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González-Menéndez, Fernández, Rodríguez, and Villagrá (2013) studied the effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on 37 female inmates were incarcerated for a drug-related crime; participants were not abstinent from substances at the beginning of the study. Participants were randomly assigned to ACT or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and data was collected for two years (González-Menéndez, 2013). The purpose of the study was to determine the long-term efficacy of ACT on drug abuse…

a crucial role in the overall process of efficiency. The process of throwing the pebbles on the lake and the ripple effect is a better explanation of the role of social media in the business. So, could be guessed which one is which? Well, the rocks are the number of clicks which might be likes, shares, comments, reviews feedbacks etc., the lake is social media and the ripple effect is how the presence of Chuck’s Sheridan in social media affects customer behavior to perform the best efficiency.…

1. How I do one thing, I do everything There is an effect in Quantum mechanics named Butterfly effect. It states that a butterfly fluttering its wing in the USA can bring a hurricane in China. When I read this first I was moved deeply. I started reading more about this with my advancement I found that due to the flapping the environment and universe in the USA registered a change, that change was first noticed in the particles of the environment near butterfly then that vibration was…

years, these programs have come together to form what criminal justice professionals are calling the “CSI Effect”. According to an article written by Honorable Donald E. Shelton, “many attorneys, judges, and journalists have claimed that watching television programs like CSI has caused jurors to wrongfully acquit guilty defendants when no scientific evidence has been presented”. Thus, the “CSI Effect” was…

Memory is the mental process of acquiring, retaining and then retrieving information and mental storage system that enables these processes. Misinformation effect refers to memory for false information or alteration of facts that leads to memory distortion. It occurs when episodic memory information is distorted or accuracy decreases because of post-event information occurring after the main event. Elizabeth Loftus started research in this field in 1974 where she found that wording of questions…

Music has many effects on the brain. The brain’s ability to absorb and make sense of music is very complex. Regardless of musical style, when music is listened to the brain activates the regions that are involved with movement, memory, planning, and attention- which means that sound isn’t processed with ease. Music is more meaningful to it than any other sound due to it being organized, repetitive, and harmonious. Various types of music have diverse effects on the brain: classical music…

by the recalling of words either at primacy and recency effect. And to see if there are two separate stores for memory. A number of researchers have suggested that the serial position effect varies depending on where an item is positioned on a list. When asked to recall a random list of words in any order, people tend to begin recall with the end of the list, recalling those items with the best accuracy. This is described as recency effect. The first few items on a list is likewise recalled…

people drink low doses of caffeine it wakes them up and makes them more alert, on the other hand, higher doses of caffeine has the opposite effect on them (Yacoubi and Ledent et al, 2000). The A2A receptor mainly assumes the role of inducing sleep. The A1 receptor creates wakefulness when activated. On the other hand, inhibiting the A1 receptor mediates the effect of sleep…

I am originally from a small rural community in Ohio which has poor regulation on the air and water quality which humans depend on to sustain life. Throughout the city, hydraulic fracking has become a common method to obtain energy. This method of obtaining energy is misconceptualized to be a cleaner alternative to oil and coal, however, with a first hand on experience with living in this area allows me to witness otherwise. This city is known as Youngstown, Ohio. Hydraulic fracking is a…

Some of the short term effects are dehydration, malnutrition, impaired judgment, slurred speech, blurred vision, delayed reaction time, staggered walking, stupor, confusion, inability to comprehend, and unconsciousness. Heavy drinkers are prone to serious health consequences that…