tomorrow things may appear quite a bit different. Equity theory is based on cognitive dissonance theory (where two contradictory ideas are held simultaneously resulting in feelings of discomfort) developed by social psychologist Leon Festinge. When a person feels that they are being treated unfairly, when they perceive that their work is rewarded differently when compared with others, they experience a form of cognitive dissonance. The theory suggests that he/she will take corrective action in
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Perception and Individual decision-making (Robertson) Perception Perception is a process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment. However, what we perceive can be substantially different from objective reality. People’s behaviour is based on their perception of what reality is, not reality itself. Factors that influence it Attribution theory The attribution
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I would have to say it like this if you cannot have peanut thoughts--cannot, that is, think that, or wonder whether, something is a peanut--without standing (or having stood) in causal relations to peanuts, then it seems to follow that to know, in that special authoritative way we call introspection, that you are thinking about the thoughts are in our head (just as words are in books), but what gives them their content (just as what gives words their meaning) isn't there. In other words this, we
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Cognitive Development Development in old age is marked by some cognitive change. Some aspects of the physical structure of the brain deteriorate with old age. Some older people then experience a loss in cognitive functioning. Normal aging does not lead to dementia, but may be caused by accidents or illnesses, most commonly cerebrovascular incidents or Alzheimer’s disease. Dementia is marked by memory loss, inability to relate with others, and an inability to manage everyday activities. With Alzheimer’s
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12 February 2014 “Why I Write” Joan Didion Basically, the story of this article, “Why I Write”, is about how she thinks. She explained about her problem about thinking in abstract and then described her thinking process. My favorite quotation in this text is “When I was in Berkeley, I tried to buy temporary visa into the world of ideas, to forge for myself a mind that could deal with the abstract.” I chose this quotation because it made me laugh. I surprised about the broadness connotation
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I have just spent the last 10 minutes lying in my bed with no distractions thinking about the amount of homework that I have to complete this week. As I lied there I kept my eyes closed and began to think of all the different classes that I had and what each class had for homework. While doing this I began to talk to myself and worked to come to a conclusion of what I had already done, and what I needed to accomplish. As I lied there thinking and talking to myself I started to see images in my
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Introduction Nowadays that many online sites are developed, teenagers are exploring and searching different sites even restricted sites that contained pornography. Reports that are post in the Internet can be read by all ages that has an access to the computer. The bottom line is do we really care about the effects of this socially, psychologically, physically, emotionally and spiritually. There are positive
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don’t have to sit and think very long about the price we want to pay, a lot of times people already have the price in mind for what they want to pay before they even get to the dealership. With anchoring heuristics come cognitive biases, even if it’s not on your end. What cognitive biases are in the situation described above about the used car, would be the person who is trying to sell you the car for the price that they want because the car has a special accommodation that no other model would be
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Professor Engelhart 22 October 2013 Introspection Introspection, which is by definition the examination or observation of ones own material and emotional processes, is not a good way of discovering ones mind. It deals with the subject of imageless thought, in which it gives one of many reasons why it’s not a valid resource to use. Introspection has been a philosophical topic discussed for hundreds and thousands of years, yet still shouldn’t be used as a valid theory or resource in discovering
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Brandi Hill The Effects of Practice Scheduling and Critical Thinking The article, The Effects of Practice Scheduling and Critical Thinking prompts on Learning states that practice scheduling promotes transfer and ultimately leads to mastering critical thinking skills. The author begins by explaining the numerous complex judgment tasks that one must make. These judgment tasks require one to transfer what they have learned into their long term memory and apply this information to new situations
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