Paradigm

Many studies have been done on the theory of cognitive dissonance over the years by the use of deception. In a paper presented by Dr. Nail and students at the Southwestern Psychological Association in Houston Texas he described using a role-playing paradigm to test the theory. “The purpose of the present research is to explore whether cognitive dissonance phenomena can be demonstrated without the use of deception” (Nail, P. R., Correll, J.S., Drake, C. E., Glenn, S.B., Scott, G.M., & Stuckey,…

As politics evolves over time, changes occur and new paradigms are conceived. Ideologies are developed based on opinions regarding specific circumstances within the societal and political sphere, and eventually become shared within the political environment amongst political members and grow into customs, legislations, or even governmental frameworks. One ideology making an emergence now during the 21st century is deemed the term “post-truth politics”. Post-truth politics is the belief that many…

The optimists in the context of migration were mainly influenced by the neo-classical, developmental and modernization paradigms which are associated with functional perspectives in society (De Haas, 2010: 231). The emergence of literature on migration in the 1880’s was ground-breaking to the discourse of population movement at a global level. Ravenstein’s publications (1885; 1889) where his famous ‘laws of migration’ were illustrated are still considered as the mainstay, foundation, and genesis…

Macbeth vs. Lady Macbeth When analyzing and ascertaining the subtle nuances of literature of the renaissance time period, one of the most prevalent and agonistic features to concentrate on is the dynamics of gender roles, specifically between the protagonist of the story and the main “love interest”.Considering the majority of the playwrights written during this zeitgeist operated under the direct control of a dogmatic patriarchy, the protagonists of these stories are usually male, which…

and an applied science which seeks to understand individuals and groups by establishing general principles and researching specific cases. Psychology lends itself to fall into certain perspectives or paradigms: Cognitive, Behavioral, Humanistic, Dynamic, and Bipolar Depression. The cognitive paradigm explores the inner workings of the mind, how people view experiences and interpret them. "Sense making literature". People have schemas - frame of mind created by an accumulation of all their…

Have you ever seen something or someone and immediately had thoughts running through your mind? If you have and been beside another person who have see the same thing, you guys most likely would have different thoughts. This is a part of sociology. Sociology is the scientific study of human society and social interactions. Sociology has everything to do with this joke. Me studying this joke and looking at it from a sociologist point of view makes me a sociologist. My joke contains a penguin who…

action was not considered a threat to the state and would not become so until after the US invasion of Iraq (it would be under sectarianism that concepts such as human rights and freedom that was put forth by Secty. of State Condi Rice under the paradigm of a new Middle…

17). On a micro-level paradigm, I am a husband, and detective, but when you take who I am and apply it to a macro filter, I am simply a person that is involved with the control, and punishment of deviance, and a premier example of a global family. Subsequently, on a macro-level…

The first three stages of the Action Research Paradigm Protocol (ARPP).The first step is to diagnose the problem by defining the central issues by examining and analyzing the situation. Framing the problem is to clearly define the boundaries and context for the problem or issue at hand. The central issues…

Environmentalist ideas have been present in literature and art for centuries, with landscapes scenes and the appreciation of nature depicted in the brushstrokes of Patenir or the poems of Whitman. It was not until the late 1940s, however, that the modern environmental movement began to take shape with the passing of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the first federal regulation legislation passed to monitor water quality. Since then, environmentalism has blossomed from that single piece…