it again and again, as people justify their behavior in terms of self-preservation.
Similar behavior in terms of warnings provided by Clayton transpired at Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, RBS and UBS, according to the complaints.
Even evolutionary psychologists, who interpret human behavior in terms of what the brain evolved to do, hold that the work of natural selection in shaping the human mind was completed in the pre-agricultural past, more than 10,000 years ago.
Psychologists have long documented what they call the fundamental attribution error, the tendency for people to explain human behavior in terms of the traits of individual actors, even when powerful situational forces are at work.
Although Ms. Sontag does a convincing job of depicting Maryna's restless nature and "penchant for exertion," she too often resorts to explaining her behavior in terms of tired cliches about actresses and acting.
"The Political Brain" takes a different tack than, say, "What's the Matter With Kansas?" by Thomas Frank or Al Gore's "Assault on Reason," which try to explain voter behavior in terms of self-interest and factual analysis.
