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Walking versus conventional exercise programs for weight loss in overweight adults

Obesity increases the risk for many fatal diseases, including cardiovascular disease, and is recorded in the United States, as being the second preventable leading cause of death (smoking is the first) (World Health Organization, 2000). One of the recommendations for weight-loss is exercise.

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Erikson, Piaget, and Vygotsky's theories of human development

Erik Erikson, a developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst; Jean Piaget, a Swiss biologist and Lev Vygotsky, a Russian psychologist, put forth three of the most well-known theories on aspects of human development.

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Phineas Gage and nineteenth-century brain localization discoveries

Prior to the nineteenth century, the role of the brain in cognitive function was sorely misunderstood. As Shreeve (n.d) points out, the ancient Egyptians believed the seat of consciousness to be the organ of the heart and views of gray matter changed little in the ensuing millennia.

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Consumer behavior: rational decision-making versus irrational impulses

consumer behavior models: decision making model, Maslow's hierarchy, Freudian Theory, Non- Freudian theory, Trait theory, learning process.

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Balancing creative and analytical thinking in effective decision making

real life situation, there is need for both the creative analytical thinking, indeed the two more often than not work together in adding value to each other when making decisions or giving solutions to a situation.

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Randy Pausch's "Last Lecture" and the power of communication

Dr. Randy Pausch tradition. What made story, dying pancreatic cancer, knew . His lecture featured Good Morning America television show, millions readers bought copies book form.

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Woodworth's drive theory applied to workplace behavior

One of the theories of human motivation that was developed in the first half of the twentieth century by psychologist Robert Woodworth is the drive theory, or more specifically the drive theory based on an assumption of basic homeostasis and the biological desire to maintain this homeostasis…

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Classroom behavior problems perceived by Chinese elementary school teachers

Classroom management is one of the greatest stressors American teachers cite with respect to their jobs.. Teachers feel pressured by the demands of increasingly stringent curriculum standards and results-oriented, high-stakes testing.

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Inspirational and servant leadership for project success

For any project, the first step is to inspire people to want to work on the project. There are few more powerful motivators than inspiration. Inspiration breeds creativity, innovation, hard work, determination and other attributes that comprise the more functional elements of leadership.

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Call of duty and real-world violence: examining the Columbine connection

On 24 January 2011, a terrorist or a group of terrorists bombed the Moscow International Airport Domodedovo which killed thirty seven people and wounded almost two hundred.

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