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    BODY LANGUAGE: EMBODIED PERCEPTION OF EMOTION Charlotte B.A. Sinke1‚2‚ Mariska E. Kret1 & Beatrice de Gelder1‚3*‚ 1 Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory‚ Tilburg University‚ Tilburg‚ the Netherlands 2 Department of Cognitive Neuroscience‚ Maastricht University‚ Maastricht‚ the Netherlands 3 Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging‚ Massachusetts General Hospital‚ Charlestown‚ Massachusetts * Corresponding author List of abbreviations AMG = amygdala; almond-shaped

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    A. Nature of Memory 1. Memory and its constructive processes Memory is a record of our previous experiences and it allows us to adapt to our constantly changing environment. Instead of our memory being an exact recollection of our past experiences‚ such as an automatic tape recorder‚ it is a constructive process in which we process‚ retrieve and store information with some errors‚ for we can’t remember everything. 2. Memory Models: An Overview a. Encoding‚ Storage‚ Retrieval (ESR)

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    Reaction Paper 1 (Sample Reaction Paper) Ron Gerrard‚ HWS Psychology Department My paper is based on an article from the text ’s web site (chapter 9) entitled "Lack of sleep ages body ’s systems." The basic claim of the article is that sleep deprivation has various harmful effects on the body. The reported effects include decreased ability to metabolize glucose (similar to what occurs in diabetes) and increased levels of cortisol (a stress hormone involved in memory and regulation of blood

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    them and herself from people. Maggie views her sister Dee with both awe and envy‚ believing Dee has always had life go her way. The mother and daughter wait for Dee in their yard of clay. Maggie waits nervously‚ wishing that she could be hiding rather than be out in the open. The mother reminiscences while she waits. The mother has had recurrent dreams in which Dee‚ who has "made it" in life‚ is reunited with her mother on a television show. Dee embraces her mother with tears in her eyes and tells

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    “Can’t Live With Them and Can’t Live Without Them-” The Behavioral Differences Between Men and Women Alexzandra Cooley INTRODUCTION Even though neither sex would ever admit it‚ men and women are reliant on one another. We expect them to want what we want‚ feel what we feel‚ see what we see‚ and think what we think. We seem to have forgotten that men and women are supposed to be different and that our similarities are what define our relationship with one another. Whether it is a loving

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    and progress in their world educationally therefore measuring intelligence through intellect. Without considering these facts‚ we underpin the idea that mental strength‚ just like physical strength can be measured independent of one’s background or life circumstances and what counts as intellectual ’strength’ is universal. In 1869 “Francis Galton” through his book ’Hereditary Genius’ raised interest in the study of mental abilities as they have to do with hereditary and eugenics. Identifying the

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    Chapter 12: Work‚ Leisure‚ and Retirement I. What is the meaning of work? a. Work as a source of identity‚ prestige‚ social recognition‚ and a sense of worth. b. The excitement of creativity and the opportunity to give something of themselves make work meaningful. c. Main source of work is to earn a living. d. “Graying of the workforce” i. The “older worker” in the labor market is considered to be aged 50 or 55 and above. ii. In organizations the threshold

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    Abnormal Psychology Psychology 300 May 26‚ 2013 Abnormal Psychology As many know Psychology is the study of the human mind‚ consciousness‚ and behavior. Psychology is also an enormous field of study and contains many sub divisions that pertain to more specific areas of the human psyche. One of these subdivisions is the study of Abnormal Psychology. Abnormal psychology focuses studies on an atypical region of any particular society‚ as to find out why these abnormalities occur. These conditions

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    cultural pluralism is now generally recognized as an organizing principle of this society. In contrast to the idea of the melting pot‚ which promised to erase ethnic and group differences‚ children now learn that variety is the spice of life...” She discusses about the ultimate tendency of the "diversity" movement in American schools and describes that both the melting pot‚ and cultural mosaic as being multicultural and refers to them as pluralistic and particularistic multiculturalism

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    Unconditioned Stimulus? unconditioned stimulus (US) is one that unconditionally‚ naturally‚ and automatically triggers a response. For example‚ when you smell one of your favorite foods‚ you may immediately feel very hungry. In this example‚ the smell of the food is the unconditioned stimulus. Some more examples of the unconditioned stimulus include: * A feather tickling your nose causes you to sneeze. The feather tickling your nose is the unconditioned stimulus. * Pollen from grass and

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