Cognitive Psychology 43‚ 1–22 (2001) doi:10.1006/cogp.2001.0748‚ available online at http://www.idealibrary.com on Does Language Shape Thought?: Mandarin and English Speakers’ Conceptions of Time Lera Boroditsky Stanford University Does the language you speak affect how you think about the world? This question is taken up in three experiments. English and Mandarin talk about time differently— English predominantly talks about time as if it were horizontal‚ while Mandarin also commonly describes
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Technology like culture‚ varies significantly across counties. Technology means we can adapt to our environment‚ control it and even change it. A chair‚ computer‚ fork‚ iPod‚ couch‚ and phones are all products of technology. The variation and availability of technology are often surprising‚ particularly to an entrepreneur from a developed country. Technology has come a long way over the last 20 years. It has seen the gain of the internet as well as the rise of smartphones and many other types of
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Women and Slavery There are many misconceptions about how slavery affected women. Slavery was different for women residing in the North and South and both slave and free women had unique experiences based on their location. Female slaves had some of the longest work days‚ as their work was never done‚ and faced challenging circumstances that male slaves would never encounter. Inversely‚ female slave owners also had varied experiences and diverse relationships with those in their property. All
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How Technology affects Criminal Psychology Criminal psychologists are people who are‚ by definition‚ experts or professionals in the study of the wills‚ thoughts‚ intentions‚ and reactions of criminals and all that partakes in the criminal behavior. In other words‚ criminal psychologists study the minds and behaviors of offenders. What exactly they do and where they work depends on their employer‚ but it can range from tasks such as helping law enforcement to providing testimony in court and more
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this speech was it sounded like he is going to help the United States a lot. When Obama talked about education I was surprised when he said the graduation rate went up because of early childhood education. I thought that was a very good statistic to put in the speech. Obama talked about ISIL and how he wants to handle them. I think he should take more action towards them but yet stay back enough so there is not another war. Overall I think obama had a good speech‚ and I agree with most of the things
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classroom. Through play‚ they improve their communication skills‚ they practice negotiation and cooperation‚ and they learn how to be part of a team (Murray‚ & Ramstetter‚ 2013). For instance‚ when children invent games to play at recess‚ they practice listening and communicating as the rules are negotiated and compromised. They ask questions to get clarification about how to play. Once the rules are set‚ they practice following them. They learn that they have to take turns and work as a team to
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In the Afghan world today‚ especially in Kabul‚ the Taliban government has a strong and terrible influence on everyone living there. The Taliban are a Muslim fundamentalist group that took control over the government from 1996 until 2001. They enforced many unrealistic rules that caused many hardships for men and women. Many countries have stepped in to try bringing peace to Afghanistan. The Taliban had control of over 90% of the population until countries came together to stop them. They now‚ only
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Abortions mentally and physically affect women due to an abortion’s imperative requirement for women to make permanent life changing decisions. The History of Abortions An abortion is known as the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy. According to the National Abortion Federation‚ In the 1800s states began to pass laws that made abortion illegal‚ but the anti-abortion laws varied by state‚ one of the reasons being that many feared that the population would be dominated by the children of
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Immigrations effect on society Shalita Pettis August 17‚ 2014 Immigrations effect on society Historically‚ immigration has been very important to establish in the United States of America. Many came to America seeking a better life for themselves and their family. Mass migrations occurred from Europe and other countries to establish this nation‚ in fact every person who is not of Native America linage‚ immigrated to this country albeit it recently or generation before. “The United
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underground water piping systems. Lead is a natural radioactive element found in the Earth’s Crust. Lead is harming a plant’s NPP can really change vegetation health‚ which could really affect the organisms consuming these plants. The Anacharis Elodea Densa Egeria is a plant that goes through photosynthesis‚ but lead affects this plants NPP. Lead is a type of metal with a dark bluish color. It makes up about .13% of the Earth’s crust and it is a natural element. This means that it was produced or made
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