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The bystander effect and personal responsibility in emergency situations

Human beings, being the more intelligent of all the other creatures, ought to act in a structured, responsible, and accountable way -- more so when it comes to the maintenance and/or restoration of order in the society.

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Police interrogation techniques and false confessions

Research Question: When do police interrogation techniques lead to false confessions/false witness testimony, and how can false confessions be prevented?

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Biological, psychological, and social differences between childhood and adulthood

Children and adults sometimes seem like different species. Biologically, children change continually, their brains and bodies rapidly growing and developing.

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Self-awareness in executive development and psychoanalytic therapy

Axelrod, S. D. (2012). "Self-awareness: At the interface of executive development and psychoanalytic therapy. Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 32(4), 340–357.

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Dream analysis in psychoanalytic therapy and clinical practice

Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic theory suggest that early stages of human development have a significant impact on our relationships and our ego throughout the life span. According to Freudian theories, manifested behavior is based on latent problems of the past.

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Bandura's self-efficacy and Chomsky's critique of Skinner's behaviorism

How does Bandura’s concept of self-efficacy relate to your pursuit of obtaining your terminal degree? What strategies can you use to improve your self-efficacy in your academic research and writing?

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How Arthur Brooks shaped my authentic political consciousness

Until recently, my political awareness was limited to what I read about or heard around me. Young people are impressionable, and I formed my opinions as amalgamations of what my parents believed, and what I overheard my friends parents say too.

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Self-determination theory and motivation in personal and professional goals

How can Deci and Ryan's (2008) self-determination theory assist individuals in their personal or professional goals? Deci & Ryan’s (2008) self-determination theory is a theory of motivation that can help individuals set and achieve personal and professional goals.

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Mindfulness meditation for reducing suicide risk in psychiatric patients

The PICOT question is: Does mindfulness meditation (I) reduce long-term risk factors and suicidal behaviors (O) among psychiatric patients (P) versus those who do not participate in the meditation programs (C)?

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Personality, integrity, and cognitive ability assessments in employee selection

Analysis of research: personality, integrity and cognitive abilities Should personality inventories, integrity assessments, and cognitive ability assessments be used in the employee selection process? Why or why not? These personnel hiring strategies must not be utilized.

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