1. Defining Communication Theories Cognitive Dissonance Theory Cognitive Dissonance Theory argues that the experience of dissonance (or incompatible beliefs and actions) is aversive and people are highly motivated to avoid it. In their efforts to avoid feelings of dissonance‚ people will avoid hearing views that oppose their own‚ change their beliefs to match their actions‚ and seek reassurance after making a difficult decision. Communication Accommodation Theory This theoretical perspective examines
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judiciary (in the form of judicial review) and‚ most importantly‚ by Parliament. It does this through different control methods‚ such as the affirmative resolution procedure and by working alongside Parliamentary committees. It may still‚ however‚ have an inadequate control over delegated legislation‚ as Parliament itself does not have the resources to pass secondary legislation. Affirmative resolution procedures The control Parliament has over delegated law-making is minimal as it does not have the
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College graduates are increasingly being asked to give presentations as part of their job interviews • Internet & other technologies has not reduced the need for pubic speaking The tradition of public speaking • Oldest handbook on effective speech was written on papyrus in Egypt 4‚500yrs ago. • Eloquence was highly prized in ancient India‚ Africa & china as well as Aztecs and other pre-European cultures of north & south America • Greece and Rome essential role in education & life • Aristotle’s
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considered absences. Participation: MANDATORY. Completion of all On Line work and participation in all classroom activities are necessary to pass the class Make-up speeches cannot be allowed: Time scheduling is too constricted to allow it. Speech outlines will NOT be accepted late. All major speeches must be completed on the scheduled day‚ to pass this class. Assignments: All other assignments must be on time to get full credit. Plagiarism: Policies on cheating and plagiarism will
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sounds or forms appearing in the same environment without a change in the meaning & without being considered incorrect by native speakers. Sounds in the English Language (Refer class notes) Important Notes : 1. The next higher unit than the speech sound (phoneme) ‚ the syllable is made up of one or more than one speech sound. 2. The vowel element is essential to the structure of a syllable i.e.‚ a syllable is not possible without the vowel element being an obligatory element and therefore this vowel
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Research Paper on Importance of Monetary Policy in a developing country (Pakistan) Submitted by Amber Masud Kayani (0958134) EMBA Submitted to Sir Syed Qamar Ali Zaidi Submission date : 28th Nov‚2010 Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology(SZABIST) 90 Clifton‚ Karachi Table of Contents Titles
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Organizational Citizenship Behavior Checklist (OCB-C) Suzy Fox‚ Loyola University Chicago Paul E. Spector‚ University of South Florida The original Organizational Citizenship Behavior Checklist (OCB-C) was a 42 item instrument designed to assess the frequency of organizational citizenship behaviors performed by employees. It has since been refined and shortened first to 36 items and then to the final 20 item scale that we recommend (Fox‚ Spector‚ Goh‚ Bruursema‚ & Kessler‚ In press). The OCB-C
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Rules of Categorical Syllogism Rule #1 FALLACY OF EQUIVOCATION - The middle must always be taken in the same sense. Ex. Father‚ party‚ speaker‚ mouse‚ bar Rule #2 FALLACY OF ILLICIT PROCESS * Illicit Major – The predicate is universal in the conclusion not in the major premise. * Illicit Minor – The subject is universal in the conclusion but not in the minor premise. Rule #3 FALLACY OF MISPLACED MIDDLE TERM – The middle term should not occur in the conclusion. A steward is a flight
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Evaluation 1. Strengths * Case study‚ are particularly useful in revealing the origins of abnormal behavior – detailed analysis of one individual – depth of analysis and the richness of the data are a strength of case studies * It provides a lot of data/information – contains rich qualitative date (interviews and hypnosis) and quantitative data (psychometric tests) * Uses range of psychometric and projective tests ( & EEG test) – involved eve’s relatives to help verify certain
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MATHEMATICS (Three hours) (Candidates are allowed additional 15 minutes for only reading the paper. They must NOT start writing during this time.) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Section A - Answer Question 1 (compulsory) and five other questions. Section B and Section C - Answer two questions from either Section B or Section C. All working‚ including rough work‚ should be done on the same sheet as‚ and adjacent
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