Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ he described Cassius as "lean and hungry” and Falstaff as “indolent and gluttonous”; his description showed that men can be categorized according to their calorie intake. And in 1940s‚ Dr. William H. Sheldon introduced the theory of somatotypes. He named his somatotypes after the three germ layers of embryonic development: the endoderm‚ that develops into the digestive tract‚ the mesoderm‚ marked by a well-developed musculature‚ and the ectoderm which is centered in the nervous
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Dishonesty of Honest People: A theory of Self-Concept maintenance. Main idea People think of themselves as honest. Yes‚ in reality dishonesty pays quite generously (give examples) The paper demonstrates that their convenience people become dishonest enough to profit but also behave honestly enough to maintain their self-concept. Why are People Dishonest? Origins of theory date from Adam Smith/Thomas Hobbes using Homo Economicus
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Carl Rogers – Client Centered Theory Carl Rogers theory grew out of his years of practice as a clinician. He was a firm believer in the potential of each person. Biography Grew up in the Midwest on a farm with very strict‚ religious parents Sick as a young man Was deeply religious Union Theological Seminary Took classes from John Dewey while at Columbia and graduated from there Worked at the Child Guidance Institute in New York Taught at the University of Rochester‚ Ohio State‚ University of Chicago
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fashion consumption enables them to create meaning and contributes to self identity. (A) Critically appraise the view that consumers have become more empowered in the marketplace? Illustrate your answer using a range of examples. (A‚B) Describe the hierarchical model of consumer goals and the goal determination process as represented in goal theory (Huffman‚ Ratneshwar and Mick‚ 2000). Critically evaluate ways in which goal theory contributes to understanding of consumer motivation. Illustrate
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Individual Behavior‚ Personality‚ and Values McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. MARS Model of Individual Behavior Situational factors Values Motivation Personality Perceptions Emotions Ability Individual behavior and results Attitudes Stress Role perceptions 2-2 Employee Motivation Internal forces that affect a person’s voluntary choice of behavior • direction • intensity • persistence
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Possessions and the Extended Self RUSSELL W. BELK* Our possessions are a major contributor to and reflection of our identities. A variety of evidence is presented supporting this simple and compelling premise. Related streans of research are identified and drawn upon in devetopJng this concept and implications are derived for consumer behavior. Because the construct of exterxJed self involves consumer behavior rather than buyer behavior. It apjpears to be a much richer construct than previous formulations
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9/20/13 UNIT-1 (1).pptx Personal Growth and Training & Development UNIT- I By: Riya Anand Asstt. Prof VSB Personality Overview Personality is a comprehensive (wide)and complex psychological concept (emotional and mental state). It makes each one of us special. Personality has a major significance in life‚ it determines one’s success or failure. Eg: A pleasing personality is appreciated everywhere and it holds good value in the society. Some consider personality as just
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What is self-esteem? Self-Esteem means different things to different people. There is no universal meaning in self-esteem. Everyone of us have a personal meaning of self-esteem. How does self-esteem affect in our personality? How we overcome self-esteem? And how self-esteem developed in self? Self-esteem is a term used in psychology to reflect persons overall emotional evaluation of his or her own worth. It is a judgment of one self as well as an attitude toward the self. Self-esteem encompasses
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(2014)‚ “Self-esteem is evaluative and refers to the child’s satisfaction with those qualities comprising his or her sense of self” (p.421). Markus did not play his best in today’s tennis match. His performance surely lowered his self-esteem. 2. Self-Concept pertains to one’s self. “Self- concept refers to how a child views his or her qualities and sense of self” (Shaffer & Kipp‚ 2014‚ p.421) Casey is realizing that both positive and negative qualities are incorporated in her self-concept. Such
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oseph William Watson Andrew Short PHIL 3020 November‚ 2010 Mind-Walk Take-Home Mid-Term Question #1 According to Sonia‚ “life is simply self-organization”. She explains why “life is self-organization” in three different categories .The first category in Sonia’s self-organization theory is self-maintaining. Self-maintaining basically states that life depends on many different things‚ however it doesn’t determines the things it wants. One example that is related is based on our environment
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