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Gender differences in susceptibility to male-dominated group conformity pressure

Even before the conclusion of the Nuremberg Trials a decade and a half after the end of World War II, psychologists began studying the concept of moral responsibility in relation to obedience to help shed understanding into the Nazi atrocities committed during the war years.

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Norman Bates's dissociative identity disorder in Hitchcock's Psycho

Psycho is without a doubt one of Alfred Hitchcock's most well-known and well-loved (for lack of a better term) films.

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Emotional trauma and memory repression in amnesia diagnosis

Physical brain trauma does not provide an umbrella for all forms of amnesia. Pertaining to the involuntary loss of memory, either temporary or permanent, amnesia can be applied to an understanding of some of the vagaries of the human psychological condition.

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Institutional racism and racial profiling in contemporary America

Some people claim that racism is no longer a problem in the United States, citing the election of an African-American president and growing numbers of affluent and powerful minority individuals.

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Organic and harmonious paradigms in health belief systems

Health Models -- an Overview - Within a cultural structure, nothing is ever in isolation. In modern communities, in fact, a number of organizations play a significant role in creating a holisitc concept of lifestye: religion, individual culture, education, and ethnicity for example.

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Stem cell research, neuro-implantation, and secular ethical guidelines

Advances in neuroscience and therapeutic applications of stem cell research have provided a wide range of treatments for human ailments and the consequences of traumatic disability that have never before been able to be treated effectively (Tong. 2007).

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Transitions to adulthood for young people with learning disabilities

Wells, Thomas; Sandefur, Gary D.; Hogan, Dennis P. (2003). What Happens after the High School Years among Young Persons with Disabilities? Social Forces, Vol. 82, No. 2, 803-832. Retrieved from: University of North Carolina Press.

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Modern advertising and the social construction of reality through symbolic interactionism

The modern advertising industry is ubiquitous in American society and has become a fundamental influence in social culture.

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Big Five personality traits and prejudice: variable and person-centered approaches

Theories of Personality in Empirical Research: "The Relation between Personality and Prejudice: A Variable- and a Person-Centered Approach" by Ekehammar & Akrami

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Steven Pinker's scientific exploration of consciousness and brain function

In a 2007 article in time magazine, Steven Pinker explores developments made in the scientific world regarding advancements made in the understanding of how the brain -- and specifically consciousness -- operates.

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