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Biology as a Determinant of Action

The writer discusses the role genetics plays in determining behavior, and indicates that while social models and genetics together...

Earthquakes and Animals

In seven pages the link between earthquakes and animals is made in terms of animal behavior prior to an earthquake and if there wo...

Al Franken and Bill Clinton

The writer suggests that possible motivation for some of Bill Clinton's behavior can be found in Al Franken's book Human Motivatio...

3 Types of Psychological Themes

In seven pages the psychological themes of phobia research, how diagnosis and treatment have changed throughout history, and behav...

Anger Management and Behavior Modification

How behavior modification techniques can be employed in the context of an anger management program is discussed. This ten page rep...

Nailbiting and CBT

most pragmatic and meaningful of treatments in terms of how it shows where and how a person may have distorted thoughts regarding ...

Fireflies of the Eastern United States

the females attention away from competing males (Nevins, 1999). Species also vary according to their flight pattern, the time of...

Terms Defined

of responsibility, as the title Hone Secretary indicates; this is the home state. The responsibly is law and order, which includes...

Organizational Behavior

question put forth by bosses and managers everywhere: "how do I get more out of my workers?" In this paper, we will...

Behavioral and Psychoanalytical Theories of Sigmund Freud

Freuds new outlook at behavior as a possible cause and its analysis as a way to treat "abnormal" behavior was different than many ...

Family Therapy - Three Different Models

Batesons cybernetics model (Niolan, 2002). Tucker (2002, PG) notes that to Bateson familial problems exist in a system of units a...

Ethical Requirements of a Financial Planner, a Case Study

placed the phone call. While this was an honest enough error, he handled the situation poorly. That having been said, he should ha...

Family Dynamics Models, Rational Choice and Family Policy

would entail having to heat up something else for him. Perhaps, the mother thinks, she could make spaghetti for her family, find s...

Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy and Marilyn Monroe

grandmother were institutionalized when they died and her mother spent most of the rest of her life in a mental institution (Towso...

Plato's 'Republic' and a Consideration of Rational Intellect and Emotions

good gifts to their friends and family but often do not have the expenses which would allow them to do so. However, people may use...

Policy Formulation, Globalization and Rational Choice

Hollis (2003) also makes the point that with the advent of increasing globalisation, it is no longer possible to assume that...

Rational or Romantic Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

she receives by her cousins, John in particular: "John had not much affection for his mother and sisters, and an antipathy to me. ...

Rational Theory, Science, and Political Science

the idea of introducing the idea of rational choice theory into the study of political science (Anonymous, 2000). Rational choice ...

Rational Economic Model Search and Exchange Rate Irrationality

In six pages this paper discusses current rates of exchange in a consideration of various models and how they have failed with the...

David Hume on Causation and Rational Belief

In three pages this paper discusses David Hume's philosophical belief that causation laid the foundation for rational belief with ...

Analyzing the Theory of Rational Choice

In five pages this research paper applies the rational choice theory to the social sciences and discusses basic points along with ...

Brazil's Democratization Process and the 'Rational Choice Model'

is wise for us not to make a judgment about this action, bur rather make an effort to view it as reality, instead of being influe...

A Rational Communication Self Analysis

In ten pages this paper discusses relationship communication and the factors that can influence it including self deception, self ...

Nonrational Organizations and Rational Choices

In five pages this paper examines how organizations have evolved from nonrational into rational entities. Five sources are cited ...

Aristotle, Rational Freedom, and Causal Necessitation

In five pages causal necessitation is considered in relationship to moral responsibility and fate and includes Aristotle's work's ...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy

In fourteen pages and 4 parts this paper examines PTSD and Albert Ellis' REBT in a study recommendations for the combination of Po...

Rational Decision Making and Consumerism

In eight pages relevant marketing and economic issues are considered within the context of consumerism and making rational choices...

Empirical and Rational Philosophies in Candide by Voltaire

This is a direct attack on Leibniz, who was regarded as a scholar in the fields of metaphysics, theology, and the cosmos. The phi...

How Security Managers Can Benefit from Understanding Rational Choice Theory and Routine Activities Theory (RAT)

sphere (Remco, 2003). Theorist Henri Fayol (1841-1925) developed the concept of security management in his 1916 book entitled Adm...

Rational, Natural, Open Systems Organizations

created and designed to accomplish specific goals (Baum, 2002). The government is a good example of the rational model. There are ...