Abstract The subject of this study is a grade six pupil with attention deficits/ hyperactivity disorder who exhibits impulsive behavior. ... Introduction In psychological literature, the term "impulsiveness" tends to be assigned rather broadly to a variety of different behavioral patterns. ... The objectives of this study were, first, to explore the impulsive behavior of a grade six pupil with ADHD; second, to compare and contrast the nuances of the case report with the literature review; third, to explain and justify the similarities and differences between the case report and the literature...

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(Statistics Canada,2011) Studies have shown that the children whom grow up in these situations are affected in many ways, both positive and negative. ... Review of Literature According to Samuel Kojo Antobam from the International Union for the Scientific Study population, "The effect of parental absence on a child's educational attainments is mixed" and that when "children are left at home for more than three hours a day after school, they exhibit signs of low self-esteem, low academic performance and depression".( 2014) There are many studies presented in previous literature...

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He found in literature the main instrument of education i.e, studying the standard literature of his country; knowledge of some art, rudiments of the science of numbers & figures. ... He conceived that in early life the main instruments for bringing out what was best in the soul were first, literature, beginning with stories for children & going on to poetry: secondly, music, playing & singing; & thirdly, the plastic arts in general. ... The gentler side of life should also be developed & Plato has recommended the study of music for the achievement of that object. ... His approach was psycholo...

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Social intelligence can be seen all around us and experienced through different mediums that can give us a different perspective on a situation, such as social media, literature and even in social experiments. ... Literature much like social media can give us an insight on not only other peoples situations but how they would use their social intelligence in that situation. ... The environment in which they were placed did constitute for this behavior because when the participants finished the study it appeared that nothing that happened in the "prison" had ever occurred. ... Social...

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Literature Review It is important to examine the complex nature between factors, outcome and law enforcement effectiveness; this may be done by identifying and examining the moderating and mediating variables which may influence these outcomes. A literature review is an effective tool to identify and qualify causal factors of influence. ... Anderson, Carnagey and Eubanks (2000) analyzed co-relational studies suggesting a connection between the kind of music and media individuals use and subsequent behavior; for example, heavy medal music listeners have tended to exhibit more antisocial behavi...

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Black psychology is as defined by Karenga "...essentially the science that systematically studies behavior in its relationship to the complexity of mental, emotional, physical and environmental factors that shape it." ... The interest of Black psychology revolve around the development of a field that studies the behavioral patterns of Black persons and seeks to alter them into self-conscious agents of their mental liberation. ... The Black psychologists caucus was established with the goals of promoting and teaching psychology in Black schools, to encourage study, to explore and exchange, to ...

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Much of the literature on political psychology presents compelling evidence in favor of the notion that people subscribe to either liberal or conservative political ideologies because they think or process information along different psychosocial dimensions. ... It is generally agreed upon in the literature that the core tenets of conservatism are fear of change and anti-egalitarianism. ... In their comprehensive study of past data from representative samples from a wide range of Western countries, Jost et al. observe an empirical correlation between conservatism and a slew of variables both e...

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Social Behavior and Peer Acceptance the peer relation's literature is replete with studies showing that children who demonstrate certain kinds of social behaviors while refraining from other types of behaviors tend to be liked by their peers. ... A study was designed to isolate the types of social behaviors that predict kindergarten children peer acceptance when considering several types of social behavior simultaneously. ... In summary, this study investigated the associations between aggression, shyness/ withdrawal, prosocial behavior, friendship skill, and social behavior problems and ...

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It was first used in German medical literature in 1922 but it didn't come to America until the 1930's. Phychosomatics is a term that studies emotions and bodily change. ... Studies have shown, and analyzed human behavior and by knowing the function of cells and tissues it helps in maintaining health. ... Studies have shown that you first have an emotional experience then bodily expression follows. ...

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It will also discuss the effectiveness of these approaches with reference to the following case study. Case Study Shelley is an eighteen year old, living rough with a history of self-harm and drug abuse. ...

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Literature Review 2.1 The role of metacognition in EFL context Metacognition has been recognized as an important factor in language over last several years. ... Study There are a great variety of individual learner variables in the field of language learning, which researchers have identified as individual differences influencing learning outcomes. ...

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Research training is very important, especially to new clinical psychologists because they need to be able to critically evaluate the existing research literature and to be able to engage in informed applications thereof in an array of practice activities. ... They must go through a graduate study for a minimum of 6 years that go through the topics and agendas regarding: human behavior, experimental research, internships, etc. ...

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