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    Sense of Ownership

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    Sense of Ownership A sense of ownership is not necessarily owning company stock‚ but a feeling of ownership in the work process. As employees develop this sense of ownership there is an increased sense of pride‚ motivation and self-esteem. The long-term impact is increased productivity. Generating a sense of pride can be a difficult task‚ however‚ it can be cultivated by developing a sense of ownership. Employees become much more attached to their work if they feel like a part of the process.

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    The biological explanation for Anorexia Nervosa focuses on the role of neurotransmitters. It suggests disturbances in the levels of serotonin and dopamines are characteristic of anorexia. Bailer et al compared serotonin activity in women recovering from restricting anorexia with those recovering from purging type anorexia with a healthy control group. They found that the group recovering from purging type anorexia had higher serotonin activity. They also found the highest levels of serotonin in women

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    Hearing Sense

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    Bryce Wince There is is five different sense of the human body. I believe the most important sense we have is hearing. Hearing is controlled by our ears. The process for how we perceive sound through our ears is detailed‚ as there are multiple parts of our ears. Sound may not be as important to others as i think it is‚ but its the most critical sense we have. It is overlooked and it should be appreciated more as it is easy to damage your sense of hearing. The ear contains multiple different

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    Human Senses

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    Our senses enable us to make sense of the world around us; they make our environment enjoyable by stimulating our desire to eat giving the body the vital nutrients it needs. They can also alert us to a fire before we see the flames‚ detect dangerous fumes and smell and taste rotten foods. Out of the five senses‚ it seems like taste is one of the simplest. There are no cones; rods or lenses‚ there are no tympanic membranes or miniscule bones. Our sense of smell in responsible for about 80% of

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    Sense Organs

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    SENSE ORGANS RECEPTORS (Sense organs) * Transducers of specific forms of kinetic energy * Change mechanical‚ electrical‚ thermal‚ chemical‚ or radiant energy into nerve impulses in sensory neurons Two major categories: * GENERAL RECEPTORS * Often exist as individual cells or receptor units * Widely distributed throughout the body * Most numerous such as: * touch‚ temperature‚ and pain: and * to initiate various reflexes necessary for maintaining

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    Sense of touch

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    Sense of Touch/Feeling The Skin Senses Consider the skin has remarkable versatility: It protects us against surface injury‚ holds in body fluids‚ and helps regulate body temperature. The skin also contains nerve endings that‚ when stimulated‚ produce sensations of touch‚ pain‚ warmth and cold. Like several other senses‚ these skin senses are connected to the somatosensory cortex located in the brain’s parietal lobes. The Somatosensory Cortex The skin’s sensitivity

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    Sixth Sense

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    The Sixth Sense Symbolism and irony can be used in any type of movie or story to help show the plot or theme of it. Symbolism can be used to show many feelings or just add to the theme of the story. Symbolism can be used in many ways. It can be used to create suspense‚ mystery‚ enhance the story‚ or use suspense and mystery to enhance the story. There can also be many things that can symbolize something. For example‚ colors‚ objects‚ or sometimes-even ideas. In the move The Sixth Sense‚ color is

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    A Sense of Belonging

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    souls would wander past us‚ and look at you. Sit beneath you. Admire you. They wouldn’t look at me. Am i really so dull? So bland? Invisible. Why? Why me? Why me? Why me? You know‚ the birds always land on you to rest. They sit‚ content‚ all day‚ under the shade of your branches. Water droplets from your dewy leaves‚ fall on their wonderful‚ white‚ wings. You can hear them singing. Singing songs all day. It is only when dusk comes‚ and the sky becomes a deep blue with flickers of orange and pink‚ that

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    Sense and Communication

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    Highlights the role of the encoder and the decoder and how it affects fidelity of communication. ← It recognizes that the receiver is as important to communication as the sender and the message‚ as without the receiver there can be no communication. A given source may have a high level of skill not shared by one receiver‚ but shared by another. We cannot predict the success of the source from her skill level alone. ← Berlo (1960) [pic] ← COMMUNICATION SKILLS : It is

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    Chemical Senses

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    Chemical Senses OLFACTION The sense of smell. Begins with the detection of molecules suspended in the air Olfactory stimuli Must be soluble in fat Taken through the nostrils and circulated within the nasal cavities connected to the nostrils. Olfactory epithelium Thin sheet of cells which contain neural receptors for olfaction Contains olfactory receptor cells and glia-type support cells that produce mucus Also contains basal cells which give rise to new receptors when needed Olfactory

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