Which responses would a person who acted in the majority give? Which responses would someone in the minority give? Using the responses above‚ a person who wants to be ambitious and make the most of opportunities they are given and move from procrastination to action would: • Attend the training course about an area of work they identified as part of their appraisal‚ even though the notice was short. Once they returned to work‚ they would apply what they have learnt so they able to produce work of
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Explanations of conformity Why do we conform? Deutsch and Gerrard 1955 decided that there were 2 possible reasons why you would conform. They suggested that it was either due to Normative social influence or due to informational social influence. Normative social influence Need: - Humans have basic need to we want to feel accepted‚ approved and liked and as a member of a group How it leads to conformity: - in order to gain acceptance by others‚ we often conform to the
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Describe two explanations of schizophrenia and evaluate these explanations (9 and 16 marks) Two explanations of schizophrenia are the biological perspective and the psychological perspective. The biological perspective involves genetic factors that influence schizophrenia‚ however the psychological perspective involves environmental factors in which you learn the behaviour of a schizophrenic. The first explanation is the biological perspective‚ it has two subtypes‚ these are biochemical and
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Explanations of forgetting Forgetting has multiple meanings in psychology‚ in general it refers to a person’s loss of the ability to recall or a thing they have already learned. This essay will examine the different explanations of forgetting – specifically trace decay‚ displacement‚ interference and/or cue dependent forgetting. Forgetting from STM is usually explained in terms of the information being removed from a limited capacity store. This is due to a lack of availability. The capacity and
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named Katniss who has won the recent Hunger Games and goes back home victoriously. What she doesn’t know is that her decision to suicide with Peeta in the last Hunger Games created a thought of rebellion throughout all the districts. After finding out about the outbreaks of rebellions‚ Katniss realizes that she must either escape or fight for everyone’s life. Which will she do? The author of the book is Suzanne Collins and she has written many series including the "Hunger Games Series" I think
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Assignment #11 Due: Tuesday 1)What role does race play in determining criminal behavior? Why? It is race stereotyping that assigns and ethnic group an homogeneous character‚ allowing simplistic comparisons of different crime‚ when actually all ethnic groups actually are very heterogeneous. That kind of simplistic profiling has a direct impact in determining a criminal behavior of a certain race. 2)Describe the prison boom of the last twenty years. How does Christian Parenti explain the dramatic
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they could come from different people‚ staying very central and positive on their own thoughts. In this essay‚ an explanation will be done on the main points of Milton’s joyous poem‚ “L’Allegro”. Firstly‚ the introduction of “L’Allegro” talks about the underworld‚ which suggests that depression will send you to the underworld prematurely. To counteract this fate‚ Milton gives examples of Greek Gods who represent joy and fertility‚ which would suggest these same characteristics in life. In
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1.) Abnormal Observable Behaviors? In this case‚ Maria is showing severe symptoms of mania. While the person is asking her questions‚ she is answering them with rushed speech and she is stuttering as well. Not only is her speech affected‚ but also she is fidgeting a great deal throughout the video‚ which is known as hyperactivity. 2.) Abnormal Emotional States? Throughout the interview Maria’s mood is elated. She has inflated self-esteem. She has an attitude that she can do anything. She is talking
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Statement of Explanation – “The night that never happened” I am composing a creative piece in the form of a short story. The intended audience are adults who are unable to empathise with asylum seekers. I am agreeing with the prompt that ‘It is often the vulnerable and powerless‚ who are unable to avoid the effects of conflict.’ I will draw on ideas from the memoir “The Rugmaker of Mazar-E-Sharif” such as the setting and not to mention using a Najaf-like character who has similar history (dealing
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Monique Diaz Behavior Explanation # 1 Spring 2010 1. Observation: One of my close friends is one of those people whose personality thrived when she was present in a social setting with a variety of people to affiliate with. Once we got into college she was determined to rush a sorority‚ because she felt that she needed to meet more people‚ associate with different types of people‚ and to be a part of something to make her college experience. She felt that if she did not rush‚ she would
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