HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION – The Psychological aspects Human-Computer Interaction‚ abbreviated HCI‚ has simply been explained as the study of how people interact with computing technology (Olson & Olson 2003). It is the intersection between psychology and the social sciences‚ on the one hand‚ and computer science and technology‚ on the other. Throughout the past two decades HCI researchers have been analysing and designing specific user interface technologies‚ studying and improving the processes
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understanding of the concepts of the situated and knowing self. I will then reflect on how my background has influenced me as a learner and in doing this I apply the concepts to my discussion. My understanding of the concept of the situated self is that it is the aspect of the self that involves cultural and social background and the surroundings of the self. The situated self changes over time‚ it can have a past and a present. The knowing self is those aspects of the self that involves the physical
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Jessica Epperson Professor Carolyn May English 1301 21st March‚ 2014 Self-Respect Redefined According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ self-respect is literally defined as “a proper respect for oneself as a human being.”1 Respect‚ from the same dictionary‚ is defined as “a feeling or understanding that someone or something is important‚ serious‚ etc.‚ and should be treated in an appropriate way.”2 Thus‚ it is fair to say that the act of respecting yourself is understanding that you‚ as a
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The Interaction Hypothesis (IH) is attributed to Michael Long (1981) is based primarily on the work of Stephen Krashen and Evelyn Hatch. Long emphasized the importance of comprehensible input that was central to Krashen’s Input Hypothesis but claimed that this input was most likely to be acquired during interactions which involved discourse modifications. This claim supported that of Hatch (1978) who showed a direct link between the way learners acquired a second language (l2) and the interactions
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Physics notes – Interactions of light and matter Young was able to explain this result as a wave-interference phenomenon – the double-slit interference pattern demonstrates the wave-like nature of light. Free download and print from www.itute.com ©Copyright 2009 itute.com Explaining the interference pattern using the wave model Light has been described both as a particle and as a wave. Isaac Newton (~1665) made up a particle model of light to explain many of the known behaviours
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In social science‚ a social relation or social interaction refers to a relationship between two or more individuals. Social relations‚ derived from individual agency‚ form the basis of the social structure. To this extent social relations are always the basic object of analysis for social scientists. Fundamental inquiries into the nature of social relations are to be found in the work of the classical sociologists‚ for instance‚ in Max Weber ’s theory of social action. Further categories must
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Buddhists define the “self” according to the Upanisadic tradition‚ i.e.‚ that the self is an inner‚ permanent manifestation of the essence of an individual. Based upon this definition‚ Buddhists teachings contend that this permanent self cannot exist‚ and that to believe in a permanent self causes selfishness that inevitably leads to suffering. The Buddha teaches that to believe in a permanent‚ substantial self ultimately causes a person to become selfish and egoistic‚ and that this self-possession breeds
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Human contact and interaction is essential to people fully living out their lives. This human contact is lost through technology‚ which produces dramatic negative effects. Technology is starting to ruin the bonds people can make with one another‚ the social skills necessary to safely surviving in the outside world‚ and people’s drive of self determination. Truly connecting and bonding with other people is something that technology cannot provide to anyone. Technology and social media these
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The Neolithic Revolution fits into the theme interaction between Humans and the environment because humans started to affect the environments.Factors of the environment such as rainfall patterns‚ and climate shaped human interactions in different parts in regions.Also‚ Nomads falls in the category of interaction between humans and the environment.Nomads are people to do not stay in one place for a long time they usually move to place to place and they utilized the environment to their own advantage
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What is Human Computer Interaction? Human–computer Interaction (HCI) involves the study‚ planning‚ and design of the interaction between people (users) and computers. It is often regarded as the intersection of computer science‚ behavioral sciences‚ design and several other fields of study. The term was popularized by Card‚ Moran‚ and Newell in their seminal 1983 book‚ "The Psychology of Human-Computer Interaction"‚ although the authors first used the term in 1980‚ and the first known use was in
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