Chapter 1: Thinking Critically With Psychological Science Textbook: i. The Need for Psychological Science a) Did We Know It All Along? Hindsight Bias i. Hindsight bias = Something has happened makes it seem inevitable ii. Not because common sense is usually wrong, but because common sense more easily describes what has happened than what will happen b) Overconfidence iii. We tend to think we know more than we do c) The Scientific Attitude
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Responsibilities in English Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE PROGRAM IN ENGLISH 3 3 4 5 9 Overview of the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Curriculum Expectations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION The world is undergoing rapid change as well as technology. Before the computers, mobile phones, and tablets were invented, there were typewriters, and books. We even need to go to a library to search something. Now, with just one click or tap, we can now access or learn different things in the internet. One of the leading social networking site is the Facebook. There are 1.59 billion users are active all over the world and still counting
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Q1. (A) Explain how the art of giving and receiving feedback helps the process of Communication to become more effective. Feedback is the process of giving data to someone about the impact the person makes through his or her attitudes, actions, and words. If there is lots of honest, open feedback going on in an organization, up and down and sideways, that is a clear signal that the environment is in the Stretch Zone and that people are learning and changing. The “Art”
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Minimalist contentions: Fight Club Introduction Chuck Palahniuk is one of the most influential American fiction writers who emerged in the 1990s. His debut novel, Fight Club (hereafter: FC) reached cult status after the film adaptation by David Fincher was released in 1999, and widespread and divided critical reception was soon to follow. Much of the current debate about Fight Club focuses on the political implications of the text, but most often recourse to it by way of referencing the film.
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Character Sketch MY FRIEND LIZ My friend Liz is the most amazing friend anybody could ask for. We’ve been through so much together, we’re basically like sisters. We met on the first day of school in sixth grade, both of us terrified by the massive size of the middle school. She had the locker right above mine. I told her I didn’t know anybody in our class and she said “You do now.” We’ve been friends ever since. Most boys think Liz is cute. She has long red hair, cascading over her shoulders. She
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Course: BUS 363.01 Brand Management Professor: Camille Abbruscato Semester: Spring 2013 Course Syllabus E-Mail: camille.abbruscato@stonybrook.edu Office: Harriman 305 Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 11:30 – 12:50 or by appointment Classroom: Frey Hall Room 205 Time: Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 am – 11:20 am COURSE MATERIALS To keep costs down, there is no required textbook; instead, we will rely on my lecture slides, adapted from Keller’s, Strategic Brand Management text (Prentice
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