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Children's memory development and the reliability of their testimony in legal proceedings

Gordon, Betty N., Baker-Ward, Lynne, and Ornstein, Peter A. (June 2001) "Children's testimony: A review of research on memory for past experiences."

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Vygotsky's sociocultural theory and interaction theory compared

Russian psychologist Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory, with Input and Interaction Theory.

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Collective forgetting of Vichy France and the Holocaust

The unstable nature of human memory even on a personal level has been a persistent theme since Sigmund Freud's analysis of hysterics, to the modern day queries over the 'repressed memory' syndrome of alleged victims of childhood abuse.

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How to establish rapport with coworkers through psychological approaches

Ellerman, Jennifer S., and Kleiner, Brian H. "How to establish rapport with others." Some researchers have noted that one of the best protections a worker can have for dealing with work-related stress is a strong family and social system outside of work (Dunseath, et. al., DATE). Ellerman, et.

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Carol Gilligan's ethics of care and moral development theory

The central theme to Carol Gilligan's argument is that while women more often focus on care, men focus more on justice. The "care orientation," according to Gilligan, focuses on emotional relationships of attachment.

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Internet use's effects on community capital and social well-being

Internet is a significantly essential research place for sociologists examining hypothesis of technology transmission, as well as, media effects.

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Cultural diversity and communication issues at Films Recovery Systems

cultural diversity issue of non-American employees communicating frequently in their own native language creating an environment of sensitivity and bias amongst the non-Hispanic community.

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Individualism-collectivism barriers for Asian women in management

Asian women. There are three references used for this paper. Asian women face a number of challenges in the workplace. It is important to look at how individualism-collectivism is a barrier to these women, and determine possible resolutions which can help them overcome this barrier.

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Desperation and human degradation in Horace McCoy's They Shoot Horses

1930's novel "They Shoot Horses, Don't They" and the film with the same title, which adapted the storyline written by Horace McCoy.

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Psychoanalysis and behaviorism: Freud versus Watson

Sigmund Freud and John B. Watson were chosen for this essay due to the distinct differences between the two. Freud is known as the Father of Psychoanalysis and Watson is known as the Father of Behaviorism.

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