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Their ability to eliminate alternative explanations has made summation and retardation tests the most widely accepted techniques used to demonstrate empirical evidence for inhibitory conditioning. Numerous researchers have used the two-test strategy to demonstrate inhibitory conditioning on an extensive range of subjects including invertebrates, animals and humans. However, many reviews have argued that summation and retardation tests lack control over procedures, allowing alternative…

Q: Drawing from creative thinking and governance views, construct a reflective meaning of Creative Thinking in Governance Creative thinking Creative thinking involves addressing a situation, task, problem or challenge with innovative thinking or outside of the box thinking. It is the process where you look any problem/object/decision from a fresh perspective. In a classic study of creativity, Taylor (1959) proposed the existence of five typologies for creativity. These were expressive,…

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Porifera Classification information for Poriferans: Poriferans, better known as sponges, consist of 5000 known species, all located primarily in marine and fresh waters (Myers, 2001a). They are multicellular, heterotrophic, invertebrates with an irregular shape and no distinct pattern of symmetry (Myers, 2001a). Overall, they are the simplest of animals; thus, lacking any true tissue and/or germ layers (Myers, 2001a). Furthermore, they are known to be highly sessile,…

“We're so self-important. So arrogant. Everybody's going to save something now. Save the trees, save the bees, save the whales, save the snails. And the supreme arrogance? Save the planet! Are these people kidding? Save the planet? We don't even know how to take care of ourselves; we haven't learned how to care for one another.” George Carlin. This is the brutal truth of the world we live in today; hardly anyone seems to value or respect each other. Yet not many of us choose to notice this let…

INTRODUCTION. It is an established common law principle that a decision by a superior court should be binding on inferior courts, hence, the ratio of past cases are legally binding on subsequent cases. This concept is called precedent and it is designed to give effect to the fact that the English law to some large extent is based on case law, and that case laws are not mere materials which a judge takes into consideration when making a decision on a particular case. Binding precedents are…

Gender Preference While both men and women can be transformational leaders, there are some preconceived notions about which gender is more likely to be a transformational leader. The stereotypical characteristics of the female gender, sugar and spice and everything nice, seems to point to women as having a more transformational leadership style. J. E. Wells’ et al. (2014) research found that ‘transformational leaders have been noted to be more congruent with stereotypical feminine gender…

broke out. Also, women employed by that company were paid measly wages with no overtime compensation while physically abused and intimated because of their affiliation to unionize. Although some think the United States has responded slower than a snail, some of our rights are protected today by Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEOE), VII Title Civil Rights Act, Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA), and Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA). Our government has taken affirmative…

Part seven, Prompt eight A common theme throughout the novel, French resistence, was especially demonstrated in part seven. Etienne joins alongside Marie-Laure to oppose the Nazi party’s occupation in France. They work together to oppose the Facist regime in every way possible. Through several small actions, sending radio broadcasts to fellow allies, they take major steps towards ultimately defeating the German soldiers. “He says, “The war that killed your grandfather killed sixteen million…

The Marine iguana which is a reptile is only found on the Galápagos Islands. They are herbivores and feed mostly on the algae on the rocks they lay on near the shore. The males, which are larger than the females, may grow to 4 feet or more. Iguanas seem to prefer rocky shores but may also be found in mangrove swamps and beaches. The iguanas can dive over 9 m down into the water. The lava lizard is a reptile which are native to South America. There are around 20 recognized species but only 7 of…

Transformational Leader In order to understand the effects of a transformational leader on their subordinates, we must understand the basic characteristics of a transformational leader. Transformational leaders “motivate their followers to transcend their self-interest in favor of the interests of the group” (Breevaart, Bakker, Demerouti, Sleebos, & Maduro, 2014, p. 194). Additionally, according to Walsh and her colleagues, there are four dimensions to characterize transformational…