Cherry’s notion of selective attention explains how people follow what they want to hear in spite of several distractions. He refers to this phenomenon as the cocktail party effect. He studied this in a laboratory controlled experiment using the shadowing technique. An auditory message was presented to one ear of the participants over headphones whilst a simultaneous distractor message was presented to the other ear. The participants had to ’shadow’‚ i.e‚ ignore the distractor message while repeating
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RAID 1 (disk mirroring) needs two disks to be implemented.Before you can enable RAID 1 using Windows Server 2008‚ you need to convert basicdisks to dynamic disks‚ which converts the partitions into volumes. Answers A and Bare incorrect because write catching improves disk performance but does not helpimplement RAID 1. Answer D is incorrect because to implement RAID 1 usingWindows Server 2008‚ you must use dynamic disks. 2. Answer B is correct. RAID 1‚ disk mirroring‚ uses two disks to
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Chapter 2 Network Models Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Chapter 2: Outline 2.1 Protocol Layering 2.2 TCP/IP Protocol Suite 2.3 OSI Model 1.# 1 Chapter 2: Objective The first section introduces the concept of protocol layering using two scenarios. The section also discusses the two principles upon which the protocol layering is based. The first principle dictates that each layer needs to have two opposite tasks
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Freedom versus Determinism In Class Essay The person portrayed in The Scream clearly is in distress‚ they looked extremely surprised and scared. This is because they have just realized that they have been living in-authentically‚ that is‚ they have set certain parameters to live by that has ultimately affected‚ and taken away ‚ their freedom. This debate about whether or not we have freedom in the decisions that we make is one that Sartre and Freud both are strongly opinionated about. Freud‚ being
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Conventional insurance versus takaful- The Islamic insurance Insurance in Islam is essentially a concept of mutual help. Insurance business under conventional system is based on uncertainty‚ which is prohibited in Islamic society under Islamic principles. So there is need to clear the difference between the conventional insurance and the Islamic insurance. ------------------------------------------------- An insurance contract minimizes the risk of loss due to accident or ill-fated situation
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Validity of the Vroom±Jago Versus Vroom±Yetton Models of Participation in Decision Making RICHARD H. G. FIELD* and J. P. ANDREWS University of Alberta‚ Canada ABSTRACT In three samples of manager-reported decisions the Vroom±Jago model ’s predictions were supported. Decisions that more closely ®t the recommended decision method were rated as higher in eectiveness. The model was also found to account for more variance in decision eectiveness than the prior Vroom± Yetton model. It was also found that
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Mars VS Earth Mars and Earth are both part of the four terrestrial planets that orbit within the inner solar system and are from the same origin. They are both made of rock and metal. Mars has an extremely weak magnetosphere however‚ so probably doesn’t have a liquid metal core. Earth on the other hand does have a liquid metal core‚ which provides its strong magnetosphere. Solar radiation can therefore directly penetrate Mars‚ while Earth can reflect solar radiation. Mars is much further from
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Two devastating and deadly natural disasters are the hurricane and the tornado which both cause heavy amounts of damage and are uncontrollable. There are many similarities in how hurricanes and tornadoes are formed. Although they are distinct disasters‚ hurricanes‚ and tornadoes pose similar threats to resources because of high winds which can destroy properties and affect the economy along with people’s lives. Both the hurricane‚ and the tornado are rated on a category scale. First‚ devastating
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Whenever I’m bored‚ my initial thought about what I’m going to do is either to watch television or to read a book. Both are enjoyable‚ but I still prefer watching television over the other. Reading requires concentration‚ silent and a lot of thinking in which they’re not much needed for watching movies or series. You could talk and joke around with your friends or families while you’re watching a show‚ but you’ll lose the passage that you paused reading if you start a conversation. I love extending
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John Dupon Mr. Hill AP English 11 September 12‚ 2013 Certainty & Doubt Behind every risk of decision made‚ or that will ever be made‚ lies certain varying degrees of certainty and doubt; the individual must decide based on the situation. However‚ in relation to both short term and long term activities‚ people should not act with a high degree of certainty‚ but rather act with a sensible‚ if not a considerable amount of doubt. In fact‚ the masses should act with a heavier amount of doubt‚ and
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