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  • Psychological Egoism

    Psychological Egoism

    Research Paper The Influence Of The Enlightenment As Reflected In English Literature Beginning in the late seventeenth century and lasting through the late 18th century, the Enlightenment was a movement that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize formerly accepted traditions and doctrines. The shapers and followers of the Enlightenment undertook a critique of their world and all aspects of traditional life including religion, political organization, social structure, science, human relations, human nature, history, economics,

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    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: regina
  • Foundation by Isaac Asimov

    Foundation by Isaac Asimov

    Science has made a myriad of calculated prophecies, predicting its own rapid progression and ultimate escalation to supremacy above all other knowledge. The “Foundation Trilogy” by Isaac Asimov is set at a future time, when the divination of science has proved to be true and man has conquered the galaxy with its help. The Julactic Empire, a society of a million human worlds, is spread through out the vast nothingness of the Milky Way, filling

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Jessica
  • An Overview of Children's Sports Psychology

    An Overview of Children's Sports Psychology

    An Overview of Children’s Sports Psychology According to the authors of The Handbook of Sport Psychology the problems in sports are on the rise, but the number of athletes is diminishing (Siner, 2001). Are these problems the barrier and reason to why parents do not send their children in sports? Or are the children choosing not to play based on lack interest or since they too see the problems? Despite the “dark sides” of sports,

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Psychology or Accounting?

    Psychology or Accounting?

    Psychology or Accounting Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions a person has to make in their life. It is so important because that is what people will have to do to support their selves throughout life. For the past ten years psychology and accounting were two of the top ten potential career choices. According to the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics up to 70,000 bachelor’s degrees

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Sexual Assault: Short-Term and Long-Term Psychological Effects

    Sexual Assault: Short-Term and Long-Term Psychological Effects

    Sexual Assault: Short-Term and Long-Term Psychological Effects Sexual assault is a term that is used interchangeably with the word rape. The decision on whether or not to use the term rape or sexual assault is made by a state’s jurisdiction. Sexual assault is more readily used in an attempt to be more gender neutral (National Victim Center). Sexual assault can be most easily described as forced or unconsentual sexual intercourse. The individual that is performing

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Artur
  • World Wildlife Foundation - Mackenzie Gas Project Public Hearings

    World Wildlife Foundation - Mackenzie Gas Project Public Hearings

    World Wildlife Foundation Mackenzie Gas Project Public Hearings The Mackenzie Valley Watershed is located in the Northwest Territories. The valley covers about a fifth of Canada, which is almost two times larger than the province of Ontario. The Watershed is home to many animals including Caribou, wolves, grizzly bears, moose, and a very large bird population, that includes ducks, geese, and swans and many varieties of shore birds. WWF and the residents of the Northwest

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Psychological Survey

    Psychological Survey

    Name: FOR EACH QUESTION CHOOSE ONE PHRASE MOST LIKE YOU AND ONE PHRASE LEAST LIKE YOU 1 Most Least 13 Most Least A gentle, kindly A aggressive, challenger, takes action B persuasive, convincing B life of the party, entertaining, outgoing C humble, reserved, modest C easy mark, easily taken advantage of D original, inventive, individualistic D fearful, afraid 2 Most Least 14 Most Least A attractive, charming, attracts others A cautious, wary, careful B

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Mike
  • Psychological Skills Training

    Psychological Skills Training

    Psychological Skills Training What exactly is Psychological Skills Training and for a coach or instructor, what advantage is gained by its implementation? In other words, why bother? Psychological Skills Training (PST) is typically more comprehensive than a few short sessions with a few simple interventions that a coach or instructor might suggest. PST usually integrates cognitive and relaxation techniques in a more encompassing approach to mental training and as a complement to physical training. Individualism

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: July
  • Science of Cognitive Psychology and Analytical Psychology

    Science of Cognitive Psychology and Analytical Psychology

    Science of Cognitive Psychology and Analytical Psychology Analytical psychology Analytical psychology is part of the Jungian psychology movement started by Carl Jung (18-1961) and his followers. It is founded by Carl Jung and derived from Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis. It is a Psychoanalysis that has the concept of libido or life energy as the dominant force. Its aim is to seek the personal experience of the inner most forces and motivations underlying human behavior. It is

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    Submitted: December 30, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Psychology

    Psychology

    Uppgift 1 Under de senaste hundra еren har det skett stora fцrдndringar inom jord- och skogsbruk. Inte bara i Sverige och vдstvдrlden, vissa U-lдnder har ocksе upplevt fцrдndringarna. Och den ekonomiska och tekniska utvecklingens framfart har varit pе bekostnad av naturens resurser. Som Odum sдger sе uppstеr monokulturer som дr kдnsliga fцr fцrдndringar. Varfцr har det dе blivit sе? Fцr mig kдnns det uppenbart att den ekonomiska faktorn дr avgцrande i det avseendet. Nдr pengar

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    Submitted: December 30, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Mindfulness and Meditation in Psychology

    Mindfulness and Meditation in Psychology

    Mindfulness and Meditation in Psychology INTRO Clients seek psychological therapy for mental health issues because they have come to a point in their lives that they feel that an improvement in their mental state would have a positive affect in their personal lives. A client’s behavioral health affects how a client thinks about themselves and how the client interacts with the world around them. Mindfulness is, “Paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in

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    Essay Length: 463 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Jon
  • Foundations of Problem-Based Learning

    Foundations of Problem-Based Learning

    Personal Perspective Paper Course: MM500 Foundations of Problem-Based Learning Instructor: Greg Luce Reflecting back on personal experiences there are many instances in which the decision-making models were utilized. Dating back to September 4th 2005 while under the employ of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), we began to encounter difficulties meeting the needs of the victims. Servicing the millions of victims for disaster relief assistance became problematic due to the severity and close proximity of

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    Essay Length: 383 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Mike
  • Psychology and Learning

    Psychology and Learning

    There are many different kinds of ways that people and animals learn. People can adjust the way they learn to the different situations in which they are learning and what they have to learn. One form of learning is known as conditioning. Conditioning emphasises the relationship between stimuli and responses. The two types of conditioning found are Classical conditioning and Operant conditioning. Learning may occur in different ways. Psychologists have distinguished between different types of

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    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Vika
  • Sports Psychology

    Sports Psychology

    Police: Man attacked trooper with chain saw Tuesday, February 22, 2005 Posted: 8:34 AM EST (1334 GMT) WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania (AP) -- A man was shot and killed by police Monday after he ignored pepper spray and officers' commands and attacked a state trooper with a chain saw, authorities said. At least 13 bullets struck William Henkle after state and local officers who had surrounded him opened fire, police said. Henkle, 40, allegedly struck Trooper Michael

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    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Victor
  • Psychology’s Formal Beginings

    Psychology’s Formal Beginings

    The Nature of Psychology Psychology is the scientific study and practical application of observable behavior and mental processes of organisms. Psychology differs from other social sciences such as: Sociology, History, or Economics, because psychology specifically deals with the study of an individual. The other social sciences will study groups, or history. Psychology is less a science of reported findings, it attempts asks and answers questions using observable behavior and what can be determined as mental

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    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Anna
  • Women Psychology

    Women Psychology

    I conducted an interview with an African American woman, who will be refered to as Mrs. JB who considers herself an affiliate with the Baptist church, and is in her 50’s. The purpose of this was not aimed at giving me some type of life-changing experience, but to allow Mrs. JB to transcend her experience from her past into a manner that I could benefit from. I simply told her that this was a chance

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    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Victor
  • Reaction Paper to Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery

    Reaction Paper to Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery

    Reaction Paper While reading this book I agreed with the things said by the other. This book also reminded me of another book that I started reading a while ago “Post traumatic slave syndrome”. Like Post traumatic Slave Syndrome, Breaking the chains to psychological slavery discusses things that happened to slaves and then connects them to things that the decedents of those slaves are currently dealing with. Things such as Leadership; One point Na’im

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    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Artur
  • Evolutionary Psychology: Elephant or Minivan?

    Evolutionary Psychology: Elephant or Minivan?

    Evolutionary Psychology: Elephant or Minivan? While reading over recent news online, I came across this article about psychology. I found it very interesting. The article, Evoluitonary Psychology: More News from the Savannah, was originally printed in the September 27, 2007 edition of the Economist. There is not an author directly credited to this article. The article details a new study into the way the brain deciphers certain types of objects from others. The study was

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    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Criminal Investigative Psychology

    Criminal Investigative Psychology

    Criminal Investigative Psychology is the area in Forensic Psychology that is least likely to be acknowledged. The majority of people see this as merely a criminal justice area of expertise. In actuality, this area is strongly associated with how the human mind works. Psychologists can apply their knowledge of human motivation and behavior to areas in the criminal-investigative arena. The criminal profiler creates a psychological profile or picture of a suspect based on what he/she

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    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Janna
  • University Medical Foundation

    University Medical Foundation

    University Medical Foundation (UMF), Inc., is a not-forprofit corporation formed by physicians in the College of Medicine at Southeastern University. UMF, with over 600 physicians, provides the medical staff for University Hospital. In addition, UMF staffs and administers a network of 25 ambulatory care clinics and centers at ten locations within 50 miles of the hospital. In 2002, UMF generated over $500 million in revenues from about 40,000 inpatient stays and 0,000 outpatient visits. Over

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    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Mike
  • How the Foundation Stage Has Emerged

    How the Foundation Stage Has Emerged

    Examine the history of provision for 0-5 year olds in Britain showing how the foundation stage has emerged and discuss its strengths and weaknesses. Early year’s education, in Britain has traditionally been child centred, emphasizing the child's individual interests and experiences along with integrated learning (for exam-ple, the three ‘R’s) and free play. Historically, there has been very little government intervention in pre-school provision, however, in order to improve the quality and in-crease the

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    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: regina
  • About Psychology

    About Psychology

    1. Psychology is generally thought of as the study of mind. However, people view the idea of a “mind” in different respects, so it’s easier to say that psychology is the study of people’s experiences and their behaviour. 2. “Science” has its base in empirical research. That is, research that is verified by observation or experience. A scientific study requires an absence of bias, and suitable conditions. It should also yield (roughly) the same

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    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Evolutionary Psychology Vs. Standard Social Science Model

    Evolutionary Psychology Vs. Standard Social Science Model

    Evolutionary Psychology vs. Standard Social Science Model Evolutionary Psychology (EP) looks at how we view human behavior. The Standard Social Science Model (SSSM) is what most people have read and believed for many years. The SSSM believes that the influence on human behavior is experience and culture. Both theories believe that there is a human nature that all people share as infants. The two models also disagree in many ways. The EP model believes that

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    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Jon
  • Psychology of Selection

    Psychology of Selection

    For the past ten years, companies have complied with the equal opportunity slogan that the public has become so accustomed to seeing. The real question is, are all companies really equal opportunity employers? Through our research, it has become evident that equal opportunity standards are not always applied in the hiring process. There are many factors that contribute to the hiring process. Legally, an employer has the right to hire whoever it wants and it

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Lion Foundation Youth Yachting Scheme Swot Analysis

    Lion Foundation Youth Yachting Scheme Swot Analysis

    Strengths What have been the strong parts of the scheme over the last year? What parts of the scheme have worked for you?  The scheme has a strong vision which is clearly communicated.  The scheme has a three year plan, that it is implemented and reviewed.  The scheme is inclusive of sailors irrespective of the where they sail and their ability.  The programme is well organised.  The programme is transparent

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Stenly

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