the process by which individuals explain the causes of behavior and events. Attribution theory is the study of various models that attempt to explain those processes.[1] Psychological research into attribution began with the work of Fritz Heider in the early part of the 20th century‚ subsequently developed by others such as Harold Kelley and Bernard Weiner. Contents 1 Background 2 Types 2.1 Explanatory attribution 2.2 Interpersonal attribution 3 Theories
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MOTIVATIONAL THEORIES EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In this report‚ we focus on a particular salesman‚ assumed as Mr. Rohit Puri‚ who works in TATA Motors‚ India. We first address the current situation of the company and Mr. Puri’s job‚ also the issues faced by him in the company. In the second part we analyse two motivational theories in detail that shall help in bringing improvements in job performance of salesmen and also prove beneficial to the company as a whole. TATA MOTORS TATA motors is one of
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Theoretical Background The concept of Effective Therapeutic Communication is the anchoring theory for this study. Effective therapeutic communication is the result when certain conditions and principles are achieved‚ maintained‚ and understood. Such conditions are: Attitude‚ Environment‚ Socio-cultural and Ethnic background‚ Past experiences‚ Knowledge‚ Intersubjectivity‚ and Interpersonal relationships and perceptions. It becomes a learned process that benefits all of its participants. (Shives‚ 2008)
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Madeline Hutcherson Criminology Writing 1 Theories and Burglary Routine activities theory is a theory that was created in the late 1970’s meant to explain crime and victimization. The routine activities theory is based off of the assumption made in previous theories such as deterrence and rational choice theory‚ which offenders rationally think out criminal behaviors before they engage in them. This assumption includes the theory that offenders calculate risks and consequences
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Portfolio assignment 1: Motivation theories There are many theories about motivation from different aspects that study some phenomenon in working circumstances such as the arousal or energizing of the organism and the direction of behavior. (Vroom‚ 1984‚ p.8) Just like many important concepts in psychology‚ there is no single universally accepted definition of motivation. Arnold (2005‚ P.309) considered that “Motivation concerns what drives a person’s choice of what to do‚ and how long they keep
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Dante Davis 5/12/14 Period 2 Conspiracy Theories Many people believe the government plays a role in many different tragic events that have happened in the United States. Some of the events include the Boston Bombing‚ 9/11‚ The John F. Kennedy shooting and many‚ many more. Many people say that there is a secret society that the government controls called illuminati. Those behind conspiracies‚ who are the most evil people on earth‚ are incredibly powerful and intelligent‚ but occasionally
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at the theories of social change. There is no one way of looking at the effects of sociological change so I will be looking and explaining at two theories‚ namely the conflict theory by Karl Marx and Darendhoff and the second theory called the socio-psychological theory by theorists McClelland‚ Hagen and Weber. “Social change is the significant alteration of social structure and cultural patterns through time (Harper‚ 1993:04)”. Harper (1993:05) goes on to explain that Conflict theory The conflict
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piece of work that truly identifies the meaning of good writing. Every good writer usually starts with the basics such as genre‚ audience‚ rhetorical situation‚ and reflection of the piece. Throughout this semester‚ we have gone through all of these key terms in great detail with each new assignment that has come our way. In doing this‚ not only as students but also as writers‚ we have come to create our own theory of writing. Every writer has a different theory of writing though most are very similar
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Theory to Practice Law421 3/31/2014 Theory to Practice Big Time Toymaker (BTT) develops‚ manufactures and distributes toys and board games. An inventor named Chou created a board game called Strat. Chous invention caught the attention of BTT and they sought out to negotiate with Chou. During the time of communication between both Chou and BTT an agreement was made. Both parties agreed to BTT having exclusive negotiating wrights for a 90-day period in exchange for $25‚000.00. The agreement
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TRICHROMATIC THEORY AND THE OPPONENT-PROCESSING THEORY BY EMPHASIZING ON THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES. “How do our eyes and brain allow us to perceive colors?” To begin with‚ Color vision is the capacity of an organism to distinguish objects. Many scientists have asked the mentioned above question and hence they have put forward two theories to explain the process of color vision. These two theories were known as The Trichromatic Theory of Vision and The Opponent-Processing Theory of Vision
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