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    Psych 101 Study Guide

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    PSYC 101 Dr. Boeschen Study Guide for Modules: 1.1‚ 1.4‚ 12.2‚ 12.4‚ 13.1‚ 13.2‚ 13.3‚ 13.4‚ 13.5‚ 16.1‚ 16.2‚ 16.3‚ 16.4 1. Define empirical evidence‚ overt and covert behaviors. info gained from direct observation; obvious behavior; underlying behavior (thoughts) 2. Know the various topics that psychologists research. personality‚ development‚ learning‚ sensation & perception‚ comparative psychology‚ cognitive‚ biopsychology‚ gender‚ social psychology‚ evolution‚ cultural psychology‚ forensics

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    humans being inspired to test philosophies of Aristotle‚ Descartes‚ and many other philosophers! Another one of Voltaire’s works was named Candide. Written in 1759‚ Candide was a French satire about a young man who lived a sheltered life. The man lost his mother and suffered great hardships. He had a professor whom he looked up to and greatly admired. Candide seems very similar to Voltaire’s childhood‚ since he too lost his mother and had someone to look up to. He also suffered many great hardships

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    in which educated none other than Martin Luther. By the time he became a priest‚ many people had already failed to reform the church. When Martin Luther entered Rome‚ he briefly supported the church before realizing the hidden corruption‚ and his optimism towards converting the Jews was accounted for before realizing their stubborn views of God. While his loving ideas towards peasants turned into hatred of rebellion‚ it proved to be a consistency because he had always believed peasants belonged in

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    Emotional Quotient Emotional Intelligence is a way of recognizing‚ understanding‚ and choosing how we think‚ feel‚ and act. It shapes our interactions with others and our understanding of ourselves. It defines how and what we learn; it allows us to set priorities; it determines the majority of our daily actions. Research suggests it is responsible for as much as 80% of the "success" in our lives CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 GENERAL SCOPE & ORIGIN 3 THE FOUR BRANCHES OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

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    http://pyschcentral.com/news/2008/08/21/ parental-expectations-affect-college-students-identity /2797.html Benfield‚ P. (2012‚ January 20). Why do parents put so much pressure on their children to succeed in school Martin‚ P. Explanatory style- optimism/pessimism. Retrieved February 15‚ 2014‚ from http://stresscourse..tripod.com/id103.html Wang‚ N. (2012). Study on frustration tolerance and training method of College students.Retrieved February 16‚ 2014‚ from students. Retrieved February 27‚ 2013

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    Voltaire Today France is known as as a place of beauty and democracy. The France that can be seen today is a result of the French Revolution and the many writers that protested their government. One example of a revolutionary writers is Voltaire. Voltaire’s childhood and his multiple exiles influenced why and what he wrote. Voltaire’s career in writing was made possible by his childhood and the rest of his early life. He was born into an upper class family in November of 1694. His father was a well-to-do

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    In the past few decades‚ the spread of American culture has reached every continent‚ filling countries with new fast food chains and music genres. Along with globalizing fashion‚ movies and food‚ American culture has also imposed new health treatments in less medically advanced countries in order to mitigate and purge the effects of various illnesses. In the essay “The Mega Marketing of Depression in Japan”‚ Ethan Watters provides insight into how GlaxoSmithKline (a pharmaceutical company) took a

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    MGMT 79009 Individual Assignment 2 Winter 2014 Due Date: April 17‚ 2014 The assignment will be completed on an individual basis. Your submission should be a maximum of 5 pages. Please submit your assignment in PDF format. Use the SLATE drop box to submit your assignment. Please remember to include a bibliography if applicable and to attribute ideas to the proper sources. Altex  Background Following World War II‚ the United States entered into a Cold War with Russia. To win the

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    Review of Man‚ the State and War In Man‚ the State and War‚ Kenneth Waltz examines the question ‘what causes war?’ In his analysis‚ Waltz assesses 3 approaches or ‘images’ that try to explain the root of war and present their assumptions‚ criticisms and implications. In the process‚ Waltz explores work by political philosophers‚ psychologists and anthropologists to seek explanations for war and suggestions or ‘prescriptions’ for peace. He also poses the question of whether there is a solution

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    With whom do you agree with? The above statements present two very different perspectives regarding the social behaviors practiced around the world. One could even say that in the end it boils down to an extrovert Vs introvert or even optimism Vs pessimism debate‚ depending on how you look at it of course. But let’s not make it more complicated than it already is. All the same‚ this Streisand fellow seems to be a complete picture of flamboyant merriment‚ the ideal optimist one can say—all

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