Discursive essay (1): a balanced argument Key success factors being able to construct an argument • being able to link points together in a logical sequence • using appropriate discourse markers to connect‚ contrast‚ and balance points ANALYSING A MODEL TEXT Text-messaging is an important ifI- advance in communication - or is it? a You have been asked to write the following essay: " ’1 . ’ " ] . . :-".. /7.- .: ...; .:-: ";"~‚:‚.‚... ’Just think of it as if you
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From a social psychological point of view‚ group membership ‘is primarily a cognitive matter’. Discuss this statement in relation to social identity theory and discursive psychology. Social psychology deals with how people make sense of the social aspects of the world they live in and how they make sense of themselves and others. This sense of being and belonging is not only about themselves and others but also how and why social interactions take place and how these interactions influence individual’s
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In this age of high-speed social progress‚ the issue whether China should consider inequality more than economic growth has aroused a wild contention. Economic growth is increase in a country’s productive capacity‚ as measured by comparing gross national product in a year with the GNP in the previous year. Increase in the capital stock‚ advances in technology‚ generation of employment and improvement in the quality and level of literacy are considered to be the principal causes of economic growth
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Emotions‚ Stress‚ and Personality Summary Paper Our emotions are a combination of physiological activation‚ expressive behaviors‚ and conscious experiences. There are three theories associated with emotions. These include: James-Lange‚ Cannon-Bard‚ and the Two-Factory Theory. James-Lange’s Theory states that the reason an emotion is triggered is because of a physiological response to an emotion-arousing stimuli. The Cannon-Bard theory states that an “emotion-stimulating stimulus and our body’s
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Structuring a Discursive Essay Your task is to help structure a discursive essay about the advantages and disadvantages of car use. You will be given the various arguments both in favour of and against car use. Your first task will be to organise these arguments. Task 1 Read the following notes. Identify all the points in favour of car use and mark them with a tick. Identify all the points against car use and mark them with a cross. …………………………………………………………………………. Not restricted by
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Bandura’s Social-Cognitive Theory The social-cognitive theory proposed by Albert Bandura (1925- ) has become the most influential theory of learning and development. It considers that people learn from one another‚ including such concepts as observational learning‚ imitation‚ and modeling. This theory explains human behavior in terms of continuous reciprocal interaction between cognitive‚ behavioral‚ and environmental influences. The four-step pattern of observational learning consists of: (1)
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Emotions: Emotion is often defined as a complex state of feeling that results in physical and psychological changes that influence thought and behavior. According To David G. Meyers: human emotion involves "...physiological arousal‚ expressive behaviors‚ and conscious experience." The term emotion usually is distinguished from feelings‚ mood‚ and affect. 1. Feeling: the subjective experience associated with an emotion. 2. Mood: an emotional state that is general and extended in time
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Behavioral and Social/Cognitive Approaches to Forming Habits PSY/250 September 16‚ 2013 Anne Snyder‚ LISW Behavioral and Social/Cognitive Approaches to Forming Habits While analyzing the formation of habits using behavioral and social/cognitive approach I will use personal scenarios to back my research on how habits form personalities. I will provide the reader with sequence of developmental habits and role models if any that contributed to the formation of my own habits. Next‚ I will
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Behavioral and Social/Cognitive Approaches to Forming Habits David Hampton PSY/250 August 18‚ 2014 Laurel Taron Behavioral and Social/Cognitive Approaches to Forming Habits Habits are formed from a person or individuals environment and mostly from our parents consistently making and instilling in our being how to take care of our selves. In this paper the writer will address a habit that is consistent within his or her lifestyle. In addition the writer will analysis the habit‚ determine how that
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Education (2011-12‚ 1st Term) Master of Arts in English Language Teaching ENLT 6704 Psychological and Social Perspectives on Language Assignment 2 A Critical View on Using L1 to Teach L2 in Local Hong Kong English Classrooms Student: Leung Chi Kit‚ Johnny Student no.: 1009036200 Course Instructor: Prof. Barley Mak Date of submission: 30th December‚ 2011 I declare that the assignment here submitted is original except for source material explicitly
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