To what extent can Economics be considered a Science? The issue of categorizing fields of academia truly “scientific” is invariably complex‚ leading to much debate. Matters such as defining what Science actually is‚ how to judge what can satisfy such a definition and the importance of beneficial discoveries all lead to further unsolved arguments which must be understood in order to make any kind of judgment. For economics‚ there is the argument that broad assumptions lead to imprecise data‚ that
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Critically examine the ways a pressure group contributes to representative democracy (25 marks). In a representative democracy the people vote for whom they wish to represent them (in making decisions etc.)‚ thus handing over these responsibilities to someone else‚ in the hope their views will still be put across. In the UK we vote for MPs to represent us and in some ways‚ this makes the representatives accountable for us‚ the electorate. Many people though‚ are unsatisfied with their representation
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Motivation: What drives the tasks we attempt on a day to day basis? (IMMEDIATE) SO: what elicits behaviour? Automatic behaviour = reflexes and instincts Learnt behaviour = classical conditioning ( conditioned stimuli) & instrumental learning ( discriminative stimuli) Stimulus Control - Habit Learning Motivation = Why individuals initiate choose or persist in specific actions in specific circumstance Motivation is transient / temporary fluctuation of state ( learning is enduring
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How Technology Has Impacted Us How do you think the world will be in the future? Will it be controlled solely by technology? It is easy to say that technology has come a long way and continues to advance every day. There are many people that see technology as a helpful way of growing society and our knowledge but also see it as hurting our society as well. Almost every single person has a smartphone which contains access to the internet‚ music‚ photos‚ texting and calling‚ and many other apps that
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Distance learning Distance learning has been around for a long time in the form of correspondence‚ in which assignments were completed without supervision and submitted to an instructor via mail. Most courses were quite basic and did not allow for much‚ if any‚ teacher-student or student-teacher interaction. The introduction of the Internet‚ however‚ changed this model for delivering and submitting educational content. Computers allow more complicated information‚ more engaging instructional materials
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Mustachio: Legendary sasquatch like mustache that roams the north country of the Muskokas in Ontario Canada. Two goof balls on a never ending search for Mustachio. Mustachio is a legendary myth to distract people from uncovering what it actually does which is solve the world crisis problems with science. Surrounding community protects location of Mustachio and leads 2 main characters on wild goose chases every week. Mustachio is an 8 foot tall mustache. How could you miss him? The
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Name Course Tutor Date Importance and Effects of Technology Technology is the collection of tools that make it easier to exercise‚ create‚ control and exchange information. During the olden times‚ the use of tools by human beings was meant for the development of discovery and growth. Tools remained the alike for a long period of time in the earlier part of the olden times of mankind although it was also the complicated human behaviors as well as the tools of this age that present language began
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Approaches to learning: how different approaches to learning can affect students success in higher education. Date: 24th November‚ 2013 Firstly‚ learning is the acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience‚ practice‚ or study‚ or by taught. It is a way by which knowledge is acquired. On the other hand‚ approaches to learning describe what students do when they go about learning and why they do it. Approaches to learning are divided into two groups; the deep approach to learning and the surface
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habitat; except‚ embracing the entire world as a venture can undeniably be a tremendous task. How can a task of such significance and magnitude be initiated? And‚ what can one person with simple resources effectively do? Certainly‚ there are things that we can do to help build a better world because the end results are rewarding. But‚ with all that said‚ we must ask the question‚ "What is wrong with the world"? It is impossible to contribute to improving the world if you don’t know what’s wrong with
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LEARNING CURVE – FACT OR FICTION? (Author unknown ) The term "the learning curve" has a popular‚ well-known meaning in American culture. In consideration of how and when you start to examine the way that term is used‚ most people discover that the primary and perceived meaning of the term really doesn’t make any sense.If the curve is drawn on a chart which tracks resulting knowledge against time spent learning‚ it might look like the Tetris© (a popular logic game) graph here to the right. By
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