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    Criminology

    Any article in national or local newspaper that describes any type of crime, e.g. narcotic sales, white collar crime or cyber-crime. (Articles must be within one year.) Explain the underlying reasons or that crime by considering the two theories of crime causation. Research includes: - A description of the crime reported in

    Response time of a neural pathway is summarized.

    This job names factors that contribute to the response time of a neural pathway, giving an explanation for each factor. It also offers an example of how one of these factors affects speed of transmission in the visual system as a brief overview.

    effect of gender race ethnicity on behavior

    In your opinion, how do you think gender, race, and ethnicity have affected behavior? Provide an example from your life where you have observed people from different ethnic backgrounds or genders behaving differently in the same situation

    Research Method Matrix.

    A psychologist is planning to conduct a study that would examine pathological liars and the quality of their romantic relationships. You have been asked to provide the psychologist with a recommendation for which research method should be used to gather data on the pathological liars and their spouses. Using the table below lis

    Discuss the "Mind/Body" problem in philosophy

    Discuss the "Mind/Body" problem in philosophy including: 1. What is the realm of mind and consciousness? 2. How does the realm of mind and consciousness relate to the physical body? 3. Is there such a thing as an independent mind that transcends physical functions of the body through the central nervous system? Why or why n

    Power, politics, and conflict management styles

    These areas are discussed: 1) Choose an organization and study its leadership at the top level. Can you relate the leadership style with organizational performance? 2) Describe power, politics, and conflict management styles in the organization selected in Question 1.

    Chinese Holidays

    Summarizing help with the following information is listed. See the attached file.

    Guiding Axonal Growth Mechanisms

    What are the various mechanisms the nervous system uses to guide axonal growth and form synapses. What kind of experimental evidence is there?

    What qualifies as an emotional disorder?

    What qualifies as an emotional disorder? Explain which emotional disorders are most common in children. How might these emotional disorders impact a child's development and learning?

    Discussion: The Glass Ceiling Effect

    To counteract some of the glass ceiling effects, women need to maintain career development strategies to ensure their ability to succeed in male dominated fields. The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists, and Managers, Australia (2008) suggests that women must: - Be conscious of career development at all stages of

    Career Counseling - Glass ceiling effect

    Opposite to the "glass barrier" is tokenism, in which a small number of individuals are hired, not for their vocational attributes, but instead for their demographics. These individuals "constitute less than 15% of their work group [and] experience stress, social isolation, heightened visibility, and accusations of role violatio

    Glass Ceiling Effect - Career Counseling

    As managers assess the quality of the worker, they are responsible for judging how well the candidate's attributes will contribute to the success of the business overall. The attributes that are considered ideal to success in corporate upper management are negatively correlated with societal views on "feminine attributes". For t

    Glass Ceiling Effect

    Both the social approach to career development and the theory suggested by Brown and Lent advocate that the individual and his or her environment interact not only to select the individual's career, but also to determine his or her success in that career. Can you discuss in a paragraph what it is in the environment that con

    Heredity and Behavior Genetics

    Please help me get started so that I can write a paper on heredity. Discuss the concepts of heredity and behavior genetics as described in your text. Now relate the information to your life. What characteristics do you think that you inherited from your parents? If you have children, what characteristics do you think they

    A case study is examined.

    This exercise is comprised of three case studies involving different stages of the life span. Assume that you are a specialist in Human Development and the three individuals in the case studies come to you for your advise, wisdom and knowledge in Human Development. Write as much as you feel is warranted for the case study. Ca

    Career Counseling - the use of computer technology in career counseling services

    A brief rationale for the use of computers in career counseling is presented and several current systems are described in our book. Most of the systems consist of two major functional components: an information system for the storage and retrieval of different types of career information, and a guidance system allowing the clien

    How to form or break a habit

    I need help with the following two paragraphs, planning a strategy to form or to break the habit using the threshold method and the incompatibility method. An example and a strategy. A second method, called the threshold method, is when the stimulus can be presented indistinctly so that the individual learns over time not to

    How are habits formed and broken in terms of behaviorist learning theory?

    I am still compiling for a future research paper on Sexual Behaviors of sexually abused children, with an issue of excessive masturbation. Any suggestions on the following two questions: I'm really needing only 250 words per question. Question 1 Habits can be formed or broken by the conditions of behaviorism. Apply a