The author of the article “How to Influence People” is Dr Jeremy Dean‚ a psychologist. The article was posted on one of his websites‚ PsyBlog. In that article‚ he claims that it is vital for us to understand the three universal human goals in order to influence others effectively. The three goals are goal of affiliation‚ goal of accuracy and goal of maintaining positive self-concept. He describes the six common techniques of influence: liking‚ social proof‚ consistency‚ scarcity‚ authority and reciprocity
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attitudes. The most dramatic and telling statistic of women’s status is the sex-ratio in the population‚ that is‚ the number of females per 100 males. It is a well-known fact that life-expectancy at birth favours females. This appears to be a biological constant. Yet‚ the
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Drawing from what you have learnt from the Making Social Lives DVD and Learning Companion 1‚ outline how material things on City Road favour the activities of some groups of people over others. City Road in Cardiff is a street that stretches for nearly a mile and is one the busiest streets in Wales’ capital city. The streets origin began over 200 years ago as a country track and has grown to witness a diverse range of businesses develop alongside it. City Road offers the opportunity to observe how
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Weisberger has introduced this alternate view on Isabella shows how she does not fully agree that Isabella was a picture perfect queen‚ as the majority of chronicles would have you believe. On the contrary‚ another chronicler Pulgar consistently wrote in favour of Isabella pronouncing her as wilful‚ strong and controlling by her own discretion. Weisberger still considers these two opinions and looks at other evidence that shows of how Isabella attempted to change people’s image of her‚ for example she carried
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To what extent has actuarial justice displaced traditional penal practice in contemporary societies? The displacement of traditional methods of penal practice within contemporary societies in favour of the more risk orientated model of actuarial justice has proved a contentious issue amongst academic and political discourse and still remains an arena of vigorous debate. The discussion surrounding the progressive area of actuarial justice may be seen to provide opposing arguments
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Plato`s Defence of Socrates: Retribution In the Defence of Socrates the citizens of Athens condemned Socrates to death. I will explain and evaluate the prophecy that was given before his death. His prophecy held that the citizens of Athens would be harmed by Socrates` death more than he will be. I will explain Socrates reasoning behind his belief that the citizens of Athens will be harmed by Socrates’ death. I will also explain how he attempts to convince them that death is not evil but instead
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Capital punishment‚ better known as the death penalty‚ is the act of killing or executing a person who was found guilty of a serious crime‚ by the government. Capital punishment became widespread during the Middle Ages and was applied throughout Western Europe for more than two thousand years. Although‚ the call to abolish it started in the 18th century‚ some of the first countries being Venezuela in 1863‚ San Marino in 1865‚ and Costa Rica in 1877. Great Britain abolished the death penalty in 1965
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discussion is one which everyone will feel identified with‚ making it less complicated as the aspirant who speaks either in favour or against the topic has enough information at his disposal to put forward his/her viewpoints. Terrorism is perhaps the most discussed topic since 9/11 attacks on the US. First‚ let us see what can be the points in support of the motion. Points in favour of the topic (Pros) 1.Terrorism is the emerging issue across the globe at the moment. The rise of terrorism in recent
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What was the impact of Catholic emancipation on Anglo-Irish relations? The Roman Catholic Relief Act‚ passed by Parliament in 1829‚ was the culmination of the process of Catholic Emancipation throughout Britain. In Ireland it repealed the Test Act and the remaining Penal Laws which had been in force since the passing of the Disenfranchising Act of the Irish Parliament of 1728. During the campaign for Catholic emancipation in Ireland‚ Daniel O’Connell‚ organizer of the Catholic Association‚ was the
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1. The creation of a binding contract that the courts will enforce requires the contracting parties to meet a number of requirements that are prescribed by the law of contract. While these requirements are not numerous‚ they must‚ nevertheless‚ be met before the agreement creates rights and duties that may be enforceable at law. These requirements are referred to as the elements of a valid contract and consist of the following: a. An intention to create a legal relationship – Though the Contracts
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