Chapter IV: Theories in Scientific Research Theories- are explanations of natural or social behaviour‚ event or phenomenon. Scientific Theory- is a system of constructs (concepts) and propositions (relationship between those constructs). It presents a logical‚ systematic and coherent explanations of a phenomenon of interest. Theories should explain why things happen rather than describe or predict. Prediction requires “correlations” while Explanations require “causations” or understanding the
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the people can be motivated in your two companies? Use the following theories: Maslow’s hierarchy of needs‚ McGregor’s X & Y Theory‚ Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory and the Three Needs Theory! Siemens All four motivation theories have some positive aspects. The first three are very well known and they are three of the oldest motivation theories developed. Some aspects of each theory are represented in today’s motivation theories in big organizations. Basically Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a summary
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Trait theories which assume the capacity of leadership is the personality acquired by nature‚ mainly concentrate on personal quality and characteristics. The successful leaders are always described as heroic‚ mythic with significant traits‚ such as charismatic‚ enthusiastic and courageous. It is based on the psychological level and discovered four characteristics around the Big Five personality framework which are ambition and energy‚ extraversion‚ conscientiousness and openness and high emotional
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Personality Theory Paper – Psychodynamic Alisa M. Davis Psych/504 Personality Theories March 16‚ 2011 Instructor Gloria So-Lloyd Personality Theory Paper – Psychodynamic Within the study of psychology‚ there are many different personality theories. This paper will discuss psychodynamics and where Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung stand on this theory. This paper will provide key figures and concepts of personality formation; explain disorder of personality‚ validity‚ comprehensiveness
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practice is affected by theories of development which are written by many physcologists who have studied children and ways in which they develop. They have many varied ideas about how children learn. The physcologists have proposed different theories that they claim to explain children’s learning and how important the nature versus nurture argument is. Some of the physcologists and their theories are outlined in this essay. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT Jean Piaget’s theory was that children learn
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Theories has different definitions to it such as‚ “Theory is a coherent group of tested general propositions‚ commonly regarded as correct‚ that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena”‚ as well as “Theory is a proposed explanation whose status is still conjectural and subject to experimentation‚ in contrast to well-established propositions that are regarded as reporting matters of actual facts”. (“theory”‚ n.d.). Theories in communication are essential
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Accounting Theory Construction The function to study accounting theories is to classify them according to the assumptions they rely on‚ how they were formulated‚ and their approaches to explaining and predicting actual events. There are some classification which are pragmatic‚ syntactic‚ semantic‚ normative‚ positive‚ and naturalistic approaches. Pragmatic approaches are based on observing the behavior of accountants or those who use the information generated by accountant. Syntactic approaches
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this paper is to examine two theoretical approaches from communication theory. Two theories I have selected to inform the reader are Technological Determinism and Genderlect Styles Theories. To my knowledge the reader has no idea of how these two communication theories operate. I will use the knowledge from class lectures and materials such as scholarly articles and online research to inform the reader of how these two theories can be effective in their communication skills. To gain a better understanding
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Trait Theories The measurement of consistent patterns of habit in an individual’s behavior‚ thoughts‚ and emotions. The theory is based on the stability of traits over time‚ how they differ from other individuals‚ and how the will influence human behavior. Read more: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/trait-theory.html#ixzz2MwgQMv00 Criticism of Trait Theories Although there has been an increased focus by researchers on trait leadership‚ this theory remains one of the most criticized
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Cognitive theories are not centred on the unconscious mind of the child but emphasized the conscious thoughts. In this essay I will discuss the cognitive theories of Piaget and Vygotsky‚ who were both influential in forming a more scientific approach to analysing the cognitive development process of the child. I will outline Piaget’s theory of the four stages of cognitive development and Vygotsky’s theory on the sociocultural cognitive theory. I will also discuss how cognitive theories can be applied
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