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The Sensory Store: Memory
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A 6 page paper which discusses the sensory store as it relates to short and long term memory. The paper hypothesizes that sensory store is large, but retention is short term. A literature review is provided, as well as a proposed methodology/research for investigating the hypothesis. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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The Significance of Dreams in Psychological Functioning
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Psychological theorists, including Sigmund Freud, have long recognized the importance of dreams in psychological functioning. In fact, Freud argued that dreams were a manifestation of unrealized thoughts processed in sleep as a result of hidden issues. This 5 page paper provides an overview of the issue presented and relates it to the current literature. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHDreams.rtf

The Significance of Socialization
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This 9 page paper provides an overview of this topic in psychology. Many concepts and theorists are discussed including Freud, Piaget and Gilligan. Feral children are also discussed in the context of development. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA443soc.rtf

The Similarities Between Counseling And Teaching
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A 7 page paper. The initial question was: would a background in counseling be helpful when teaching? The writer explores the characteristics of effective teaching and effective counseling as presented in the literature, then compares the similarities. The writer also demonstrates that many of the qualities cited for effective teaching are not included in teacher preparation programs. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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The Single Parent Home: Evolution and Factors Affecting Function
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A 14 page discussion of the multitude of situational factors which can affect the function and inner working of the single parent home as well as its dealings with the outside world. The author discusses the transition of the American idea of the traditional nuclear family to family arrangements involving a single parent household. Factors such as death, divorce and alternative life choices are discussed as well in regard to how they affect family members. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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The Social Animal
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This 10 page paper discusses the research of Asch, Milgram and Darley/Latane as presented in the book “The Social Animal.” It also considers how the experiments compare; and based on the research into the experiments, the paper has a dialogue among 3 imaginary students about their reaction to the film “The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVsochan.rtf

The Social Aspects of Teen Drug Abuse
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A 5 page overview of the problem of teen drug abuse. Bibliography lists 5 sources. Teen drug abuse is inextricably linked with many of the social problems we face today. Drug abusers all too often turn to crime to pay for their habits, they fail academically, and they fail in society as a whole. Drug abusers can become violent or engage in a variety of equally disturbing antisocial behaviors. The question of what triggers drug abuse among our youth, however, is not so easily answered. Nor is the question of what constitutes effective intervention. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Social Construction of Gender Roles
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This 6 page paper discusses the concept of gender, and argues that it is socially imposed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Social Construction of Trauma: Symptoms and Potential Interventions
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A 7 page exploration of trauma as it exists within the social construct. This paper relies extensively on the insight of author Judith Herman as it is presented in her book “Trauma and Recovery”. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPpsyTraumaRecovery.rtf

The Social Psychology Of Violence / Self-Justification And The Notion Of Collective Violence
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Elliot Aronson's theory of self-justification in The Social Animal demonstrates the link between man's actions and man's socialized capacity to justify his actions through the application of societal norms. This 5 page paper considers this theory as it can be applied to the actions and reactions of individuals during the Holocaust by applying the theory to specific personalized events. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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