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Gender in international relations: feminist critique and theory

Gendered issues in the realm of International Relations have not been widely discussed, questioned or researched until recently, according to author Jill Steans.

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Comparing hypnosis with Eastern meditation, Chi Kung, and Nei Kung

As these collaborative efforts and mature communities of practice continue to emerge, it is important to help Western practitioners understand the fundamental tenets of Eastern medicine and representative practices, just as it is important to help practitioners in China and elsewhere in the East…

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State punishment and liberal democracy: justifying criminal justice

After all, punishment meted out by the state represents state control, power, and authority over individuals and that power can too easily be abused. Therefore, the imposition of punishment by the state for crime must be justified.

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Learned helplessness and depression in Seligman and Maier's dog experiment

Does the psychological phenomenon of learned helplessness cause depression? The hypothesis of the experiment conducted by Martin Seligman and Steve Maier suggests that although learned helplessness seems mainly like a symptom of depression, the phenomenon of learned helplessness is actually a cause…

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Psychometric validity and reliability of the Children's Resourcefulness Scale

Critical Appraisal of Psychometric testing of the Children's Resourcefulness Scale by J. Zauszniewski et. al.

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Organizational behavior and power dynamics within the Adidas Group

Introduction- as organizations grew more complex after the Industrial Revolution, it became necessary to develop a robust and scientific way to study them, their intricacies, and the manner in which human interaction changed organizational behavior.

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Distinguishing normative and abusive corporal punishment in parenting research

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the issues raised by an earlier study (Gershoff, 2002) that had concluded that corporal punishment was not associated with any positive outcomes beyond immediate compliance with parental commands but was universally associated with negative outcomes…

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Four major theories explaining procrastination behavior in humans

Introduction- For psychologist, procrastination is the uniquely human ability and desire to replace high-priority tasks with those of low-priority, or to avoid doing certain tasks on purpose.

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Strategies for reducing payroll costs in organizations

In today's increasingly globalized, hyper-competitive world, organizations across all industries are being challenged with the task to eek out more and more profit.

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Effects of violent video games on adolescent aggression and behavior

Indeed there are numerous effects of watching violent video games. Above all its effects, it causes violence due to its effect on thought, cognition and human behavior.

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