Globalisation‚ also referred to as global integration is an important economic concept used to understand the economic‚ structural‚ political and cultural changes that have occurred in the world today. Globalisation is argued to have shaped the post-war world. Globalisation can be defined as the increase of interconnectedness between countries through international trade. The reduced policy barriers to trade and investment in the public sector and the reduced communication and transportation costs
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Between the time period of 1840 and 1860‚ slavery played an influential and pivotal role in the development of a new southern lifestyle. In the struggle for dominance in America‚ slavery was the South’s stronghold and the underlying cause in much of their motives for many of the economic instigations along with the affirmative political actions. By dominating the everyday southerner’s life‚ slavery also dominated the economic and political aspects of life during the height of the slavery period.
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The introduction of the Human Rights Act (1998) (HRA) into the English legal system imposed new requirements as to the interpretation of statutes. In particular in situations where conflicts arise between statutes and the HRA‚ judges are required to interpret legislation in a way which is compatible with Convention Rights. This presents a marked change from the traditional approach to statutory interpretation which is based on a much more literal approach. Here we assess the degree of this change
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Construct Label for a theoretical dimension with which people differ i.e. anger Meaning of the construct in abstract Measuring in a way that is measurable Acquiring Knowledge- Methods Empirical- based on experience and observations Objective- everyone perceives the same way Anxiety Uneasy and distress related to uncertainty of the future i.e. self report‚ sweaty palms‚ heart rate Characteristics of Science and the Scientific approach Control Tentative Self-correcting/replication Progressive
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Andrew Carrillo | 10/2/2010 | Identify and define the psychological construct you have chosen to use. Identify the medium that the construct is evident in and give a brief summary of the story and/or plot of the medium. Explain in detail how the construct is used in the story‚ play‚ show‚ etc. Conclude by identifying what you believe are the good or bad aspects or results of the construct you observe. | Construct refers to any complex psychological concept. Examples would be a person’s
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properties of the FFMQ in a clinical population of fibromyalgia patients. A total of 141 patients completed an online questionnaire on mindfulness (FFMQ) and theoretically related (e.g. acceptance‚ openness‚ alexithymia) and unrelated (physical health) constructs. Thirty-eight patients filled in the FFMQ twice. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to test the five-factor
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scales used to measure power sources anchor exercised power in a sales or channel setting are reviewed. The procedures for assessing the reliability and validity (convergent‚ discriminant‚ and nomological) of each scale are discussed and reviewed. Findings indicate adequate reliability for all ofthe scales. Problems in the establishment of validity for some ofthe coercive and legitimate power measures are noted. Recommendations are made regarding the use and improvement of power scales in future research
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The analysis for the Bilingual Education Attitudes Survey theorizes that items in the survey have a strong correlation‚ which demonstrates evidence for construct validity. Measuring both the convergent and discriminant validity supports this theory because in Table 1‚ there is a very strong positive correlation between the first administration (r= .91) and a strong positive correlation with the second administration (r= .86)‚ in relation to the previously validated bilingual education scale.
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Rating Scale which is observer-rating scale is used to assess severity and type of depression. The aim of this paper is to review and evaluate psychometric properties of HDRS. Six articles which used HDRS are analyzed in terms of reliability and validity evidence of HDRS. Hamilton Depression Rating Scale is a standard scale used for measurement of the severity of depression (Hamilton‚ 1960). In fact Hamilton stated that this scale has been designed for using on patients who already
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(DASS): The study of Validity and Reliability Ahmet AKIN* Bayram ÇET‹N** Abstract This study investigated the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS). The sample of the study consisted of 590 university students‚ 121 English teachers and 136 emotionally disturbed individuals who sought treatment in various clinics and counseling centers. Factor loadings of the scale ranged from .39 to .88. Findings from discriminant validity showed that the DASS
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