In accounting and auditing‚internal control is defined as a process effected by an organization’s structure‚ work and authority flows‚ people and management information systems‚ designed to help the organization accomplish specific goals or objectives.[1] It is a means by which an organization’s resources are directed‚ monitored‚ and measured. It plays an important role in preventing and detecting fraud and protecting the organization’s resources‚ both physical (e.g.‚ machinery and property) and
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Understand processes and procedures for storing and retrieving information Explain the purpose of storing and retrieving information The purpose of storing and retrieving required information is so you can readily retrieve it when it becomes required. Information is logged on a spread sheet and filed with the log number this is so the information can easily be found if required. The information is stored in locked filing cabinets as the information can hold company details and account numbers this
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1.1 Psychology—Behave Yourself! LO 1.1.1 – (a.) Describe the origin of the word psychology and its current definition AND (b.) differentiate between overt and covert behaviors. LO 1.1.1 ANSWER: The word psychology comes from Greek words‚ psyche; which means “mind” and logos; which means “knowledge or study.” “Overt” behaviors are actions that are observable‚ such as; brushing one’s teeth‚ sneezing‚ laughing‚ and spreading jelly on your toast. “Covert” behaviors are things we do that cannot
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Constructive Plate Margin * This is where two plates move apart be it any combination of crust type either sial or sima. At a sima and sima divergence such as the Eurasian Plate and the North American Plate‚ both crusts diverge leaving magma to rise up. This with aid from the cool ocean water solidifies and creates gentle sloping volcanos with basic basaltic lava with low viscosity. The type of volcanoes found at these margins are shield and fissure volcanoes. At this specific plate margin‚ at
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Sarah Richling Psychology 400 Dr. Kenniston September 27‚ 2006 Paper 1 The school of thought in psychology that I most closely identify myself with is methodological behaviorism. Behavior analysis is the science that studies environmental events that change behavior (Baer‚ Wolf‚ & Risley‚ 1968). Behaviorists take a hedonistic approach to learning. This involves the basic idea that an organism will seek pleasure (reinforcement) and avoid pain (punishment). The organism will then "learn"
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PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR Contents : Preface to forward ...3 A.Introduction .....4 a.Definition ...4 b.Psychology and Other Sciences ...5 c.Major Areas of Research .....6 B.Child Psychology .....6 a.Introduction .......6 b.Scientific Study ..7 c.Environmental Studies .8 d.Developmental Theories
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The human mind is designed with the innate ability to achieve anything. The interesting part of this paper is how we all use different triggers and motivations to goad us into gear. Motivation is an area of psychology that has gotten a great deal of attention‚ especially in the recent years. There are several distinct theories of motivation we will discuss in this section. Some include basic biological forces‚ while others seem to transcend concrete explanation. All creatures are born with specific
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choosing for this journal is‚ “Does Attitude Predict Behavior”? I am happy that research says that it in fact does not because from my own personal experience I know that person can feel one way and act another. My example for this journal is one of my friends. I recently discovered that my friend Tia does not like me. My second example will be my attitude and behavior as it regards the situation with my friend Tia. This sounds very childlike but let me explain the story. Tia and I have been friends for
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Do personality traits predict behaviour? The trait approach to personality is focused on differences between individuals. After type theorists such as Sheldon‚ who focused on body parts to determine temperament‚ and lexical researchers such as Galton who provided the first dictionary of words to describe behaviour‚ the principles underpinning trait theory were first outlined by Gordon Allport (1937). He found that one English-language dictionary alone contained more than 4‚000 words describing
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SOCIAL PSYC 103 Organizational Studies/Psychology 103 Take Home Exam 2‚ Summer Session‚ 2010 1. Define conformity‚ and distinguish between compliance‚ obedience‚ and acceptance‚ giving examples of each. What types of influences lead to conformity? When are we likely to conform and why does it have a negative connotation in Western society? Compare and contrast the conformity experiments of Sherif and Asch. Describe their methodology and the results that they observed. What processes seem to
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