James W. Prescott: Quotes about behavior

James W. Prescott is American psychologist. Explore interesting quotes on behavior.
James W. Prescott: 66 quotes2 likes

“Certain sensory experiences during the formative periods of development will create a neuropsychological predisposition for either violence-seeking or pleasure-seeking behaviors later in life.”

James W. Prescott

"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)

“The abnormal social and emotional behaviors that result from parental and social (somatosensory) deprivation are directly related to impaired brain functioning.”

James W. Prescott

"Before Ethics and Morality" (1972)

“The somatosensory system… mediates emotional behaviors.”

James W. Prescott

"Before Ethics and Morality" (1972)

“The contributions of Freud to the effects of early experiences upon later behaviors and consequences of repressed sexuality have been well established. Unfortunately time and space do not permit a discussion here of his differences with Wilhelm Reich concerning his Beyond the Pleasure Principle.”

James W. Prescott

"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)

“The pleasure-prone personality has a low capacity and tolerance for violent-aggressive behaviors. Conversely, the violence and aggression prone personality has a low capacity and tolerance for pleasure and for sensuous behaviors. As one goes up, the other goes down.”

James W. Prescott

"Before Ethics and Morality" (1972)

“The controlled laboratory studies of Harry F. and Margaret K. Harlow… separated infant monkeys… in single cages in an animal colony room where they could develop social relationships… through seeing, hearing, and smelling, but not through touching or movement. These and other studies indicate that it is the deprivation of body contact and body movement—not deprivation of the other body senses—that produces the wide variety of abnormal emotional behaviors in these isolation-reared animals.”

James W. Prescott

"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)

“The percent likelihood of a society being physically violent if it is physically affectionate toward its infants and tolerant of premarital sexual behavior is 2 percent”

James W. Prescott

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"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)