Geography 1 5/12/14 The Butterfly Effect The butterfly effect is a term that has made it’s way into popular culture thanks to movies and television‚ but the true meaning of the term is based on actual science. From a technical standpoint‚ it refers to the sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory. This theory explains that tiny changes within a complex system‚ lead to results that are impossible to predict. The name “butterfly effect” was coined after the famous example
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experienced The Doppler Effect. The Doppler Effect is defined by the Encarta dictionary as‚ “Change in frequency because of motion: a perceived change in the frequency of a wave as the distance between the source and the observer changes. For example‚ the sound of a siren on a moving vehicle appears to change as it approaches and passes an observer.” (Dictionary‚ 2009) Named after Austrian physicist and mathematician Christian Johann Doppler‚ our book defines the Doppler Effect as a change in
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CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT The effects of land pollution are far-ranging in the industrial age. The nature of the industrial revolution and the lack of a sustainable development model for industrial progress have allowed the creation of chemicals and products which may serve the idea of convenience or productivity or efficiency‚ however‚ the concept of environmental stewardship is largely an afterthought. This has led to long-lasting chemicals which persist in the environment and are
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Does anything ever seem like it has changed? That is what is called the mandela effect. This is a very interesting topic. It has many people questioning parallel universes and the human memory. The mandela effect has affected things such as Ghost Hunters‚ Leonardo DiCaprio winning another Oscar‚ and Forrest Gump. The first example of the mandela effect is whether or not the show “Ghost Hunters” was once called TAPS. The majority of people who watched the show as a kid remember it as TAPS. One example
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The stroop effect can be tested many different ways. John Ridley Stroop was the founder of the stroop effect in 1935. Some people came up with different ways to test the stroop effect. For males and females‚ the stroop effect can be different based on their perception of colors and their reaction times. The stroop effect is known by many people but they usually don’t know what it really is. The point of this experiment was to see whether different genders have a faster reaction time. “ Female
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were made and slumped when the study was concluded. It was suggested that the productivity gain occurred due to the impact of the motivational effect on the workers as a result of the interest being shown in them. This effect was observed for minute increases in illumination. In these lighting studies‚ light intensity was altered to examine its effect on worker productivity. Most industrial/occupational psychology and organizational behavior textbooks refer to the illumination studies[citation
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sometimes hookah. Effects: Same effects as caffeine Withdrawal: Irritability‚ feeling ill/sick Tolerance: Increasing amount intake over a short period of time Caffeine: Uses: In drinks‚ (i.e.): coffees‚ soda‚ and tea. Effects: Increased energy‚ forced wakefulness‚ and mental alertness. Withdrawal: headaches‚ agitation‚ tiredness Tolerance: Increasing amount taken in over a period of time Alcohol: Uses: beer‚ wine‚ hard liquor‚ “unwind” for the taste‚ increase social ability Effects: Females are
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The Flynn effect is named after intelligence researcher James Flynn‚ an emeritus professor of the University of Otago in New Zealand. According to James Flynn‚ over the course of the last century‚ people who have taken IQ tests have gotten increasingly better scores – on average‚ three points better for every decade that has passed. Flynn knew that intelligence is partly inherited from our parents and partly the result of our environment and experiences‚ but improvement in test scores was happening
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Effects of Music Music is a very powerful medium and in some societies there have been attempts to control its use. It is powerful at the level of the social group because it facilitates communication which goes beyond words‚ enables meanings to be shared‚ and promotes the development and maintenance of individual‚ group‚ cultural and national identities. It is powerful at the individual level because it can induce multiple responses – physiological‚ movement‚ mood‚ emotional‚ cognitive and behavioral
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Placebo effect is defined “as a beneficial effect produced by a placebo drug or treatment‚ which cannot be attributed to the properties of the placebo itself‚ and must therefore be due to the patients belief in that treatment.” (placebo effect Oxford Dictionary) The role of placebos in modern medicine is poorly defined because there is a lack of understanding of what the placebo effect is and is a reminder of how little we know about the mind and body interaction. The placebo effect may be one of
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