Define psychophysics and summarize the contributions of Fechner and Weber. Psychophysics is the study of the relationship between physical stimuli and the behavior or mental experiences the stimuli evoke. Gustav Fechner was the most significant figure in history of psychophysics. He provided a set of procedures to relate the intensity of a physical stimulus (measured in physical units) to the magnitude of the sensory experience ( measured in psychological units). It has been determined that there
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obligation. In its more confined sense‚ it is an agreement between two or more persons‚ concerning something to be‚ done‚ whereby both parties are hound to each other‚ or one is bound to the other. After learning the law of contract‚ we know more about the basic principles of the law governing contracts and use it to solve problems. This assignment includes the explanations of two questions: Question 1: In this passage‚ I describe the differences between offer (proposal) an invitation to treat under common
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Distinguish between primary data and secondary data? Primary data is the data that is collected first hand from the original source for the purpose of making statistical inference while secondary data is the data that is collected by the method of abstraction and is used to make statistical inference by using primary data already collected by an investigator. Primary data is collected by Identifying population of interest choosing sample analyse sample information draw inference from
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1Distinguish between international marketing‚ multinational marketing and global marketing. If we talk in general‚ both Global and International marketing are used interchangeably now-a-days. But if we are talking in terms of marketing theories‚ international marketing was a stage in the evolution of global marketing. Let us see how‚ Stage 1 : Domestic Marketing : Companies manufacturing products and selling those within the country itself. So‚ no international phenomenon at all. Stage
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WRITE SHORT NOTES ON THE THREE TYPES OF LEGITIMATE AUTHORITIES IDENTIFIED BY MAX WEBER. Max Weber‚ a sociological and philosophical worker defined authority as the chance of commands being obeyed by a specifiable group of people‚ and legitimate authority as that which is recognized as justified by both the ruler and the ruled. He further identified three typesof legitimate authority; Rational-legitimate authority‚ Traditional authority‚ and finally the charismatic authority. RATIONAL-LEGITIMATE
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political leaders of Melanesian societies are characteristically big men’‚ individuals who have acquired power because of their personal qualities and their personal achievement. There is a constant competition‚ a constant yearning for upward mobility between the men of the village to achieve the statues of big man’. They aspire to make decisions on behalf of the village and wish to be respected and powerful where influence‚ authority‚ and leadership in the secular affairs come from success in mobilizing
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Emily Kinner Spanish II; 7th mod May 14‚ 2011 Cinco De Mayo Cinco De Mayo is a day of celebration. You may think‚ “Its Mexico’s Independence Day‚” but you’re wrong. Cinco De Mayo commemorates the victory of the Mexican Militia over the French Army at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862. Mexico finally gained independence from Spain in 1821 after a long struggle. During this time‚ Mexico accumulated heavy debts to several nations including Spain‚ England and France‚ who were demanding repayment
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Cinco de Mayo Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican celebration that remembers a military victory against the French on May 5‚ 1862. Cinco de Mayo means May the fifth in Spanish. It is not a public or a national holiday in Mexico. It is largely celebrated in the Mexican state of Puebla‚ where the victory against French forces took place. Even though it is not a major holiday in Mexico‚ it is a well-known celebration. This is because Mexicans in the USA and other
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This is to respond to your request for information on the controversy between Mike Mayo‚ one of the most famous bank analyst and Citigroup about the treatment of Large deferred tax asset of Citigroup which was a hot issue to be discussed during the collapse of the US housing market in 2007. Citigroup acquisition of its large deferred tax asset occurred partly during the collapse of the US housing market which led into the financial service sector going into a significant and a lengthy downturn
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Federalism is a governmental organization in which authority is divided between two sovereign levels of government. ·National ·Regional Federalism is a method of government where decision on taxes and education are shared between two political powers and are exercised on two levels of government. There are several distinguishing deference’s between federalist‚ unitary‚ and confederation government structures. Federal states may be created in one of two ways · Separate political units may decide
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