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    dictionary‚ aggression is defined as “a behavior that is forceful‚ hostile‚ or attacking. There have been studies showing the connection between aggressive behavior and sports. According to Singh and Tomar’s “Aggression in Athletics: A Comparative Study”‚ aggression in today’s society is applauded rather than shunned. Sports are the only place‚ outside of war‚ where aggression is acceptable. The attitude is to “win at all costs”. Most aggression results from frustration. Some aggression‚ where people

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    Self-report and observation could be bias if you want to get sincere information from people about a product or an advertisment as it cannot capture internal reaction to external stimuli. Frontal asymmetry provides a measure to understand how the brain fundamentally responds to product‚ ads or any other stimuli. The frontal electroencephalogram (EEG) asymmetry is the difference between the left and right alpha activity over the frontal regions of the brain during EEG recordings. The frontal asymmetry

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    few. Most importantly‚ out of all this evidence‚ some of these can degrade over time‚ for example biological evidence. When talking about biological evidence‚ it

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    feminine traits or the lack thereof as male or female. We can delve into this complex concept and break the ambiguity of it by examining three theories which are biological‚ interpersonal‚ and psychological in scope. This paper will explain each theory and will offer my views on them as well. The biological theory of gender teaches that “biological characteristics are the basis of gender differences” (Wood 41). This theory presumes that “x and y chromosomes‚ hormonal activities‚ and brain specialization

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    Discuss two social psychological theories of aggression (24 marks) One social psychological theory of aggression is social learning theory. SLT argues that like all behaviour‚ aggression is learned through both direct and indirect reinforcement. Behaviour which is reinforced‚ be that positively or negatively – positive reinforcement occurs when the behaviour causes desired outcomes‚ negative reinforcement occurs when the behaviour causes undesirable outcomes - is more likely to be learned and repeated

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    focus on the aging process. According to the biological theory of aging‚ the physical decline of Maya and Eddie is expected (Hess‚ 2005). As individuals such as Maya and Eddie age‚ an individual’s physical appearance changes sometimes displaying wrinkles‚ varicose veins‚ and grey hair as well as mobility is limited. In the scenario under review‚ Eddie experienced a stroke that limited his mobility‚ which may have resulted in him falling. The biological perspective of aging fails to examine Eddie’s

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    In biology‚ there are four major biological macromolecules that are found in the cell‚ carbohydrates‚ lipids‚ nucleic acid‚ and proteins. Biological macromolecules are also known as organic molecules. Biological macromolecules are very large molecules that are of a key importance to living organisms. Most biological macromolecules are built by joining smaller molecule subunits. Carbohydrates are large groups of organic compounds found in foods such as sugars‚ starches‚ glucose‚ fructose‚ galactose

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    increases the value of the firm/project. Your Answer Score Explanation Correct 5.00 Correct. You understand the irrelevance of financing. False. Total 5.00 / 5.00 Question Explanation Fundamental question about value creation. Question 2 (5) The return of equity is equal to the return on debt of a project/firm Your Answer Score Explanation Correct. Equity is always riskier. Never true. Correct 5.00 Total 5.00 / 5.00 Question Explanation Financing’s effects on equity. Question 3 (10 points)

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    disorders. Biological influences such as genes‚ neurotransmitter functioning and predisposition contribute exponentially to the development and maintenance of anxiety disorders. These biological dynamics influence when and how anxiety disorders emerge and begin to cause distress in the individual. An anxiety disorder is an “unfounded fear or anxiety that interferes with day-to-day functioning and produces clinically significant distress or life impairment” (Sue et al.‚ 2013‚ p.?). The biological dimension

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    General Psychology May 8‚ 2014 Biological Factors of Homelessness Sheila McKehnie said‚ “People who are homeless are not social inadequates. They are people without homes.” This illustrates the important point that we cannot dismiss a person’s human dignity simply because he or she lives on the street. On the contrary‚ we need to acknowledge their equality and think about the endless factors that could have put these people on the streets. There are many biological and social factors that can lead

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