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Self-concept development through cognitive, social, and moral factors

In studying human development, it is inevitable to talk about the creation and development of self-concept, which is commonly identified as an individual's perceived image of his or her self.

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Arranged marriages and love marriages: comparing relationship success and expectations

Arranged marriages are common in many societies of the world including India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Malaysia etc. In fact, according to a research, around 60% of marriages in the world are arranged by family or relatives.

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John Watson's behaviorism and soft behaviorist personality theory

Behaviorism, the idea that human actions are the true indicator of human behavior, denies the existence of the mind or related mental activities. In his book, Does the Center Hold, Donald Palmer illustrates three distinct ways of looking at behaviorism: hard, soft and logical.

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Malcolm Knowles' theory of self-directed adult learning

The Bigge & Shermis, Learning Theories for Teachers Table 1.1 stresses the divisions between different theories of learning.

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Psychological factors and external cues in obesity prevention

There is a wrong notion that excessive eating habits occur because of the different food capacity that people are able to take, thus there are those who consider gastric bypass surgery to reduce stomach capacity to treat obesity.

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Human love and pair-bonding: psychological complexity and family patterns

Human love differs tremendously from the bonding that occurs between pair-bonded animals, mainly because of the complexity of the human mind.

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Passive-aggressive personality disorder in organizational leadership roles

Many behaviors that are emotion driven are aimed at increasing favorable input, or avoiding/minimizing unfavorable input. These behaviors are often determined by how an individual perceives their current needs are being met.

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External stimuli and misinformation in human memory

However, the authors of this study point out that based on certain stimuli, past knowledge and the emotional state, many times memory as incomplete or contain symbolic triggers which are misinformation.

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How humans cognitively map and navigate interior environments

Theme -- Environmental Cognition -- the way humans imagine, create, remember and think about the environment as a whole. The cognitive tools that humans use to understand and move about the earth.

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Evaluating the O*NET career exploration tool for occupational matching

How easy was it to find the a specific occupation you were looking for, and how comprehensive was the information provided about that occupation?

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