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Communication methods of only children in China under the one-child policy

"the family is an extraordinarily rich context or gathering information on human social behavior" (Floyd & Haynes, 2005, p. 79).

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Psychotropic treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder neurotransmission

This review briefly explains neurotransmission and then moves on to discuss how neurotransmission abnormalities have been linked to psychological disorders, more specifically Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

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Mental rotation of two-dimensional and three-dimensional geometric shapes

At the outset of this research study, we hypothesized that in terms of the ability to perform mental rotation of geometric shapes, reaction time (and overall ability in general would be strongly influenced by: (1) prior visual familiarity with the shape or object; and (2) whether the object was…

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Russian culture and school counseling intervention strategies

There are many myths and stereotypes about the Russian culture, as there are about every other culture and society.

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Attachment theory and peer influence in personality development

Personality is a set of characteristics that influences the way a person thinks and behaves in numerous situations. It also influences the person's motivations.

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Semantic memory's role in language production and communication

Semantic memory is referred to as an aspect or part of long-term memory which is "…concerned with ideas, meanings, and concepts which are not related to personal experiences" ( What is Semantic Memory?) In other words, semantic memory is that form of memory that deal with concepts and ideas about…

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Police recruitment and affirmative action in law enforcement

Police recruitment and hiring has change with the times, just as so many other forms of public service recruitment and hiring have changed.

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Schizophrenia: symptoms, causes, and treatment approaches

Schizophrenia. Perhaps one of the most often-associated images with this word is Russell Crowe's character in A Beautiful Mind; perhaps it is not necessarily the image that is associated with the word, but the feeling, the feeling of realizing that Crowe's character's friends were not real.

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Prototype theory and typicality in human mental categorization

Prototype theory is a concept of learning that suggests certain types of objects are more central to forming mental categories than other types of objects.

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Social biases in America: history, persistence, and reduction strategies

In most societies, discrimination is frowned but continues to be practiced, whether intentionally or unintentionally, directly or indirectly. Stereotyping and prejudice, as well, remain a societal concern; though these have diminished to a significant degree according to social scientists.

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