Human nature
Thesis - 2 pages - Psychology
The first definition that should be considered is “human nature” itself. My general understanding of the term is that it is all of the common, inherent traits that human beings possess. This encompasses the very things that make us human. However, I think the term's problem comes with...
The detrimental effects of choice and the economy
Thesis - 3 pages - Psychology
Currently, the entire world is experiencing an economic crisis of frightening proportions. A crisis of this magnitude has not existed since the Great Depression in the 1930s. The U.S. was struggling economically leading up to the crisis. High oil prices, rapidly foreclosing homes, a rising...
Ability to become emotionally attached to pets test
Thesis - 2 pages - Psychology
I believe that the simplest and most accurate way to determine a person's ability to become emotionally attached to pets is to gather and analyze 1) reactions to hypothetical situations involving animals and 2) current and past relationships with other humans. Logically, emotional reactions to...
Aphrodisiacs and human sexual response
Thesis - 3 pages - Psychology
Human sexual response is not as simple as just being “turned on” or “horny”. Underneath those definitions lies a complex interweaving of biological and psychological processes. There are many factors, far too many to name, that go into how pleasurable the sexual response cycle...
The corporation and society: A sociological perspective
Thesis - 3 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Corporate power is a phrase which has at least two faces: one is the intellectual aspect, which we use to conceptualize the processes and functions of corporations and the corporate elite. The second is the various set of actions and events that corporations produce which allow us to reach the...
Personal teaching philosophy as it relates to teaching special/exceptional needs students
Thesis - 3 pages - Educational studies
While expressing the importance of teaching and learning to my students, I will loosely group my students according to the information in their assessment plan. The next step would be to focus on their areas of weakness, in an environment using direct instruction. For my exceptional learners...
The purpose of rubrics and spirals
Thesis - 3 pages - Educational studies
Today, teachers are now measuring and evaluating the way in which he or she scores his/her students performances. Teachers everywhere is learning to use, make, and follow guidelines in measuring their student's work. It uses to be a thing of the past, but technology has opened many doors of...
Telephone interview guide
Thesis - 5 pages - Educational studies
In the jargon of telemarketing or communication, this is often referred to as the concept of transmitter and receiver. In our framework, the person who makes the call and the one who receives it, each have a definite role in the exchange. When you talk on the phone to someone you do not know,...
Market study as a profession
Thesis - 2 pages - Educational studies
After further study, the function responsible for market research opportunities is a "natural" for the students trained in marketing techniques. This function is directly related to the sales department and is responsible for the marketing study in which a company is studying the market and...
Market research on business schools in France
Thesis - 7 pages - Educational studies
Management education in France has become widely developed from the 1970's. During this phase of market growth, training GPs predominated, resulting in more specialized training. If the schools were the trendsetters for management training, Universities, new entrants to this market in the 1970s,...
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children
Thesis - 6 pages - Psychology
Autism is a neurobehavioral disorder that can be both frightening and heart breaking for parents and children. Children with autism often have trouble dealing with the world and often have trouble communicating and understanding the world around them. Autism, sometimes known as Autism Spectrum...
Marketing plan for early achievers academy
Thesis - 12 pages - Educational studies
Early Achievers Academy is experiencing a steady drop in enrollment rate that is affecting the preschool's viability. The objective of this marketing plan, therefore, is to reverse this trend. It aims to increase the enrollment for SY 2009-2010 from 25 students of the previous year, to 35...
Psychology: Child development
Essay - 1 pages - Psychology
Before reading this article, I had no idea what the majority of the U.S. population did in terms of co sleeping. After reading it, I learned that the majority of Americans look as co sleeping as a last resort for their newborn/infant because we, the Americans, believe that letting a child sleep...
A psychologist's view of the glass castle
Thesis - 4 pages - Psychology
In the book The Glass Castle, there are many subjects that can be looked at with a psychological view. The book deals with people whom the reader definitely comes to know well by reading the book and learning of all of the family's experiences good or bad; it feels like you actually get to know...
It takes one
Thesis - 3 pages - Psychology
“There is nothing to fear but fear itself.” (1) These words spoken by Franklin D. Roosevelt have become famous for enlightening the United States to not be afraid. For years the people of the United States have spoken these words making them concrete. Yet the people of the United...
The perception of morality
Thesis - 3 pages - Psychology
“There is no good or evil: only power and those too weak to seek it.” (J.K. Rowling, 2001). What is good, though? Aristotle believes that anything we pursue or aim at is good. These things could be activities for instance such as bowling or fishing. “What is good for the goose is...
The 2012 summer Olympic Games
Thesis - 6 pages - Sports
The Olympic Games was first started in the year 776 BC, according to inscriptions in Olympia. The origin of the games is mysterious. The Olympic Games was started by Heracles, who first called the game “Olympic” and established the custom of holding it every four years. The first modern...
The other in Israeli culture: Yearning for a home and a homeland
Thesis - 6 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Do our similarities bring us together, or do our differences tear us apart? This question can be answered varyingly and astutely, across (and within) cultures and societies. Eshkol Nevo's rich novel Arba'a Batim ve Gagu'a can be construed as the author's response to this question in contemporary...
Internship report at a pharmacy in France
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
A pharmacist is a healthcare professional with a mission of public service. The following paragraphs will give you a view into the life of a pharmacist. These details are compiled from an induction course conducted at the Central Pharmacy Boonefaes-Cadiou, located at Courrières. The goal of this...
Application of data mining techniques in designing knowledge base on student competency at the post graduate level
Thesis - 7 pages - Educational studies
Maintenance of academic standards is the prime concern of any educational institution. Education at the Masters level, involves the conscious involvement of time, money and effort by the candidates. With the industrial downturn and reduction in the demand for graduates at the job market due to...
Social construction therapy models
Thesis - 5 pages - Psychology
All forms of psychotherapy, including marriage and family therapy, have traditionally followed a medical model where the therapist is the expert, who can diagnose and then treat whatever psychological dysfunction is occurring within a family. The treatment of this dysfunction was the area of...
Case study analysis with respect to Holland's theory
Case study - 3 pages - Psychology
Holland's vocational theory is described, and then the case study set forth as a summary of the subject's educational and career history as well as the subject's vocational family history. The case study is then analyzed using Holland's theory in regard to the subject's personality types and the...
Psychological report: A case study
Case study - 4 pages - Psychology
Sam Johnson was referred for assessment because he is applying for a position at Liberty University as a resident assistant. This is a demanding position, and Mr. Johnson was tested for personality characteristics conducive to succeeding as a resident assistant. Leadership skills, emotional...
Self-esteem inventories: A comparison
Thesis - 2 pages - Psychology
As multi-cultural counseling becomes more commonplace, the need for assessments that can be used across cultures is increasing. While some test authors have attempted to write assessments that are culturally non-specific, or “culture-free,” it has been proven to be nearly impossible to...
The Beck depression inventory
Thesis - 3 pages - Psychology
The most current version of the test is called the Beck Depression Inventory - II (BDI-II). The original version was authored by Aaron T. Beck, Robert A. Steer, and Gregory K. Brown in 1961, and published by the Psychological Corporation. A complete kit, which includes a manual and twenty-five...
Study on the effectiveness of corporate education service with comparison between offline and online education service using SERVQUAL model
Tutorials/exercises - 17 pages - Educational studies
In this research, we empirically evaluate the difference between off-line and on-line corporate education services in terms of their service quality levels. Especially, in order to judge the efficiency and effectiveness of the increasingly popular on-line educational service and to provide a...
The Iran hostage crisis
Essay - 2 pages - Educational studies
The Iran Hostage crisis occurred during a protest on November 4, 1979, outside of the American Embassy in Teheran, Iran. The protestors stormed the embassy, captured 66 people, and refused to release them until Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi came back to Iran to be tried for crimes against his...
Meeting needs of the newly-defined at-risk student
Thesis - 2 pages - Educational studies
The Term “at-risk” is not new to the field of education. It has been used since the 1980's to identify those students who were candidates for dropping out of high school, thus condemning themselves and society to a large block of unproductive, unskilled adults who would have to be...
Performativity and identity
Thesis - 2 pages - Psychology
Performativity as a concept is fraught with innuendo and subject to both discussion and debate. By use of this term are we denigrating that to which we apply it to mere acting? Or, conversely does the term Performativity lead us to open doors into broader definitions and ways of knowing the...
The basics of irrationality
Thesis - 3 pages - Psychology
With the advent of the internet, there is an even wider exchange of ideas and beliefs between people. Unfortunately, this also means that any idea, no matter how ignorant of reality they might be or how fraught they are with pseudoscience or superstition, is also quickly spread across the world....
