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Phonological memory deficits in language-disordered children: causal connection

Working memory plays an important role in the ability to learn new tasks and may be connected to the ability to read and learn language in children (Gathercole & Baddeley, 1990).

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Equity theory and workplace motivation: The Michael Bishop case

The equity theory was developed by John Stacey Adams in 1963 and sees that the individual will be motivated on the job as long as he has a sense of equality. In other words, the employees want to be subjected to the same fair and uniform treatment as their fellow colleagues.

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Depiction of obsessive compulsive disorder in As Good as it Gets

While many movies achieve their popularity because of an ability to take viewers away to far-off words where reality can be forgotten, other movies are excellent because they depict and deal with the characteristics of reality, both dismal and encouraging.

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The importance of communication in successful marriage

In that regard, it is important to remember that the process of repetition occurs unconsciously: nobody whose parents provided insufficient communication (or any type of abuse, for that matter) consciously decides to seek out potential life partners who will repeat the same behavior.

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Generational boundary dissolution in adoptive families

Generational boundary dissolution presents as a crisis in many families. Generational boundaries are important for the development of the individual, within the framework of the family system. The area of generational boundaries is a relatively new concept in the field of family therapy.

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Magic realism in Latin American literature and Borges

Some literary critics and scholars would recommend to start reading Kafka in order to be able to be introduced in the world of magic realism in literature. but, is the guide into this world whose father is actually Borges.

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Gender dysphoria in children: biological and social explanations

Gender is not an absolute or guaranteed condition in the human experience, and even young children can experience some confusion concerning their perceptions of what gender they should be based on powerful family, cultural and social influences.

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School-based mental health programs for at-risk African American adolescents

school-based mental health program on emotional intelligence, social behaviors, psychopathology and academic performance of inner- city [at -risk / African-American] adolescents

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Sociological theories of mate selection and marital exchange

What spurs our attraction for others? How do we choose who we love and who we will marry? Such questions have founded many theoretical conceits within the realm of classic and modern sociology.

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How American celebrity culture has shaped fashion and society

Since the early times mankind has given great importance to fashion and the concept of fashion has permanently undergone changes as people constantly renewed their style. Looking back we can observe that people's clothing and thinking has greatly varied from an epoch to another.

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