In Bartlett's highly regarded study (in 1932 as mentioned before), he also showed how the cultural expectations (or stereotypes) we possess consequently lead to inevitable adjustments in memory, as participant's recall distorted the content and style of the original story which was chosen to cause conflict between its contents and the reader's own knowledge of the world. ... Other factors should also be taken into account, such as was the sample chosen a biased group? ... If this is true, this means that a selection of people should perform highly in eyewitness testimony by gi...

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The Centers for Disease Control realizes the impact visual images and "news" has on potential behavior: their policy to suppress "copycat" suicides is to refrain from showing victims of suicides, provide no details about the technical aspects of the method chosen, and in no way to glorify suicide. ... Additionally, research among offender populations has revealed high correlations between violent individuals and the importance of the media they consumed as sources for "ideas" (Surette, 2002). ... Discussion of Theory The behaviors chosen and exhibited by individuals are the result of persona...

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I have chosen this subject because one of the pupils in my stage two, year four class, has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and is treated by the school in accordance with that diagnosis. ... Since the child spends many hours of hisher week at school, another valuable source of information would be reports from teacher. "The major source of stress in life for the person with Asperger's Syndrome is social contact, and increased stress generally leads to anxiety disorders and depression.""... A Guide for Parents and Professionals) since the classroom is always a social group...

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