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  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Across Developmental Trajectory: Cognitive Processing of Threat in Children, Adolescents, and Adults

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Across Developmental Trajectory: Cognitive Processing of Threat in Children, Adolescents, and Adults

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder across Developmental Trajectory: Cognitive Processing of Threat in Children, Adolescents, and Adults Everybody experiences intrusive thoughts once in a while, yet we think nothing of it most of the time. However, for people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, such thoughts occur frequently, and they are likely to be interpreted with more emotional intensity, and are highly uncontrollable. Obsessions signify the extreme end on a continuum of normal, unwanted, intrusive thinking. Studies have shown that

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    Essay Length: 470 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Bred
  • Competing Theories

    Competing Theories

    William of Occam's Razor is the concept that when two competing ideas seem to explain the facts, the simpler is likely to be the true idea. Basically he feels that when something becomes overly involved, don't make yourself crazy by making a situation more complicated. Simplify your life and you will be happy. A simpler idea is not necessarily true. It is just preferred until more facts or data can clarify the situation. Also, the

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    Essay Length: 288 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Jon
  • Art Theories and Influence on Artists - How Theories About Art Influence the Practice of Artists And/or Art Critics or Historians

    Art Theories and Influence on Artists - How Theories About Art Influence the Practice of Artists And/or Art Critics or Historians

    Art Theories and Influence on Artists Essay Question: Discuss how theories about art influence the practice of artists and/or art critics or historians Practice in art refers to the decisions and actions that affect choices, perceptions, ways of working and views of an artist or art historian. Tim Storrier sums up the practice of an artist by saying that “A painting is really a graphic illustration of where a particular artist is at that point

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Merton’s Strain Theory

    Merton’s Strain Theory

    Merton’s Strain Theory I learned that Robert Merton borrowed “anomie” from Emile Durkheim. Anomie is the breakdown or absence of social norms and values. This website had little content but was very informative. It outlined the five modes of adaptation to strain. The five modes are conformity, innovation, ritualism, retreatism and rebellion. In the mode of conformity, individuals follow culturally approved goals and the accepted means to achieve these goals. In the second mode, innovation,

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    Essay Length: 385 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Jessica
  • The Cell Theory

    The Cell Theory

    The Cell Theory The cell theory states that all living matter is made up of cells and some living organisms consist of a single cell. Other cells serve a special purpose within advanced organisms like nerve cells. One theory of a cell states that the first form of life on this earth consisted of a lot of different types of small protocells. Protocells are cell like organism. These organisms were able to reproduce in a

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    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: July
  • Labeling Theory

    Labeling Theory

    As a contributor to American Pragmatism and later a member of the Chicago School, George Herbert Mead posited that the self is socially constructed and reconstructed through the interactions which each person has with the community. Each individual is aware of how they are judged by others because he or she has attempted many different roles and functions in social interactions and has been able to gauge the reactions of those present. This builds a

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    Essay Length: 372 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Yan
  • Social Theories

    Social Theories

    Social Theories The Shaw and McKay theory studied the way that different ethnicities moved from the inner city to the suburbs around the cities and how crime rates are related to the movement. After each new wave of immigrants came in the ones that were there before would move into the suburbs. However Shaw and McKay found that the high crime rates associated with the inner city did not follow them into the suburbs. Therefor

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Mike
  • Advanced Economic Theory

    Advanced Economic Theory

    Abstract Apple Incorperation is one of the most sought-after computer campany Introduction The world wide web is very strong and has changed the word in many ways. As a fan of Apple Macintosh,I am personally impressed with many of its innovations.It strikes me whether or not the company has really become monopoly. This paper will explore its business model and its so called I will closely examine Apple in different areas -PC market -software -portable

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    Essay Length: 1,699 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Anna
  • Rousseau's Contract Theory

    Rousseau's Contract Theory

    Rousseau’s The Social Contract Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s The Social Contract, or Principles of Political Right (1762) is an analysis of the contractual relationships which may be necessary for legitimate government, and is an explanation of how these relationships may combine principles of justice and utility. Rousseau argues that civil society is based on a contractual arrangement of rights and duties which applies equally to all people, whereby natural liberty is exchanged for civil liberty, and whereby

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Summary of a Rounded Version: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences

    Summary of a Rounded Version: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences

    Summary of A Rounded Version: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences In A Rounded Version: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, Howard Gardner introduces the idea of seven different intelligences, combating the idea of contemporary intelligence. Gardner defines the contemporary view of intelligence as, an individual’s intelligence test score based on his or her age with no regard to experience or training. In his words, “It is an inborn attribute or faculty of the individual.” Gardner defines

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Jon
  • Cognitive Group Therapy

    Cognitive Group Therapy

    QUESTION 1 In the initial stage of group development, members begin to develop their relationship with one another and learn what is expected of them. Group members rely on safe, patterned behaviour and look to the group leader for guidance and direction. Group members have a desire for acceptance by the group and a need to be known that the group is safe (Corey, 1995). They set about gathering impressions and data about the similarities

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Eradicating Poverty in Jackson, Ms: Theories and Hypothesis for Change

    Eradicating Poverty in Jackson, Ms: Theories and Hypothesis for Change

    Eradicating Poverty in Jackson, MS: Theories and Hypothesis for Change Founded in 1822 on the site of a trading post on the west bank of the Pearl River, the city was named to honor Major General Andrew Jackson who later became the seventh President of the United States. The city’s history has been turbulent. During the civil war, the town was ravaged and burned three times by Union troops under the command of General William

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: regina
  • Third Cinema Theories and the Nollywood Experience

    Third Cinema Theories and the Nollywood Experience

    Introduction The term, �Third Cinema’ was coined in an interview with the Argentine Cine Liberacion group, published in the journal Cine Cubano (March 1969), and was then more fully developed in the manifesto “Towards a Third Cinema: Notes and Experiences for the Development of a cinema in the Third World,” written by Fernando Solanas and Octavio Getino, members of that group. Femi Shaka describes it as “a tool for creating a revolutionary consciousness for the

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Victor
  • The American Drug War – a Conflict Theory Perspective

    The American Drug War – a Conflict Theory Perspective

    In the mid to late 20th Century, the United States has experienced several states of Cultural Revolution. The Civil Rights Movement, the Women’s Movement, the anti-War Movement during the Vietnam era, and the increasing presence of a widespread, politically active and highly vocalized youth counterculture led the United States government to feel that maybe, they were losing control of their population. The white, upper class men, who for centuries had dominated the political realm, began

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Top
  • Organizational Theory

    Organizational Theory

    Required Text: Daft, Organization Theory and Design, 8th edition, Southwestern Publishers. Either paperback or hard cover is acceptable. Purpose of the Course: Organization theory provides ways of analyzing and understanding organizations and how they work (or don’t work.) Building on knowledge of management principles, this course provides students with advanced tools and knowledge that are directly applicable to the workplace. While the course is entitled “theory”, the main goal is to enable you to see

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Edward
  • Theories of Justice

    Theories of Justice

    THEORIES OF JUSTICE INTRODUCTION Justice is action in accordance with the requirements of law. It is suppose to ensure that all members of society receive fair treatment. Issues of justice arise in several different spheres and often play a significant role in causing, enabling, and addressing discord. The goal of the Justice System is to try to resolve and satisfy all these issues for the members of society. Injustice can lead to dissatisfaction, and/or rebellion.

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • Theories of Motivation in the Workplace

    Theories of Motivation in the Workplace

    Theories of Motivation in the Workplace At one time, in the workplace, the only type of “motivation” necessary was a command from the boss for an employee to do something (Lindner, 1998). However, times have changed and so have bosses and employees. Ever since the middle of the 20th century, various business experts and academicians have developed theories of motivation to help direct employees toward better and stronger productivity. The main theories that tend to

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    Essay Length: 498 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Attribution Theory

    Attribution Theory

    Attribution Theory Human beings can explain anything. No matter the cause, we have a strong need to understand and explain everything. Due to people feeling the need to explain, it goes beyond the information received. Attribution theory is a theory about how people explain things.3333333333333. Explanation is a synonym for attribution. There are two types of explanations about why things happen. They are external attribution and internal attribution. External attribution places blame to an outside

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    Essay Length: 591 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Monika
  • Graph Theory & Small Networks

    Graph Theory & Small Networks

    Introduction Networks are everywhere. The brain is a sophisticated neural network connected by axons. Society, too, are networks connected by family, friends and professional ties. On a larger scale food webs can be represented as a network of species. Networks have even diffused through our technology such as the World Wide Web where routers and web pages are all interconnected. Even the language we speak today is a network of words connected by syntactic associations.

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    Essay Length: 1,563 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Critically Evaluate the Extent to Which Efficiency Wage Theory Can Provide an Explanation of Unemployment

    Critically Evaluate the Extent to Which Efficiency Wage Theory Can Provide an Explanation of Unemployment

    CRITICALLY EVALUATE THE EXTENT TO WHICH EFFICIENCY WAGE THEORY CAN PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT Unemployment of workers is a comment and recurrent problem in the labour market in most of the countries. Unemployment is defined as an excess supply of labour at prevailing wage. It means that the labour market is unable to be clear. A lot of the economists attempt to find out the cause of it. And the efficiency wage theory is

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    Essay Length: 2,617 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Victor
  • Describe What Evolutionary Psychologists Mean When They Employ the Term ‘theory of Mind'.Use Examples and Research Studies from Book 1, Chapter 2 to Show Why This Theory Is Important in Evolutionary Psychology.

    Describe What Evolutionary Psychologists Mean When They Employ the Term ‘theory of Mind'.Use Examples and Research Studies from Book 1, Chapter 2 to Show Why This Theory Is Important in Evolutionary Psychology.

    Describe what evolutionary psychologists mean when they employ the term ‘theory of mind’. Use examples and research studies from Book 1, Chapter 2 to show why this theory is important in evolutionary psychology. Evolutionary psychology is a specialist field within the spectrum of psychological enquiry, which seeks to examine and understand some of the predominant reasoning behind the concept of why the human species, whilst biologically similar to other species on the planet, is so

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Max
  • Application of Theory: Early Childhood

    Application of Theory: Early Childhood

    Application of Theory: Early Childhood Every builder knows "A house is only as strong as its foundation". They also know that they have to evaluate and become familiar the land before beginning to work. This rationale can be used as a guideline for teachers across the world, especially with the children in the early childhood stage, ages 2-6, because how teachers assist children in this stage will serve as the foundation for the life ahead

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Jon
  • Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development

    Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development

    Per·son·al·i·ty [pщrs’n бllətee] (plural per·son·al·i·ties) noun 1. somebody’s set of characteristics: the totality of somebody’s attitudes, interests, behavioral patterns, emotional responses, social roles, and other individual traits that endure over long periods of time. Encarta ® World English Dictionary © & (P) 1998-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Every person has a personality. With every person comes a unique and different personality. Some people have similar personalities and some are very different. There has

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Steve
  • Applying Learning Theories

    Applying Learning Theories

    Introduction to Learning Theories EDU622-0603A-01: Applying Learning Theories Unit 1 IP Dr. Trude Fawson American Intercontinental University June 17, 2006 Introduction How do we come to know what we know? What is knowledge? These questions are important not only for epistemologists or philosophers who study knowledge, but, as well for those interested in the sciences and education. Whether knowledge is seen as absolute, separate from the knower and corresponding to a knowable, external reality or

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Max
  • Kant's Non-Consequential Theory

    Kant's Non-Consequential Theory

    Kant's non-consequential theory relies on precisely on the existence of a set of jointly accepted and acknowledged moral norms, ethical criteria that help a person make the right decision at the right time. Kant's entire ethical theory relies on the existence of deontological restrictions. These universal laws, as Kant sees them, allow us to function correctly in a society. Kant believes that a person's choices ought to have nothing to do with the preferred outcome,

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Tasha

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