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    example above, Nichols illustrates how opportunity and motivation can shape linguistic behavior. Of course, gender probably had an effect on the type of job opportunities available, but had only an indirect effect on linguistic behavior. Researcher Bias Most researchers begin their study with the expectation that they will find

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    Introduction Children assume that members of the in-group are more likely to perform good actions. Those actions performed are more likely to be positively recalled. Over time, this personalized biases will create a foundation, which will shift their perception to produce confirmatory suggestions towards groups of categories. Categorization is a mental representation for a class of objects. Stereotypes are categories that link attributes to certain classes of people. The minimal group effect explores

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    their pride, immediately side with the jurors who believe the young man is guilty. Examples of this include how several of the jurors stereotype the accused on the basis of race and how the third juror in particular forms a bias against the young man simply because of his age and the fact that the young man reminds him of his son. Mr. Davis, however, takes another stance. In the book The Achievement Habit: Stop Wishing, Start Doing and Take Command of Your Life, Dr. Bernard Roth states that “true

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    Research Paper Rough Draft The perpetuation of misinformation can be very difficult to correct and may have lasting effects even after it is discredited. For instance, if an audience is reliant on the information provided by the media to make an informative decision about a topic involving their morals, the validity of the author’s claims will determine the mass majority of their decisions they make in the future. As a result, false information may continue to influence beliefs and attitudes even

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    An Ethics Manual: All Principles Described Welcome to LN, Inc.! We hope as you continue embarking as an industrial/organizational psychologist within our practice, the value of utmost importance is being familiarized with our company policies, in conjunction with the standard American Psychological Association (APA) ethical mandates of critical domain. As you may already know, all psychologists must be extremely cognizant of client/patient well-being. Moreover, though, questions you may have

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    As I walked back to my car, I reflected on my experience working at the mall as a cosmetics sales person. I had more intimacy with shoppers than other sales positions because I was selling them something personal. I think about the smells of the lotions, perfumes and the colorful palette of lipsticks. I remember standing behind the counter with my shoes off or sneaking into facial room to take a quick nap. I hated wearing makeup to promote the products to look pretty but you get into trouble if you

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    In a society where technology grows exponentially, the amount of information available is practically endless. Whether one needs to know ingredients to a recipe, or cures to an illness, the Internet has an answer. The simplicity of the Internet, however comes with a major drawback: the quality of the data. In Peter Cardon’s book Business Communication: Developing Leaders for a Networked World, he explains that there are five main components that one should consider in evaluating quality data: reliability

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    I did not have a chance to sit in an IEP meeting and learn how the meeting is conducted. I am curious to learn the counselor position in an IEP meeting. Due to the time period I started practicum, I was not able to learn about the high school application process. When I started practicum in February, the applications for high school were submitted. My site supervisor did not have a classroom lesson to present while I was completing my hours. I want to learn how to conduct a classroom lesson and connect

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    The purpose of this memo is to evaluate my listening skills, assess my strengths and weaknesses, and describe how I can improve my skills. My listening self-assessment score of 36 indicates that, although my skill level is decent, I have room to improve significantly. I regularly attend professional meetings where either informational listening or critical listening is required. Despite this, I consider my listening skills subpar and am aware of my need for improvement. In understanding how I can

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    In the short story "Through the tunnel", Doris Lessing describes the adventure of Jerry, a young English boy trying to swim through an underwater tunnel. Throughout the story, the author uses the third person omniscient point of view to describe the boy 's surroundings and to show us both what he and the other characters are thinking and what is happening around them. By using this point of view, the author is able to describe the setting of the story, give a detailed description of the characters

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