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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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The evolution of human resources from administrative to strategic business function

The role of the Human Resource department has gone through substantial changes over the past century. Human Resources (HR) had its beginnings during the industrial revolution and by the early 1900's many of the modern components of the HR department were falling into place.

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Character anxiety and social integration in Allen, Moliere and Aristophanes

Woody Allen's characters tend to reflect the underlying anxiety of the existentialist world in the 20th century and especially during the 1960s and 1970s.

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Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems and their role in education

It is important for any teacher to understand that no child operates in isolation. A child's behavior for example can be influenced by environmental factors such as the parental home or the community at large.

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Contradictions in physical knowledge between infants and toddlers

Research involving very young children and their knowledge of visual events that are physically impossible vs. possible has been thus far contradictory.

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The development of the Myers-Briggs type indicator from Jungian theory

Myers Briggs Indicator test is based upon the psychological theories of Carl J. Jung, a contemporary and once student of Freud, and is among a group of several personality assessment tools that attempt to apply psychological theory to personality typing.

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The evolutionary basis of human mate selection

The concept of human love is ubiquitous to virtually all human social cultures and forms the basis of the nuclear family system.

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How gender, race, and culture shape individual worldviews

Worldviews shape personal values, identities, and priorities in life as well as relationships, career choices, behaviors, and cognitions. Religion, socioeconomic status, place of birth, culture, religion, and lifestyle all influence worldview.

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