Although social networking websites (SNSs‚ especially Facebook) have become highly popular with youths‚ some university students do not want to participate in such sites. This study explores the underlying reasons for high-tech university students’ non-use of social networking websites. The study group (n=20) consisted of 18 to 25-year-old undergraduate students‚ who were selected by the purposive sampling method. Data were collected from two large state universities in Turkey. Facebook‚ as one of
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10 ONLINE SHOPPING 10.1 O v e r v i e w According to eMarketer (www.emarketer.com)‚ the number of U.S. consumers shopping online has been‚ and is projected‚ as follows: Number • • • • • • • 2009: 2010: 2011: 2012: 2013: 2014: 2015: 163.1 million 172.3 million 178.5 million 184.3 million 189.6 million 195.4 million 201.1 million Pet. of Internet Users 85.0% 87.1% 87.5% 88.1% 88.7% 89.4% 90.1% Sixty-percent (60%) of U.S. adults shop online at lease once
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life in many aspects. One of these aspects is online education and also called electronic learning. Online education is derived from distance education that was founded a long time ago. Online education opens new horizons for ambitious students who want to achieve higher goalsin education but their financial or other circumstances prevent them from obtaining this goal. The advantages of online education have persuaded many students to enroll in online programs to pursue their education. On the other
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Introduction Perception refers to the interpretation of what we take in through our senses. To perceive something is thus not understanding it‚ but rather hold that perception as the truth. How one perceives the world may influence communication between one and the others. Employee perception is a factor that can make a huge difference in the communication among each other. As the personnel manager of Bonyeza ushinde company ltd.‚ I have noted different perceptions and their effects on communication
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day and there have been no distractions then things make sense. On the other hand the daily concerns which are presented in general may cause my sense to be altered therefore things that would make sense are distorted and challenged. Our sensual perception (using sight as an example) can deceive our brain in three major ways: limited biologically‚ we see the superficial; corralled by custom‚ we see the habitual; and blinded by language‚ we see the general. Provide at least three reasons for believing
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Online Education The modern age is the age of information technology and eLearning. The world has literally been placed on one’s finger tips. A click of a mouse can take you across the globe in a jiffy. The steep learning curve of knowledge never seemed so easy to scale in the past. Cyber technology and cyber learning are now the new mantras to success. Thanks to the internet traditional class rooms are rapidly giving way to ultra-modern online classes. Computer technology has opened up a new world
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SENSORY PERCEPTION Annette M. Miller Professor Maureen O’Bier PHI 210 – Critical Thinking January 24‚ 2013 Strayer University SENSORY PERCEPTION The human brain is an adaptable organ which may or may not give an accurate view of the world. This may be the result of perception‚ interpretation‚ and/or knowledge. The definitions of perception‚ interpretation and knowledge are very similar being that when it comes to sensory information being accurate or not relies
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previous study analyzed the effects of verbal communication on witness testimony‚ other studies have been conducted analyzing the effects of nonverbal communication. Notably‚ one study analyzed the effects of judge’s nonverbal communication on juror’s perceptions (Badzinski & Pettus‚ 1994). The researchers asked three questions. The first question was‚ “Does judges’ nonverbal involvement influence individual and/or group verdicts” (p. 311). The next two questions regarded the effects of sex on trial outcomes;
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One of these aspects is online education‚ also called electronic learning. Online education originated from distance education‚ for those students‚ which plan to acquire knowledge through Internet. Today‚ there are so many universities that impart knowledge through online platforms. One good example of such platform is blackboard learning commonly known as bbvista‚ used in Drexel University. Students have a stereotypical image that traditional courses are better than online courses‚ but that’s not
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Running Head: VISION AND PERCEPTION:OVERVIEW Vision and Perception Introduction to Psychology Perception and sensation play a major role in our everyday lives. We need both perception and sensation to manage our interactions with everything around us. Of particular importance is our ability to sense and perceive sight. Without vision‚ we would not be able to see anything around us and without perception we could not interpret what we were seeing. Microsaccades are an important function
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