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    someone who should be punished in his behavior. Of course‚ this punishment has been abolished in the United States. Theory of punishment can be divided into two concepts: the Utilitarian and Retributive. Utilitarian theory of punishment to discourage criminal behaviors someone attempts to punish the perpetrators‚ or " shock and awe”‚ the future wrong behavior. Retribution theory attempts to punish the perpetrators because they should be punished. According to the philosophy of utilitarianism‚ the

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    The essential foundation behind humanistic/existential theories is that they address the facts of life‚ humankind’s natural the life stages‚ “existence‚ purpose‚ meaning‚ and reason for being” that every person at one time or the other will go through from birth until death (Barclay‚ 2016‚ p. 108). Humanistic/existential theories are truly unlike traditional theories of the past‚ subsequently‚ the emphasis is placed mainly on a person’s ability to take control of their life vs. allowing life circumstances

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    three social process theories I find to be the most valid. I feel that all three have a viable place in explaining criminal behavior and work together to form a cohesive reasoning in a symbiotic system. While each theory stands alone‚ I often wonder if it’s the need to separate things into one specific category or another that causes the explanations to be flawed. However‚ the assignment says to choose which theory I believe to be the most valid. Therefore I choose social learning theory/differential

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    Introduction The work motivation theories can be broadly classified as content theories and process theories. The content theories are concerned with identifying the needs that people have and how needs are prioritized. They are concerned with types of incentives that drive people to attain need fulfillment. The Maslow hierarchy theory‚ Fredrick Herzberg’s two factor theory and Alderfer’s ERG needs theory fall in this category. Although such a content approach has logic‚ is easy to understand‚ and

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    stimuli to understand the environment; In this process the visual pathway is composed of the eyes‚ optic chasm‚ thalamus and visual cortex in order to bring vision together. These components allow the brain to respond to specific features of stimuli and‚ in the process of transduction‚ turn light into neural signals that the brain can process to create conscious sight. Many complex functions and deeper branches of vision are made possible by this process and others‚ color vision being just one of many

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    The idea and process behind the field of Management has been around for as long as man can remember‚ with the earliest of our prescribed theorists being Henri Fayol whose birth date dates back as far as 1841. This may seem like a long time ago however if we simply look at the concepts that these early theorists contributed then we would be able to quickly notice that these same ideas are still in play in the modern age. Throughout this assignment I have chosen to delve into the minds of Elton Mayo

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    on the similarities and differences between Freud’s Psycho-sexual theory‚ and Erikson’s psychosocial theory. Also‚ how Freud was one of the very first influential psychologists who changed the way we study humans today. Influenced by him‚ Erikson recognized Freud’s contributions‚ and although he felt Freud might have misjudged some of the important dimensions of human development‚ we can still find similarities between their theories. Erikson has eight stages in his theory compared to Freud’s five;

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    Interpersonal Process Theory is a relational approach to psychotherapy that centers on the relationship‚ or working alliance‚ between the client and the therapist (Teyber‚ 2000). This theory stems from the premise that problems are interpersonal in nature and central to the theory is the belief that the working alliance is the primary vehicle for change in the client. Such change occurs by way of a corrective emotional experience (CEE)‚ which is made possible by an effective working alliance that

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    models or theories of one cognitive process with reference to research studies (22) Human beings actively process information and it is cognitive processes that guide behavior. These cognitive processes are influenced by social and cultural factors. One of the cognitive processes is memory. Many researchers and psychologies have proved that the mind can be studies scientifically by developing theories and using a number of scientific research methods. This is demonstrated in theories and models

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    Dual process theory contends that thoughts and behaviors can be affected by top-down‚ controlled processes or bottom-up‚ automatic processes. The history of dual process theories can be linked back to William James (1890)‚ but were popularized in the 1970s and 1980s in the fields of social and cognitive psychology to explain attitudes‚ reasoning‚ and decision making (Barrett‚ Tugate‚ & Engle‚ 2004; Frankish & Evans‚ 2009). In some fields‚ dual process theories have become the source of spirited debate

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