The first of the two theories was put forward by Byrne and Clore in 1970. They named this theory about the formation of relationships the Reward/Need Satisfaction Theory. Their theory suggests that we are attracted to people we find satisfying to be with. This can be demonstrated by asking people why they are attracted to their partner‚ the usual answers are: caring‚ supportive‚ affectionate or just good fun. We‚ as humans‚ are motivated to seek stimuli that are rewarding to us. We are equally
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Gestalt theory emerged as a result of three German psychologists‚ who did not agree with the idea of introspection‚ and analysing perception to itemise it into individual sensations. They argued that‚ rather than separate sensations‚ we perceive objects as organised wholes. Gross (1987) attempted to explain this using the analogy of water; as a whole‚ it has different chemical properties to its components‚ hydrogen and oxygen. We organise and remember the arrangement of objects using a set of heuristics
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Neurodegenerative diseases is a common cause of dementia which means that the brain cells known at the neurons either are degenerating therefore the neuron die off quicker than that of the neurons of a normal aging processes. This will lead to a more decline in the persons mental health such as memory‚ language and sometimes their physical abilities all depending on which area of the brain is infected. These neurodegenerative diseases are known to us as Alzheimer’s‚ fronto-temporal dementia‚
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Task P5 ‘Explain how and why groups of customers are targeted for selected products’ Customers are people who buy products and services from other people (usually companies of one sort or another). What customers think and feel about a company and/or its products is a key aspect of business success. Attitudes are shaped by experience of the product‚ the opinions of friends‚ direct dealings with the company‚ and the advertising and other representations of the company. Irrespective of whether a
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According to Atkinson and Shiffrin the multi-store memory has 3 distinctive stores; sensory registry‚ short term memory (STM) and long term memory (LTM). Information from the environment enters the sensory memory for 0.5 second‚ if the individual is paying attention this information will enter the STM‚ from there if the information is rehearsed it will be store into the LTM. Duration is how long the memory lasts‚ capacity is how much memory an individual can store‚ encoding is what format it is stores
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Rotorua is one of the most popular tourist destinations in New Zealand. Tourism and tourism development has occurred in Rotorua due to geothermal activity‚ Maori culture‚ lake related activities and other cultural attractions. Tourism development has build up around these natural and cultural attractions and a specific spatial pattern of tourism development can be seen. An agglomeration pattern of accommodation can be seen in Rotorua. The three main types of accommodation available in Rotorua are
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There isn’t really many comparing factors between the book and the movie but some are that Hannah opens the door to let in the prophet Elijah in both the book and the movie. Hannah tells stories to the women and children in her barrack in both the book and the movie and I think that those stories is probably what kept most of them alive throughout the movie. Rivka survives in both the book and the movie because Hannah wanted her to get out so she took her place to go into the gas chambers. Rivka
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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ is a brilliant play about a young boy and girl‚ whom fall deeply in love with each other. Romeo is from the house of Montague‚ while Juliet is from the house of Capulet. Both families have been feuding with each other for a long time; however‚ despite the families feuding‚ Romeo and Juliet marry each other in secrecy. In the end‚ both Romeo and Juliet kill themselves out of love for each other. The play Romeo and Juliet‚ is a tragic love story between two
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Epidemiology is the study of patterns of disease in human populations. (Kleinbaum et al.‚ 1982) Whenever we observe a non-random distribution‚ we have the opportunity to identify casual factors of who gets a disease and who does not. For example‚ observations exhibit that depression rises rapidly after puberty in girls‚ but not to the same extent as boys. Epidemiology is greatly concerned with understanding individuals and illnesses and the causes of illness. Whilst clinical medicine asks‚ “what
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To create a whiskey‚ the grain used must first be germinated by soaking it in water and allowing it to sit. Once a sprout is formed‚ the grains are dried in a kiln to stop germination. The peat used to power the kiln can affect the final flavor of the whiskey. This process is called malting‚ and the newly formed product (no surprise) is the malt. Malting releases the soluble sugars in the grain that are needed for fermentation. Once the malt is made‚ it is ground down and cleaned‚ forming what is
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