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Temporal dynamics and sequencing in auditory perceptual learning

Church, B.A., Mercado, E., Wisniewski, M.G., & Liu, E.H. (2012). Temporal Dynamics in Auditory Perceptual Learning: Impact of Sequencing and Incidental Learning.

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Children's understanding of animacy and Piaget's developmental theory

The question of animacy and how early an understanding of the concept develops among human beings is not as certain as was once thought.

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Body image and self-esteem during adolescent development

The idea of beauty is changing with each generation. The physical events of adolescence have always been the same. Since the dawn of Hollywood and pop culture, there has been a trend developing amongst early adolescents and teens.

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Media images and body dissatisfaction in adolescent males

The research into how young women perceive their own bodies -- in response to constant exposure to media images of un-naturally thin and extraordinarily beautiful females -- has been a popular topic for many years.

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Psychological and social dimensions of human aging

Aging is inevitable; it happens to all of us and as much as we wish we could, there is simply no way to stop or reverse the aging process. It is defined as the accumulation of changes in an organism or object over a period of time.

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Group identification factors and psychological bonding

When a person finds himself or herself identifying with a group, there are usually several factors that influence those patterns of identification.

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Mental imagery techniques for enhancing learning and memory

Mental Imagery is a cognitive process that very much resembles the human experience of perceiving an object, scene, or event when that object, scene or event is not present. Some educators think that the use of mental imagery can both enhance memorization and learning.

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How classical conditioning explains responses to petrol fragrance

Homo sapiens are referred to as human beings because they possess a complex mind that processes and stores information received as stimulus. While learning may seem easy to some people, psychologically it happens through certain processes.

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Behavioral and humanistic approaches to treating Hurricane Katrina victims

In the year 2005, United States experience one of the biggest, deadliest and costly hurricanes of that period. The hurricane was named Hurricane Katrina; it cost loss of lives, property and flooding across different states.

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Albert Bandura's observational learning theory and social learning

Albert Bandura's observational learning theory, often referred to as the social learning theory has now become one of the most influential theories regarding learning and development. Bandura believed that it was not just reinforcement due to which learning occurred, there was something greater.

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