Q.2 . What is groupthink. Explain. [10] According to Irving Janis(1972) ‚ groupthink is "a deterioration of mental efficiency‚ reality testing‚ and moral judgment resulting from in-group pressures". Thus‚ the overemphasis on consensus and agreement leads members to be unwilling to evaluate group members’ ideas critically. This hinders decision-making and becomes an obstacle to group productivity. Certain conditions favour the development of groupthink. i) The first condition is high cohesiveness
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August 2012 CHAPTER I PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND The Importance and Functions of the Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) Introduction Nowadays‚ many computer users around the world encounter a problem regarding Basic Input-Output System (BIOS). It is usually seen when a computer failed to shut down successfully where one can read the phrase “Enter BIOS system” on the options but not everyone knows what is it for‚ how does it function and is it necessary to be familiar with. That is why we have chosen
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1. Understand the principles and requirements of assessment 1.1Explain the function of assessment in learning and development Assessment is carried out to ensure that learning has taken place. It measures the learner’s knowledge and skills in their learning area. Assessment encourages learners to ask questions on anything they have not fully understood‚ as learners know that they will have to prove their knowledge and understanding to the standards of the awarding body. Learning and development
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P5 – Describe the Structure and Function of the Cardiovascular System Changes in Stroke Volume Stroke volume is the amount of blood pumped out the left ventricle‚ every beat your heart makes. It can differ from your resting heart beat and your heart beat when exercising. Normally‚ when exercising‚ your heart rate increases meaning the stroke volume also increases. The blood pumped by the left ventricle is oxygenated‚ and will deliver oxygen to the muscle. The more blood injected in a heartbeat means
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Explain Feuerbach’s teaching on Religion Feuerbach began his philosophical career as a Hegelian but quickly came to see the shortcomings of this philosophy. He argued that Hegel’s system was a mere ‘ghost of theology’ and swiftly moved on to write his own works. His most famous being ‘The Essence of Christianity’ and ‘The Essence of Religion’. Feuerbach was a modernist and in his major works he tends to reduce religion to its existential‚ sociological and anthropological origins. Feuerbach states
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theoretical standpoint on state and power - which to varying degrees suggest that pluralism is an adequate model of how power is distributed in societies. Explain three political functions of pressure groups - A political function of a pressure group would be to promote discussion and debate and mobilise public opinion on key issues‚ this function is mainly to increase main stream democracy amongst the people and ensure that people are not only heard by each other but by the government as well‚ this
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Maleigha King Final English Paper Wilson 11-28-09 "Men act; Women appear" John Berger once stated‚ "men act; women appear. Men look at women. Women watch themselves being looked at." Berger describes this sort of duality of existence in a women wherein she is constantly conscious and concerned with mannerisms; basically‚ there is always a part of her that it outside of herself and watching with self-discriminating attitude. (1) A women is "the surveyor and the surveyed." (1) This quote can
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English Standard 2013 Area of Study: Change The Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger Analysis Questions Chapter 1 - We meet Holden Caulfield (pp. 1- 5) 1. What evidence is there to suggest that our narrator is currently receiving medical treatment/ recuperating? (Please refer to p. 1 & p. 4). 2. In what ways does our narrator appear to be an ‘outsider’? 3. Why does Holden get expelled from Pencey Prep? 4. Consider why Salinger waits until the end of the chapter to reveal Holden’s
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BIO 2924 – Unit III Microbial Metabolism Chapter 8 and 9.3 I. Enzymes: - Chapter 8 A. Definition B. Characteristics C. Structure 1. Simple Enzymes 2. Conjugated Enzymes D. Nomenclature of Enzymes E. Classification of Enzymes F. Enzyme--Substrate Reactions G. Levels of Structure of Enzymes H. Conditions Affecting Enzyme Activity I. Location and Regularity of Enzyme Action 1. Exoenzymes 2. Endoenzymes 3. Constitutive Enzymes 4. Inducible Enzymes J. Regulation of Enzymatic Activity
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE WELFARE STATE? The question set is so broad that I shall have to be selective. I shall conduct my answer in relation to the British Welfare State. Before we can successfully understand the function of the Welfare State we must first be clear of its definition. Although I recognise that Britain has a long history of providing forms of welfare to its citizens though relief like the poor-law between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries‚ I intend to look at the post-war
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