in a Big Pond: a study of academic self concept in first year medical students Abstract Background: Big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE) research has demonstrated that students in high-ability environments have lower academic self-concepts than equally able students in low-ability settings. Research has shown low academic self-concepts to be associated with negative educational outcomes. Social comparison processes have been implicated as fundamental to the BFLPE. Methods: Twenty first-year
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Module 1 Doing Social Psychology blz. 3 t/m 14 Social psychology The scientific study of how people think about‚ influence‚ and relate to one another. Forming and testing theories Theory An integrated set of principles that explain and predict observed events. Hypothesis A testable proposition that describes a relationship that might exist between events. Correlational research: detecting natural associations Correlational research The study of the naturally
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Aspects of Psychology Unit 1 Individual Project Introduction: The three early perspectives (theories) of psychology that I have chosen were Functionalism‚ Cognitive‚ and Humanistic. We will discuss these three perspectives in the following. They are three different school of thought in the field of psychology. “Functionalism psychology focuses on how mental and behavioral processes function. They enable organism to adapt‚ flourish and survive.” Functionalism is the doctrine that what makes
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Sociology Systematic study of human societies. Special emphasis to modern‚ industrialized systems. Emergence of Sociology The emergence of sociology as a discipline attempting to study systematically the human behavior and society dates from the early 1800s. The background to the origins of sociology was the series of sweeping changes ushered in by: French Revolution of 1789 questioning the legitimacy of their monarchies questioning the authority of their churches demand
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Introduction to Psychology November 3‚ 2010 Psychology in Christian Perspective: An Overview Chapter 1 Psychological studies are mainly based on the direct observation of human behavior‚ rather than reasoning or speculation. Psychology is like any other subject- the majority of people have a very shallow and basic understanding of what the study involves‚ and yet they lack a crucial knowledge of the major struggles and disagreements among those who study it. It does not surprise me that psychology is one
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Although social interaction is complex‚ I believe that it is vital to human health‚ both mentally and physically. Many people find it hard to open their hearts and share their feelings and problems. However‚ social interaction where people can talk out their problems and feel accepted and understood is very beneficial to mental health. When I was nursing my wife through cancer and knowing she would not survive‚ I kept my feelings to myself to be strong for my wife and child. The mental strain
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people. The main thing to note throughout The Iliad is the interaction between the gods and the humans. Any way one looks at the situation‚ they can immediately see that humans are mere pawns to the gods in their game of chess. The success and failures of the humans depends on what god would be helping which group and at what particular time. This essay will explain the three main reasons the gods in The Iliad intervened with humans: Firstly‚ gods who act on their own personal motives‚ secondly
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selling well over the past few months. Describe at least two ways you could take advantage of people’s use of the availability heuristic to boost sales. Explain why you would judge your tactics to be fair or unfair to your customers. After returning from a shopping trip with his mother‚ little Tommy reported‚ “I goed to the store and eated candy.” Why might a behaviorist such as B. F. Skinner have had some difficulty explaining Tommy’s incorrect grammatical construction? What sort of theory could explain
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Jennifer Period 0 AP Psychology January 24‚ 2012 Assignment 1.1.8 Part: 1 Case Study #1: In neurobiological perspective of psychology‚ biologists like‚ Weber and van Helmholtz believe that the endocrine or nervous system is related to behavior. Mrs. B is feeling depressed because something is affecting her nervous system. Her body isn’t producing enough serotonin to control her moods and emotions. A humanistic perspective focuses on the positive outlooks of being human. It emphasizes on the importance
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implemented is that it helps to determine if the process is effective and what the further steps are to enhance the process. It contributes to take the necessary steps in making the website concepts and designs better. For different stages in design‚ there is different evaluation strategies carried out. Apart from that‚ testing phase provide useful feedback to a variety of audiences such as client‚ administrators‚ staff and also users. For this project‚ it helps to cater according to the end users’
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