Day: May 10, 2010
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Cognitive Psychology Defined
What is Cognitive Psychology? Cognitive psychology is the study of mental processes. This includes thought, emotion, memory storage and recall, decision-making skills, logic, and problem solving. The basis for cognitive psychology started in Ancient Greece with the philosophies of Plato and Aristotle, and development of this genre continues today. Over the years, many have tried…
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Furloughs In Place of Layoffs
Abstract Many organizations are turning to furloughs as an option over layoffs. In the short-term, furlough will optimize the cost of productivity while closing the budget gap. In the long-term, the organization is saving because they are able to keep their top employees and not have to hire and re-train staff. In our current time…
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Phobias Essay
My heart starts to race. It feels like it’s going to explode. My throat closes and I’m having trouble breathing. My palms are sweating now, and my head is dizzy. I feel like I might fall, I want to run, but I don’t know where…
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Teaching Children of Different Abilities Together
Nowadays in many places, education resources are distributed mostly equally amongst children of different ages, different intelligence level. Some people suggest it would be beneficial to divide young students into different categories according to certain standards such as their intelligence levels. In my opinion, the view may be detrimental and unrealistic in several factors as…
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Working for a Year Before Entering University
There is no denial that people increasingly gain freedom in developing themselves, and a trend has been more and more popular amongst young people in some countries where they are encouraged to get employed or have a travel between the completion of high schools studies and the commence of university study. From my perspective, several…