Story telling Running Head: Storytelling and Empathy The Effects of Storytelling on Expressions of Empathy in Preschool Aged Children Sarah E. Shafer Earlham College Abstract The present study examined affective and cognitive empathy in preschool children. Seventeen children, ages three to five years, were given The Young Children's Empathy Measure to determine their understanding of empathy. Participants were then read a children's story and given the empathy measure again, to see if they expressed more empathy after hearing about a sympathetic protagonist. A second baseline s...

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The fourth finding was especially intriguing: the probability matrices based on growth after just one reading encounter proved to predict the growth effects of subsequent encounters surprisingly well for both R and W. ...

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Genetic Testing and Its Social Implications Probably, applied genetics" most impacts on society are as a result of genetic tests. In general, genetic tests seek to detect some feature of a person's genetic constitution. This feature can be a disease causing mutation or a marker DNA sequence used...

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Through the years, and probably through the centuries, teachers have struggled to make math meaningful by providing students with problems and examples demonstrating its applications in everyday life. As this classic joke shows, some strategies are more successful -- and more meaningful -- than others! Teaching Math in 1950: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit? ...

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However, the thermosphere would actually feel very cold to us because of the probability that these few molecules will hit our skin and transfer enough energy to cause appreciable heat is extremely low. ... Because temperature and altitude determine air pressure, air pressure readings are useful in predicting weather and wind changes, and in estimating altitudes. ...

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Expectancy refers to a person's perception of the probability that effort will lead to performance. ... Instrumentality refers to a person's perception of the probability that certain outcomes will be attached to performance. ... The problem with the expectancy model is that it is only partially predictive because there appear to be other important variables that are not included. ...

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If we can't predict the motions of electrons, it is because we lack sufficient knowledge of the causal laws that govern their motion. ... But though we may never be able to predict with absolute certainty the exact site the Frisbee will land on a given launch, we certainly would not say that the flight path of the Frisbee was not governed by some sort of causal laws. ... Therefor, if one could in theory be aware of all causes and understand the laws governing them, one could in theory predict all future events. ...

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Employee Theft at the Personal Level When considering the question of why employees steal, researchers focusing on the personal level have attempted to develop demographic or personality predictors of theft. ... Research has also explored behavioral predictors of employee theft indicating that individuals involved in employee theft are likely to be involved in other deviant behaviors such as alcohol, and/or drug abuse, and/or gambling (Hollinger & Clark;, 1983). ...

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A representational diagram showing the predicted structure of the dystrophin protein, a dimmer, linking the extracellular laminin with the intracellular actin (Taken from Emery's Elements of Medical Genetics' by Robert S. ... It can be seen how a son has 50% probability of being affected by the disorder.) ...

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In many countries, alcoholism is a major health problem. The treatment method of controlled drinking as opposed to abstinence is a continuing cause of controversy in alcohol research to this day. The US is different from Europe in its acceptance of controlled drinking as a goal of treatment: "in the...

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Introduction Tehran, the Shah of Iran-Iraq War in the period 1980-1988 as well as initiated and sometimes in spite of the suspension of Iran's nuclear program, which nevertheless remained committed to domestic and foreign policy, sees this as an important element of the instrument and continuity. Iranian political culture inherited from the period of Khomeini and "independence", "anti-Western" and "regional leadership" approach to foreign policy built on the main axis of parameters such as the nuclear program, the Iranian people around a common goal unites. Government and the opposition t...

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INTRODUCTION "The ability of the World Wide Web to penetrate every home and community has both positive and negative implications - while it can be an invaluable source of information and means of communication, it can also override community values and standards subjecting them to whatever more may or may not be found online .... The Internet is a challenge to sovereignty of civilized communities, states and nations to decide what is appropriate and decent behaviour."" Judging by the impression one receives on browsing through articles in the media, it would seem that the Internet will ...

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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2000: Conductive polymers Contents Prize motivation 1 Conductive polymers - a surprising discovery 1 What is electrical conductivity? 2 What makes a material conductive? 3 Conductive polymers - the story 4 Applications of conductive polymers 5 Synthesis and processing 6 Mechanism of polymer conductivity - role of doping 6 Molecular electron-transfer theory 11 Electroluminescent polymers - second-generation conductive polymers 13 From silicon physics to molecular electronics 14 References and further reading 15 Prize motivation The Royal Swedish A...

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This experiment was conducted in order to investigate the preferred soil moisture levels of the Porcellio scaber (Slater), because they had recently been observed on a farm in Waikari and it was interesting to find out further information about them. The main focus on the Slaters within this experiment was their soil moisture, and that is why they have been investigated to see what soil moisture levels they will prefer to live in when given the choice of very dehydrated soil (Soil Sample no.1 containing a very low soil moisture level of 0 mL water (dehydrated)), dehydrated soil (Soil Sample n...

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Wall Street Movie Analysis Our values, beliefs, and culture influence how we behave ethically at home, dealing with friends, and in the business world. The movie "Wall Street" depicts tempting situations that result in crossing the line into an unethical world. Bud Fox (portrayed by Charlie Sheen) is a young stockbroker looking for a way to succeed and make it big. The movie begins with Bud telling a client that he had not suggested a particular stock purchased and that the client supposedly acted upon receipt of an insider tip. Bud's simple and ethical ways would drastically chan...

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The female is, as it were, a mutilated a sort of natural deficiency. It is not appropriate in a female character to be manly or clever. The male is by nature superior and the female inferior." Introduction Domestic violence has been present in our society and an accepted practice of many cultures fo...

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Executive Summary This thesis sets out to investigate the effect of participation in motorsports on the image of a company. The focus in this investigation lies on the effect for companies that participate in Formula 1. The research looks at three different items that can influence the image: brand fit, brand involvement and popularity of the sport. Another factor investigates the moderating effect that the influence of the image of the sport has on the three items under investigation. These issues where investigated using an online questionnaire. ...

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