Essays on Trait

Abstract

Cognitive development focuses on the mental processes that determine how individuals behave and interact with the environment. It involves the use of logical, critical, reflective, metacognitive and creative thinking in solving problems. Life has various questions, dilemmas, uncertainties and unfamiliar problems. It calls for the efficient application of strategies in finding solutions. Creativity is a significant aspect in problem solving. Cognitive creativity helps an individual in carrying out simple applications, discriminations, analysis, and actions based on knowledge of the problem. Arguments arise on whether the concept of cognitive creativity is a skill or a trait. An individual’s creativity depends on his ...

1.0 Introduction Personality can be defined as a set of organized and dynamic characteristics that reflects and determines how an individual reacts to his/her environment[ CITATION Tie93 \l 2057 ]. Normally, these set of organized and dynamic characteristics influences ones behaviors, motivation and cognition[ CITATION THu08 \l 1033 ]. Personality brings out the differences between individuals and a unique set of inner characteristic that each posses. Through the study of personality one can appreciate the fact that no two individuals are exactly identical e.g. one can be adventurous while the other is not. It is worth noting that personality can be enduring ...

Abstract

Leadership is a critical component of such law enforcement agency as police. To make an efficient police leaders, the chiefs of police departments need to possess a wide scope of requisite traits like honesty, integrity, impartiality, flexibility, approachability, knowledge, and other features. Depending on personality attributes, senior police officials may adopt a wide range of leadership modes like transformation, transactional, mixed, active, role-modelling, situational, participative, passive, avoidant, and laissez-faire styles. Beyond that, police leaders are supposed to pursue a number of arch-important activities like the creation of a shared vision that produces the sense of purpose for subordinates, the cultivation of organizational commitment, the ...

Personality is the paradigm of feelings, thoughts, behaviors and social adjustments often executed overtime that immensely influences one’s self-perceptions, expectations, attitudes and values (Carducci, 2009). This paper explores the strengths and weaknesses of personality theories- Social cognitive theories and trait theories- comparing and contrasting them in relation to: Basic or underlying assumptions, freewill versus deterministic and awareness of self (e.g., conscious versus unconscious motives for behavior). Eventually, it will choose one of these theories that is most suitable when working with people and explain why. Social cognitive theory, developed by a worldwide well known psychologist- Albert Bandura, employs ...

Introduction

Organizations operate in unpredictable and dynamic environment that is characterized with change in consumer behavior, price fluctuations, political instability and goodwill, and social unrest. All these factors have an effect on the daily operations of the business as they lower performance of the employees, productivity, and cost effectiveness and efficiency of the business. In order to address these challenges, organizations need to devise an effective mechanism that would enable them expand their market niche, increase productivity and profit margin, and integrate technology in the production process so that to remain relevant in the business arena. However, with the current ...

Leadership has always been a controversial issue since ancient times. Some people believed that leaders are born, but studies suggest that leaders can be made. Leadership studies have been separated into various phases. The phases evolved as studies in leadership progressed prompting a better understanding of the subject. The earliest studies on leadership known as trait studies focussed on specific personality traits. Apparently, a leader possesses specific characteristics that could be identified by studying the person and how they behaved (Argyris, 1957). These studies suggest that leaders are born and not made. Despite the criticism it faced, these studies were upheld ...

Narcissism

The trait in question is narcissism. The unit of measure of this trait is Narcissistic Personality Inventory. Narcissism is the quality of one who seeks gratification from vanity; an egotistic person who admires excessively his or her attributes (Holmes, 2001). This is usually derived from arrogance. A person suffering from narcissism is said to have Narcissistic Personality Disorder. It is considered to be a societal ill and is a concept of psychoanalytic theory. The Narcissistic Personality Inventory is a measure that is taken to measure the standards of Narcissism psychological research (American Psychological Association, 1987). The measure is used to measure ...

Pedigree Case Analysis

A verified pedigree can help in the determination of the most likely pattern of inheritance of a single-gene disorder in a family. Pedigree analysis also has relevance to the determination of approaches to testing, assessment of recurrence risks, and in some instances, prognosis (Leonard, 2007). The purpose of this paper is multi-pronged. It will analyze the pedigree of a family with the aims of identifying the pattern of inheritance of a trait, additional information required, other relatives at risk, and alternative explanations for the condition.

Additional Information Required

The pedigree illustration provided does not depict the presence of the condition in the preceding two generations on ...

Brittani Scott

Introduction Sickle-cell disease is an illness that is multisystem, linked to episodes of progressive damage of organ and acute illness, and is among the most common dangerous monogenic disorders in the world (Weatherall, Hofman, Rodgers, Ruffin, & Hrynkow, 2005). The sickle-shape erythrocytes were initially described in the year 1910 by Herrick (Herrick, 1910) and understanding has slowly increased from that time. Together with his colleagues, Pauling (1949) keyed out electrophoretic abnormalities in sickle HbS and made up the word molecular disease in the year 1949. The genetics, as well as biophysics of hemoglobin behind the disease, have been widely ...

The current writing analyzes three articles that share a common subject: leadership, but while two of them focus on the relation between the traits and behaviors as relevant predictors to leadership, the other describes the situational leadership theory and extends the notions available in this research area. This paper will examine the following articles: “Situational Leadership: A Review of the Research” (Johansen, 1990) , “Trait and behavioral theories of leadership: an integration and meta-analytic test of their relative validity” (Derue, Nahrgan, Wellman & Humphrey, 2011) and “Personality and Transformational and Transactional Leadership Meta-Analysis” (Bono & Judge, 2004). Thesis Statement: These three articles ...

Response to Question 1: How Aggressiveness personality trait develops in humans. Where the theorist say it comes from

In his perspective of personality, Carl Rodgers acknowledges that all organisms live in the environment enduring experiences that are continuously changing. Organisms react to the environment in which they are based. As individuals interact with the environment and phenomena, a part of the perceptual field is shaped and translates into self. As such, the interactions with the environment create the allowance for the interactions, which are evaluated and incorporated into the structures of self. Structures of the self can be perceived as an organized, dynamic but consistent perceptual pattern that carries the concepts that define an individual. For every field ...

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Leadership Theory and Practices Introduction

Leadership is important for any group of people that has come together for a common purpose. Clark (2004) defines leadership as a process by which a person influences others to accomplish an objective and directs an organisation or institution in a way that makes it more coherent and cohesive. Thus, a leader steers and stimulates a group of people towards achieving a shared goal. While this is the basic role of a leader, people’s approach to leadership varies widely. The objective of the paper is to analyse the leadership approach of a chosen leader based on key leadership theories that provide ...

Leadership Traits and Ethics

Leadership trait and ethics is a very broad area of study. While leadership is differently defined by different scholars, most of them seem to accommodate the essentialities of ethical leadership. The center for ethical leadership (2012) defines ethical leadership as the act of knowing one’s core values living them as part of your daily activities for the common good. Leadership therefore entails the acts of being in lead to guide or set an exemplary pace for others to follow; more often on the right part and leading to greater returns other than when there would be no leadership or ...

Abstract

The outcome of any situation, incident or event depends upon how the person faces them by using experience, skill, and trouble-shooting approach. The success of any business or organization is determined by the effective leadership. Leadership is a multi-dimensional concept. The paper focuses on the thorough discussion of leadership. The paper highlights the effective leadership qualities of Oprah Winfrey, one of the most influential personalities of our time. The paper starts with explaining a brief biography of Oprah Winfrey. The biography highlights Oprah's professional aspects rather than the personal aspects of her life. Among these aspects, her educational achievements, career achievement ...

Introduction

Transformational leadership involves being able to influence the conduct and actions of the followers through positive inspiration focusing the process to the development of the follower. A leader in general should be concerned with the well-being of the followers to ensure they are controlled in a positive manner and their concerns catered for fully. Transformational leader need to be involved in all processes of the group with energy and passion for enabling the followers to succeed (University of Kent).

A. My leadership style/potential

My choice to lead in a transformational manner was reached in the manner which the results of this style are satisfying both ...

MGT 3100

Dr. Frank Abstract The United States of America has been led by numerous leaders with varying leadership and management qualities since attaining independence in 1778. The current American President Barrack Hussein Obama goes down in history as the first African American to become the American president since its establishment by the founding fathers. Obama has drawn a lot of controversies especially with his gay rights advocacy as well as snubbing his motherland Kenya during his African tour. George Walker Bush was the 44th president of the United States of America and Obama’s predecessor. Bush is the ...

Background

Recent behavioral studies have shown the clinical relevance of meditation in the treatment of stress-related physiological and psychological illnesses. Kabat-Zinn et al. (1998) found that audio-induced mindfulness meditation reduced stress and increased the rate of healing of psoriatic lesions in patients with psoriasis. Krisanaprakornkit et al. (2006) reviewed a variety of meditation techniques on the effect of stress-related anxiety disorders and found that most meditation approaches can help patients self-regulate anxiety symptoms in a variety of anxiety conditions. In an extensive literature review comprising hundreds of studies conducted in the past 20 years, Jacobs (2001) also found that relaxation techniques and ...

Q1. What is the effect of VLSM therapy on state anxiety levels, as measured by the STAI?

Q2. What is the effect of VLSM therapy on perceived stress levels, as measured by the PSS? Research Method

This will be a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial designed to examine the effects of VLSM meditation therapy (Solfanelli, 2010) on state anxiety levels and perceived stress levels. As previously noted, state anxiety will be operationally defined as scores on Spielberger’s State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), whereas stress will be operationally defined as scores on the Perceived Stress scale (PSS).

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Complete the chart by listing seven traits you believe are associated with male or female behavior. Examine the differences of these traits between genders. Identify whether the differences are biological, social, inherent, or learned. Explain why.

Gender Trait

What are the trait differences between genders? Are the trait differences biological or social? Are the traits inherent or learned? Why? Aggressiveness Both genders can display aggressive behavior, but triggers are usually different. Aggressiveness is an inherent trait because it is an instinctive method for defense and survival. Competitiveness Although both genders can display competitive ...

Performance Appraisal

The company’s current evaluation process poses three concerns: employee personality as opposed to employee work results, measuring skills with uniformity and accuracy, and using the evaluation process to enhance professional growth (Bacal, 2007). In this regard, the company’s current evaluation process is concerned with employee personality rather than work results. For example, the engineer’s personality is given more weight during evaluation rather than the safety measures he/she introduced in the company. In addition, the evaluation process does not measure workers skills with accuracy and uniformity. For example, the engineer is rated poorly despite the expertise possessed. ...

Traits are defined as the actions, thoughts and feelings which distinguish individuals from each other. They are the internal characteristics of a person which correspond to the behavior of a person. Individual traits remain stable throughout the life span of a person. The adaptive processes of a person lead to changes in the characteristic behavior of the person. Different theories have been proposed to explain the personality traits. These theories include the human motivation theory and the whole person theory.

Personality researchers such as D.W Fiske (1949) and Goldberg (1981) proposed five broad categories of personality traits, which were referred, to as the big ...

Psychologists and psychiatrists have devised several ways to study human personality. In the Five Factor Personality Test, researchers allow the respondent to fill in a survey and then analyze their score on the basis of five broad categories. However, these are not only used by professionals but any individual can analyze his/her scores given the basic understanding. The five factors of personality that are analyzed include; openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. These five factors form the basis but there are other personality traits or characteristics that come under these broad terms. Every trait is independent of the other; hence, ...

Sports play a significant role in the society and culture at large. It influences the values of many people who are either participants or spectators who love it. Sports instill a positive attitude and impact on youths as shown by performances in schools. Research shows that students engaged in sporting activities performs better than those who are dormant. The research also indicates that the students have lower dropout cases and more disciplined than others. Many students who have the opportunity to join culture get to earn their degrees. Sports teach students and other interested parties valuable lessons involving teamwork and appreciating ...

People & Organizations

My personality would best be described with the use of the five-factor theory of personality. This theory describe five distinct traits all brought in one. In my own opinion, I have a personality that is under the extroversion factor. This is because I tend to interact freely among all people, be it acquaintances, strangers, enemies, or friends (Allport & Odbert 2006). In addition, this trait describes a talkative person who has energy, which is a trait that I possess. Furthermore, whenever, I am in the company of my friends I like being the centre of attention; not being challenged, or being opposed ...

According to Mayer (2007), “personality is a system of parts that is organised, develops, and is expressed in people’s actions”. The ‘system of parts’ would mean components of self that include emotions and motivations. Personality is, thus, a complex whole formed by intersection of various external and internal factors. It is a gradual process of development. While some researches have considered personality as stable and consistent, recent researches suggest that personality develops during a person’s lifetime. The following section discusses some of these recent researches.

Personality Development Studies

Personality development is a complex process. Different researchers have explained this process in different ways. This section ...

Included in this review of literature are the main concepts being studied for this research. These are the concepts of “personality” and “work performance,” its theoretical introduction, the relationship between these two main variables. This review shall outline the definition of these two important concepts and the major trends in interpreting their relationships. It shall also point out the alternative explanations of their relationships and how it can be resolved. According to Phares & Chaplin (1997), personality traits are major constructs in the field of psychology. These have been defined in various respects. Personality traits are described to be ...

Abstract

The paper deals with four main sections of leadership. These include leadership styles, dependency theory of power, expectancy theory of motivation, and performance appraisal in a company. Each section is discussed in details and examples of relevant scenarios given. Mainly, the paper identifies leadership styles in given scenarios, gives an explanation of the dependency and expectancy theories of motivation. Moreover, performance appraisal process in a company has also been discussed.

Key words: leadership styles, power, dependency, expectancy, performance appraisal.

Task 1: leadership styles

Identifying Leadership Styles

Leader A can be categorized as a level 5 leader. This is because he/she has transformed the company to a high ...

Introduction

Given that humans are of the same species, we have some alike personality traits regardless of culture. They are referred to as the big five personality traits and consist of; conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, openness and neuroticism. These are personality traits that will be found in every culture. Just as there is universal personality traits, there is also cultural specific personality traits. The following essay discusses two personality traits that are considered universal and two that are considered culture specific.

Discussion

Neuroticism is a universal trait that is characterized by worry, jealousy, anxiety and moodiness. Neurotics are more prone to mental disorders ...

According to research conducted by Zunker (2005, p. 132), personality traits have two different approaches that define them. These include the nomothetic method and the idiographic one. However, the nomothetic method believes that individuals inherit their personality traits and there is no way the surrounding environment can affect them. However, the idiographic approach to personality differs with the nomothetic one because it draws focus on entire personalities of people. For example, it specializes on factors such as richness and complexity that are imperative in understanding the deeper details of an individual. Ferguson (2009, p. 132) also asserted that there ...

In the study of psychology, there are five broad dimensions used to describe personality of individuals. These include; extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism and openness to experience (Srivastava, 2013). These factors have a variety of other aspects and characteristics acquired from a study of traits evident in individuals’ descriptions of themselves and other people around them.

The first factor is Extraversion; a term used to describe an individual trait of being in touch with the external world. Extroverts are interactive and spend a lot of time talking and associating with friends, family and strangers alike. They are often active and willing to engage in ...

1. The alleles we inherit from our parents get expressed as outward traits. For almost all traits, one allele will be expressed and the other will not. If one of your alleles is dominant, its trait will be expressed. If both alleles are recessive, their trait will be expressed. Each of the traits in the table below follows a simple dominant/recessive system. For each trait, circle whether you have a dominant or recessive trait.

Trait Dominant Recessive

When a diploid organism (remember, carries two alleles for each gene!) has two of the same allele, we call it homozygous. When it has two different alleles, we ...

Effective leadership involves having the ability to lead the people into achieving a common goal. Understanding the core importance of leadership is controversial issues as it involves trying to explore the capabilities of different people who make them qualify to be called leaders. The ability to lead people of different beliefs and cultures is a challenging aspect especially if the leader does not have varied traits that are suitable to lead people. Leadership entails having a passion and desire to organize, direct and lead people to achieve a common goal. This is a similar case portrayed by Sir Richard Branson, the chief executive ...

Introduction

Leadership is defined by Chester Bernard as "the ability of a superior to influence the behavior of subordinates and persuade them to follow a particular course of action" (ETSU, 2013). For the success of any organization or a mission, it is important to have a great leader at the helm. A true leader is he who can elicit positive actions, behaviors and emotions in people without the promise of a reward or a threat of punishment (Givray, 2012). A true leader is he who with his passion, perseverance and dedication can guide his followers and subordinates into the right direction of success. There are different ...

Analysis of Leadership Styles and Behaviour

The two stories under consideration in this paper are curved out of the Play Merchant of Venice, written by prolific and world-beating playwright William Shakespeare first staged at about 1605 and since then, took the world by a storm; the other story is hived out of the Mad Men, an American television Period Drama Series created, directed and produced by award-winning and trend-blazing video writer and producer Matthew Weiner and was premiered on July 19, 2007 on the American Cable Network. It is also co- produced by Lionsgate Television. The Play Merchant of Venice features the love struck Antonio as ...

Answer for Part 1

A: In the F1 generation there were 445 purple and 437 white flowers. If the homozygous dominant genotype is (PP) and heterozygous genotype is (Pp); then the recessive genotype would be (pp).

White flowers = (pp) = 437 The ratio of purple flowers to white flowers is nearly 1:1, i.e. the number of purple flowers to the number of white flowers is nearly same. Hence, the parents would heterozygous purple flower (Pp) with homozygous recessive (pp). The following is an example of a test cross. B: In genetics, a test cross, first introduced by Gregor Mendel, is used to determine if a ...

Abstract

This paper explores the subject of cognitive creativity as an inborn human characteristic and not a learnt skill. It analyses views of various psychologist and authors that are in support of the proposition that cognitive creativity is an innate. The paper advances an argument that creativity is unique mental process that differs from individual to individual. This difference is as a result of difference in personality. Personality is a product of mental process and creativity is a component of personality that endures in a person from childhood to adulthood. Therefore, the paper takes the position that creativity is inborn because of its consistency. Other ...

Introduction

The topic of the paper is murder, and its mission is to discuss the crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and relating this crime with the three categories of crime causation. Murder is the deliberate taking of another person life. Murder can be first-degree and second-degree murder where in the first degree both the intention and the killing is planned (Brown et al, 2010). This paper will also discuss how Jeffery Dahmer killed people deliberately out of ill will.

The Crime

The paper will address the crime of murder and will discuss the life of an American serial killer and sex offender Jeffrey ...

Introduction

The trend of online businesses or e-businesses has been growing throughout the world. Low startup cost has been among one of the most motivating factors for the entrepreneurs to setup their own e-business. The personality traits of the individual play an important role in influencing and encouraging individuals to start their own businesses. Women play an important role in any society and contribution of women in the economic development help the overall economy to improve. According to Sandhu, Sidique, & Riaz, (2011) in UAE, women are also making their mark and starting their own businesses. Sandhu, Sidique, & Riaz, (2011) have ...

The history of Colin Powell has captured the attention of many people from all corners of the world. His biography shows that his year of birth was 1937. Going through his life history, it is clear that he has spent many years in the military. During these years, he was able to acquire several positions in the military (Martin 2009). Due to experience and expertise, he was awarded several promotions that translated into higher ranks as the years went by. Colin served in many high ranking positions in the government. One of the reasons why Colin was given ...

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1.0 Extended Introduction There are many theories that have been put forward that try to address the issue of leadership and success in an organization. Many theorists have taken different issues and focused on them to try to explain the disparities in leadership styles that are adopted by different leaders in different organizations. Since the seventeenth century, there have been researches that have been focused on leadership in relation to hereditary attributes as seen in the works of Galton and Eysenck (1869; Derue et al. 2011, p. 7). In their research, it was ...

After careful internalization of article by Warren Bennis, ‘Crucibles of Leadership,’ my mind clicked to an event that made me a better leader, changed my whole view on success and made me a better person. Occurrences in life define our futures and change our lives completely. All through in the stages of development from childhood, I always knew that I possessed the right leadership qualities and these made me a role model to my peers. Nevertheless, leading does not have to be triggered by a happening in your life, but rather, it has to be a drive from the inside that inspires you and ...

Nelson Mandela was a well known South African politician, philanthropist, and an anti-apartheid revolutionary, born on eighteenth of July 1918. He served as the South African President from the year 1944 to 1999. He is known as the first South African chief executive, and also the first person to be elected in a free and Democratic election. A description of Nelson Mandela’s psychobiography is outlined in this paper, basing on the developmental events that took place in his lifetime using the big five theory. The big five theory, is a method applied in psychology to describe the five major dimensions ...

Introduction

Evolution is the change animals and species undergo over time to adapt to certain environmental changes and eventually produce multiple descendent species. Evolution and natural selection are often taken as complimentary to each other. However, evolution, by definition, is a historical process of change, while natural selection is merely a mechanism that results in this change. Advances in technology and biology has thrown light on several causes and consequences of evolution. Some of the deepest understandings of evolution come from understanding fossils and examining phylogeny and from the study of natural selection. Evidences suggest that when natural selection is strong, the rate ...

Abstract

Theory of evolution as proposed by Darwin has for long hinged on the fossil records to prove the process of evolution. However, the prevalent gaps in the fossils led way to the development of the punctuated equilibrium theory that was proposed by Eldredge and Gould as an alternative to Darwin’s phyletic gradualism theory. The punctuated equilibrium postulated that speciation occurs in an isolated peripheral subsect of population as a rapid change after a period of stasis. Unlike the anagenetic speciation of phyletic gradualism, punctuated equilibrium promotes the concept of cladogenetic speciation. However, punctuated equilibrium does consider rapid anagenetic speciation as a ...

I admire Steve Jobs as a leader and there are several reasons why I do so; he is an innovative and genius person who everyone knows resurrected the company from ashes to become the most loved organization of all times. But there is more than merely his being a genius which sets him apart from non-leaders; these are his traits as a leader. First trait is adaptability; he had always welcomed criticism in his life and work because he admitted his flaws, realized where the problem was and then struggled to remove those. He was determined to become a better leader and was ...

Traits of a good engineer

Engineering field is filled with opportunities of providing solutions to challenges that are faced by people in their daily lives. Engineering is a special field that needs a lot of years to achieve professionalism and expertise. This paper will discuss the requirements that are considered to befit a professional engineer. One trait I consider important for an engineer to be considered professional is being organized. Organization is an important trait as an engineer as things get done faster and in an efficient manner. With good organizational skills, someone knows well the tasks that are ahead. Organization is a sign that someone likes ...

Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disorder of the blood where the red blood cells form an abnormal crescent shape. The Red blood cells deliver oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues are generally flexible and round, facilitating them to move easily through the blood vessels. Nevertheless, in individuals with sickle cell anemia, the texture and shape of the red blood cells can vary. They turn out to be sticky, hard and take the shape of a disc. The cells die prematurely, resulting to a deficiency of red blood cells (David, 2011). Sickle cell anemia is passed through families ...

Introduction

The culture where I came from is rather a mix of cultures and not just a single one. Because of that it would sometimes occur, not only at my own instance, that my phenotype contains unusual characteristics; characteristics that are not usually seen on the description of the natives who came from our land. First, I would like to start by differentiating phenotype from genotype traits. Though they have some correlations (they are both under a larger umbrella called genetics), they are two different things. Phenotype, according to Blamire (2000), involves the outward physical appearance of an individual organism. These would ...

Introduction:

The individual nominated for this life-story interview is AJ. He is a family friend who was born in Alexandria in Egypt. He was born on the ninth day of November in the year 1956 thus making him 54 years old. He currently resides in Waterbury, CT with his wife of 19 years. He is also blessed with three children with whom He lives with: 16 years old, 12 years old, and 10 years old. However, unfortunately, he could have had four children since he lost a daughter at a tender age of 4 days and if she were alive today, she could ...

When psychologists discuss the term personality, they are describing the aspects of a person that are lasting, continuous, and stable. If one is violent now, the probability is high he or she will be violent in future. Therefore, the personality discussions are focussed on constant traits (DiCaprio, 1983). In addition, personality can be described as that trait that transpires in a broad diversity of situations (DiCaprio, 1983). A violent individual will be inclined to be so in many diverse conditions. Ryckman defines Personality “as a dynamic and organized set of characteristics possessed by a person that uniquely influences his or her cognitions, motivations, ...

Part 1

A: In the pea plant, the purple color is the dominant one while the white color is the recessive color. The F1 offspring that had purple colored flowers were 445 while those that had white colored flowers were 437. This gives a phenotypic ratio of almost 1:1. To attain this ratio, a parent with white colored flower (pp) had to be crossed with a heterogeneous purple colored parent (Pp). This can be confirmed by crossing the two patents as shown in the Punette square below.

B: The pattern observed can be explained using the first law of inheritance also called the Law ...

Introduction

Every year, new records on different sports are broken by athletes. That is, they set new records on the previous limits of human performance in their respective sports. For example, a previous lap record in a sprint may easily get broken by another individual who can simply run faster and complete the same lap in a significantly shorter length of time. This is, in fact, one of the reasons why most people and experts in the field of sports ask if there is ever a limit to human performance. Some would answer yes and some would answer the opposite. This also raises ...

The contribution of genetic and environment factors in shaping behaviors

This assignment is being submitted on July 13, 2015 Introduction The difference in behavior of two individuals can be attributed to various factors, in spite of the fact that they have similar physical traits and testing environments. The modern day scientists accredit both, the genetic factors and the environmental impact over the behavior, mostly channelizing their research on the mutual interaction among these factors (Breed & Sanchez, 2010). It has already been testified that genes cast their effect over the morphology and physical traits of an individual (Bazzet, 2008). Further, they create a base framework inside which the environmental ...

Virtual Lab Report

Virtual Lab 1: Virtual Microscopy A. Gauge the size of various biological components and organisms. The Virtual Microscope (copy and paste this address into a new browser window: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cells/scale/ ) can be used to make these observations. Estimate the size (length and width in microns) of An E.Coli cell is around 0.5µm in width and around 2µm in length. A mitochondrion is around 0.5µm in width and approximately 10µm in length. A Red blood cell is around 5.5µm in width and 7.5µm in length. A virus is approximately 0.25µm in width and ...

- Introduction Online learning is reshaping the entire area of study as it is removing all traditional boundaries on knowledge and making it increasingly accessible by all. In early 2014, MIT, one of the most reputed academic institutions in the world today, started providing free online course materials, accessible by the public. Online education has transformed the communication between teachers and students, enabled those in need to seek help at any time and from anywhere. Yet the open and enhanced accessibility does not mean that each student perceives and responses to the same matter in the same way. ...

Robert Green Leaf coined the phrase ‘Servant Leadership.’ Servant leadership model is something that is not really new in today’s world. The Chinese ruler Lao-Tzu was said to be one of the earliest servant leaders living between 570 and 490 B.C. Tao Te Ching says that the highest type of rulership is one whose existence is barely known to the subjects. The Indian book on political science ‘Arthashastra,’ authored by Chanakya says a king is someone who is not to please himself but his subjects, and that a king is a paid leader enjoying the resources of the state and the ...

Negotiation is one of the important processes in an organization. It is worth noting that disputes are inevitable in a society, and when disputes occur negotiation is believed to be the solution. The five factors of personality play a critical role in the negotiation process. It influences the negotiator and the outcome of the negotiation process. The five factors of personality include extraversion, openness, neuroticism, conscientiousness, as well as agreeableness (Yiu & Lee, 2011). Five-factors of personality affect the negotiator's behaviors and outcomes. The personality traits determine whether the negotiation is productive or not. Negotiators who comprehend their personality traits tend to ...

Introduction

A survey of the human population will show that people exhibit different levels of creativity. People have different abilities to generate novel solutions to significant problems in the society (Duxbury 1). Different theories have been advanced to explain the origin and factors influencing creativity among individuals. For instance, proponents of psychoanalytic theories argue that creativity is the result of reactions to repressed emotions or difficult circumstances. The major tenet of this theory is that the creative process is inspired by the need to find solutions to difficult situations in life. On the other hand, psychoticism theories posit that all ...

Power Sources for a Nurse Leader

The most important power sources of a nurse leader are expert power, legitimate and coercive power. Expert power comes with the experience and the skills that the leader has. That means that the decisions made by the leader possess knowledge and good judgment (Abudi, 2011). Legitimate power, on the other hand, depends on the position one holds in an organization. For a nurse leader, juniors recognize her or him as an authority. Therefore, any instructions given or decisions made will be respected. Coercive power is important whereby the leader creates the perception of a threat. For example, giving a bad performance review or ...

According to the dictionary definition of hero: A hero is a person who has distinguished ability or courage and is admired by other people for the brave deeds as well as noble qualities displayed by him . Being a hero does not necessarily mean the same as it is considered by other people and not by one’s own idea of a hero. There are certain traits that makes a person distinguishable from the rest of the people. These traits may make a person a hero or a villain depending on the nature of the traits. A person is hence considered a hero only if a majority of other ...