Biological Basis of Behavior Neurons Neuroanatomy: Study of the parts/function of a neuron. Neuron: Nerve cells. Their parts are dendrites‚ soma‚ axon‚ Myelin sheath‚ and Terminal buttons. Dendrites: Rootlike structures that form synaptic connections with other neurons Soma: The body of the neuron‚ contains the nucleus and other cell organelles Axon: Wirelike structure that connects the soma to the Terminal buttons Myelin sheath: Fatty covering of the axon that speeds up neural
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A Comparison Between “Artemisia Gentileschi and Caraveggisti Painting” by Henry Sayre and “Artemisia’s Hand” by Mary D. Garrard When looking at the development of Western art history‚ people tend to focus on the male artists’ contribution but neglect the significant influence of female artists on the art world through their active engagement in the production of art. Artemisia Gentileschi‚ both as one of the the most accomplished Caravaggio’s followers and one of the first female artists to achieve
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what they think as opposed to what they don’t. In many times‚ individuals tend to focus on what is in their mind. This characteristic leads to internal attribution which relates to internal characteristics within individuals. Heider (1958) got concerned about the effect of external social events on the behaviour of individuals (External Attribution).He argues that external forces have positive or negative effects on
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Sociocultural Level of Analysis Commentary in Red Psychologists recognize that human behavior can only be fully understood if the social context in which behavior occurred is taken into account. One principle that defines the sociocultural level of analysis is that human beings are social animals and we have a basic need to “belong”. A second principle is that culture (culture can only be defined by psychologists e.g. David Matsumoto ) influences behavior. Culture can be defined as the norms
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Intercultural Communication as a Dominant Paradigm Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Communications‚ Victoria University of Wellington Matthew Scott and Grant Sherson April 1999 Introduction To begin an overview of intercultural communication it is important to attempt to clarify the concepts of communication and culture. What Is Communication? For this paper we will use a definition that communication is: “that behaviour which happens whenever
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custody investigations for all juveniles under my caseload. Reports are created and utilized by Assistant District Attorneys‚ Public Defenders‚ court- appointed attorneys and judges. Recommendations are made for individualized action plans for dispositional phases of court hearings. Witnesses‚ victims and other relevant individuals are identified for the preparation of executing subpoenas‚ summonses‚ and other legal documents. I am required to provided testimony in court‚ conduct in depth investigations
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Disciplinary sanctions against individuals for allegedly unprofessional and immoral conduct‚ have affected a great number of professionals within all levels of careers. In the case with the California school Teacher‚ Elizabeth K. Pettit (California State Board of Education vs. Pettit)‚ the case was based on the matter whether or not Mrs. Pettit had proven herself unprofessionally by engaging in a conduct that could prove that she is unfit to be in the position to teach students. The unprofessional
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“Unethical decisions result from an individuals choice rather than their work environment.” Critically discuss. Each organisation has their own code of ethics‚ a set of rules and guidelines that are created to assist people in the organisation‚ both employers and employees‚ on what is seen to be “right” and “wrong” in a particular social context‚ according to a specific moral code. These rules are implemented within organisations to guide and set examples of the expected conduct and behavior of
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The aim of this experiment was to replicate the Primacy effect‚ which investigates the effects of ascending and descending performances on attributions of intellectual ability‚ illustrating that individuals’ perception of another individual is influenced by their first impression of that person to the detriment of all subsequent impressions. The design included independent groups‚ and the 46 participants over 16 years old (25 males and 21 females) were chosen through convenience sampling. The latter
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Importance of motivation Most motivation theorists assume that motivation is involved in the performance of all learned responses; that is‚ a learned behavior will not occur unless it is energized. The major question among psychologists‚ in general‚ is whether motivation is a primary or secondary influence on behavior. That is‚ are changes in behavior better explained by principles of environmental/ecological influences‚ perception‚ memory‚ cognitive development‚ emotion‚ explanatory style‚ or
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