Explain the concept of ‘models’ and discuss the various types of models. Use appropriate examples. A model is a pattern‚ plan‚ representation‚ or description designed to show the structure or workings of an object‚ system‚ or concept. A model can come in many shapes‚ sizes‚ and styles. It is important to emphasize that a model is not the real world but merely a human construct to help us better understand real world systems. In general all models have an information input‚ an information processor
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with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)‚ the government department responsible for crash test ratings‚ to falsely improve Toyota’s safety record. Possible reason Toyota admits to purposely neglecting safety concerns and delaying recall investigating to save money. Toyota purposely and repeatedly delayed safety regulations by avoiding defect investing and obstructing government inquiries into safety concerns. Toyota also conspired with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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SC4: Explain the formation of stereotypes and their effect on behaviour. Stereotypes are often referred to as mental representations (e.g. personalities‚ attitudes‚ behaviour) or forms of “social categorization‚” which are carried on to categories of individuals. This occurs when individuals encounters experiences with certain individuals of a group‚ and those experiences are correlated to all the members where that individual belongs‚ known as the “Illusory correlation.” Taking account of this
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Explain how the SRRS was devised and evaluate the use of this technique. (8marks) Holmes and Rahe (1967) developed the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) which identifies 43 stressful life changes that can contribute to stress-related illness. Each one of the 43 stressful life events was awarded a Life Change Unit depending on how traumatic it was felt to be by a large sample of 400 participants. The highest Life Change Unit is 100‚ being death of a spouse. Participants calculate a total value
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Explain the concept of Dukkha Dukkha is the first of the three marks of existence and the first of the four noble truths. Dukkha is an extremely hard word to translate‚ and its meaning can vary between suffering‚ dissatisfaction and imperfection‚ it is most often translated as suffering. In his first sermon in the Deer Park‚ Siddhartha Gautama tells us what dukkha means. “This is dukkha: birth is painful‚ aging is painful‚ sickness is painful‚ death is painful‚ encountering what is not dear is
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Theorist of development: A. Cognitive (Piaget) Cognitive theories of development look at how thought processes and mental operations influence growth and change. Cognitive theory is looking at the development of a person ’s thought processes. It also looks at how these thought processes influence how we understand and interact with the world. One theorist and cognitive thinker was Jean Piaget‚ who gave an idea about how we think about child development. This is that children think differently than
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what motivates us? And process theories i.e. how we become motivated. I will begin first by explaining the process theories and then reviewing some traditional process theories of work motivation. Process Theories Process theories attempt to explain the thought processes concerning the ’why’ and ’how’ people choose one action over another and get motivated. Following are some of the process theories of work motivation Traditional Process Theories of Work Motivation. Expectancy Theory The
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Lens Antenna an antenna whose directivity pattern is a result of the difference between the phase velocity of propagation of an electromagnetic wave in air and that in the lens material. Lens antennas are used in radar and metering equipment that operates in the centimeter wavelength range. A lens antenna consists of a lens proper and of a feed. The shape of the lens depends on the refractive index n (the ratio of the phase velocity of propagation of a radio wave in a vacuum to that in the lens)
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What are the fundamental goals for counselling children? We cannot obviously counsel children the way we counsel adults. It is important to be clear about the goals for counselling children. • To enable children to deal with emotional issues • To keep children safe. • To enable children to feel good about themselves - self worth and self-esteem. • To enable children to reach their potentials - self-actualization. • To enable a child to change negative‚ thoughts‚ beliefs and behaviour. We need
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Explain and illustrate Hume’s Fork Hume‚ 1711‚ was a classic empiricist. In this essay I will explain and illustrate Hume’s fork. But to begin with‚ I shall define empiricism. It is the belief that all ideas come from experience. Hume goes further and says that empiricism is indeed experience and they all come from what he calls ‘impressions’. Hume’s such ‘impressions’ are experiences‚ granted; but some of these impressions come from within ourselves as opposed to the five exterior senses. Second
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