and behavioral treatments. This second article in our NIDA Notes Reference Series discusses the central importance of studying drugs’ effects on neurotransmission and describes some of the most common experimental methods used in this research. As with other articles in the series‚ we provide illustrative references from articles published in NIDA Notes. What is Neurotransmission? A person reads. The words on the page enter the brain through the eyes and are transformed into information that
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The Lucifer Effect: A Book Review The Lucifer Effect is a novel that focuses on the sole question‚ “What makes good people do bad things?” a question the book’s author‚ Phillip Zimbardo‚ is eager to answer. Throughout the novel‚ Zimbardo focuses on explaining the theories behind our senses of conformity and our perceptions of humanity through interweaving psychological theory and experimentation with real world examples. Such can be observed with the chapters dedicated to the Stanford Prison
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Examining the Role of Social Media in Effective Crisis Management : The Effects of Crisis Origin‚ Information Form‚ and Source on Publics’ Crisis Responses Publics increasingly use social media during crises and‚ consequently‚ crisis communication professionals need to understand how to strategically optimize these tools. Despite this need‚ there is scarce theory-grounded research to understand key factors that affect how publics consume crisis information via social media compared to other sources
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Outline Thesis: In order to illustrate a scientific contemporary phenomenon such as a Placebo effect‚ a methodic itinerary must be abode by. I. General overview II. Mechanism of the Effect III. Clinical Utility IV. Symptoms‚ Conditions and Consequences In our twenty first century‚ various remedial methods and mechanisms are presented due to the evolution of paramedical science. The healing process of the body works together with the mind. Hence‚ the treatment process
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pedestrians walk past the suffering man in such a location‚ they would lose their individual responsibility and tend to think that others present would take action. Hence‚ this social psychological phenomenon could be referred to as the bystander effect. Bystander effect was confirmed after the murder of Kitty Genovese in 1964. Kitty was raped and stabbed to death in two different attacks as she was on the way back home from her work. According to several media accounts‚ the assault lasted for nearly an hour
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March 26‚ 2014 APA Effects of Smoking Cigarettes are one of the most commonly abused drugs in the United States and according to the CDC about 18% of Americans smoke cigarettes (Agaku‚ I.T.‚ King‚ B.A.‚ Dube‚ S.R.‚ 2014). For many people‚ it is easy to start this habit but very difficult to quit. There are so many campaigns against smoking and information about the negative effects is widely available. There are even many free programs available to people to aid in the process of quitting smoking
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Bystander Apathy and Effect The bystander apathy‚ or bystander effect is a social psychological phenomenon that happens when somebody doesn’t offer help to a victim when other people are present. There is an inverse relationship between the number of bystanders and the probability of help. This implies that the likelihood of receiving help reduces with an increase in the number of bystanders. There are several explanations for the bystander effect. Although social psychologists have focused on two
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Effect of Bulimia Have you ever looked in the mirror and hated what you saw? In today’s world‚ people are over consumed with the image of the perfect and ideal look for teenagers and women worldwide. Bulimia is a serious‚ depressive psychological eating disorder. Bulimia is a growing concern as cultural attitudes and the sociological environment continues to idolize thinness and physical attractiveness. Teenagers and young adults are most susceptible to this problem‚ for which most common
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Introduction “A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which everyone who passes by leaves an impression.” - Chinese Proverb Children are often considered to be the closest reflection of the omnipotent creator of the world. Innocence and purity personified‚ they are unmarred by the corrupt thoughts and practices. They resemble wet clay‚ enthusiastic and ever ready to be shaped in the manner the potter wants to mould them. When we are born we have the capacity for motivation‚ experience‚
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Kumar 60347 Writing 101 – 10 AM 04-Nov-14 Is Terrorism the Answer? To what extent will you go‚ to prove your point? Would you kill someone for it? Terrorism is defined as an act of violence intended to instill fear in the minds of people and is organized to achieve a political‚ religious or ideological goal. The number of assassinations and bombings in the recent years has increasingly gone up that even a 4th grader knows what a terrorist attack is. Due to the actions of a few groups of people terrorists
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