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Nichole Shapiro's negotiation strategies for women in business and life

Negotiating for your life (New Success Strategies for a Woman)" is authored by Nichole Schapiro (1993) who has the credible credentials of industrial psychologist. The fact that she founded her own training and consulting firm in 1972 indicates her breadth of experience and training in the field .

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Bernoulli's errors and prospect theory in decision making

Bernoulli's Errors" because of the link to Swiss scientist Daniel Bernoulli who believed that the psychological value of a gamble is differently measured in our minds than the possible dollar outcomes.

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Professional responsibility and ethical challenges in the Baby Kim case

Most of us have preconceived notions about recreational drug users and we associate that behavior with personal psychological issues and family dysfunction.

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Designer responsibilities and social concerns in environmental design

In this chapter, the author discusses problems that affect both designers and environmental psychologists. Specifically discussed are designer's responsibilities, social concerns, design goals, design scope, and the conclusion.

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Nursing approaches to drug addiction using Adam Smith's theory of sympathy

There are various theories fronted by Smith on the understanding of the other person particularly in the psychological aspect.

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Causes and management strategies for workplace stress in organizations

Workplace stress is the intense tension that employees encounter at their workplaces when they receive extraordinary psychological or physical demands from their assigned task or their bosses.

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B.F. Skinner's "Teaching Machines" and educational technology

Although Burrhus Frederick Skinner is better known for his seminal work in behaviorism, the psychologist also explored a first wave of computer science. In "Teaching Machines," B.F.

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Attribution theory in intimate relationships and conflict resolution

In general terms, attribution theories are a person's psychological response to a conflict in an effort to explain the cause of the contention. While these theories may apply to any given situation, they are often closely intertwined with more intimate, interpersonal relationships.

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Factors determining sexual orientation: nature versus nurture debate

When a child is born they will look either male or female based on their genitalia and other cues that are psychologically fixed. Of course, there are children who are inter-sexed, but that is a discussion for another time.

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Cognitive processing therapy and cognitive restructuring in rape survivors with PTSD

Recently, the growing numbers of research have been focused on psychological trauma which can be caused by physical, sexual and life threatening events.

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