Stanley Milgram: ’electric shock’ experiments (1963) - also showed the power of the situation in influencing behaviour. 65% of people could be easily induced into giving a stranger an electric shock of 450V (enough to kill someone). 100% of people could be influenced into giving a 275V shock. The Milgram Experiment Stanley Milgram (1963) Experiment: Focusing on the conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience. Investigate: Whether Germans were particularly obedient to authority
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Overview of Research Methods * Quantitative Research: translates the social world into numbers which can be studied mathematically * Qualitative Research: Uses non-numerical data like texts‚ interviews‚ photos and recordings to help understand social life The Scientific Approach * The Scientific Method—a procedure for acquiring knowledge that emphasizes collecting data through observation and experiment. * Most sociologists believe that they should not allow their personal beliefs
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How can you tell if your company is really more than the sum of its partsl CREATING CORPORATE ADVANTAGE BY DAVID J. COLLIS AND CYNTHIA A. MONTGOMERY M OST MULTIBUSINESS COMPANIES ARE the sum of their parts and nothing more. ^ Although executives have become more sophisticated in their understanding of what it takes to achieve competitive advantage at the level of individual businesses‚ when it comes to creating corporate advantage across multiple businesses‚ the news is far less encouraging
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CHEM 101L GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB FALL 2012‚ Friday 1:00 PM-3:50 PM Professor: Dr. Rostislav Bukasov Office: 7107 Office hours: Monday 5:00-6:00 PM; Tuesday 9.00-10.00 AM; Wednesday 11:00 AM–12:00 PM; Thursday 4.00-5.00 PM; Friday 10.00-11.00 AM Phone: 7-7172-706665 E-mail: rostislav.bukasov@nu.edu.kz Teaching Assistant: Zhanar Kassenova E-mail: zhanar.kassenova@nu.edu.kz Office : 8527 Office hours: Tuesday: 11.00 - 12.00 pm; Thursday: 9.00 am - 10.00 am Course Overview Chemistry
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1) What is the difference between pseudoscience and scientific evidence? Pseudoscience: anything being presented‚ as scientific but is not. Usually characterized by exaggerations‚ UN falsifiable claims‚ and anecdotes. Scientific Evidence: A process of inquiry followed by a body of knowledge. 2) Describe 3 main types of scientific inquiry: 3 types of scientific inquiry. Descriptive: what’s out there? Observing‚ no manipulations of variables Comparative: Seeks to describe relationships and correlations
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sUnit 3: Concepts By: Tiffany Linville Kaplan University CJ490: Research Methods in Criminal Justice Professor: Elycia Daniel 3/24/2013 Abstract Problem statement: Wayne County data indicates that 25% of the population has used illicit drugs at some point in their life (Wayne County‚ Indiana Strategic Prevention Framework‚ 2005). Briefly summarize from at least 4 journal articles‚ government reports‚ or databases on your topic. Summarize statistical data where appropriate
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Creating a PR Plan The public relations plan is the basis for your public relations program. Public relations plans can either be company-wide (improving the identity of a company) or they may focus on a specific product line‚ product or service. Below is a template of what a typical public relation plan would look like. I. Executive Summary Here you put a brief synopsis of what the plan is trying to address‚ and the timeframe involved in carrying out the plan. II. Situation Analysis Here
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David Kennedy WRD 104-106 11/16/12 Reflective Essay Creating professional writing is one of the most challenging processes to learn and understand. Along with understanding the English language‚ rhetoric and composition are the tools that communicate thoughts and ideas. It is a curriculum that may never be completely mastered‚ but I hope I have made significant strides through my Word 104 class this autumn. There have been many different forms of writing that has been analyzed‚ critiqued‚ revised
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Hypotheses and Predictions: The authors wanted to test if it is possible to detect increased metabolic work in two estuarine species (Hemigrapsus oregonensis and H. nudus) and relate this function to increased osmotic work by measuring oxygen consumption with respect to changes in temperature‚ salinity‚ and the gradient‚ which they defined as the difference in concentration between blood and the external medium. The authors predicted “because of seasonal variation in salinity it would appear quite
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Factors that can affect a student’s academic performance by Jamie Valmon May 23‚ 2011 There are many intelligent children who do not perform well in school‚ not because they cannot comprehend classroom lessons‚ but because of external factors that affect their academic success.Lack of sleep means lack of attentionWaking up early for school has recently been acknowledged as a reason why students are not performing to the best of their ability. Sleepy students are less likely to pay attention
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