Nature is the world around us‚ except for human-made phenomena. As humans are the only animal species that consciously‚ powerfully manipulates the environment‚ we think of ourselves as exalted‚ as special. We acknowledge that in an objective view we are merely one of many organisms‚ and that we are not able to survive outside of our natural world of air‚ earth‚ water and life. But we tend to be poor leaders in the "hierarchy" of animal life. Despite our greatness‚ too often we waste‚ we fight‚ we
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What is Nature Tourism? Nature tourism – responsible travel to natural areas‚ which conserves the environment and improves the welfare of local people. It is tourism based on the natural attractions of an area. Examples include birdwatching‚ photography‚ stargazing‚ camping‚ hiking‚ hunting‚ fishing‚ and visiting parks. These experiential tourists are interested in a diversity of natural and cultural resources. They want what is real‚ and they want to be immersed in a rich natural‚ cultural‚ or
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Ms. Michelle P. Trangia Instructor 1. Define Psychology. Psychology is an academic and applied discipline that involves the scientific study of mental functions and behaviors. Psychology has the immediate goal of understanding individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases‚ and by many accounts it ultimately aims to benefit society. The word psychology literally means‚ "study of the soul" (from the Greek word psukhē‚ meaning
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Nature is an integral part of our lives. But even while we appreciate the blessings she bestows on us‚ we forget that we are plundering her treasures and thereby denying our children the pleasure of enjoying nature in all her abundance and variety in the future. The beauty of nature has been extolled in the works of poets and artists. When Wordsworth describes the daffodils dancing in the breeze or when our eyes alight on a painting by William Turner‚ our hearts are filled with an indescribable emotion
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Research Methods of Psychology Psychological Research is conducted to obtain factual information about human behavior and mental processes to find out the underlying cause and effect relationship. Here we will discuss two out of five methods of conducting Psychological Research named: 1. Case History Method 2. Survey Method 1. CASE HISTORY/ CASE STUDY/ CLINICAL METHOD Definition: A case study is an in-depth study of one person. Much of Freud ’s work and theories were developed through individual
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PSYCHOLOGY Psychology is derived from the Greek words Psyche and logos‚ meaning soul and study. To Greeks‚ Psychology is simply a study of the soul. Psychology as the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. Scientific because it uses the steps in a scientific method in its quest to understand why a person behaves in a certain manner. It is systematic and empirical and it is dependent upon measurements. Psychologists - study human issues that begin before birth and continue
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1. The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. They have greatly increased the life-expectancy of those of us who live in "advanced" countries‚ but they have destabilized society‚ have made life unfulfilling‚ have subjected human beings to indignities‚ have led to widespread psychological suffering (in the Third World to physical suffering as well) and have inflicted severe damage on the natural world. The continued development of technology will worsen
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"Nature" is an essay written by Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ and published by James Munroe and Company in 1836. In this essay Emerson put forth the foundation of transcendentalism‚ a belief system that espouses a non-traditional appreciation of nature.[1] Transcendentalism suggests that the divine‚ or God‚ suffuses nature‚ and suggests that reality can be understood by studying nature.[2] Emerson’s visit to the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris inspired a set of lectures he later delivered in
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1.1 Psychology—Behave Yourself! LO 1.1.1 – (a.) Describe the origin of the word psychology and its current definition AND (b.) differentiate between overt and covert behaviors. LO 1.1.1 ANSWER: The word psychology comes from Greek words‚ psyche; which means “mind” and logos; which means “knowledge or study.” “Overt” behaviors are actions that are observable‚ such as; brushing one’s teeth‚ sneezing‚ laughing‚ and spreading jelly on your toast. “Covert” behaviors are things we do that cannot
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Nature Nature‚ in the broadest sense‚ is equivalent to the natural world‚ physical world‚ or material world. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the physical world‚ and also to life in general. It ranges in scale from the subatomic to the cosmic. Nature is an integral part of our lives. But even while we appreciate the blessings she bestows on us‚ we forget that we are plundering her treasures and thereby denying our children the pleasure of enjoying nature in all her abundance and variety in the
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