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Peer mediation's effects on student learning and cognitive development

The chase of capturing the fine distinction of the learning process has been a continuous undertaking throughout the years. Today, learning is no longer viewed as internal or an individual activity but rather as a social process.

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Psychological stress and personality as causes of chronic physical disease

The idea that human personality affects health, wellness, and disease is hardly new, dating back to Hippocrates, the author of the medical oath of ethics still governing the practice of modern medicine today (Selye, 1956).

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Homosexuality in ancient Greece and modern natural law theory

Intolerance of homosexuality has been a prevailing theme in human societies. Exceptions include the ancient Greeks, who neutralized erotic attraction even while proscribing socially acceptable sexual relationships.

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The psychological origins of racist attitudes and behavior

Differences have always been good reasons for people to hate one another and across centuries numerous human beings have been oppressed because of their skin color, because of their gender, because of their ethnicity, and mainly because they were different.

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Lifespan development: biological, cognitive, and psychosocial domains

Between the events of birth and dying, a human being experiences a myriad of changes, often because of the results "of chance incidents and personal choices," but the "vast majority of life changes and stages. . .

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Parental self-efficacy and student effort in academic achievement

Carbonaro, William. (2005). Tracking, Students' Effort, and Academic Achievement. Sociology of Education, 78(1), 27-49.

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Egalitarianism in romantic relationships: measuring attitudes across domains and demographics

Inequality in a romantic relationship results from the imbalances in power between the couple - such in the case of societies which regard males as the more powerful (Doyle, 1983).

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Human resources change plan for organizational development and culture

The ultimate goal is to create a pleasant and challenging working environment, which supports the organization in reaching its overall growth and development plans.

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Lee, Driscoll, and Nelson's analysis of distance education research topics

How they used "an inter-rater reliability tests," What do you think the point of that was? Different writers promote different opinions. And for a tertiary individual to make sense of the available resources, he must deal with and understand even conflicting opinions.

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Classroom observation of peer interactions and leadership in kindergarten

The objective of the trip was to observe interactions between the students, between the teacher and the students, and between the two genders in the classroom.

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