Computer Ethics is a branch of practical philosophy which deals with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct.[1] Margaret Anne Pierce‚ a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computers at Georgia Southern University has categorized the ethical decisions related to computer technology and usage into 3 primary influences: 1. The individual’s own personal code. 2. Any informal code of ethical conduct that exists in the work place. 3. Exposure
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1. Before you read‚ decide which of three explanations for the extinction of the dinosaurs you like best. Write an explanation of why you like it. Sex: Testes function only in a narrow range of temperature. (Those of mammals hang externally in a scrotal sac because internal body temperatures are too high for their proper function.) A worldwide rise in temperature at the close of the Cretaceous period caused the testes of dinosaurs to stop functioning and led to their extinction by sterilization
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CHAPTER 3 Charismatic and Transformational Leadership The purpose of this chapter is to help the reader understand the nature of charismatic and transformational leadership. Although the two forms of leadership overlap‚ they are treated separately here because the study of charismatic leadership focuses so heavily on personal traits. The legitimacy of either of these forms of leadership as a separate entity has been challenged. Nevertheless‚ studying charismatic and transformational leadership
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identified the specific regions of the brain that appear to be affected in one of the symptoms that come with narcolepsy‚ which is cataplexy‚ according to Mr. Siegel "have discovered that they are the same regions that normally prevent us from moving in synchrony with our dreams (for example‚ thrashing our legs when we dream we are in a race)."(Siegel‚ 2000) Cataplexy is definitely one of the most interesting symptoms of narcolepsy; this symptom is when there is a loss of skeletal muscle tone without the
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mental states? The significance of children ’s conversations with friends‚ siblings‚ and mothers. Child Development‚ Vol 67(3)‚ Jun‚ 1996. pp. 836-849. Callaghan‚ T.‚ Rochat‚ P.‚ Lillard‚ A.‚ Claux‚ M. L.‚ Odden‚ H.‚ Itakura‚ S.‚ et al. (2005). Synchrony in the onset of mental-state reasoning: Evidence from five cultures. Psychological Science‚ 16‚ 378–384. Carlson‚ S. M.‚ Moses‚ L. J.‚ & Hix‚ H. R. (1998). The role of inhibitory processes in young children’s difficulties with deception and false
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Developmental Psych Chapter 4: Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood * Changes in Body Proportions * Cephalocaudal trend: “head to tail” – during prenatal period‚ the head develops more rapidly than the lower part of the body. * Proximodistal trend: growth proceeds‚ literally‚ from “near to far” – from the center of the body outward. In the prenatal period‚ the head‚ chest‚ and trunk grow first‚ then the arms and legs‚ and finally the hands and feet. * Brain Development
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Jodie Poole Unit 5001 Personal development as a manager and leader Jodie Poole Organisational objectives Task 1 The process of personal development means personal change‚ growth‚ progress‚ advancement and improvement. It’s an evolutionary process towards personal excellence or a state of being outstanding. It’s the opposite of setting for mediocracy. Peter Drucker (1955) postulates that “Development is always self-development. Nothing could be more absurd than for the enterprise to assume
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Child Development Chapter 1 1. | An example of a dependent variable in an experiment might be: | | | | eye color. | | | gender. | | | blood type. | | | level of depression. | | | | | Score: 1 of 1 | | 2. | Watching and recording others’ behaviors in a systematic and objective manner is referred to as: | | | | | scientific observation. | | | a laboratory experiment. | | | cross-sectional research. | | | a correlational design. | | |
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A STUDY OF PREVALENCE OF INSOMNIA AMOMNG UNIVERSITIES TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN‟S STUDENTS TAN SHI SHENG A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE (HONS) PSYCHOLOGY FACULTY OF CREATIVE INDUSTRIES UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN MARCH. 2011 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank Doctor Siah which is my supervisor and also my academic advisor in University Tunku Abdul Rahman. Without his assistance‚ it is impossible for me to complete
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Science = boat - continually rebuild while trying to stay afloat -phil/scientist…psych/nero same boat -psych- info about mental models -but psych needs to be constrined by knowledge of the brian -psych- can be more functional -but study of brain alone = not enough about mind -psychologicl and phenomenicallevels need to be examined aswe Return to smith intro notes -unerstand neuro cognitive operations and consciousness -combo of operations -experiencene‚ naural events‚ cognitive
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