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Professional training and development online discussion communities

One of the inevitable problems of bouncing ideas off of people in the workplace is that employees are competitive. There is always a fear of being completely candid about certain ideas, for fear of the idea being stolen, or controversial opinions being misconstrued.

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Depression: DSM criteria, cognitive-behavioral and biochemical perspectives

This paper is about depression. It will cover the DSM diagnostic criteria, and discuss the development of depression from two viewpoints, CBT (cognitive-behavioral therapy) and the biochemical and environmental components which are linked causative factors.

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Edgar Schein's theory of organizational and personal need integration

According to Edgar Schein, three sets of factors effect the integration of organizational goals and personal needs in groups: environmental factors, membership factors and dynamic factors. What Mr.

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Resolving conflict and cultural diversity in a call center workplace

The case study of the call center brings to light a number of industrial/organizational issues in the interaction between the coworkers. There are numerous underlying issues that undermine the progress and the cohesion of the work group.

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Attachment styles and parental sensitivity in infant development

Compare and contrast the parental and child behaviours commonly attributed to each attachment style in relation to the three attachment styles and the "Strange Situation" scenario.

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Neurological and genetic defects in Paint horses from selective breeding

Scientists frequently try to breed selective traits in animals for research purposes, as in the case of mice bred for their propensity to become addicted to alcohol. However, this is only one example of a trend which has had a long history in humanity's relationship with the animal world.

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Psychological testing in workplace hiring and employee selection

Faced with an ever increasing competitive business environment, many employers are turning to employment testing as a way to improve their workforces. Every organization wants to ensure that they hire the right person.

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Psychological categories of rapist typology: anger, power, and sadistic rape

It will incorporate a brief description of the psychodynamics of rape, including anger rape, power rape, and sadistic rape. Experts agree rape is not a sexually motivated crime. It is a crime of opportunity, or anger, or power, but the sex act itself usually does not motivate the rape.

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Psychological perspectives on learning and perceptual differences

Learning is acquiring a new concept, information or knowledge that adds to the individual's mental map of realities and perceptions. This new concept, information, or knowledge is almost always translated into action or manifested through new or developed behavior.

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Empirical evidence for implicit racial bias in psychological research

This essay is aimed at exploring whether unconscious racism exists through analyzing both sides of the arguments.

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