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In all areas of scientific endeavor, the collection and analysis of relevant, objective data is a rather obvious necessity.

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Paul Haggis's Crash: race relations and interpersonal conflict

The 2004 film Crash, written and directed by Paul Haggis, earned high critical praise and many prominent awards following its release. The complexity of the film's plot and the real-world issues it explores make it well worth viewing.

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Dialectical change theory and university governance conflicts

Six main types of change theories exist: (1) evolutionary, (2) teleological, (3) life cycle, (4) dialectical, (5) social cognition, and (6) culturally-based models.

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Psychological strategies in modern hostage negotiation operations

The history of hostage negotiation is traceable as far back as ancient Greek and Roman literature, and likely predates recorded history altogether (Butler, Leitenberg, & Fuselier, 1993).

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Descartes' six meditations on God and the soul

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Applications of calculus in business management and finance

The world of business is comprised of many unique disciplines. The manager can expect to synthesize all of them as part of their work. Therefore, a strong multidisciplinary background is essential in the pursuit of a major in Business Management.

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Freud, Adler, and Jung's theories of personality development

Personality has been analyzed as an individual's most remarkable or main characteristic. If human actions were fully understood, there would be no need for personality theories. Such theories in point of fact correspond to detailed assumptions or theories about why people act the way they do.

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The Barnum effect and susceptibility to vague personality assessments

Barnum Effect is named after a circus showman, P.T. Barnum, who believed that to "have a little something for everybody" is an indispensable ingredient to success (Snyder & Shenkel, 1975, as cited in faxed material).

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Psychological perspectives on the causes and treatment of eating disorders

Eating disorders encompass a wide range of complex behavioral and cognitive patterns. Resembling addictions in many respects, eating disorders are also difficult to treat.

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Eckensberger's action theory approach to moral development and cultural context

Does the author present a view of society? Yes, the author presents a view of society, largely based on action theory. However, because action theory looks at the entire range of human action, not all theorists use the same terminology or even agree on how to define actions within society.

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