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To what extent is competition between social groups a necessary condition for inter-group discrimination?

Thesis - 5 pages - Psychology

Discrimination is a highly contentious issue in our contemporary society, and is still not a thoroughly understood phenomenon, despite extensive and illuminating psychological research. The question acknowledges that there is a place for competition in the creation of inter-group discrimination,...

05 Mar 2009
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A qualitative study examining children's development of scientific thinking

Thesis - 7 pages - Psychology

This study compares Piaget's (in Oates et al, 2005) and Vygotsky's (ibid.) respective theories on processes involved in children's cognitive development. Specifically, scientific thinking is examined using children's explanations for why things float or sink obtained via adaptation of...

05 Mar 2009
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Exploring the effect of introducing olfactory triggers on recall ability in relation to levels of processing in memory

Thesis - 6 pages - Psychology

Experiments by Craik and Tulving (1975) suggest recall is enhanced using deeper levels of processing by giving meaning to words, semantic processing, combined with requiring more attention resources at encoding. Based on this an experiment was designed to test if non-matching olfactory triggers...

05 Mar 2009
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Can psychological stress cause physical illness?

Thesis - 4 pages - Psychology

Stress is a fundamental human coping mechanism for dealing with threats and adjusting to new (often sudden) changes in the demands of the environment. Fundamentally it can be described as an individual's perception of the balance between the demands placed on them and their ability to cope with...

05 Mar 2009
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Psychodynamic/psychoanalytic and cognitive-behavioral approach to the understanding and treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Thesis - 4 pages - Psychology

Obsessive-Compulsive disorder is not yet fully understood, and thus is presently the subject of a number of possible theories regarding its origin and treatment. Despite this controversy however, a number of basic facts regarding the symptoms and diagnosis of the disorder remain consistent among...

05 Mar 2009
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Psychoanalytic and biogenic perspectives of psychopathy with respect to phobia etiology and treatment

Thesis - 4 pages - Psychology

Psychopathy or abnormal psychology is the term used for the study of ‘illnesses related to the mind', and so includes the etiology and treatment of schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorders and phobias etc. In general it can be seen to encompass any mentally or behaviorally disordered...

27 Feb 2009
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A counseling case study adopting a client-centered approach

Essay - 7 pages - Psychology

The following intervention analysis will utilize a planned verbal interaction, which occurred as part of ongoing care, during a 15-week placement on a Psychiatric Acute ward catering for people aged 18-65. The client's informed consent was gained verbally, to use this conversation within my...

26 Feb 2009
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An outline of the feminist and post-modernist critique of criminology

Thesis - 5 pages - Psychology

In this assignment we will discuss liberal and radical feminism in particular and we will outline the concerns of feminist criminology and how it has criticized male stream criminology. I will then outline the main features of post modernism and its critique of the attempt to be scientific about...

26 Feb 2009
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The effects of disturbing distractions on short-term human memory

Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Psychology

The present study examines the effects of short-term memory forgetting under the delay of a distracting task. Eleven subjects were asked to remember three consonants while counting backwards by 3's for varying amounts of time (3-, 9-, 18-sec). An Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze...

26 Feb 2009
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Nursing/Health care: A critical incident report

Case study - 6 pages - Psychology

The aim of this report is look at a critical incident that occurred in practice and relate this to the theory and knowledge regarding communication and interpersonal skills, that is to say, what skills were and were not used at the time of the incident. Carl Roger's necessary conditions for...

26 Feb 2009
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A discussion concerning the neurosis of poor communication skills

Thesis - 5 pages - Psychology

It all starts at a young age when you get associated with the quiet kids. Often you are the shy one in the class, but no one really thinks much of it. Then you move on to middle school and have a handful of friends, still though, you are not the popular one. After middle school you preparing for...

26 Feb 2009
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A discussion concerning 'bullying' in everyday life

Thesis - 8 pages - Psychology

When one hears the term “bully”, one may begin to think of television characters like “Butch” from The Little Rascals, “Mad Dog” or “Sweet Daddy” from Good Times, or Mafia gangsters like “Scarface”. The aforementioned characters are very...

26 Feb 2009
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The impact of violence on the mental health of South African Children

Case study - 6 pages - Psychology

Violence as a national problem in South Africa needs little introduction. South African citizens are exposed to daily, sensationalised reports of violence in the media, emphasising this problem's national and international pervasiveness. However, little emphasis is laid on the negative...

26 Feb 2009
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Exploring the principles of constructivism and applying them to Technological Education

Tutorials/exercises - 8 pages - Psychology

The National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium states: “career studies should be taught in manners that are consistent with a constructivist view of learning” (NASDCTEC, 1999, p. 7). While this may sound good in theory, one underlying problem...

20 Feb 2009
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An investigation into positive behavior management strategies in the classroom

Essay - 10 pages - Psychology

Behavior management strategies have been always seen by both theorists and practitioners as an essential part of educational process since they aim to establish pupils' self-discipline and promoting their achievement and positive behavior. This suggests that teacher efficiency, academic...

20 Feb 2009
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Social work essay: Observation and assessment of a child

Essay - 6 pages - Psychology

I will offer a written assessment and evaluation of my observations of a six year old female child. Firstly, I will outline what observation is, why it is important to social work and how it is used. I will discuss how this child was chosen, who chose the child and how permission to observe the...

20 Feb 2009
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An analysis of two theories: Solution-focused therapy and ecological systems theory

Essay - 7 pages - Psychology

In this assignment I will demonstrate my knowledge of two selected theories, discussing how they contrast, how they may overlap and possibly even work well together. I will begin by looking at what a theory is and the nature of the relationship between theory and practice. I have chosen to use...

20 Feb 2009
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Does television advertising have a negative effect on children?

Thesis - 6 pages - Psychology

Advertising is a collective term for public announcements designed to promote the sale of specific commodities or services. Advertising is a form of mass selling, employed when the use of direct, person-to-person selling is impractical, impossible, or simply inefficient. ‘It is to be...

20 Feb 2009
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A Discussion and analysis of three possible causes of Alzheimer's Disease

Thesis - 6 pages - Psychology

Read a newspaper, ANY newspaper, and you will come across medical technologies such as reduction in infant mortality, development of vaccines and antibodies, and advances in the treatment of heart disease and stroke that have contributed to the recent increase in life expectancy. In 1900 the...

20 Feb 2009
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A discussion and analysis concerning sexist language

Essay - 5 pages - Psychology

One of the most important political and social movements of the twentieth century has been the drive towards achieving complete equality for all people regardless of race, color, class, gender identity, mental state or physical impairment. One area that has remained resistant to change is...

20 Feb 2009
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An analysis of the use of communication skills within a social practice setting

Essay - 6 pages - Psychology

In this essay I will attempt to analyse the use of communication skills within a practice setting. I will briefly acknowledge the six areas of skill studied in the communication module and analyse, in more detail, two of these areas; empathy and working with difference. I will examine...

20 Feb 2009
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Why are Jungian studies rarely taught in the university and can Jungian orientated thinkers do anything to reverse the situation?

Essay - 4 pages - Psychology

It is well-documented within the Jungian world that within academia, analytical psychology is frozen out. This is with regards to psychology. And it is as a psychologist that Jung made his name. Jung also failed to make a positive impression on philosophy. His legacy (so far) concerning impact on...

20 Feb 2009
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A discussion of the importance of dissociationism in Carl Jung's psychology

Essay - 6 pages - Psychology

Carl Jung's psychology is often regarded as having been some kind of Freudianism albeit Jung's more esoteric spin on it. The most important of Jung's theories is the archetypes hypothesis. Certainly Jung's influences can be tracked and they are numerous. But in this paper we will...

06 Feb 2009
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Children and the importance of a healthy diet

Essay - 7 pages - Psychology

The aim of this essay is to create a body of knowledge for a follow-on research on the subject of the nutritional health needs of children from 3 to 5. For this purpose, information was gathered through observations as well as through study and analysis of materials presented in books, research...

05 Feb 2009
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A discussion and practice of the psychological benefit of hard thinking

Essay - 5 pages - Psychology

This essay is about psychology. In part 1 we discuss detached ego conscious thinking and unconscious attached feeling. We argue that when looking into phenomena (e.g. a conflict) one should firstly focus on conscious reasoning and only look into unconscious motivations when the focus on...

05 Feb 2009
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Key problems for psychology as a field of knowledge

Essay - 6 pages - Psychology

This essay will discuss the problems that constantly face psychology as a field of knowledge. Some fields of knowledge, notably the natural sciences such as physics, biology and chemistry are comfortable with their status and the demarcation between one another. There is only one physics…...

05 Feb 2009
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Educating children with special educational needs and disabilities

Essay - 7 pages - Psychology

Special Educational Needs (SEN) has a legal definition: children with SEN have learning difficulties or disabilities that make it harder for them to learn than most children of the same age. These children may need extra or different help from that given to other children of the same age. The SEN...

05 Feb 2009
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The importance of developing self-esteem in childhood

Essay - 9 pages - Psychology

The aim of this essay is to create a body of knowledge for a follow-on research on the subject of the impact of self-esteem on the behaviour of primary school pupils. For this purpose, information was gathered through observations as well as through study and analysis of materials presented in...

05 Feb 2009
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The role of play in children's learning and development

Essay - 5 pages - Psychology

"Learning for young children is a rewarding and enjoyable experience in which they explore, investigate, discover, create, practise, rehearse, repeat, revise and consolidate their developing knowledge, skills, understandings and attitudes. During the foundation stage, many of these aspects of...

05 Feb 2009
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Emotional and behavioural disorders in children

Essay - 8 pages - Psychology

Most early years practitioners, child carers and parents report have some behaviour related problems with children at some time or another. However, the "behaviour disorder" label may only be warranted if those behaviours are persistent and impinge on the basic rights of others, if major...