The December 26‚ 2004 Sumatran Tsunami [pic] On the morning of December 26‚ 2004 a magnitude 9.3 earthquake struck off the Northwest coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The earthquake resulted from complex slip on the fault where the oceanic portion of the Indian Plate slides under Sumatra‚ part of the Eurasian Plate. The earthquake deformed the ocean floor‚ pushing the overlying water up into a tsunami wave. The tsunami wave devastated nearby areas where the wave may have been as high as
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Chapter 1: Psychology and Life Multiple Choice Questions 1.1-1. Psychology is best defined as the scientific study of a. the mind and consciousness. b. the mental processes of individuals. c. mental disorders and abnormal behavior. d. the behavior of individuals and their mental processes. Difficulty: 1 Page Ref: 2 Topic: What Makes Psychology Unique? Skill: Factual Answer: d. the behavior of individuals and their mental processes. % correct 95 a= 95 b= 2 c= 2 d= 0
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Therapeutic psychology Assignment 01 Surname& initials: Masinga BDM Course code: PYC4809 Due date 09.05.2014 Introduction My assignment will focus on Siyaphakama development for the disabled association that is situated in Cape Town. The organisations that I have identify focus on people who are living with disability mainly of a physical nature. Siyaphakama Development for the Disabled Association. The organisation is based at 20 Kliphout Street‚
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Maiyo. J. A. & Ashioya‚ L. A. (2009). Poverty Alleviation: The Educational Planning Perspective. Department of Educational Planning and Management‚ Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology. Michael‚ K. Miguel‚ E. & Rebecca‚ T. (2004). Incentives to Learn‚ BREAD working paper Number 086‚ Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development‚ U.S.A. Ngugi‚ P. (4th January‚ 2007). “400‚000 Assured of Places …”. In the Daily Nation. Nairobi: Nation Media Group Ltd. Schneider
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Historical Validity in 2004’s "The Alamo" In the 2004 release‚ by Touchstone Pictures‚ "The Alamo" takes a famous story told throughout time and recreates it on the screen once again. This time was it really any better than the other releases? Maybe the flashy effects and better film quality could interest you in this movie but the real question is how valid is it. To the average person this story looks as if they have recreated it perfectly‚ but to a historian it might not look so genuine. Although
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The nature of memory: STM‚ LTM and Duration Duration of STM One of the key differences between the concepts of STM and LTM is duration. “Duration” refers to how long a memory lasts before it is no longer available. Short term memories don’t last very long. An example of STM in action would be trying to remember a seven-digit phone number that you have just been given. This is maintained in the short-term memory by REPETITION until the number is dialled‚ and then fades once the conversation
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Salivating Dogs First‚ Pavlov used soundproof lab because it allowed to isolate experimenters from all extraneous stimuli during the experimental procedures. Second‚ Pavlov chose food as unconditioned stimulus because food will elicit the unconditioned response‚ which was the salivation of the dog. In order to find a neutral stimulus that was completely unrelated to food‚ Pavlov decided to use the metronome as the neutral stimulus . The ticking of the metronome was exposed to the dog‚ immediately followed
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Reaction Paper 1 (Sample Reaction Paper) Ron Gerrard‚ HWS Psychology Department My paper is based on an article from the text ’s web site (chapter 9) entitled "Lack of sleep ages body ’s systems." The basic claim of the article is that sleep deprivation has various harmful effects on the body. The reported effects include decreased ability to metabolize glucose (similar to what occurs in diabetes) and increased levels of cortisol (a stress hormone involved in memory and regulation of blood
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Reading Response I Schooling‚ Sexual Orientation‚ Law‚ and Policy: Making Schools Safe for All Students By: Charlotte J. Patterson This article was full of information about sexual minorities and the hardships they face. However‚ it was very redundant and I felt I was reading the same facts and statistics that were previously said in the paragraph before. Also‚ the facts that were being used are common knowledge to many people in my generation’s age bracket. Perhaps the author thought she had
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AP Psych Notes- Chapter 3 States of Consciousness - Consciousness and Information Processing - Sleep and dreams - Biologica Rhythms and the Rythm of Sleep - Dreams What is Consciousness? Strictly defines as a mental state characterized by an awareness of ourselves and our enviro Consciousness: your awareness of the outside world and yourself Includes: Mental Processes Thoughts Feelings Perceptions Conception btween each person Preconscious: Outsude of your normal
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