### person | intellectual:

Theorist
* Many theorists believe that magnetism causes high-temperature superconductivity to occur
  - question whether intergroup conflicts can be resolved by interpersonal contact
* Most theorists agree that dreams reflect our waking thoughts, fantasies, and emotions
  - now agree that autism metabolic or neurological malfunction
* Some theorists argue that capitalism provides the most congenial economic environment for democracy
  - men and women grow up in and live in different cultures
* Some theorists believe that anger just naturally results from frustration
  - ellipticals are formed when two spiral galaxies collide and merge
* Some theorists claim that the desire for war and violence is genetically programmed
  - truth can only be found within the formal system of language
  - describe transsexuality as a birth defect
  - identify sexuality as the central source of human personality
* Some theorists say humanity wiped out the species
  - shame is the basic cause for addictions and for codependency
  - suggest that culture is synonymous with communication
  - take the new-age, spiritual view that dolphins are extraterrestrial beings or angels
* are intellectuals.
* believe that anxiety learned behavior that can be unlearned.
* grounded in the humanities approach communication through interpreting texts.
* use mathematics and physics to explain how the universe works.
+ John F. Kennedy, Investigation: American murder victims :: Assassinated United States Presidents :: Burials at Arlington National Cemetery :: Deaths by firearm :: Irish-American politicians :: Kennedy family :: Presidents of the United States :: Pulitzer Prize winners :: United States representatives from Massachusetts :: United States senators from Massachusetts :: US Democratic Party politicians :: 1917 births :: 1963 deaths
  * Many theorists suggest that Oswald conspired with others to kill the president. These include enemies like the KGB, the Mafia or Fidel Castro. Some even think it may have been the CIA or Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson.
+ Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Criticism
  * He believed these made them natural leaders and incredible people. This makes the goal of self-actualization nearly impossible for the average person. However, this is not always the case. It is possible for people who suffer from poverty and hunger to still feel love and belonging. Therefore, higher level needs can be met in some cases even if lower levels needs are neglected. Some theorists argue that the levels of the hierarchy are out of order in terms of necessity. Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

### person | intellectual | theorist:

Behavioral theorist
* believe that behavior is modified by external events upon an individual.
* purport that anxiety learned behavior.
* suggest that behaviors essentially are responses to stimuli.

Conspiracy theorist
* adopt the trappings of scholarship, touting irrelevant titles and credentials.
* believe the government is conducting top secret chemical warfare experiments.
* thrive on the ignorance of their audience.

Critical theorist
* assume that human beings are both determined and determining.
* hold that no knowledge is neutral.

Educational theorist
* Many educational theorists believe computer-based training results in a higher learning curve.
* Some educational theorists argue that education social process.

Evolutionary theorist
* hold different views on the workings of evolution compared to ethologists.
* reject the blank-paper theory for a related reason.

Functional theorist
* believe the society whole and liken it to a biological organism.
* stress the role of values and norms in holding society together.

Game theorist
* believe in brinkmanship.
* classify games by their nature and their pay-offs.