Essays on Self-Consciousness

Perception and Consumer Behavior

Perception is the process of knowing features of stimuli with the use of vision, hearing, taste, smell and touch (Scott, 1994). The visual perception i.e. size/shape in the L’Oreal Men Expert Vita Lift 5 ad is rectangle with the focus on more than one dimension to enable consumers to downsize their order by enlarging the product along all dimensions. On the other hand, the shape of the Aveeno Absolutely Ageless ad is portrait. The size of the ad is adjusted through focus on multiple dimensions to perceive the product easily. Lettering is another factor affects the perception of ...

Egocentrism is simply a heightened degree of self-consciousness and self-awareness. David Elkind’s work was mostly focused on adolescent psychology. Therefore, his version of egocentrism was mainly in adolescents. According to Elkind, adolescents have the inability to perceive the difference between what they think of themselves and what people think of them. His theory traces its roots from Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, which presents an argument that due to the changes adolescents undergo, they can conceptualize their thoughts and conceive those of other people. This is a buildup of what Elkind provides in that he brings in ...

The death penalty is defined by Alesina & La Ferrara, (2014) as the kind of punishment given to individuals who have committed capital crimes. When trying to justify punishment, one can adopt either a consequentialist or retributive justification. Pojman arguments in favor of the court’s decision is a combination of consequentialist and retributive reasons. Consequentialist justification views that harming those who have committed wrongdoing serves as an example to those who may want to do the same in future. Retributivists on the other hand claim that physically harming those who have committed criminal offenses is an intrinsic good. According ...

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Immanuel Kant: Reason and Freedom Immanuel Kant argues that being purely objective or purely rational and being independently free are two peas in a pod. As Kant argued in his widely known book Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals, all human beings possess what he refers to as 'the idea of freedom' (Pasternack, 2002, 12). He builds his concept of categorical imperatives-- in the absence of which responsibility and morality would cease to exist-- upon the speculated idea that freedom is an omnipresent concept. Kant claims that it is clearly not possible for people to envision themselves as 'un-free' ( ...

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The purpose of this assignment is to understand the different religions that have been studied throughout Unit 3. Vedic, Spirit Possession, Hindusim as well as Islam and Judaism will be evaluated. Lessons that have surrounded each of these paradigms suggest that there are considerable core concepts that can be defined throughout religion universally. Lesson 10 on Christian Hymnody in Uganda explains an important issue relating to song contests. The way that Catholic Identity and African methods of expression have contributed towards observable comparisons in multiple ways. India is the motherland of not only particular religions, but a unique spirit ...

Compare and Contrast Hegel and Marx on Civil Society and the Problem of Human Freedom

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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel argued that civil society is characterized by private property, the pursuit of self-interest, and human needs. He viewed civil society as a body of needs wherein people align their specific personal interests with social expectations and necessities, which are finally negotiated by the all-embracing state. Hegel claimed that civil society is perfectly able to balance the wide array of human interests and needs. However, he further stated that the state, as a highly ethical entity, provides stability to the totality of needs by guaranteeing the security and strength of the division of labor, social ...

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The Five Factor Theory of Personality

The Five Factor Theory of Personality is a framework that most psychologists use to identify and analyze personality attributes. Psychology experts and professionals began to recognize and accept the importance of this theory starting in 1980’s (McCrae and John, 1990). Based on this theory, personality traits have five basic dimensions: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience. These five dimensions are popularly known as the Big Five Personality Traits.

For each dimension of the Big Five Personality traits, also known as the Five Factor Model, corresponding characteristics are associated.

Extraversion The first dimension is Extraversion, and this is associated with warmth, gregariousness, assertiveness, activity, excitement seeking, and positive emotions (McCrae and John, 1990). Using a ...

1. William Edward Du Bois was a prominent American civil rights activist who was known for his theory of double consciousness. More than being a philosopher, DuBois is most popular for being a social leader whose advocacy was centered on achieving equality among the colored people. The Marxist dimensions of Du Bois’s theory is linked to his belief that the economic status of the Black Americans was one of the contributory factors of their oppression, and he pointed what Marx once suggested that it is the equitable distribution of wealth that can help alleviate this condition of the ...

When I was a kid I lost my maxillary central incisors and that strongly impressed me as I can vividly recall feeling self-consciousness. I remember this period of inner turmoil, various dental procedures I had to come through which restored my self-confidence. I had experience later in my life which brought me face-to-face with people in a foreign land who struggled with dental health issues. These memories ultimately awaked within me a desire to become a dentist. While my self-consciousness helped me to appreciate the value of dental health, a series of treatments in the following years brought me to the place where my ...

1. Compare and contrast Du Bois's theory as to the oppression of African Americans with Gilman's theory as to the oppression of women. What similarities do you see in their arguments? What are the differences in these two theories of oppression?

Gilman followed the Marxist’ theory and described economic and political factors of gender inequality. She pointed out that the traditional family role distribution make women dependent. Differential socialization sustains inequality – when girls are taught differently from the early age capabilities of both girls and boys are the same. The scientist also stated that core women’ ...

1. Considering what is known about the teenage brain and sexual development, are messages of "just say no" likely to be effective when it comes to drug use and sex? Why or why not? Be sure to explain your answer. Please note your answer should make reference to both adolescent brain and sexual development. (3 points) The adolescent brain is considered to be more similar to the brain of a child than an adult. Its development is a work in progress. Adolescents don’t perceive things in the way adults do. Their brain is filled with curiosity about the world ...

INTRODUCTION

The issue of if animals have the same sentience and morality of humans is a topic that has been greatly debated throughout history. Many philosophers and scientists have weighed in to try and find the answer to this age-old question. Singer has explicit views on the relative sentience of animals and morality of the ways in which human beings use animals, and those views often come into conflict with the ways that human beings interact with non-human animals in various societies. Singer defines sentience as “the capacity to experience episodes of positively or negatively valenced awarenesses” (Singer). Positive sentience would ...

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Introduction Suicide is an issue that affects our country in a big way, especially with the increase of bullying incidents in schools around the United States. What can we do as a society to help this problem and recognize the signs? It is possible to notice the signs of someone thinking about committing suicide and there are different tips on how to help the person or even tell an adult about the situation. Suicide can be preventable if given the right knowledge There Are so many reasons why any individual would choose this topic to write about such as: ...

Based on reading of this text, Hegel understanding of the interconnection between time and spirit can be viewed as an attempt to destruction of the history of ontology. The understanding of time of Hegel can be said to be the most radical way and the most offensive way of understanding of time (Pinkard, Terry, 49). In his argument, he believes that the spirit falls into historical time and at the same time be speculative thought. Hegelian Conceptuality clearly outlays itself as separation and understanding of the difference between the “I” and non-I. The conceptuality brings itself in the ...

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This name of this chapter is Philosophical Issues: Phenomenology. Evan Thompson and Dan Zahavi explored consciousness and its relation to body and the processes of the brain. There are relations between “conscious experience and cognitive processes” (Thompson, and Zahavi 67). This article deals with the concepts of method of phenomenology, the understanding of intentionality and phenomenal consciousness and self-awareness. There is a difference between imagination and visualization and perception. Bodily experience and self-consciousness are related. Edmund Husserl (1859-1938) researched phenomenology in detail.

Husserl introduced phenomenology which has the best methods for studying and explaining consciousness. Other philosophers who addressed ...

Slide 2: Introduction

- Social anxiety or social phobia is one of the most common types of mental disorders. - It is classified as the third most prevalent psychological disorder in USA, next to depression and alcoholism. - About 7% of the population in USA is plagued by some form of social phobia.

Slide 3: Overview of Social Anxiety Disorder

What is social anxiety? - Irrational persistent fear of being judged negatively by others - Self-consciousness while doing common things in front of others. - Characterized by increased palpitations, feelings of self-doubt, low self-esteem, embarrassment and inferiority complex.

Types of social anxiety

- Generalized - Non-generalized

Slide 4: Types of Social Anxiety

Generalized ...

Learning to read as well as writing is of a positive significant and essential to the process in which Douglas comes to realize and see himself as human. Conditional on his description, the achievement of learning to read and write skills is devoted from the beginning of self-consciousness. As he says, reading opens a new door and he is able to access a new world. Douglas emphasizes that literacy is a key essential skill which develops his sense of being a human. Douglas has realized that ignorance is a tool of slavery while literacy is a path to freedom since education ruins slavery (Frederick & Arthea, 01). ...

Introduction

Immanuel Kant was born in Konigsberg, which was the capital of Prussia, which is currently known as Kaliningrad city in Russia in the year 1724. He was the fourth child in a family of nine children. His original name that he got after he was baptized was Emanuel, which he changed to Immanuel after getting converted to Hebrew. For the best part of his childhood he stayed at Konigsberg. The father to Kant was a German harness-maker from Memel, which was the most northeastern city in Prussia. Kant’s father died when Kant was 22 years of age. His mother Anna ...

KURDISH SECONDARY STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IN

LEARNING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE Degree Acronyms CF Corrective Feedback EFL English as a Foreign Language ESL English as a Second Language FLC Foreign Language Correction ICEEP International Conference on Education and Educational Psychology LPLA Logical Problem of Language Acquisition SLA Second Language Acquisition TEFL Teaching English as a Second Language TESOL Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages The Role of Oral Self Correction to Enhance Kurdish Secondary Students Performance in Learning English as a Foreign Language 1. Introduction The motivation for choosing oral self-correction as ...

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The current research aimed at examining the relationship between psychological indicators of well-being that occur in the general population with the six facets that are comprised to the Neuroticism domain. The results indicated that the facets that are more emotional such as depression, Anxiety, and vulnerability were stronger Well Being predictors than those facets that are not highly emotional. The study aimed at investigating the relationship between psychological indicators of well-being that occur in the general population with the six facets that are comprised to the Neuroticism domain. The predictors of PWB can be arranged from the strongest predictor ...

The two novels both have a history when it comes to thrillers in their time. The Haunting of Hill House, a novel by Shirley Jackson is considered a classic among many novel lovers as it captures the imagination of the reader in all possible ways. The Killer Inside Me, by Jim Thompson is a crime novel that has captured audiences around the world. This is with the imaginative and creative form of writing that it takes. Both these authors are legends in their own right, and form the basis for some of the thrillers that are present today. One of the most noticeable ...

The Self: Social Psychology

1. The concept of the self, according to Mead, can be compared to that of a child playing games. The child who likes to play games will make rules for himself, these rules are made in order to please him and be in his favor (Mead, 1934). Whether or not he follows these rules is entirely up to him, and how others perceive the given rules is up to them. There is a power in change and how people react to the given rules or sets are subjective. This is much like how society is shaped. There are laws and given ...

Introduction

For the longest time, management theories were limited to the behavioural characteristics of the people in leadership roles and their consequent relations with their subordinates. This approach is commonly referred to as a top-down due to its vertical nature. In a top-down scenario of leadership, the management not only influences the subordinates but also literarily micromanages them in every aspect. However, in the past few decades, organizational behaviourists have proposed a different ideology that asserts productivity in an organizational set-up is maximized if and only if leadership is shared among all employees.

Self-leadership is “a process through which individuals influence and lead themselves ...

Free will is about acting according to one’s choice or reason. Philosophers hold various theories about the concept of free will and the moral responsibility attached to it. Galen Strawson has a pessimist stand towards the concept of free will that one behaves or acts in a certain way because of how one is made. Therefore, one cannot be held morally responsible for the actions. However there is an inner consciousness in all human beings which differentiates them from other living beings, and this consciousness convicts one what to do and what not to do. Strawson’s argument that people ...

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This Paper illustrates the physiological effects of puberty during adolescence. It gives definitions of puberty and adolescents and tries to correlate the two in checking for the effects on each other. The paper gives the psychological changes brought about by the outward changes of an individual during the growth stage of adolescent. Every person has experienced this occasion of ambiguity known as puberty. It conveys instances of perplexity as adolescents are often trying to comprehend who they are and try to discover an identity. Santos (2007) describes puberty as “a period of quick bodily maturation involving hormonal and physical transformations ...