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The subjective nature of reality and social constructs

Human beings are the product of their experiences. While this is equally true of all biological organisms, the fundamental difference between the human mind and other higher forms of biological life is that humans are unique in their capacity to think about their lives (Gerrig & Zimbardo 2005).

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Homelessness in America: wealth inequality and historical causes

Globalization represents in the last decades a source of prosperity and economic growth throughout the world. It is already a generally accepted fact that the process itself is has made industrialized countries thrive as well as developing countries reemerge on the world economic spectrum.

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Reactive humans: the Anasazi collapse and modern technology addiction

New York Times, by Benedict Carey, "Who's Minding the Mind," he explains that a considerable number of research studies on human cognition have found that human beings are more reactive than they might think.

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The importance of English literacy for vocational technology students

Being able to read and write fluently is an asset no matter what job one gets. Therefore, vocational-technology colleges should require demonstrated college-level proficiency in English."

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Lynndie England and gender dynamics in the Abu Ghraib abuse scandal

In 2005, a 22-year-old female reservist who had been activated to service in Operation Enduring Freedom, Lynndie England, admitted to seven charges of infraction and breaking of the United States Military's rules for handling prisoners of war under her charge as a United States Military prison…

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Police discretion in law enforcement decision-making and arrest

Understanding Police Discretion: Effective police operations requires sound decision making at every level, starting with field contacts between first-line officers on patrol and citizens all the way up the ranks of operational supervision and department administration and policy making.

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B.F. Skinner's operant conditioning: reinforcement, punishment, and extinction

The term operant conditioning was invented by B.F. Skinner in 1937 in the background of reflex physiology, to differentiate what he was interested in; behavior that affects the environment - from the reflex-related subject matter of the Pavlovian conditioning.

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Emerson's transcendentalism and influence on American individualism

The strength of Emerson's work has always been in its absolute honesty and dedication to communicating in words, the actions we need to take in life in order to be truly alive.

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Family decision-making in single-parent and adoptive households

During the past decade the market has become increasingly customer oriented, and an important feature with customers is the purchase behavior relative to the family.

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Constructivist learning theory applied to building trades education

This paper covers four learning theories and the descriptors which are associated with each. The paper will discuss behavioral learning theory (operant conditioning), information processing theory, social cognitive theory, and constructivist learning theory.

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