Essays on Information Processing

HR and Information Technology (HRIS)

Introduction Business undertaking involves various pitfalls such as poor organizational traditions, the big squeeze, identity crisis, and organizational failure. These pitfalls continue to be inevitable in an organization until effective HR is adopted. Research has established that the creation of consistent and sustained competitive advantage is achievable through effective HR (Pouransari, Al-Karaghouli, & Dey, 2016). Human resources must be managed well for the success of an organization. Every individual working in an organization plays a contributory role in its management. Tarawneh (2012) argued that since human resources are needed in all aspects of business operations ranging from production to marketing, ...

Interoperability of System in Healthcare

Interoperability of System in Healthcare

Introduction

Information exchange in a healthcare system is crucial for patients, doctors, and healthcare organization. The usage of interoperability in the technological information sharing system enhances its efficiency and effectiveness based on the central prescription drug monitoring system and organizational health information system.

1. “How the central prescription drugs monitoring system and the organizational health information system manages to fight the controlled substance abuse epidemic? 2. What is the role of prescription drugs monitoring system and the organizational health information system in signifying the legitimacy of controlled substance abuse epidemic in a healthcare organization?” 3. ...

Introduction

Memory is defined as the multitude of abilities and capacities which human beings depend on to perform various life functions. This implies that the concept of memory is important in people regarding the way they remember life experiences hence every challenge that presents itself in understanding the functioning of the brain needs to be researched, and credible findings generated to improve the performance of human memory. Many people still wonder about the operation of the human brain and memory regarding the various functions performed and the way it influences forgetfulness among individuals. While other researchers have viewed the human ...

INTRODUCTION

When something terrible happens the first thing that most people do is call 911 and they send first responders, which include police, EMTs, paramedics and firefighters, to face the brunt of a car accident, a fire, or all too often in the modern era, mass shootings and possible explosions. That said these first responders very often face serious psychological impacts from the kind of scenarios that they find themselves, from a gunshot wounds to the dismembered bodies of accident victims they see it all, raw and unavoidable. The risk factors for first responders is severe and has lasting effects ...

Introduction

Every fiscal quarter, automated writing algorithms produce thousands of corporate earning articles using little more than structured data. Companies such as Automated Insights and Narrative Science can write articles on almost any domain with clean and well-structured data. The machine-written articles have variability, tone, and style, and at times are difficult to differentiate them from human-written articles. The automated writing algorithms offer scale, speed, and labor-saving cost. However, the effects of the compromise on media organizations are nuance and accuracy. Thousands of machine-written and published articles had to be corrected for some kind of error (Diakopoulos). The errors range ...

It is an intersecting fact to not that to date the notion of dynamic networks refers to either one of two different concepts. First the pattern of Links, in a network topology evolves dynamically in time. Second the nodes can be individual dynamic systems coupled by static links [5, 6, 10, 22 24]. Adaptive networks are not new. Nearly all real world networks are to an extent adaptive and adaptive networks occurs in multiple disciplines today [12, 13, and 18]. What is new is that in recent years adaptive networks have become a focal point of extensive investigation using ...

Communication Theory

Nowadays, the audience actively participates in the media message processing and influences the content that is channeled. Cognitive capacities of humans allow them to perceive and analyze the information presented in media and position it with the help of previous knowledge, scripts, expectations and attitudes. Facebook is one of the most popular social network sites that channels huge amount of information that is processed by the wide range of audience every minute. The two theories are applied to analyze Facebook as a form of media communication: a uses and gratification theory and schema theory. The way the audience approaches ...

Introduction

Flipkart is an e-commerce company which was founded on 5th September in 2007 by Binny Bansal and Sachin Bansal. The firm is headquartered in Bangalore, India and employs approximately 33,000 people. The firm was started with an initial investment of INR 4 lakh or $6,000. In a manner of few years, the Flipkart business model became a successful one and transformed the form into one of India’s most successful and prosperous e-commerce firm. Flipkart was initially launched as a simple website to be used for price comparison, but then it took the shape of an e-commerce ...

Abstract

This paper explores development of adolescents and young adults by involving adjustments and changes, which can vary in people of the same age. While studying their developments, I have considered emotional, social, cognitive, sensory and physical processes and even their combination. For instance, when individuals enter the puberty period, they may feel some implications for personal development and personality in whole. Although during adulthood and adolescence there are a lot of developmental aspects, wide personal variations occur because of core issues, achievements and circumstances. For example, not all people can attain stages of psychological development in early adulthood. There ...

The Limited capacity model of motivated mediated message processing (LC4MP) is a data based model proposed for investigation of the real-time processing of mediated messages. It provides the primary theoretical conceptualization of human information processing within a psychological perspective which enables researchers to track the overtime interactions that occurs between a message, the medium and the user. This model has the advantage of being applicable to all types of media even those yet to be invented and also with all types of messages and users (Lang, 2000). LC4MP is uniquely designed for understanding and prediction of the real-time interactions ...

The role of feedback

Behaviorist theory was firstly introduced by Skinner. The main idea of the theory is that the learner is passive. Skinner stated that a learner’s mind should be clear. This will let him or her receive both positive and negative experience while learning. Behaviorism theory is based on the principle of punishment and reward. Feedback in the behaviorism theory plays a significant role. The point is that the external feedback helps the learner understand the mistakes and the step that should be taken next. Feedback provides the learner with correct information.

Sociocultural theory of learning was firstly presented by Vygotsky. He stated:

“The social dimension of consciousness is primary in time and ...

Section A: Learning Theories in the Big World

During the course of this semester, the process of gaining insightful information regarding the different learning theories allowed me to appreciate the different techniques used to facilitate learning. During the first part of the course, I was able to learning five learning theories which enable me to see how learners process insights and gain knowledge from them through the techniques proposed ...

“Social Goals and Youth Aggression: Meta-Analysis of Pro Social and Anti-Social Goals ”

The above phrase describes the title of the meta-analysis paper which will be summarized and discussed in this paper. The area of study that will be focused on will be sociology and psychology, particularly the relationship of social goals and youth aggression on pro social and anti-social goals.

Summary of the Research Paper

- Questions being explored

The objective of the paper is to identify if there is an existing relationship between social information processing and youth aggression and determine whether the existing relationship is a positive or a negative relationship. 21 ...

Abstract

In a private practice setting, systems theory terminology can be used to illustrate the process by which patients are treated, particularly in terms of organizing of scheduled appointments. One of the biggest problems in my current practice with the appointment-setting system is that the existing software is incredibly antiquated. This leads to many different inefficiencies, ranging from miscommunicated details about the patient’s condition to trouble with the actual scheduling of appointments themselves. Given this information, I would address the problem using systems theory to devise a more effective appointment-scheduling system. The desired outcome for the new system would be one ...

Question 1: Stages of social information processing model

Social Information Processing involves obtaining information from other people in order to form an interpersonal impression of who they are. The four stages of Social Information Processing Model include selective attention and comprehension, encoding and simplification, storage and retention, and retrieval and response. These stages are discussed below. Selective attention and comprehension is the stage where one becomes aware of something or someone based on certain stimuli factors (Kinicki & Fugate, 2012). This process is selective as one responds to stimuli that are salient to his or her needs. Encoding and simplification involves interpretation of the environmental stimuli ...

The development rate of children is often an impressive thing to explore. There are remarkable discoveries one can make during the transition period of children. As they move from one stage of development to another, they explore and learn new things. They are exposed to different environments, which equip them further with the basic knowledge that they require in their growth. The more they are exposed, the more they become experienced and are able to deal with challenges that face them. In this paper, I made observations of two groups of children playing during their holiday. I made keen ...

Question 1

In answering the questions, reference is going to be made from scenario 2 using the information processing theory. According to this theory, the mind of an individual is very important. The information being processed by the mind influences the behaviour of that person. The brain processes a lot of information, and it is very important to maximize the amount of information being processed by the brain. On the other hand, cognitive is the mental process which includes emotions and feelings of an individual. The cognitive concept can be applied in various processes, which include problem solving, language, perception towards someone ...

An information system may be defined as a form of a system that accepts data as an input resource and processes it into an information product, which is the output. Depending on the requirement of the user, information systems are uniquely developed (Shelly, Cashman & Rosenblatt, 2010). However, each of the system must contain the principle components of an information system.

The main components of a system include resources of software, hardware, people, data, and networks. These resources perform input, process data, give the output, store the information and manage activities that renovate data resources into products in the form of information ( ...

Michaels’ wife has been complaining of the forgetfulness of the husband a doctor who is 52 years of age. The doctor was concerned about the forgetfulness when the wife called and asked for food items from the grocery. The doctor repeated the shopping list to the wife but on coming home, the doctor forgot the items and even passed by the grocery. The second issue was when Michael attendance to a conference to earn credits for his job the doctor noticed that the concentration to the lecture was low and on reading the notes, they did not make sense and this ...

Terrorism

Forecast 1: The number of offenses reported to the police involving computers and electronic storage media will continue to increase substantially, requiring changing priorities for resource allocation, new training for line officers and investigators, new police specialties, and new knowledge for prosecuting attorneys and judges. Electronic devices that store data are becoming varied and easily accessible. All of them are potential goldmine for investigators. At the same time their storage capacity is increasing; their size is getting smaller; and their prices plummeting. Against this background, modern criminal are using these devices in ways which are unfamiliar to investigators ...

Abstract

Amnesia is a condition characterized by memory loss or inability to form new memories that can be caused by organic or functional factors. Organic factors that cause amnesia include brain injuries from physical trauma or medical condition. Functional factors are psychological responses to traumatic events or internal conflicts. Although the cause of amnesia is clear when memory is impaired by organic factors, the role of physiological processes in dissociative amnesia is still controversial. This paper aims to provide an overview of amnesia and the physiological processes that can explain how functional factors affect the brain and impair memory recovery. ...

Cognitive psychology is one of the branches of psychology that is relatively young. It is worth noting that cognitive psychology has tremendously grown within a short period and become among the famous subfield in psychology. There are various research that have been undertaking in the field of cognitive psychology. The practical application of cognitive psychology tends to assert more meaning to the field. Some of the topics include memory, learning styles, language acquisition, as well as forgetting. Cognitive psychology refers to the division of psychology that studies the mental process, which include how individuals remember, perceive, learn and think. These ...

Article 1: Attention, Response Inhibition, And Face-Information Processing in Children: The Role Of Task Characteristics, Age, And Gender

The main objective of this research as established at the inception is to flourish alterations in regards to attention, face information processing, and response inhibition by essentially incorporating the use of new balloon task.

Methodology

Independent Variable(S) & Dependent Variable(S) In this research, four outcome variables were established. Y-was denoted as the average position of the balloons on the Y axis subsequent to the click, (Rosenberg-Kima, et al. 394). Therefore, the researchers used this as their dependent variable. The value of the dependent variable in this research valued between 0-400. On the other hand Speed, Balloons, and Segment ...

Speaking difficulties of International students

The number of students who travel to other countries for education has increased considerably in recent years. Immigrant students join courses in order to learn English so that they can communicate with the local people, settle in a new country and study the subjects of their interests. Students expect that the courses should not only provide the knowledge of English language but also offer tips that would prepare them in every way to settle in a new culture. They expect to get knowledge about manners and etiquettes of the new country and serve as finishing schools. This renders the situation in a ...

Man created machine to semi, or fully, automate tasks that were otherwise resource hungry or redundant. Earlier, machines worked on a specific set of instructions that were hardwired into them. This limitation was outleaped when computer memory came into existence. Today, with the help of sophisticated hardware and advanced software instructions, we can instruct the machine to perform nearly anything. However, we did not stop here and attempted to provide a computer machine additional capabilities. We have managed to manufacture nearly every kind of machine sensor, for example, camera, gyroscope, speakers, microphone etc., which emulates the human sensory reception in a digital ...

Historical Overview on the Development of Learning Theories

There are several theories that describe how a person learns. These theories stem from the fact that the learning ability of one person is unique from the other. Learning is a relatively permanent modification in behavior to include the observed activity and the internal processes involved such as thinking, attitudes and emotions. Some studies also include motivation as part of the definition of the learning process. The manifestations of learning cannot be noticed immediately in the observable behavior of an individual. However, the manifestation takes place after the educational program is introduced to the person (Dunn, 2002). The origins of ...

Multitasking refers to the performance of a variety of tasks at one time. It has been defined by many researchers and psychologists. For instance according to Pashler (1994), multi-tasking can be defined as the ability to carry out operations simultaneously. Pashler’s (1994) study concludes that the ability to execute cognitive operations simultaneously is limited. On the other hand Dux et al. (2006) used brain scanners and identified that training can improve the speed of information processing, however Dux et al. (2006) agrees on the fact that tasks processing is not done simultaneously but can be carried out in rapid ...

Abstract

Low mood disorder, otherwise known as depression, is the product of distorted judgments and beliefs. As such, it can produce cognitive dysfunctions that indicate the impairment in attention, concentration, memory, and other aspects. The opening chapters of the project induct into the rationales behind depression and its phenomenon. Further sections analyze depression and cognitive outcomes, the negative cognitive triad, faulty information processing, the ways depression produces cognitive deficits, functional and structural abnormalities of the human brain caused by depression and associated with cognitive deficits, depression cognitive symptoms and cognitive abilities affected by depression. The opinions of prominent psychology and ...

Abstract

Depression is known to influence an individual’s cognition and reaction. With this, studies were analyzed to come up a consistent assumptions and conclusions about how cognition and depression is connected. Cognitive Theories of Depression was discussed. The foundations of cognitive theories of depression was briefly explained, and later focused on studies by Aaron Beck, Dr. Albert Ellis and Martin Seligman. The main principles and assumptions of their works were explained as well as analyzed their objectives and proposals. Moreover, cognitive deficits in depressed individuals were discussed. Furthermore, it was explained how cognitive deficits develop, and the idea of memory ...

Shore & More Bicycles is a company that is operating its bicycle business in an environment with high competition. There is, therefore, a need to have an information system that will differentiate the different business processes in the company. The information system that is suggested for Shore & More Bicycles is CRM and ERP systems (Carayannis, 2010). These systems meet the growth strategy of the company. One way in which the systems meet the growth strategy of the company is that it will differentiate the customer processes within the company. There are both low-end and high-end customers who have varying needs. For this ...

Background of the Case Study

The case concerns James, a student who used to get Bs on his weekly quizzes. Nevertheless, James failed his succeeding quizzes after being confused and consequently failing in one of his former quizzes. James lost his motivation after this but after encouragement from his teacher Ms. Khan, he looked for ways to overcome this challenge. Considering the scenario, the objective of this discussion is to integrate psychological theories in education or learning to the case of James in order to further understand the circumstances surrounding his situation. In the succeeding discussion, James’ situation will be explored and analysed using theories ...

In the human brain, the cortex is responsible for a multitude of important functions, including the processing of memory, perception, thought, attention, language and consciousness. The cerebral cortex is connected to other brain structures, including the thalamus and the basal ganglia. The cortex both sends signals to these other regions of the brain and receives and processes information from other structures. Sensorial input is processed on the opposite hemisphere from where it was experienced: for example, visual input that passes through the right retina is processed on the left side of the brain. Eye movement is one of the ...

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6-May-14 This paper aims, to develop a research-based study on the impact of full time occupational engagements of parents outside the home, on the development of their children. The importance of childhood care cannot be underestimated because of its immense impact on the development an individual. Researchers consider childhood care as the most important aspect for the development of optimistic attitude and constructive skills in an individual . The brain of a young child is almost one quarter of the size of an adult, and the development of brain is restricted to the function of stimulation, resulted from retrieved information ...

Abstract

Pregnancy is one of the periods that a woman needs to take care of herself and the baby. There are many factors that affect the growth and development of the fetus. Whether taking small or large amount of alcohol during pregnancy affects the unborn child is one of the modern topics under research. The reality that people need to understand is that, when a pregnant woman consumes alcohol the unborn child also gets some percentage. The executive function of the human brain is very important. Studies show that children who have been exposed to alcohol during pregnancy cannot undertake executive functions. ...

The present description is concerned with critiquing an article entitled “Psychological distress and delusional memories after critical care: a literature review” The problem of the study is that there is a limited data with regard to the existence of a psychological distress known as delusional memories ,experienced by individuals who have been admitted in intensive care unit (ICU). The main purpose of the article was to perform to perform a literature review in order to find out and build the available empirical evidence with regard to the psychological distress linked with delusional memories in adult critically ill individuals following an ICU discharge. The ...

Political warfare is known as the use of political means and ways of making an opponent according to ones will under hostile intent. The use of the term political means the act of interaction between a government and a targeted audience in the aim of including a country’s government or military or its generation population. The government has to use different a variety of techniques that the opponent country cannot understand or in other words has a relatively less ability or strength to resist (Garnett, 2002). The nation may opt to use techniques like psychological operations (PSYOP) and propaganda. These two techniques adequately ...

How texting affects college students' academic grades

Introduction With the emergence of information technology and advancement in engineering smaller portable, multifunctional and affordable mobile devices have emerged. These devices have been integrated in schools and colleges to deliver and disseminate information between students and teachers. With the emergence of social media and affordable telephone services students have been using texts as a common communication tool (Vosloo). According to (Horstmanshof and Mary 75) the current modern college students multitask more than any other in the past. Today’s Net Generation University students multitask more than any previous group, mainly utilizing e-communication tools (Horstmanshof and Mary 75). This ...

Dangers of TV and Video Games on your Children

Do you know that TV shows such as Barney & Friends, Junior Showtime – Jeff Evans are harmful to your kid? Even if TV is a high tech source of entertainment, education and information, it has negatively influenced the lives of children in the country. According to Paik Comstock (1994), 90% of households in USA have TV sets. While this should be appreciated as a progress, a lot of questions should be raised about the use of TV by young children. Surprisingly, no one has imagined thinking about the dangers of exposing young children to these technologies. Over the years, television (TV) has ...

Part. 1. Inter-organizational systems (IOS) are automated information systems shared between one or more organizations. They are ICT based systems that enable businesses and organizations to electronically perform and conduct businesses and share information across business boundaries (Oz 2009, pp 87). Since the establishment and the increasingly availability of information systems and the internet, there has been few limitations of technological barriers (Schmidt and Jared 2013, pp 59). However, this does not imply that IOS operations are successfully implemented or have no limitations and challenges. The supply chain management has been considered one of the crucial elements ...

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Introduction

Psychology is the branch of science which deals with the study of the mind. It has a further sub-category of behaviorism which is the study of behavior. But the extent of Behaviorism Psychology had flaws. Scientists and researchers needed something more in-depth and advanced to study the internal mental states. Behaviorism only dealt with the external behavior that a person observed. This gave birth to Cognitive Psychology. Cognitive Psychology better interlinks itself with linguistics, neuroscience and philosophy. The development of cognitive psychology circled back to the ...

Dangers of TV and Video Games on your Children

Do you know that technology is the best is the best thing in life? Had it not been for the perpetual technological innovations in the fields of medicine, agriculture and transport, life would never be the same. In deed, the human life has been improving after each day. This explains why ultimate solutions have been found to address the numerous challenges facing the society today. Surprisingly, no one has imagined thinking about the dangers of exposing young children to these technologies. Over the years, television (TV) has become a very common gadget in many households. It has significantly gained ...

Social psychology may be defined as the scientific study of how a group of people at any particular location‘s thoughts, manners and emotions can be affected by the concrete, imagined or implied existence of others. Social psychology majorly aims at altering one’s attitude towards an individual or an object. In common terms, social psychology may be referred to as persuasion; an active force that tends to sway people towards adopting a specific idea, attitude or even behavior. This however does not require physical force but rather mental push (Smith 2000). Information processing involves a series of events and materials ...

Introduction

Neural Network, or most commonly known as “Artificial Neural Network” is an information processing pattern which are comprised of multiple processors and influenced by how the nervous system processes information. The processors or units, as many researchers would call them, are linked by communication channels and carry numeric data that are acquired by our brain and senses in many different ways. The units function only with the local data acquired and with the information that they have from the connection. It is said that a Neural Network (ANN) learns via examples, just like humans and is capable of handling processes ...

Abstract

Safety and efficiency factors in aviation industry have increasingly become central factors and major players have continued to improve various factors that lead to improved safety and efficiency.There has been major technological advancements that have led to the current progress in safety and efficiency in the aviation industry. However, the issue of human factor has increasingly received focus after the realization that human errors are the factors behind aviation incidents and accident. This has led to the development of knowledge, skills and flexibility of the staff in the industry ensure the exercise of good judgement, which will ensure safety ...

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

This is the practice of extracting useful knowledge from the voluminous data available on the web. Web usage mining is the basis of web site management of e-commerce sites through the creation of adaptive web sites, business and support systems as well as personalization and network traffic. The www platform has grown into an influential gateway for the management and conduction of business operation. The www can be classified as content, structure and usage mining. Web servers accumulate a lot of data whenever an interaction is initiated by the user. Analysis of the web logs is important to the user ...

The left brain vs. the right brain

Abstract There are many theories that seek to explain how the human brain functions. One of them is the left brain versus the right brain theory. This theory argues that the human brain is divided into two hemispheres; the left and the right hemisphere. It is believed that the two sides of the brain function independent of one another and that their functions are totally different. People have one side of their brain being dominant to the other. This implies that the person’s personality, ability or thinking capacity is dependent on the side of the brain they ...

Social Intelligence and Romantic Relationships

The study was being funded by the University of Southern California. The University is located in California in the United State of America. The objective of the study was to establish how people think on romantic issues according to their social standing in the society. The study did guarantee payment but one was entered in a lottery with a chance of winning $200 USA dollars (Survey, 2011).

Relationships and Information processing

The University of Southampton in the United Kingdom (UK) funded the study. The objective of the study was to establish how different human beings process information through answering questions. The participants in the research ...

Problem Solving, Creativity and Learning

In general, the elements of creativity are “cognitive, affective, personal and motivational, and social or environmental” (Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, 2011). Of these elements, the affective and the cognitive elements are the most important. In particular, the affective elements include risk-taking, independence, humor, and curiosity while the cognitive aspects include open-mindedness, attraction to complexity, originality, perceptiveness, and basic knowledge. On the other hand, the motivational elements are also important as the creative person is intrinsically motivated and is passionate about his or her field. As well, self-confidence, persistence, and energy are keys to accomplishing something creative. ...

Economic development and the IMF and the World Bank in the Caribbean

Introduction Following the international standards, the Caribbean nations are not very rich in natural resources and this has affected their economies very much. A lot can be done so as to improve the economy in the Caribbean. The paper will discuss the history of the Caribbean economies and the experiences they have gone through in the development of their economies. It will also discuss how trade agreements with other countries, the World Bank and the IMF have helped to shape up the Caribbean economies. Tourism and the sugarcane industry are also major contributions to the Caribbean economies ...

Information Processing and Cognitive Theories 1989 to Present

Information Processing and Cognitive Theories 1989 to Present

Although there are several different views about cognitive psychology, a few general principles exist that most of the cognitive theorists could agree with. First is the principle derived from the assumption of a limited capacity of our mental system, which means that the amount of information that the mental system can process is constrained in myriad ways. At a very specific point of the mental process, the flow of information is restricted in a bottleneck manner. The second principle involves a requirement of control mechanism to accommodate storage, processing, transformation, encoding, utilization and retrieval. Meaning, the ...

Information Processing and Cognitive Theories 1950 - 1970

Information Processing and Cognitive Theories

The development and studies pertaining to information-processing and cognitive theories started to flourish between 1960s to 1970s, principles and theories prior to that period have shifted in terms of identifying how reading takes place. The perspectives of cognitive processing have provided a clear description that the underlying processes taking place in the human mind are inherited in the act of reading. The principles of cognitive processing framework are trying to explain that the unseen mind functions are engaged in more complicated mental activities. One of the models and theories such as information processing represents the ...

Accounting is by itself indeed information to various parties in an organization who includes management, employees, as well as external parties such as the suppliers and government. It provides information concerning various aspects of needs in the organization and outside the organization. The accounting information provides the basis for making most of the crucial decisions in the organization. Accounting information processing is a branch of accounting information system, which is mainly concerned with the processing of information collected and stored. The accounting information is obtained from the daily activities done by organizations named as accounting transactions. The process derives the ...

Introduction

Other means of dealing with security threats and incident response existed long before the introduction of computer technology. People used to respond to unexpected incidents that were capable of affecting organizations or a nation at large. Irrespective of the nature of the event, it is always advisable to prepare and respond to an incident that has a negative effect to people. The use of disaster recovery and incident response technologies assists organizations in preparing for unexpected events. Most organizations fail in preparing for incident respond and disaster recovery while conducting their daily businesses. These organizations are not well prepared to offer ...

Executive Summary

Wei Corporation a booming company in the technology sector has been experiencing steady growth and progress, in terms of overall sales, profits, and revenues. This information could be best evidenced by the growth of company’s employee population to over 3,000 employees. A steady growth and improvement has also been identified on Wei Corporation’s independent, corporate, and industrial client base. In fact, its supplier base could reach as far as overseas.

Now, according to predictions, Wei Corporation will continue to benefit from rapid growth and expansion in the coming years and that’s actually why the members of ...

1. What are minimal groups? How does group membership lead to prejudice and discrimination?

In social psychology, minimal group referrer to human’s inclination to separate into groups in which they form identities based on group membership. One part of a group tends to identify with their group and show bias against another. The creation of groups is the first step in prejudice. After creating mental categories, people group similarities into each by similarities while undermining the individual differences between members of a group and amplify differences between members of different groups. Group membership leads to prejudice as a result of irrational ...

Q. 1. Which theory of cognitive development do you most agree with? Why?

I mostly agree with Piaget's theory of cognitive development. This is because unlike other cognitive development theories, Piaget’s theory, through the four stages of development (sensory motor, preoperational, concrete operational mastery and formal operational stage) demonstrates, clearly, that cognitive capacities of children are different from those of adults. Thus, the theory aids in explaining why children should be taught different things at different ages.

Q.2. How does each theory of cognitive development treat the role of social and cultural factors?

Piaget’s theory suggests that reasoning in all cognitive domains transcends social and cultural factors, as it developed through universal stages. Conversely, Vygotsky’s theory highly regards the role of social and cultural factors, ...

Introduction

My friend may be very confident about having found the right answers to his dissertation research question; however, he needs to be aware of the phenomenon of cognitive biases in the research process. This is because occurrence of cognitive bias may affect the credibility of a research and render it erroneous. More so, cognitive biases are more subtle and difficult to comprehend as compared to other research related biases. It is related to one’s common sense and the way information is perceived and synthesised. Thus, it is important to be better aware of this bias and avoid failures in ...

Unconventional computer

Recently, there has been a growing interest into the development of hybrid wetware silicon devices focused on its applications in non-linear media computing and more specifically in cultured neurons. The objective of this research is to exploit the partially understood operations of vitro –neural networks to carry out more advanced computations effectively as compared to traditional architecture in order to facilitate the understanding of how the nervous system works. The outcomes of this study have come with it the increase in machines that have improved capability of cell culturing, wetware silicon interfacing as well as neurobiology. Medically these systems have ...

Abstract

A total of 40 a schizophrenic adults, 20 being male and 20 being female were subjected to a Fagerström Test. The main objective of this function was to explain and assess both the strengths and problems of schizophrenic adults with nicotine dependence/addiction. Among the 40, 20 were addicted while the rest were not. Among the 20 labelled addicted, 10 were male and the other 1o were female.

Introduction

Personalities with schizophrenia encompass a great deal in elevated tobacco smoking prevalence, a lesser cessation pace, and an elevated occurrence of tobacco-linked illnesses in relation to the common populace. As seen, the most widespread type ...

Introduction

Over the years, psychology has become an important science, alongside more traditional sciences such as chemistry and physics. According to the American Psychological Association (2011), psychology is: “the study of the mind and behavior. The discipline embraces all aspects of the human experience — from the functions of the brain to the actions of nations, from child development to care for the aged. In every conceivable setting from scientific research centers to mental health care services, "the understanding of behavior" is the enterprise of psychologists” (Support Centre, 2011).

There are various approaches to psychology, namely behavioural, cognitive, humanist, psychoanalytic ...