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  • Tv Violence on Children

    Tv Violence on Children

    CHILDREN AND TV VIOLENCE No. 13 (Updated 4/99) American children watch an average of three to fours hours of television daily. Television can be a powerful influence in developing value systems and shaping behavior. Unfortunately, much of today's television programming is violent. Hundreds of studies of the effects of TV violence on children and teenagers have found that children may: become "immune" to the horror of violence gradually accept violence as a way to solve

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Monika
  • Adhd in Children

    Adhd in Children

    In this day and age, drugs are being prescribed without hesitation. In fact, many of these drugs are being prescribed for children with various disorders. One of these disorders is called Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). An estimated five to ten percent of children are diagnosed with this syndrome. One of the methods to treat this disorder is to use stimulants, specifically Ritalin. This method is controversial because it has many side effects and

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    Essay Length: 309 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Victor
  • Sree-Personal Learning Log

    Sree-Personal Learning Log

    My Personal Reflection: Content: Introduction My Personality Type –MBTI Quantitative Analysis of my personal type formula My Learning Style pattern: A. As per Honey, P. and Mumford, A. B. Vak Learning Preference. C. Belbin Meredith Team Role Model D. David A Kolb’s Learning preferences. My personal Learning Log – as per Kolb’s Model. Reference Introduction: I have completed my Three-year Bachelor of Arts course from Andhra University –AP-INDIA. I graduated in the year 1987 with

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    Essay Length: 1,158 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Ethics Theory Table

    Ethics Theory Table

    University Of Phoenix Material ETHICS THEORIES TABLE Directions: Fill in the brief definitions and sub-theories of each ethical theory, and match the real-world examples listed below the table to the corresponding theories. Finally, come up with your own workplace example that fits each theory. Ethical Theory Brief Definition Sub-theories Real-world Example Workplace Example Duty-based Ethics Deontological ethics is the focus on rightness or wrongness of the action itself rather than the consequences of those actions.

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    Essay Length: 453 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatments for Children and Adolescents with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

    Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatments for Children and Adolescents with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

    Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the primary reason for referral to mental health services among school-aged children. Effective treatments for ADHD consist of stimulant medication and behavior modification. Although the efficacy of stimulant medication in the treatment of ADHD is well established, purely pharmacological approaches to treatment fall short of optimal outcomes for a number of reasons, highlighting the need for effective psychosocial treatments to be

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Tasha
  • The Development of the Quantum Theory of the Atom

    The Development of the Quantum Theory of the Atom

    The Development of the Quantum Theory of the Atom The early beginnings of the quantum theory of the atom start with Niels Bohr, a German physicist. Many problems existed with the theories of the atom at his time, but many resources also existed for deriving more improved models. History previous to this needs to be covered in order to show how the Bohr model began and led to better models J.J. Thomson proposed that an

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Anna
  • Theory of a Natural Man

    Theory of a Natural Man

    Theory of Natural Man Rousseau saw a fundamental divide between society and human nature. Rousseau believed that man was good when in the state of nature (the state of all other animals, and the condition humankind was in before the creation of civilization and society), but is corrupted by society. This idea has often led to attributing the idea of the noble savage to Rousseau, an expression first used by John Dryden in The Conquest

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Classical Theory and Its Effects on Criminal Justice Policy

    Classical Theory and Its Effects on Criminal Justice Policy

    Classical Theory Classical Theory and its Effects on Criminal Justice Policy With the exception of probation, imprisonment has been the main form of punishment for serious offenders in the United States for over 200 years. Americans can be said to have invented modern incarceration as a means of criminal punishment. Although Europe provided precedents, theoretical justifications, and even architectural plans for imprisoning offenders, Americans developed the blueprints for the typical prisons of today and devised

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Artur
  • Conditioning and Learning

    Conditioning and Learning

    Conditioning and Learning 1 INTRODUCTION “Learning, acquiring knowledge or developing the ability to perform new behaviors. It is common to think of learning as something that takes place in school, but much of human learning occurs outside the classroom, and people continue to learn throughout their lives.” (Gregory, 1961) Conditioning is the term used to designate the types of human behavioral learning. Since the 1920s, conditioning has been the primary focus of behavior research in

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Learning

    Learning

    Learning is the process or experience of gaining knowledge. Learning involves change and hard work. During my time in Academic Access 101 I have gone through vigorous areas in my life that need to change in order to succeed in college. There are numerous challenges interfering with my ability to excel in college. One habit or life pattern that interferes with my ability to excel in College is poor time management. Poor time management is

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Learning Styles

    Learning Styles

    Learning Styles The reason for doing this report is to try and discover which is my best and worst way to learn and then to come up with a strategy for improving my ability to learn. The first thing that I need to do is research what different learning styles there is, after I have done this I can determine what are my preferred learning styles. Types of Learning Styles After doing some research I

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Math Perceptions of Taiwanese and American Children

    Math Perceptions of Taiwanese and American Children

    Article Critique The objective of this article critique is to review and evaluate several empirical studies which have examined mathematics perception cross-culturally. The main study that focuses on examining mathematics perception cross-culturally is a study that was done in 2004 by Dr. Yea-Ling Tsao. In this study, researchers proved that Taiwanese students consistently score higher in cross-national studies of achievement than American students. Several other studies were done that also support this theory. Therefore, the

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    Essay Length: 621 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Mike
  • Arna’s Children

    Arna’s Children

    ARNA'S CHILDREN The movie Arna's Children revolves around Arna, an elderly lady who led a small theatre group in West Bank. The theatre that she had established helped the children of the Jenin community to deal with the harsh realities of Israeli occupation. She had set up the institution at a time when Israeli authorities had shut down all educational institutions and the theatre group provided the children of Jenin with education and support. Arna's

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Jon
  • Learning from Hardships

    Learning from Hardships

    The year was 1989; in a small trailer live a small country family. The mother Sheri, had a problem, it was with alcohol. Her two sons, Robert and Gabriel, suffered the most. Robert was 12 years old and had to take care of his ten year old brother. It was hard but it was something he was use to. In the morning the boys got ready for school on their own. They had to be

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Max
  • Introduction to Learning

    Introduction to Learning

    Learning unlike most of the other concepts that are involved in this lab as well as the pre-cursing studies, can not be directly defined. Instead Learning has to be inferred from the change of behavior observed in the subject. A more or less permanent change implies the subject has “Learned” the desired response. Operant Conditioning is conditioning a specific subject to perform an Operant response to receive a reinforcer (such as food). An apparatus used

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    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Compliance Gaining and It’s Theories

    Compliance Gaining and It’s Theories

    Compliance-Gaining and Its Theories Have you ever wondered what elements surround patient satisfaction and compliance in hospitals and clinics? What does it take for you to be completely satisfied with care that you are given at medical centers? The article, Increasing Patient Satisfaction and Compliance, examines the impact that patients' perceptions of a physician's humor orientation, credibility, and compliance-gaining strategies have on their satisfaction and compliance. It explores the study of patient behavior in terms

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    Essay Length: 1,383 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: Mike
  • Water Imagery in “children of the City”

    Water Imagery in “children of the City”

    Water Imagery in “Children of the City” Rain has always been an important symbol in life. It is one of very few actions that can be both destructive and harsh, but at the same time constructive and life-giving. Throughout literature the visual image of rain is usually connected to feelings of sorrow, death, and despair. The most commonly known example of this would be in Hemingway’s “Farewell to Arms”. Hemingway uses the rain to tell

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    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: Max
  • Communications Theory Application

    Communications Theory Application

    Have you ever wondered if there was a devil side and an angel side to your personality? The devil side is telling you to be bad and have fun, while the angel side is telling you to be good and do what is right. This idea has to do with the I and ME theory of communications. The ME is like the angel side of your personality, telling you what is right and socially acceptable.

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    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Yan
  • How Motivation and Leadership Theories Can Be Applied.

    How Motivation and Leadership Theories Can Be Applied.

    MOTIVATION THEORIES: Goal Setting Theory: In the late 1960s, Edwin Locke proposed that intentions to work toward a goad are a major source of work motivation. That is, goals tel an employee what needs to be done and how much effort will need to be made. Specific hard goals produce a higher level of output than does the generalized goal of "do your best". Why? The specificity of the goal itself seems to act as

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    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Behavioral Theory

    Behavioral Theory

    Behavioral Theory Knowledge and habits can be formed through experiences and relationships with others. The behavior we learn early in life may manifest itself as criminal activity. Although this is not an exact science, people can come from a negative environment and still overcome the odds. It is questioned whether we learn to commit crimes, born as a criminal or is it natural to know right from wrong? Some believe aggressive behavior is learned through

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    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Mike
  • 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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    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Edward
  • Organizational Theory

    Organizational Theory

    1) ORGANISATIONAL THEORY Organisational theory is designed to understand the nature of the organisations. By which organizations can evaluate its overall business by putting the right structure and operate in different ways. Organisational theory also helps us understand how processes such as change and decision making can be managed. It deals with different structures and cultures such as large organizations have different structures and cultures than small ones, and the manufacturing organisations operate in a

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    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Marx and Weber: Conflicting Conflict Theories

    Marx and Weber: Conflicting Conflict Theories

    Two names that are repeatedly mentioned in sociological theory are Karl Marx and Max Weber. In some ways these two intellectuals were similar in the way they looked at society. There are also some striking differences. In order to compare and contrast these two individuals it is necessary to look at each of their ideas. Then a comparison of their views can be illustrated followed by examples of how their perspectives differ from each

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    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Top
  • Pirate Childrens Story

    Pirate Childrens Story

    Some called him a pirate, some called him a scoundrel, and some said he was the devil himself! His name was Jack and he had been a sailor and an adventurer for a long, long time. His body carried the scars of a hundred sword fights, a map of the marvelous travels he had, a constant reminder of the things he had done. His schooner had sailed the seven seas and was beginning to show

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    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Jack
  • Ethics Theory - Vicky Case

    Ethics Theory - Vicky Case

    Ethics Theory/ Vicky Green Case Right to be Informed: Since key personnel of other companies are certainly going to face the risk of losing their jobs if they decide to accept the K.I., Koke International, 50 percent raise, then Vicky must consider the key personnel’s right to be informed about the aftermath of such a decision. Wendy McGee, Vicky’s boss, has made it clear to her senior staff members that key personnel of the other

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Edward

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