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Psychological egoism and altruism in Hobbes's Leviathan

There is, as we shall see, a deep sense in which Hobbes's values are individual rather than universal, but it is not simply a matter of having an 'egoistic' moral psychology.

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Christian clients' preferences regarding prayer in counseling

Weld, C. (2007). Christian Clients Preferences Regarding Prayers as a Counseling Intervention. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 35 (4), 328 -- 341.

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Father's absence and drug use in African American adolescents

The authors, an associate professor of Human Development and Social Policy at Northwestern University and a professor of Psychology at University of California, Riverside, initiated this correlational study to examine the relationship between drug and alcohol abuse in adolescents and absentee…

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The effect of music on atmosphere and purchase intentions in cafeteria settings

The purpose of the research study entitled "The effect of music on atmosphere and purchase intentions in a cafeteria" by Adrian C. North and David J. Hargreaves from the Journal of Applied Social Psychology was to study the impact of specific types of music upon consumer behavior.

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Critical thinking and social problems in modern Germany

From domains that focus on the appearance and development of the human being, such as history, geography, linguistics, philosophy or psychology to more objective areas such as biology, physics or natural sciences, it seems that for every segment that contributes to the extended field of knowledge,…

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Vygotsky and Piaget's competing theories of cognitive development: nature versus nurture

What is more influential to our cognitive development, the nature of our own minds or the nurture we receive through our cultural world around us? This basic question has been the source of great debate within the field of psychology for generations.

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The nature-nurture debate: perception, attention, and knowledge representation

Nature vs. nurture is an ongoing debate about whether people are born with certain traits or whether they develop these traits over time within their environments. "Nature" is a biological approach to psychology, while "nurture" is a cognitive-behavioral approach to psychology.

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Identifying stress in children through behavioral changes and regression

The relationship between the brain, the body and the nervous system tends to receive its most suitable investigations within the field of clinical psychology.

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Similarities and differences in first and second language acquisition

Language acquisition is a complex process that is still not entirely understood. The speed and apparent method by which infants acquire their native language continues to baffle researchers in linguistics, psychology, and neurology; no entirely valid explanation has been put forth that sufficiently…

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Marketing strategies in Common Ground Center and University of Kentucky fundraising brochures

Although it might seem more like an inspirational, rather than a promotional brochure, the Common Ground Center skillfully uses the psychology of marketing and advertising to solicit funding.

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