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The history and philosophy of social science
... death, saved from the flames an early essay on the ‘History of Astronomy’ in which he argued that Newtonian celestial mechanics was the prototype of the method of investigation appropriate for all subjects. In the nineteenth century, leading philosophers (and social scientists) such as William Whewe ...
... death, saved from the flames an early essay on the ‘History of Astronomy’ in which he argued that Newtonian celestial mechanics was the prototype of the method of investigation appropriate for all subjects. In the nineteenth century, leading philosophers (and social scientists) such as William Whewe ...
TKAM Article: Panopticism
... which extends the whole width of the building; they have two windows, one on the inside, corresponding to the windows of the tower; the other, on the outside, allows light to cross the cell from one end to the other" (Foucault 200). The prisoners would thus be separated from each other and prevente ...
... which extends the whole width of the building; they have two windows, one on the inside, corresponding to the windows of the tower; the other, on the outside, allows light to cross the cell from one end to the other" (Foucault 200). The prisoners would thus be separated from each other and prevente ...
urheberrechtlich geschütztes Material
... A decade later, Sears and Freedman (1967) published a widely regarded overview of then-available selective exposure research, in an attempt to rectify conceptual inconsistencies and clarify the empirical evidence available at the time. One of their major conclusions was that rather than looking for ...
... A decade later, Sears and Freedman (1967) published a widely regarded overview of then-available selective exposure research, in an attempt to rectify conceptual inconsistencies and clarify the empirical evidence available at the time. One of their major conclusions was that rather than looking for ...
Ape Autonomy? Social Norms and Moral Agency in Other Species
... acting for reasons at all). It isn't the behavior that matters, but the mechanisms that drive the behavior. The issue then becomes the sort of capacity required to make the moral-looking behavior into truly moral behavior. I will look at one capacity that is sometimes thought to be a necessary cond ...
... acting for reasons at all). It isn't the behavior that matters, but the mechanisms that drive the behavior. The issue then becomes the sort of capacity required to make the moral-looking behavior into truly moral behavior. I will look at one capacity that is sometimes thought to be a necessary cond ...
Nonverbal skills and abilities (Chapter5).
... which is defined as “the ability to sense, perceive accurately, and respond appropriately to one’s personal, interpersonal, and social environment” (Bernieri, 2001, p. 3). A number of assessment instruments have been designed to measure individual differences in nonverbal decoding skill. An examinat ...
... which is defined as “the ability to sense, perceive accurately, and respond appropriately to one’s personal, interpersonal, and social environment” (Bernieri, 2001, p. 3). A number of assessment instruments have been designed to measure individual differences in nonverbal decoding skill. An examinat ...
Para 1 - Cengage Learning
... textbook, and because the field of social psychology covers such a diverse set of topics, there is no way they can learn them all. They worry that they will confuse concepts that seem similar but have subtle, yet important, differences. They want to know not only on what they should focus, but also ...
... textbook, and because the field of social psychology covers such a diverse set of topics, there is no way they can learn them all. They worry that they will confuse concepts that seem similar but have subtle, yet important, differences. They want to know not only on what they should focus, but also ...
Deviance PowerPoint Presentation
... What do you think some examples of deviant traits would be, given the description on the previous slide. Violations of the norms of physical ability or appearance. For example, people who are confined to wheelchairs or who have IQs over 140 are deviant because they do not represent the usual behav ...
... What do you think some examples of deviant traits would be, given the description on the previous slide. Violations of the norms of physical ability or appearance. For example, people who are confined to wheelchairs or who have IQs over 140 are deviant because they do not represent the usual behav ...
File - CYPA Psychology
... sized that all complex substances could be separated into component elements, functionalists examined behaviors from a different point of view. Functionalists were what the mind does and why. Choice (C) best exemplifies these concepts. (A) is too and inaccurate to be the correct answer. (B) does not ...
... sized that all complex substances could be separated into component elements, functionalists examined behaviors from a different point of view. Functionalists were what the mind does and why. Choice (C) best exemplifies these concepts. (A) is too and inaccurate to be the correct answer. (B) does not ...
Emotional States and Physical Health
... who talked about the stressful events in their lives not only reported better physical functioning three months after disclosure, but the magnitude of improvement was positively related to the degree to which the disclosure process had induced a negative mood. However, the paradigm developed by Penn ...
... who talked about the stressful events in their lives not only reported better physical functioning three months after disclosure, but the magnitude of improvement was positively related to the degree to which the disclosure process had induced a negative mood. However, the paradigm developed by Penn ...
Tough times, meaningful music, mature performers: popular
... eyes and smaller chins (e.g., Pettijohn & Tesser, 1999). Neonatal features are associated with a greater sense of playfulness and there is less emphasis on a need for mature characteristics during good times. However, physical appearance dimensions tend to be weighed more heavily when evaluating wom ...
... eyes and smaller chins (e.g., Pettijohn & Tesser, 1999). Neonatal features are associated with a greater sense of playfulness and there is less emphasis on a need for mature characteristics during good times. However, physical appearance dimensions tend to be weighed more heavily when evaluating wom ...
1 Student Study Guide for Criminological Theories: Introduction
... interact with exercise of choice and will by individuals. Therefore, explaining or predicting human behavior is difficult. Sufficient Condition. Each time X is present, effect Y will always occur. Tautology. Circular reasoning. If a theory states that greed causes people to commit crime, and then sa ...
... interact with exercise of choice and will by individuals. Therefore, explaining or predicting human behavior is difficult. Sufficient Condition. Each time X is present, effect Y will always occur. Tautology. Circular reasoning. If a theory states that greed causes people to commit crime, and then sa ...
The Evolution of Psychodynamic Mechanisms
... they remain close to centers of motivation and they innuence behavior. The usual psy choanalytic explanation also has difficulty explaining the complexity and delicacy of repression. Why doesn't the system work better? And, why are there so many distinct defense mechanisms? The disadvantages of rep ...
... they remain close to centers of motivation and they innuence behavior. The usual psy choanalytic explanation also has difficulty explaining the complexity and delicacy of repression. Why doesn't the system work better? And, why are there so many distinct defense mechanisms? The disadvantages of rep ...
Some Considerations on the Validity of Evidence
... based practice. Indeed, effectiveness, evaluative strategies and evidence-based practice are often used interchangeably in the literature. Further on in the Exeter Centre’s introductory statement a stronger claim is made for evidence-based practice which suggests that it is not only intended to supp ...
... based practice. Indeed, effectiveness, evaluative strategies and evidence-based practice are often used interchangeably in the literature. Further on in the Exeter Centre’s introductory statement a stronger claim is made for evidence-based practice which suggests that it is not only intended to supp ...
Why Can`t We Just Get Along? Interpersonal Biases and Interracial
... Whites in ways that can undermine race relations. This research demonstrates that contemporary racism among Whites is subtle, often unintentional, and unconscious but that its effects are systematically damaging to race relations by fostering miscommunication and distrust. In particular, the authors ...
... Whites in ways that can undermine race relations. This research demonstrates that contemporary racism among Whites is subtle, often unintentional, and unconscious but that its effects are systematically damaging to race relations by fostering miscommunication and distrust. In particular, the authors ...
comic book violence and vengeance
... violent themes in comic books may aggressively bias an individuals' social information processing. For instance, Kirsh and Olczak (2000) biased the social information processing of adult males towards aggression (e.g., increased levels of hostile attributions about intent), but not females, by havin ...
... violent themes in comic books may aggressively bias an individuals' social information processing. For instance, Kirsh and Olczak (2000) biased the social information processing of adult males towards aggression (e.g., increased levels of hostile attributions about intent), but not females, by havin ...
The Epistemology and Methodology of Exploratory Social Science
... to bridge the gap that forever separates our minds from empirical reality. All our theories, models and explanations about reality will always remain tentative, because they spring out of our own minds and nothing can guarantee that realty conforms to our ideas. We can find laws – but nature, let al ...
... to bridge the gap that forever separates our minds from empirical reality. All our theories, models and explanations about reality will always remain tentative, because they spring out of our own minds and nothing can guarantee that realty conforms to our ideas. We can find laws – but nature, let al ...
Political Conformity: Evidence and Mechanisms
... Asch hypothesized that group conformity in Sherif’s studies occurred because of the ambiguous nature of the stimulus and that, when asked to make a perceptual judgment with a clear “correct” answer, group conformity would disappear. Asch brought participants together in a group setting, displayed a ...
... Asch hypothesized that group conformity in Sherif’s studies occurred because of the ambiguous nature of the stimulus and that, when asked to make a perceptual judgment with a clear “correct” answer, group conformity would disappear. Asch brought participants together in a group setting, displayed a ...
Whose Lives? How History, Societies, and Institutions Define and
... outmoded perspectives. One line of argument goes back to Immanuel Kant, who insisted in his philosophy of the mind that determinism and autonomy, constraint and choice, are regulative principles of potential knowledge and moral behavior that do not rule each other out but rather constitute different ...
... outmoded perspectives. One line of argument goes back to Immanuel Kant, who insisted in his philosophy of the mind that determinism and autonomy, constraint and choice, are regulative principles of potential knowledge and moral behavior that do not rule each other out but rather constitute different ...
galaxia 17.indd - Revistas Eletrônicas da PUC-SP
... one wants, but that there are factors of reality that influence our thoughts from outside. The idealist side defends the position that nothing can exist that is not “thought-like”, since ideas can only resemble other ideas (Daniel, 1984, p. 16). The dynamic quality of both semeiosic processes and re ...
... one wants, but that there are factors of reality that influence our thoughts from outside. The idealist side defends the position that nothing can exist that is not “thought-like”, since ideas can only resemble other ideas (Daniel, 1984, p. 16). The dynamic quality of both semeiosic processes and re ...
Sense of community: A definition and theory
... the studies used factor analytic techniques to create, post hoc, their domains and/or subdomains without theoretical or prior empirical justification, a practice about which Gorsuch (1974) and Nunnally (1978) suggest caution. The sixth (Bachrach & Zautra, 1985) defined its domain on the basis of fac ...
... the studies used factor analytic techniques to create, post hoc, their domains and/or subdomains without theoretical or prior empirical justification, a practice about which Gorsuch (1974) and Nunnally (1978) suggest caution. The sixth (Bachrach & Zautra, 1985) defined its domain on the basis of fac ...
Government Regulation of Irrationality: Moral and Cognitive Hazards
... third party intervenes to protect those interests.12 Such intervention may be justified on grounds that the paternalism advances efficiency, personal integrity, or sound judgment.13 For simplicity’s sake we focus here on the goal of the new paternalism to correct inefficiencies associated with syste ...
... third party intervenes to protect those interests.12 Such intervention may be justified on grounds that the paternalism advances efficiency, personal integrity, or sound judgment.13 For simplicity’s sake we focus here on the goal of the new paternalism to correct inefficiencies associated with syste ...
Optimism, Effects on Relationships
... going to happen”) can give rise to more specific optimistic beliefs, such as perceived support (“my partner will still love me after this argument”), which act as more specific expectancies to support flexible and constructive pursuit of relational goals. As a practical matter, however, an emphasis ...
... going to happen”) can give rise to more specific optimistic beliefs, such as perceived support (“my partner will still love me after this argument”), which act as more specific expectancies to support flexible and constructive pursuit of relational goals. As a practical matter, however, an emphasis ...
Social Psychology - Cengage Learning
... textbook, and because the field of social psychology covers such a diverse set of topics, there is no way they can learn them all. They worry that they will confuse concepts that seem similar but have subtle, yet important, differences. They want to know not only on what they should focus, but also ...
... textbook, and because the field of social psychology covers such a diverse set of topics, there is no way they can learn them all. They worry that they will confuse concepts that seem similar but have subtle, yet important, differences. They want to know not only on what they should focus, but also ...
2. Chapter Two – Literature Review of Affective Advertising 2.1 Introduction
... psychologists assume adults to have the capacity to control their health through the psychological regulation of their actions (Kaptein & Weinman, 2004). In every area of psychology, different types of research are conducted. A distinction can be made between four broad categories of study, namely d ...
... psychologists assume adults to have the capacity to control their health through the psychological regulation of their actions (Kaptein & Weinman, 2004). In every area of psychology, different types of research are conducted. A distinction can be made between four broad categories of study, namely d ...
Reinforcement - WordPress.com
... alters some of the variables that control another response discrimination learning: learning to respond differentially, depending on environmental stimuli generalization: responding to stimuli that are similar to, but not identical to, the stimuli present during ...
... alters some of the variables that control another response discrimination learning: learning to respond differentially, depending on environmental stimuli generalization: responding to stimuli that are similar to, but not identical to, the stimuli present during ...