place extreme demands on the body and result in physical and mentalcompromise of training. Overtraining occurs when an athlete competes at a high level for an extended period of time and can become physically and mentally drained. When coaches are assessing the training programs of their clubs they are required to consider overtraining in their plans. Coaches must consider three factors in their planning of the training year. Amount and intensity of training is crucial and is one of the main predictors
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Scientific Study of Personality Iris Darvish PSY/500 January 14‚ 2013 Dr. Tera Duncan Introduction There have been many theories that seek to define and explain personality. Some theories look at the different aspects of personality while others may put the emphasis on the traits that make up a personality. Is there one universal definition that is used among psychologists that can explain personality? There are many methods that researchers use to study personality. Among those methods
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induced by illness‚ fatigue‚ or drugs" (p. 8). The study of learning is important because it gives us a greater comprehension of how behavior is learned. By understanding the learning process we can manipulate the environment to encourage normal behavior that is adaptive and avoid maladaptive and abnormal behavior. Understanding the principles of learning can also produce more effective results in both psychotherapy and educational practices. The study of learning has yielded various learning theories
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The most consistent data points to the impact of high-quality teachers in the classroom. This along with the Race to the Top fund has opened the door again for merit pay or performance pay. Merit pay ties pay increases to school test performance‚ evaluation of the teacher’s in-class performance and professional efforts (Goldhaber 2008). Merit pay is a solution drawn from the business world‚ and is based on the belief that rewarding effective teachers and encouraging them to work harder will increase
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Assignment 1.3: Case Study: Merit Enterprise Corp Sara Lehn‚ chief financial officer of Merit Enterprise Corp.‚ was reviewing her presentation one last time before her upcoming meeting with the board of directors. Merit’s business had been brisk for the last two years‚ and the company’s CEO was pushing for a dramatic expansion of Merit’s production capacity. Executing the CEO’s plans would require $4 billion in capital in addition to $2 billion in excess cash that the firm had built up. Sara’s
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An observation takes place when practitioners watch the children who are within their care and take notes of what they see or hear. Observations help identify individual children’s needs in order for them to be met. Taking regular observations of children help practitioners discover children’s interests as well as new skills and abilities. Similarly‚ observations give professionals the chance to monitor children’s progress and plan next steps to further children’s development. Main reasons for observation:
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paper is to critique a qualitative research article written by Throy Campbell (2015) entitled: A Phenomenological Study on International Doctoral Students’ Acculturation Experiences at a U.S. University. After providing a brief summary of the study‚ I will evaluate all elements that influence the believability and the robustness of the study‚ such as writing style‚ significance of the study‚ methodology‚ etc‚ and explain how the study contributes to its field and how the study contributes to understanding
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Selecting a qualitative study Qualitative studies have been conducted in regards to student participation in extracurricular activities in high school and four year universities (Astin‚ 1984; Tinto‚ 1993; Pascarella & Terenzini‚ 2005); however‚ a limited amount of research has been conducted on involvement in extracurricular activities among community college students from minority backgrounds. A qualitative study on the subject will allow the researcher to gain first-hand accounts on students’
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Qualitative research methodologies comes from the understanding of f disciplines‚ including anthropology‚ sociology‚ psychology‚ linguistics‚ communication‚ economics‚ and semiotics. Historically‚ qualitative methodologies have been available much longer—some as early as the 19th century than the quantitative tools marketers rely on so heavily. (2014) Donald R. Cooper Quantitative research attempts precise measurement of something. In business research‚ quantitative methodologies usually measure
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people of a specific social category. An attitude is the tendency to respond positively or negatively to a certain person‚ situation‚ idea‚ and etcetera. Discrimination is the different treatment of a specific social category based on prejudice. Factors that contribute to prejudice and discrimination are: social cognitive theory‚ realistic conflict theory‚ social identity theory‚ and stereotype vulnerability. Social cognitive theory proposes a way prejudice is learned is through direct instruction
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