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Emotion regulation strategies and their relationships to depression, anxiety, and eating disorders

Aldao, Nolen-Hoeksema, and Schweize (2010) define emotional regulation as the process, unconscious or conscious, through which individuals modulate their emotions. Models of psychopathology and treatment have incorporated emotional regulation (ER) into their paradigms.

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Age gaps in romantic relationships involving teenage minors

Age Matter? Differences in age between romantic partners can elicit a number of reactions, depending on the age of the youngest partner.

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Preschool classroom design for early childhood development

Bright colors have been shown to be extremely stimulating for children. The proposed preschool will feature a brightly-colored room or rooms that are designed to delight the eyes of children. "The favorite color of most preschool children, up to the age of five, is bright red" (Fischer 2011).

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How emotions shape behavior: feedback, learning, and multiple theoretical approaches

In their theory, "How Emotion Shapes Behavior: Feedback, Anticipation, and Reflection, Rather Than Direct Causation," Baumeister, Vohs, DeWall and Zhang show how the secondary function of emotions is much more important to humans than their initial response to an emotion.

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The author's realism-quality leadership style and its practical advantages

I would describe my leadership style up to this point as a 'realism-quality' leader. This has partially been a function of the types of leadership positions I have been called upon to occupy over the course of my career.

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Harry Potter's cognitive development through Piaget's stage theory

Harry James Potter was born in 1980, the son of James and Lily Potter. Both of Harry's parents died when Harry was an infant. The murder of his parents literally left Harry Potter scarred for life: his lightening bolt-shaped scar is one of his most distinguishing physical features.

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Virtual reality technology: components, applications, and advantages

This paper will describe the basic components of virtual reality. The paper will also provide a variety of practical applications for this technology in many industries. The paper is a brief summary and brief comparative analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of virtual technology.

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Student reflection on organizational studies course learning outcomes

As the course closes, the time has come for self-reflection and course evaluation. The following reflection contains self-examination as a student within the course as well as reflections upon how the course contributes to the student's education and career.

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The eight-step perceptual process in human visual cognition

Perception is our own individual sense of the world we live in and it is comprised of our recognition of stimuli in the environment as well as actions made in response to these environmental stimuli (Cherry, 2012).

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Polygraph use in police officer selection and hiring practices

Creswell, 2009). Given the range of resources that will come under study in this research, a meta-analysis is not readily applicable. Typically, with a retrospective study of this scale, more research is discarded than retained for analysis.

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