Investigation: What factors affect the period of a pendulum? By Tanya Waqanika In this investigation‚ I will be looking at which factors affect the period (The time for one complete cycle‚ a left swing and a right swing) of a pendulum (a weight that dangles from a pivot so that it can swing freely). I will do this by tying a metal bob to a length of spring and dropping it from a certain height and measuring the time it takes to complete an oscillation‚ changing a variable for each of my preliminary
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Three Important Events in the History of Aviation Development December 17th‚ 1903 at 10:35 am marked the beginning of aviation as we now know it. The Wright brothers launched the Wright Flyer into the air near Kitty Hawk‚ North Carolina with Wilbur Wright at the controls. The aircraft stayed airborne for twelve seconds and covered a distance of one hundred and twenty feet. This was the culmination of many years of hard work and research to achieve these results. The Wright brothers had overcome
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Three Early Perspectives of Psychology Mary Moore SSCI206 AIU Behavioristic Behaviorism is a positive reinforcement occurs when a reward‚ sometimes called a reinforce. It is given for a specific desired behavior. Other behaviors‚ even those that are negative‚ are simply ignored. An example for behavioristic theories the types in this category are discriminative‚ operant‚ positive‚ stimulus‚ response‚ and reinforcement. One I see is think of positive reinforcement as something being
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The ‘heroic model’ of science is one of the most influential phenomena in history. This surge of value-free knowledge‚ filled with realism‚ bold justification‚ absolute truth and complete objectivity‚ changed the way in which the world was perceived and how the future would be viewed. The ‘heroic model’ changed the rules and ushered western civilization into a new era‚ filled with wonderfully shocking scientific surprises. The backlash from the ‘heroic model’
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traced back to the 19th century‚ and it’s ending was in the 1950s and 1960s. Also‚ The Civil Rights Movement also spurred the reemergence of the Supreme Court‚ in its role as protector of individual liberties against majority power. The three critical key events in the Civil Rights Movement from WW II until 1964 are James Meredith becomes the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi‚ March on Washington‚ and President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Born in Mississippi
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Antisocial personality disorder Antisocial personality disorder is when the person shows no respect for others or ignores others rights. These people tend to manipulate or tease others. Another name for this disorder would be sociopathy. Antisocial personality disorder is thought to be caused by several things such as abnormalities in the development of the nervous system‚ it can be possibly inherited‚ linked to head injuries‚ or even caused by a dysfunctional family and or home life. Some of the
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What Is Personality Psychology? Joyce S. Pang‚ PhD Division of Psychology‚ HSS‚ NTU Why Use the Construct? • 1. Conveys a sense of consistency or continuity – Across time – Across situations Joyce S. Pang‚ PhD Division of Psychology‚ HSS‚ NTU Why Use the Construct? • 2. Suggests internal origins of thoughts‚ feelings‚ and behaviors Two Sources of Influence Situation Person Behavior Personality psychology emphasizes the role of person variables on behavior Joyce
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What is OB Organizational Behavior’ can be defined as the study of what people think‚ feel‚ and do in and around organizations. The study of Organizational Behavior facilitates the process of explaining‚ understanding‚ predicting‚ maintaining‚ and changing employee behavior in an organizational setting. The value of organizational behavior is that it isolates important aspects of the manager’s job and offers specific perspective on the human side of management : * people as organizations
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Narcissistic personality disorder A personality disorder is the class of mental disorder which is characterized by unhealthy personality patterns. The enduring personality is not flexible but keeps on changing according to various situation. This type of disorder is believed to be effective for long duration and can be tracked in adolescents or early adults. These type of disorders are usually unidentified by therapist and can be accounted to other types of mental disorders. Such disorders are
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What are the three definitions of "demos"? The word “demos” had three different definitions during the archaic period. They were used to define either 1) the division of land into smaller sections 2) a classification of Athenian citizens‚ and 3) a group of troublesome individuals. 1) In 570 BC‚ Cleisthene developed a reformation of politics and social standings in Athens by dividing Athens and areas of the Attic peninsula into ten smaller sections of land which was referred to as
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