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Peer influence versus parental guidance in adolescent development

The issue of peer influence and pressure is one which has received considerable attention in recent research on child and adolescent development. There is a growing consensus that peer influence is just as, if not more, important in adolescence than parental guidance.

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Social stigma as a barrier to inclusive sex education for LGBTQ students

Social stigma is a powerful influence on human behavior. Negative stigmatization plays a significant role in the decision to participate in programs whose nature reveals personal information capable of exposing the individual to negative stereotypes and prejudices associated with specific…

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William Clinton's presidency analyzed through Maslow's hierarchy of needs

William Jefferson Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, was born in 1946 and grew up in the Hope, Arkansas area. His original name was William Blythe III but his father was killed in an automobile accident shortly before his birth, and his mother remarried a man named Roger Clinton.

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The Keller Personal System of Instruction and educational effectiveness

The Keller Personal System of Instruction (PSI) in education (also known as the Keller Plan) has been used with considerable success.

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The dangers and health effects of anabolic steroids

The cause in terms of why people -- especially those involved in athletic competition -- would take a drug as dangerous as anabolic steroids is easy to understand: athletes want an edge, they want to have a body that is more powerful and can propel them to victory, winning, and personal pride.

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John Dewey, Rousseau, Piaget, and Montessori's educational philosophies

Progressivists think that individuality, progress, and change are essential to a person's education. These basics of progressive education have come to be known as social re-constructionist and child-centered.

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A psychological analysis of Elvis Presley's complex character and behavior

Elvis Aaron Presley is probably one of the most renowned individuals in the history of mankind and an analysis of his life and his behavior from a psychological point-of-view is certainly intriguing.

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The Stanford Prison Experiment and its implications for criminal justice

Stanford Prison Experiment: a Lesson in the Power of Situation, (Zimbardo, 2007), recounts his development of the Stanford Prison Experiment. Zimbardo recounts how at the time the direct confrontation of good vs.

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Developing communication skills for academic and professional success

As college students, we must be able to communicate effectively at various different levels and via numerous different formats and media. Naturally, success in higher education depends substantially on the ability to communicate ideas in formal writing.

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Elvis Presley: psychological analysis of fame and celebrity

The "King of Rock and Roll" may be dead from obesity and substance abuse, but his legend and legacy lives on in Graceland and among the legions of his fans that remain loyal to his memory and his music today.

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