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    dopamine and serotonin. Increase in oxytocin leads to more trust and decrease in fear 2. What behavioral effects does MDMA produce? Provide 2 examples of short-term & 2 examples of long-term behavioral effects on behavior. - Behavioral effects of MDMA: severe dehydration‚ jaw clenching‚ eye twitching‚ nausea‚ blurred vision‚ suppression of immune system‚ disturbed sleep patterns‚ and cognitive impairment - Short term effects: nausea‚ jaw clenching‚ disturbed sleep patterns‚ & changes

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    SOCUL CONTROL THEORY AND DELINQUENCY* APA References MICHAEL D . WIATROWSKI Wiatrowski‚ M. D.‚ Griswold‚ D. B.‚ & Roberts‚ M. DAVID B . GRISWOLD K. (1981). SOCIAL CONTROL THEORY AND Florida Atlantic University MARY K . ROBERTS DELINQUENCY. American Sociological Review‚ University of Florida 46(5)‚ 525-541. Hirschi ’s social control theory proposes that delinquents fail to form or maintain a bond to society consisting of attachment‚ commitment‚ involvement‚ and belief. Using data from

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    ranging from individual identities to collective identities of groups‚ to stigmatized identities. One way we identify is through social aspects of our lives‚ this is called social identity. Social identity is defined as the part of a person’s self-concept that is based on his or her identification with a nation‚ religious or political group‚ occupation‚ or other social affiliation (Arsonson‚ Wilson‚ Akert‚ & Sommers‚ 2013). How a person identifies can impact different areas of psychological

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    The author‚ Rolf A. Zwaan‚ of the article “Mental simulation in language comprehension and social cognition” has talked about the way social cognition and cognitive psychology play a significant role in comprehending the actions and language of sensorimotor simulations. Zwaan has made certain to focus on diverse areas related to the topic‚ in order to get a detailed analysis of how language affects the performance of sensorimotor simulations. The author has regarded language as a sensitive tool that

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    Jean Piaget believed that cognitive development during childhood plays a significant role in how well children will develop later on in life. The two main properties that encompass Piaget’s theory of cognitive development in children is that nature and nurture both play an equal role in cognitive development and that cognitive development is not a continuous chain of events‚ but rather composed of four distinct stages. The four stages of cognitive development in children are the sensorimotor stage

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    Using the Social cognitive theory‚ we are able to explain how Joan acquired and maintained certain behavioral patterns. The Social Cognitive Theory‚ developed by Albert Bandura emphasizes that behavior is based off of‚ the actions of others‚ as well as the interaction with their environment(Bandura 1997). It is the unique and deliberate combination of both genetic factors and environmental factors that shape ones personality. In Joan Crawford’s case‚ it is apparent‚ based off of the social conative

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    scope and limitation

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    up on. Scope is the extent of reach that an investigation has‚ for example; the police are looking for a car thief. The scope of their investigation is a local one. He enters the next county and then another. The scope becomes regional. The limitations are the faults with the scope. They are the problems you had when researching and investigating. They are obstacles‚ dead ends‚ a lack of time‚ a lack of manpower or technical assistance or even a lack of knowledge.An Investigatory Project is one

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    The Effects of Poverty on Children’s Cognitive and Social Development PSYC318 Sheehan Gilbert-Burne 6136739 Word Count: 1650 Question 2: Discuss the effects of poverty on children’s cognitive and social development and the extent to which effects might extend into adulthood Poverty is a global issue that has been at the forefront of economic debate for over a century. Left wing politicians and anti-poverty organisations around the world still adamantly fight for a

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    HOW IMPORTANT ARE MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS IN COGNITIVE THEORIES? How the world around us is represented mentally is the corner stone of cognitive architectures. It facilitates understanding of information received and perceived from our environment. The storage and retrieval of knowledge would be impossible without mental representations. Mental representations are the way in which we create ‘copies’ of the real things around us‚ which we perceive. A description of a representation is a symbol

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    Behavioral economics Behavioral economics Behavioral economics and the related field‚ behavioral finance‚ study the effects of socialcognitive‚ and emotional factors on the economic decisions of individuals and institutions and the consequences for market prices‚ returns‚ and the resource allocation. The fields are primarily concerned with the bounds of rationality of economic agents. Behavioral models typically integrate insights from psychology with neo-classical economic theory. In so

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