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Quitting Chewing Tobacco / A Behavior Modification
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6 page discussion and review of writer's brief abstinence period from chewing tobacco. Discusses moods, attitudes, the struggle to withdraw etc; Written in the first [person .. Relevant to subjects such as the psychology of addiction. 3 sources listed in bibliography to support ideas discussed.
Filename: Chewtobc.wps

Racial and Cultural Bias in IQ Testing
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A 10 page paper discussing the layers of bias contained in the development of IQ tests. It was nearly a half century ago that professionals began questioning the reliability and validity of IQ tests that existed at the time and began to look more closely at the influences of environment and socioeconomic standing. Emphasis on multiculturalism further contributed to the realization that there was a strong possibility that IQ tests were not measuring what test developers – and those using the results – believed they were measuring. Though there still has been no great improvement in the tests’ abilities to overcome cultural and socioeconomic barriers, it appears that there is greater awareness of the inherent deficiencies of current testing methods. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: KSpsycIQbias.rtf

Radical Structuralism And Radical Humanism
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A 10 page paper that investigates radical structuralist and radical humanist paradigms. Each is explained and related to other organizational management theories such as McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y and the market view. Each is also discussed in terms of the actions of business school graduates depending on which paradigm they embrace. The flaws in the radical structuralist and market view precepts are discussed. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: PGrad.wps

Radio & Maslow's Theory
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A 5 page research paper that examines the film Radio in psychological terms, drawing on the theory of human behavior developed by Abraham Maslow. The writer argues that this film exhibits several psychological principles, which illustrate human nature at its most basic level and at its highest. The spectrum of human behavior in the film, however, can be understood via the prism provided by psychologist Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs theory. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khradmas.rtf

RAISING CAIN: DAN KINDLON/MICHAEL THOMPSON
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This 5 page paper is a response paper to the book:Raising Cain by Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson. Issues explored and discussed include the definition of male and how boys are suffering emotionally in the United States. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MBkinlon.rtf

Raising Children With Special Needs
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A 6 page research paper investigating the stress parents experience raising a child who has exceptional needs. Topics include types of stress, family functioning, social support, implications for parents and counselors. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Stressp.doc

Raising Your Spirited Child
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A 5 page paper which discusses the validity of Mary Kurcinka's book, 'Raising Your Spirited Child.' Although this book is not necessarily written by a academic specialist, it is a book which has taken a great deal of scientific research, and behavioral research into consideration in providing a very complete book that enables the parent or adult to deal with the spirited child. Kurcinka provides many examples of children and their experiences in a successfully illustrative way which gives the reader the notion that there is hope for these spirited children, without having to resort to the more commonly used method of control these days, medication. No additional sources cited.
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Randy Pausch's "The Last Lecture" - Experience And Failure
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3 pages in length. When Randy Pausch said "experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted" in The Last Lecture speech he gave shortly before his death, his intention was to get people thinking about the benefit of failure. It is not that the late professor wanted others to make a habit out of not being successful but rather he valued failure as a key learning tool in the lessons of life. His message in short was that from failure comes enlightenment. Most people are taught to avoid defeat and disappointment because it somehow equates to less than a winning character. Pausch wanted to make an obvious point about how absolutely off the mark that type of indoctrination is to the quest for achievement, so he incorporated the aspect of failure into his class curriculum by awarding one student team a stuffed penguin who took the greatest risk and experienced the greatest failure. Symbolic of Pausch's penchant for empowering others, the penguin stood for the need to try and fail in order to succeed in life. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCPausch.rtf

Rating Scales for Qualitative Research
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A 4 page paper discussing several scales intended to measure attitudes and perceptions. Each has benefits depending on the type of measurement being sought, but some have increased potential for introducing researcher bias into the study in which they are used. The purpose here is to discuss the relative merits of the Likert, Thurstone, Semantic Differential and Stapel scales. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSresQualScale.rtf

Rational Decision-Making
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This 4 page paper examines decision-making. The book Blink by Malcolm Gladwell is discussed along with rational decision making models. Satisficing behavior is also explained. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: SA728Rat.rtf