While Pressman describes the est training as "a mish-mash of self-help theories, common-sense psychology, and dime-store ideas of motivation," Wakefield, who had experienced the est training personally states, "If I was "conned" by that "mish-mash" when I did est in 1984, I'm grateful I was conned into losing the addiction to alcohol that had plagued me for a quarter of a century".
Kelly supports the theory, common to many explanations of anti-Semitism, that the basis was not just paranoid but economic.
The monk's theory, common in Mr. Sasaki's circle, was that such physicality could check a woman's overly strong ego.
"The proof is that 4,000 Jews who work at the World Trade Center did not go to work that day," he told reporters, as he repeated a conspiracy theory common in the Muslim world.
One theory common in Juba is that Southern Sudanese troops in hot pursuit of rebel forces just carried on until they reached Heglig, presenting Kiir with a fait accompli.
One theory, common among some top male players, is that men are usually more aggressive by nature than women, and are therefore better suited to a game that simulates warfare.
Morgan's Descent of Woman, published in 1972, was one of the first publications calling attention to the rampant sexism of the so-called "savannah theory" common at the time, and thus continues to occupy a prominent place in the gender and science literature.
As with other kinds of feminist theory, common themes have emerged for discussion and critique, but there has been little in the way of consensus among feminist theorists on what is the best way to understand them.
The key feature of this now-canonical method is to treat mental states and processes as being implicitly defined by the Ramsey sentence of one or another psychological theory — common sense, scientific, or something in between.
These factors support the issues related to the "two-communities theory" common in the literature, and highlight the importance of bridging these communities in order to improve the uptake of research findings.
