Druid Hills High School Internal assessment Psychology SL An experiment evaluating people to overestimate the probability of events associated with memorable or vivid occurrences Candidate name: Esther Ko Candidate number: Date of submission:11/21/14 1 Word count: 1482 Abstract The aim of this experiment was to investigate the availability bias in judgments about the lists of names. The investigation was a replication of the famous study of Kahneman and Tversky (1974)
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American history has transformed and advanced in a plethora of ways over time. Abolishment of slavery‚ American revolution‚ arrival of the Europeans—these three topics had drastic effects on American history. These significant milestones in American history changed and shaped American history to the way it is now. These events led to other significant events that later formed American history. The arrival of the Europeans in the Americans‚ followed by their colonization‚ led towards remarkable social
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In the short story Where Are you Going Where Have You been‚the main character Connie is very promiscuous and struggles with finding herself. Joyce Carol Oates takes the reader on a journey of teen rebellion turned tragic and uses Connie to show that becoming independent is not easy. Throughout the story you can interpret that Connie felt vulnerable and neglected by her family and friends. Her mother always talked about how she should be more like her older sister‚ Jane “she was so plain and chunky
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Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates is about a teen named Connie who is insecure and is looking for an escape from her household. The main antagonist‚ Arnold Friends main objective is to lure Connie out and take her on a so called “date”. He does this by trying to make small talk. Some of the things said can be very creepy as he seems to have psychic abilities and know everything. One of the more irrelevant things said was‚ “Leave me alone‚” Connie whispered. “Hey‚ you know
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Could Hitler have been stopped? Here are three ways how Hitler could have been stopped like childhood dream ruined‚ being killed in World war one‚ and another country stopping the holocaust. During World war one a British soldier saw a wounded Hitler‚ and refused to shoot him because he said: “I can’t shoot a wounded man.” If the man shoots twenty-year-old Hitler this world would have been a different place. When Hitler a young boy he wanted to be an artist‚ but the academy that he went to rejected
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In the short story “Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ Connie’s house illustrates irony because of the changes that occur in Connie’s behavior towards her mom throughout the story. At the beginning of the story‚ Connie epitomizes a normal teenager’s feeling towards her parents‚ especially feelings towards her mother when at home. “Connie’s mother kept picking at her until Connie wished her mother was dead and she herself was dead and it was all over‚” (492). With
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identity‚ they have produced a number of different theories. This essay will summarise two of these theories. The first theory is Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory. This approach focuses on how the development of our identities is influenced by social factors. The second theory is Tajfel’s Social Identity Theory. This approach focuses on group identities (Phoenix‚ 2007). The essay will also explain how each of these approaches has been used to further our understanding of the identity of people with physical
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December 2011 How the Fast Food Affects Our Lives Many American children like eating fast food even though it is unhealthy because it is tasty and fast services. They do not have to wait for foods when they are hungry. They can receive foods within 10 or 15 minutes. Fast foods actually are very convenient for everybody when they do not have time to cook and have to have foods for children. However‚ there are the many serious effects of fast food to children. The children have to face high risks
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Alexander Hamilton was a man of great importance during the time of the American Revolution. He was one of our founding forefathers‚ and had become the first Secretary of Treasury from 1789 to 1795. After his death on July 12‚ 1804 from gunshot wounds as a result of a duel against his rival Aaron Burr‚ he had left a great impact on the state of our government today‚ because of his different point of views and accomplishments. Hamilton had a depressing childhood‚ but because he had overcome all of
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Loving‚ Superficial‚ Intimate Teens "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates catapults its reader into a seductive‚ fifteen-year-old mindset‚ embodied by the main character‚ the rebellious Connie. Connie‚ much like Sammy‚ the main character from "A & P" by John Updike‚ is on the prowl for companionship and sex. Their unsuccessful search for intimacy‚ appreciation for family life‚ and superficial attitudes are what bring them together as similar characters but also what
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