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Galileo was born on Feb 15, 1564 in Pisa (Machamer). He was born when there was no such thing as ‘science’, yet by the time he died science was well on its way to becoming a discipline and its concepts and method a whole philosophical systems (Machamer). Galileo started to study for the priesthood, but … Read more
The Donahue Levitt hypothesis is the relationship that legalized abortion has on crime rates. The researchers suggested that children who are not wanted or are not sufficiently supported by their parents are more than likely to become criminals. The study also found that there is an inverse correlation between crime rates and how readily available … Read more
The experiment that my group has chosen is called colorful convection currents, this is an experiment that conducts convection as the drop of food coloring spreads out fastest in the hot water because the molecules are moving the fastest of the three jars. By doing this experiment we can see how the food coloring spreads … Read more
The learning theory of attachment is a behaviourist explanation that suggests that attachment is developed through classical or operant conditioning. It is sometimes referred to as a cupboard love theory, as the infant attaches to the caregiver who provides the food. Classical conditioning is learnt through association and occurs when a response is produced naturally … Read more
Social process theories view irregular and unlawful behaviors as a developing tool cultivated through societal interaction. Social development theories view deviant and criminal behaviors as part of a maturational process. The process involves numerous viewpoints including biological, psychological, and social that all occur simultaneously as the individual progresses through life. The social process and social … Read more
In the process of knowledge acquisition, knowers often follow an overall framework that can be used to obtain incontrovertible facts. While it may seem that ambiguity in knowledge is undesirable, it is certainly ubiquitous. This begs the questions: why does ambiguity arise and, ultimately, how does it affect the quality of knowledge? Incontrovertible facts refer … Read more
Derren Brown is an English mentalist, hypnotic, skeptic, and illusionist. Derren Brown uses techniques such as cognitive psychology, hypnosis, memory, and cold reading. His shows achieve psychological illusion by combining the skills of a magician and hypnotist (Totally History Derren Brown). In his show—The Experiments, he conducted an experiment which he called “The Guilt Trip”. … Read more
Jean Nicolet, born 1598 at Cherbourg, France. Died November 1, 1642. His place of death was at Sillery, Quebec City, Canada. His cause of death was drowning. JEan Nicolet, Sieur de Belleborne was a French coureur des bois noted for discovering and exploring Lake Michigan, Mackinac Island, Green Bay, and being the first European to … Read more
The French explorer – Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, was born in Rouen, Normandy, France on November 22, 1643. He was born into a wealthy merchant family and was raised as a Jesuit Priest. However, he gave up his priesthood at the age of 15, and by the age of 22, he was attracted … Read more
Using the Alexander Briggs notation, the trefoil knot (31) is considered the simplest non-trivial knot and the most amenable to chemical synthesis. Many different synthetic approaches to prepare trefoil knots have been investigated. In particular, the passive metal template-directed methodology coupled with RCM has been successfully employed to mechanically restrict the relative positions of molecular … Read more
As research has risen, it has turned out to be progressively evident that immature sentimental connections warrant substantially more consideration than they have generally been given. They assume a critical job in young people’s everyday lives, and significantly affect their current emotional well-being, their progressing improvement and future sentimental connections. The particular age at which … Read more
The Well of Despair Pragya Chaturvedi Piedmont Governor’s School for Mathematics, Science, and Technology The Well of Despair Source in first sentence (“Mengele,” n.d., n.pag.). Harry Harlow conducted experiments on rhesus monkeys to research the nature of maternal love (“Harry Harlow,” 2017). He used maternal deprivation and social isolation experiments to do so. The first … Read more
Using motivational and emotional theories This report aims to explore different ways in which motivation levels and moral amongst managers, admins and staff can be increased; it will explore different ways to improve the emotional state of the workforce and to decrease staff sickness. Motivation has been defined as the literal desire to attain a … Read more
Beginning in 1927 and running through 1932, the Hawthorne Studies took place at the Western Electric Company’s Chicago Plant, who employed mostly women who assembled telephone equipment. The number one objective of the Hawthorne Studies was to examine how different work conditions affected employee productivity. When Mayo first began, he experimented with the plant’s physical … Read more
Applied Theory A. The key elements of Netflix’s strategy today are producing their own content to reduce content costs, increasing the number of high quality TV series’, make deals with Comcast and other ISPs to develop high speed internet service to its consumers and B. Netflix is a downright threat to cable television seeing as … Read more
Leadership has been a mysterious and controversial topic of discussion. Researchers have tried to discover, what factors determine how a leader acts and what traits, abilities, behaviors, sources of power or aspects of the situation determine how well a leader is able to influence followers and accomplish group objectives. To demystify leadership many research findings … Read more
David thompson, explorer, cartographer(born in 30 April 1770 in London, England; 10 February 1857 Longueuil, Canada east).Early lifeThompson attended the Grey Coat Hospital in London, a school for the poor and orphaned. He was recruited by the Hudson’s Bay Company when he was 14 and in 1784 he sailed to what is now Churchill, Manitoba, … Read more
Operant conditioning is one of the theories of learning founded by a famous American psychologist Skinner, but the real founder of the theory is Edward Thorndike. Operant conditioning is a process that attempts to modify behaviour through rewards (reinforcement) or through consequences (punishment). Reinforcement Reinforcement defined as an increase in a good behaviour after the … Read more
The Kansas City Police experiment began in October 1972 and continued through 1973. This experiment was conducted by the Kansas police department and evaluated by the Police Foundation. Patrols were varied within 15 police beats. Routine preventive patrol was eliminated in five beats, labeled “reactive” beats (meaning officers entered these areas only in response to … Read more
Motivation is a term that inherently linked with the factors that are drive and energizes the human behavior and other organisms. There are many meaningful approaches to motivation and One of them is popular as drive reduction theory. It states that if an individual feel absence of some fundamental biological requirements such as water or … Read more
Dr. Barbara LoFrisco, a professor at the University of South Florida, once said, “If you understand why something is important, not only will you be more motivated to understand it, but you will also be able to put your new knowledge into proper context” (LoFrisco, 2013). Think of theories as a set of frameworks for … Read more
The principle of Falsifiability with term ’Falsification’ is introduced by Popper which is a theory is disproved be empirical observations that contradict the implications of that theory. This theory came out to refute the logical positivism’s induction method. For example, a given statement ’ All sapphire is blue’ is considered true in general, however Popper … Read more
The strange situation was a testing procedure created by Mary Ainsworth et al. in 1978 to measure attachment. The aims of this study were to assess how infants between 9 and 18 months behave under conditions of mild stress in order to test stranger anxiety, separation anxiety and the secure base concept. Ainsworth also assessed … Read more
A feedback loop is a biological occurrence wherein the output of a system amplifies the system (positive feedback) or inhibits the system (negative feedback). Living organisms are able to maintain homeostasis through these feedback loops. This is the mechanism that enables us to keep our internal environment relatively constant. Examples of negative feedback include maintaining … Read more
Understanding human’s behavior have been always an attractive field that driven scientists to make uncounted researches throughout the history. John B. Watson the Father of American Behaviorist (1878-1958) was one of those scientists who studied this field. So he worked on “Learning theory” which interprets the individuals’ behavior through several sub-theories’ perspectives; was founded by, … Read more
General Overview on Marxism Marxism in general is a system of thought by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Rosa Luxemburg, Gyorgy Lukac, close friends of Marx, and others have developed this belief system and tried to keep it alive with continuity. Those who believe in this idea and who are trying to … Read more
Marco Polo was an Italian merchant and explorer, famous for introducing Europeans to China and Central Asia. He inspired future travelers, including Christopher Columbus. Born presumably in the Republic of Venice around 1254, Marco Polo played an important role in cartography. His pioneering explorations of East Asia, as depicted in his iconic book, led to … Read more
According to Dortha Orem every human need to do some tasks in everyday life that are important for their survival these tasks called selfcare. Problem develop when that human is un-able to perform that task on its own or without any other person assistance, this is called self care deficit. Interestingly person doesn’t need nurse … Read more
In 1973, David McClelland published a paper titled “Testing for competence rather than intelligence”. In this paper, he founded a theory on competency and he demonstrated how it result in higher job performance. McClelland proved that behavioral traits and characteristics of an individual are more influential than aptitude tests in proving which individual would be … Read more
Explorer John Smith had a few quality characteristics that helped turn him into a very important person in the settlement of the New World. John Smith was known as being a very brave and strong man who lacked fear. When he was a young boy, he ran away from home to become a soldier in … Read more
Introduction Watson and Rayner (1920) investigated classical conditioning, a behaviorist theory of learning. The researchers conditioned fear into little Albert and showed that fear can be learned. This research was ground-breaking as it demonstrated how phobias can be acquired at a young age. Although Albert was psychologically harmed Jones (1924) found fear could be unconditioned … Read more
A feedback loop is a biological occurrence wherein the output of a system amplifies the system (positive feedback) or inhibits the system (negative feedback). Living organisms are able to maintain homeostasis through these feedback loops. This is the mechanism that enables us to keep our internal environment relatively constant. Examples of negative feedback include maintaining … Read more
Howard Gardner is an American developmental psychologist, he thinks that the conventional definitions of intelligence are too narrow. He admits that a general aspect of intelligence exists but does not believe it’s’ efficacy in explaining an individual’s performance in a particular situation. According to his view people have eight different abilities, also known as multiple … Read more
“ By now it is quite clear that this investigation could have given more promising results because the extent of Percent Error does signify and question the reliability of the data collected during this experiment. But, nonetheless, the reasons why these errors came to be are explained in the following. There was extensive loss of … Read more
According to Dortha Orem every human need to do some tasks in everyday life that are important for their survival these tasks called selfcare. Problem develop when that human is un-able to perform that task on its own or without any other person assistance, this is called self care deficit. Interestingly person doesn’t need nurse … Read more
The strange situation was a testing procedure created by Mary Ainsworth et al. in 1978 to measure attachment. The aims of this study were to assess how infants between 9 and 18 months behave under conditions of mild stress in order to test stranger anxiety, separation anxiety and the secure base concept. Ainsworth also assessed … Read more
You’re driving along a highway talking on the phone, but still concentrating very hard on the road ahead of you when bam you’ve hit a deer! What happened? There is no way that was there a second ago! That question is very similar to the question that I hope to answer in my experiment which … Read more
In Goidel’s “America’s Failing Experiment: How We the People Have Become the Problem,” he expresses his concern for America and how living in a democracy with widespread and hardcore democratic values is contributing to the failure of our system. In his book, he analyzes the collective mindsets of what he considers most of America has … Read more
An emulsifier is a substance that stabilizes an emulsion. They make it possible to mix two oil and water-base components together. An emulsion is a combination of two liquids that would not normally mix. Emulsifiers are the chemicals that cause emulsions to happen. They also make it easier to create a stable, smooth emulsion. A … Read more
Marco Polo was an Italian merchant and explorer, famous for introducing Europeans to China and Central Asia. He inspired future travelers, including Christopher Columbus. Born presumably in the Republic of Venice around 1254, Marco Polo played an important role in cartography. His pioneering explorations of East Asia, as depicted in his iconic book, led to … Read more
The falsifiers consider the scientific theories to be hypothetical and temporary hypotheses that are presented freely and creatively to solve problems that the previous theory faces or to explain the new observational phenomena. Therefore, at the discovery stage, there is no need for induction and generalization of observations. On the other hand, in this perspective, … Read more
So little of Hipparchus’s life has been recorded, but he is considered the very founder of trigonometry. Reasonably enough Hipparchus is often referred to as Hipparchus of Nicaea or Hipparchus of Bithynia and he is listed among the famous men of Bithynia by Strabo, the Greek geographer and historian who lived from about 64 BC … Read more
Finally, one of the more recent theories central to this study is the PCH (Schiappa et al., 2005). This sub-theory specifically examines the role of media in the process of changing of human attitudes and beliefs in relation to reducing prejudice towards minority groups. It stems from the Contact Hypothesis also known as the Intergroup … Read more
Introduction Watson and Rayner (1920) investigated classical conditioning, a behaviorist theory of learning. The researchers conditioned fear into little Albert and showed that fear can be learned. This research was ground-breaking as it demonstrated how phobias can be acquired at a young age. Although Albert was psychologically harmed Jones (1924) found fear could be unconditioned … Read more
Chris Martenson is the founder of the Peak Prosperity. In 2014, he published a video on YouTube on different topics that led him to make his strategic choice on The Crash Course. The video catches my attention that there is trouble in the country’s financial and economic industry. Martenson wants to help people to prepare … Read more
In today’s society it takes a lot to grasp the change in how masculinity is “supposed” to be. To be able to truly understand the sort of expectations that men are held to by society there must be a detailed look into what R.W. Connell refers to as “Hegemonic Masculinity” (Connell), it justifies men’s position … Read more
The consequence decided the action of the person. The actions are justifiable based on the results of that action (Gregory, S. 2018). The more good consequence can an act produce the better it is. As mentioned, I was put under huge pressure to focus towards getting the job done, if not my managers will not … Read more
The specific purpose of this experiment is to inform students about to Mendel’s laws of genetics. To be more specific this lab dives into Mendel’s laws of segregation and Mandel’s law of independent assortment. At the end of this experiment, the students will be able to prove or disprove Mendel’s laws. According to Cardinal, et.al, … Read more
Growing up is not an easy task for many children especially girls because they are voiceless, forgotten, and dehumanized. Given many challenges faced by women, this essay discusses the challenges faced by the narrator in the short story; We came all the way from Cuba so you could dress like this which is written by … Read more
Basic Theoretical Premises of Theory Attachment theory explains the dynamics of long-term relationships, especially those between infants and their caregivers. The theory explains the response between two loved ones. Attachment in infants involves the closeness they seek for a caregiver when in trouble expecting that they will be protected from it. When a person’s attachment … Read more
