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    Animal Cloning

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    necessary. There are three common ways of cloning animals. First one is called Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT)- The term somatic cell nuclear transfer refers to the transfer of the nucleus from a somatic cell to an egg cell. A somatic cell is any cell of the body other than a germ (sex) cell. An example of a somatic cell would be a blood cell‚ heart cell‚ skin cell‚ etc. In this process‚ the nucleus of a somatic cell is removed and inserted into an unfertilized egg that has had its nucleus removed

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    brain. Since the opposite side of the brain controls body movement‚ it may cause confusion and slower reaction time because the two hemispheres of the brain will be talking to each other at the same time. It is true though that reaction time and reflexes do slow down with age. But the effects of it varies greatly from person to person. You can slow down the effects of aging by staying physically

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    The Stroop Effect

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    Abstract The aim of this experiment is to study autonomic processes by replicating the previously carried out Stroop effect by using numbers. A number of 180 random participants aged in between 18-89 were recruited to participate in this experiment. Participants were presented with a stroop experiment task sheet which consists of three parts which was the control‚ congruent and incongruent conditions. Time was taken and recorded for each participant to say out the number of stars in the control condition

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    Developmental Stage Theories

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    Developmental psychology is the scientific study of changes that occur in human beings over the course of their life span. Originally concerned with infantsand children‚ the field has expanded to include adolescence‚ adult development‚ aging‚ and the entire life span. This field examines change across a broad range of topics including motor skills and other psycho-physiological processes; cognitive development involving areas such as problem solving‚ moral understanding‚ and conceptual understanding;

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    Cloning of Animals

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    transfer‚ the nucleus of a somatic cell is removed and inserted into an unfertilized egg that has had its nucleus removed. Now that the egg has the donated nucleus it is then nurtured and divides until it becomes an embryo. Now the embryo can be placed inside a surrogate mother and develops inside the surrogate. There are two variations of this process; they are the Roslin Technique and the Honolulu Technique. The Roslin Technique is a variation of somatic nuclear transfer. Somatic cells are allowed to

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    ap psycho vocab

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    AP Psychology Extra Credit Vocab Unit 1: History‚ approaches and research methods 1. Psychology – the study of the human mind and its functions 2. Empiricism – the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should‚ therefore‚ rely on observation and experimentation 3. John Locke – Created idea of “tabula rasa” (blank slate)‚ which means that the mind at birth is blank and we learn from experience. 4. Wilhelm Wundt – did psychology’s first “experiment”‚ while seeking to measure

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    Essay 1 Attacking Weakness 1: Shooting Section B: Self Analysis As a goal attack it is my job to score the points for the whole team. So my shooting needs to be accurate and very efficient. To be a sharp shooter you must be able to sustain your balance‚ find your aim quickly and use your entire body to carry out the shot. It is essential that you are able to stay focused and calm under pressure. Shooting can be very tough but if you have great mental strength‚ the outcome can be magnificent

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    is the spinal and neck reflexes‚ these are worked by walking my thumb downwards from the base of the thumb to the wrist joint and back up again. This should be repeated at least three times before working around the base of the thumbnail from the outside to the inside and back to the outside‚ taking small even steps. The hand should be supported at all times ad the palm facing upwards. Now‚ I turn the hand over so the palm is facing downwards in order to work the face reflexes. Here we work from the

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    patterns from birth and still now argue whether behaviours are learned or innate. Innate behaviour is present at birth‚ developmentally fixed‚ instinctive and unchanging inherited through genes. This involves reflexes which are automatic responses to specific stimulus. Examples of these reflexes are blinking the eye‚ swallowing‚ coughing or producing saliva when eating which protect the body from harm. Nativists believe that many aspects of behaviour are innate‚ or occur naturally regardless to environmental

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    Parasympathetic Division

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    The sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions are part of the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system controls the functions which are automatic or those which are not voluntary (Ciccarelli‚ & White‚ 2015). This includes organs‚ glands‚ and all of the involuntary muscles which are body consists of. The sympathetic division runs along the middle of the spin from the beginning of the ribcage all the way down to the waist area. A more common name for the sympathetic division is the “fight-or-flight”

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