TOPIC SUBJECT HEADINGS For use in Online Catalog (OPAC) SUBJECT HEADINGS For Sample Database Searches Abortion Abortion; Pro-Choice Movement; Pro-Life Movement Abortion Acid rain SEE ALSO Pollution Acid Rain Acid Rain Adoption (interracial, unmarried persons, gays) Adoption; Gay parents; Interracial adoption Adoption AIDS AIDS (Disease); AIDS (Disease) in children AIDS (Disease); Pediatric AIDS (Disease) Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease Animal
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broke down cultures and behaviors around the world and are valued resources for IHRM departments. First, there is the Hofstede study. Geert Hofstede was a professor who conducted an extremely comprehensive study of how different cultures place value in the workplace. It was Hofstede who first made an empirical model and had different dimensions of national culture. These dimensions were: power distance, uncertainty avoidance, femininity vs. masculinity, individualism vs. collectivism, and long-term
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Small Wonders By Andrew Marshall Time Asia Small Wonders by Andrew Marshall is an intriguing article that searches for answers to this fascinating question “Are child prodigies born or made?” To begin with, the author strictly defines prodigy as a child who by age 10 displays a mastery of a field. Initially, I had no doubt about this definition; however, after reading some online information, I got to know that although there was growing consensus with the author’s definition
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have also discovered prefrontal damage encourages; risk taking, irresponsibility, rule-breaking, emotional and aggressive outburst, argumentative, violent criminal acts, loss of self-control, immaturity, lack of tact, inability to modify and inhibit behavior appropriately, poor social judgment and violence. Our genetics is a set of building blocks that dictate among other things how our brains are built, function and get wired together. Every thought, emotion or
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within the field of psychology that seek to explain and undestand why humans behave in certain ways, display certain actions, and have certain motives. Personality theories are theories that have been developed to understand human personality and behavior. Psychodynamic personality theories are a specific group of theories. They are different from other psychological principles because they basicaly ignore the “science” or biological and physiological aspects that are generally focused upon in other
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and how can they be prevented? * What factors influence adolescents' sexual activity and contraceptive use? * Discuss the roles of external and internal stimuli in sexual arousal * What is sexual orientation? * How do nature and nurture work together to create sexual orientation? * What is evolutionary psychology, and how does it explain human sexuality and gender roles? * Summarize the arguments against evolutionary psychology's explanations Chapter 5: Sensation
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as losses I think that they are beneficial in some senses. The man suffering from visual agnosia was an amazing music teacher and a great musician too. I have also attended a lecture on ‘Nurture Vs Nature’ by Steve Jones which was mainly about the impact of genes as well as the environment o our behavior and our lives. I got to
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Founder: Talcott Parsons (Amer. Sociologist) Others – Robert King Merton (Amer. Sociologist): Wrote about Manifest & Latent Functions. Herbert Spencer: “Survival of the fittest.” Theory of General Evolution. 10. What is Conflict Theory? Haves vs. haves not. 11. Who are the founders of the Conflict Theory? European Founder: Karl Marx (German philosopher). Discussed the Proletariat (working class) & the Bourgeoisie (capitalist class) Others – Max Weber (German Social Scientist): Looked
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“Identity encompasses how individuals understand themselves, how they interpret experience, how they present themselves and wish to be perceived by others, and how they are recognized by the broader community.” (Lieff et al, 2012). By definition, identity is how and why a person acts and reacts to different situations. The identity of all people can be affected by outside factors and influences. The differences between those people correlate with the differences in what factors impact their lives
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Memory Learning Nature and Nurture of Behavior Developing Person Thinking, Language, and Intelligence States of Consciousness Motivation and Emotion Personality Stress and Health Psychological Disorders Therapy Social Psychology Unit: Introduction to Psychology Describe the different perspectives from which psychologists examine behavior and mental processes, and explain their
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