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Introduction A giant fluffy dog walks past you as you cross the street on your college campus. You cannot help but notice him smiling up at you with his tongue half hanging out. Although you have felt today has been the worst day, you cannot help but feel compelled to respond back with a big grin since he looks so happy. According to Wells (2009), “it is only recently, however, that any scientific attention has been devoted to the relationship between companion animals and physical well-being in

Program Evaluation Introduction The mentoring program for underrepresented racial minority (URM) college undergraduates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors at Tacoma Community College (TCC) in Tacoma, WA has established short-, intermediate-, and long-term outcomes. This mentoring program aims to provide support to URMs in STEM majors to increase participant academic performance, confidence and self-efficacy, and sense of belonging within their educational department

This study used a correlational design to discover the relationship between procrastination, adaptive perfectionism, maladaptive perfectionism and academic performance. Using the PPS and MPS scales hundred and twenty five undergraduate university students filled out digital surveys online in classrooms. There academic performance was measured through a test. Results suggest that procrastination has a negative effect on academic performance, whereas adaptive perfectionism has a positive one. Those

Health Inventory Scores as a function of Perceived Stress Scores Perceived stress may have an impact on an individual’s overall health. Many believe higher perceived stress would lead to more detrimental health impacts or vice versa. However, previous studies have presented mixed results. Previous research found rates of colds and respiratory infections to increase as stress index scores increased, in a study of 420 men and women. Participants stress was measured using three questionnaires and each

Analysis of the Internship Project This evidence based project focused on the creation of a rubric for simulation experiences in the baccalaureate program at WKU. To become familiar with the different uses of simulation and its evaluation within the nursing realm, completion of a comprehensive review of the literature occurred. Hence, the search included the use of Google Scholar, PubMed, and EBSCOhost databases to aid with the search of pertinent literature. Identifying keywords selected for

1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background study Before one assumes the status of an employee in any job firm or institution, a lot of paper work goes in; right from application for employment and submission of curriculum vitae, to writing of aptitude tests and attending interviews then finally receiving your employment letter and signing of ‘employment contract.’ This employment contract, as defined by businessdictionary.com is an oral or written, express or implied, agreement specifying terms and conditions

satisfaction and feedback; hence, the widespread use of surveying techniques. Likert scales, especially, have been very helpful in this regard due to their simplicity, ease to conduct and interpret, and high specificity as to which aspects are being measured. In fact, surveying before and after implementing changes proves very helpful as it indicates the level of success or failure. So, what is the composition of a Likert scale and what are the opportunities and limitations of this

Procrastination Assessment Scale for Students (PASS) Areas of Procrastination For each of the following activities, please rate the degree to which you delay or procrastinate.  Rate each item on an “a” to “e” scale according to how often you wait until the last minute to do the activity.  Then indicate on an “a” to “e” scale the degree to which you feel procrastination on that task is a problem.  Finally, indicate on an “a” to “e” scale the degree to which you would like to decrease your

According to Kalat (2013), an individual’s genetics plays a key role in determining not only their facial features, but also their expressions. A comparison of relatives one sighted and the other blind revealed that there were similarities in their facial expressions. For individuals with sight, the ability to not only recognize faces but infer the mood of the individual is a skill that is learned early. This evolutionary adaptation has the ability to reveal an individual’s intentions, either

“Procrastination is a common form of self-regulatory failure with substantive connections” where the tendency is to put off tasks. (Steel, Farrari, 2013) Perfectionism is when one sets very high expectations often in an “overly critical manner” (Frost, Marten, Lahart,&Rosenblate,1990). There’s two types of perfectionism, adaptive and maladaptive where adaptive components are beneficial to the situational and maladaptive components will be detrimental to the individual. (Piers Steel, Thomas Brothen