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    Positivist School  Psychologist starts to understand and predict humans behavior instead of studying his mind  They searched to find the principles of human learning by checking the bahaviour of animals‚ under exactly defined conditions. “Logical Positivism”  They accept only experimental data as evidence‚ so thought and feeling of human was something inaccessible‚ and there for were not investigated! 1.4.1 Behaviourism Russian Pavlov:  S-R (Stimulus-Response) theory or “Classical Conditioning”

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    should be separate. Law can be described as the body of rules which are recognized as binding among the people of a community or state‚ so that they will be imposed upon and enforced by those persons with appropriate sanctions. According to Austin’s positivism view‚ law is sovereign and needs not know relationship with morals so long as it has been carried through the correct procedure. Law can be further seen as being universal and accepted by those who are in society and can be changed‚ abolished or

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    nevertheless suffered from a (sometimes self-) attributed association with Soviet socialism‚ and from the theoretical shortcomings of hegemonic Marxist approaches- that is‚ ‘economism‚’ historical determinism‚ structural-functionalism‚ and an incipient positivism” (Tsolakis). The idea behind the Marxist theory is to move one away from Capitalism‚ and tries to open one up to the idea of a classless

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    and Adjunct Faculty‚ Argosy University (Washington‚ DC campus) and American University (Washington‚ DC) Philosophical realism‚ a currently prominent approach in the philosophy of science‚ is gaining increased attention as an alternative to both positivism/empiricism and constructivism as a stance for research and evaluation in the social sciences (Campbell‚ 1988; House‚ 1991; Mark‚ Henry‚ & Julnes‚ 2000; Maxwell‚ 1990‚ 1992‚ 2004a‚ 2008; Pawson‚ 2006; Pawson & Tilley‚ 1997; Sayer‚ 1992‚ 2000). Contemporary

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    Introduction To Anthropology: Lecture 2 Fifth Subfield of Anthropology: -Applied Anthropology -Public Anthropology -Use of anthropological methods and theories to solve real world problems Rob Borofsky: -Anthropology has the potential to change the world Methods: 1.Field -Anywhere that there is people‚ human behavior or culture 2.Fieldwork -Activities that are done in the field typically with a purpose to answer a research question Arrival Story -Barker’s arrival

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    Ancient societies were bold in rejecting the ideologies such as scientism‚ positivism‚ and rationalism (Kinna). The modern generations have embraced this three aspect and often demand more. It is evident that the utopian ideologies are real in the modern world with technology taking the center stage. Globalization has taken over

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    Quran expresses that men are permitted to wed ladies who are as of now hitched‚ on the off chance that they possess them. Nikah Ijtimah was an agnostic custom of polyandry in more established Arab which was denounced and annihilated by Islam[See Positivism and the Separation of Law and Morals‚ (1958) 71 Har.

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    Difficulties of introspection or self-consciousness. This paper is written by Saeed Haddad Many difficulties face the application of introspec¬tion. For this reason‚ it is being criticized by a big number of philosophers. • Objectivity is one of the basic characteristics of scientific observation. Since introspection is an activity of self-observation‚ it can always be subject to misjudgment. In introspection‚ one has to play the role of the arbiter and player at the same time. Modern psychology

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    Mark Ortega CRJ 215 CTA #1 September 3‚ 2012 Difference Between a Police Officer and Probation & Parole A police officer is an individual who plays the role of maintaining in keeping order and peace in the public. Police officers are used for emergency services such emergency calls‚ disasters‚ public safety for large gatherings‚ road and traffic services and collisions as well. The police are also responsible for reprimanding offenders by issuing citations to those violators acting in a

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    6th article Method and Post method: Are They Really So Incompatible? By Mina khademzadeh The gist of this article is that method is not gone away and there are 3 types of reasons for verifying this. The method is discredited at 2 levels 1. Etic level believed that method is dead but 2. Emic level consist of common people and teacher believed that method is still alive. 1st Methods are not gone away‚ nor are they likely to .we want

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