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    Texas in the summer is blistering hot. Even in the morning at 10:07 a.m., there is heat foretelling the weather for the rest of the day: hot, hot, and more hot. Thankfully, Mother Nature is not completely unsympathetic; she provides a nice breeze, but it is never constant. However, it is welcome nonetheless. So here I sit, on an uncomfortable bench in front of the local HEB on a Saturday morning. There are no grand events, it seems a typical morning for the small town of Gatesville. I chose this

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    Psychology is the study of the human mind and how individuals behave. Doctors and scientists that specifically study the brain are fascinated with explaining human behavior and the outside influences. Psychologist have developed theories to better understand the reasoning behind behaviors. These theories can also help understand the way humans communicate. Media is a very influential aspect of society. Theories that heavily impacted by the media are The Cultivation Theory and The Social Learning

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    The research conducted in the “top-down” effects in perception research was guided by the El Greco fallacy. Here, it is brought to the attention of findings that distortions must have any alternative explanation besides a literal perceptual distortion. Researchers applied this theory because of the fact that distortions must cancel each other out, since the means of reproduction should be distorted as was the stimulus being reproduced. In their research, authors asked if higher-level states such

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    Descriptive research benefits you when you believe some problems are impossible to solve. This requires observations because it's based on what you need to discover that interests you. The first step in solving a problem in descriptive language is the research objective. It is what you need to find out, or what question you would want to answer. Luis and Midori would have answer saying their research objective, was to find out how the sources of the cholera epidemic and E.coli epidemic were tracked

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    Introduction In this paper, the variables, instruments and analyses of the hypotheses to be used to operationalize and test each hypothesis will be explained. Research Questions and Hypotheses Research Question #1: What are the relationships between the perceived institutional ethical behavior and organizational longevity in US-based multinational corporations? Hypothesis #1: H0: There are no relationships between the perceived institutional ethical behavior and organizational longevity in US-based

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    Surveys and opinion polls A survey is when a few questions are asked and the participant gives their opinion on the question. Surveys are done in an informal setting so that participants are more relaxed and natural when answering questions (Sana, 2015:25).The researcher will collect the data from the questionnaires or interviews. The questions that are asked normally only require one word answers for example yes or no. Questions that require explanation can be asked as well as this helps the interviewer

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    When I was in school I was inclined towards biology and my strongest subject was mathematics since the start. After my 10th STD I choose IB and I found myself growing towards psychology. Earlier when I joined my high school my ambition was to progress in medical science. I had decided to make my career as a gynaecologist or in medical engineering. But later on when I was exposed to the field of psychology i realised Psychology is the systematic study of behaviour and mental processes. Psychology

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    pressure before, during and after their midterms, and at the end of the week, the results were converted into a bar graph and then examined together. The results support the given hypothesis. College students who did not receive a nap are more likely to have higher results of heart rate and blood pressure. If the hypothesis is proven to be correct then the students should be aware that taking a break from school can help reduce the accumulated stress and it could give a better chance of having lower

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    Impulsivity has been defined numerous ways, but it is best explained as behavior without adequate thought and can be commonly assessed using a number of different measures. Two measures frequently used are the Barratt Impulsivity Scale (BIS-11) and delayed discounting tasks. The BIS-11 is a self-report questionnaire that produces global impulsivity scores and scores on three second-order factors: attentional, motor, and non-planning. Each subscale of the BIS-11 assesses a different type of impulsivity

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    Please note that you will have 4 minutes to recall the 
facts, and that you will be taking the test immediately.” 
The word Antarctica was shown in italics to make it clear 
that they were only to be asked to recall information about 
Antarctica. Participants in the delayed condition were given 
the same prompt except they were asked to predict their performance after a 30-min delay: “In thirty minutes you will be asked to recall as many facts about Antarctica as you can. What percentage of 
the

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