Social exchange theory

Dreams can be seen as a trip into a fantasy, to relax, or even allow your unconscious to go through with fantasies that your conscious mind may not accept. Yet, sometimes dreams can be terrifying; they can leave you without any idea if what you are seeing is fantasy or reality. I remember, since childhood, of being told, ‘if you punch yourself and don’t feel pain then you’re sleeping’. But what if you pinch yourself and feel it; “...pain can be found in dreams and, thus, the saying that pitching…

Can something be accurate and simple simultaneously? Is there a trade-off? Can one not explain all the details of a concept but have it still be simple? First let’s start off with the definition of a trade-off. A trade-off is a balance achieved between two desirable incompatible features; a compromise. The definition of a trade-off suggests that you cannot have both accuracy and simplicity because they are incompatible. It also suggests that you have to let go of some of the accuracy as well as…

divisions. Reiss (2015) argues that a theory of evidence should be informative about how to gather evidence and when to be justified in believing a hypothesis on the basis of evidence in non-ideal scenarios as well as ideal ones. He puts forward four desiderata for a theory of evidence. It should: (1) be a theory of support; (2) be a theory of warrant; (3) apply to non-ideal scenarios; and (4) be descriptively adequate. While (1) requires that a theory of evidence explain the role of…

strategies based on knowledge and understanding gained from your readings about organization. What components of the discipline would be essential? • What theory/theories (Organization) would you personally select as your guide/framework to re-establish credibility for you organization? Provide the major tenets and characteristic of that theory to support your re-organization. (Please include appropriate citations) • What would be your argument/rationale…

just a theory, and the difference between physical, and social science when applying the scientific method. The main component of the scientific method is the research question. Having the research question established you are able to achieve a proposed explanation on something based on available knowledge. To come up with…

don’t attempt to murder each other over different interpretations, this accurately describes the predispositions of people to believe familiar truths over the unknown. Verifying that this information is correct, or at least corroborates with other theories, is crucial in making accurate scientific discoveries even for cave dwellers. Though the cave dwelling man was unable to get a consensus on the verifiability of the sun, there was a distinction made between appearance and reality. What…

This case study is about a boy named Allen, who is showing some questionable behavior. His mother is concerned about his mental health. His social patterns are irregular for his age; some of them being struggling to make friends, fitting in with his peers, and telling stories of violence, which is cause for concern for someone at his age. His mother is trying her best to be a good parent; even though she has a lot on her plate like taking care of two other kids, a full-time job and to top it all…

the way they see knowledge and can help in correcting or manipulating the things known. A prime example shown in the readings of Hawking’s underlines the theories in which discoveries were made and proves how affective prior knowledge can be. The use of Einstein’s predictions showed how it matched with Newton’s theory, which proved how another theory was created, this lead to many conclusions. In addition, it takes others help in improving others own knowledge, that is why one cannot truly gain…

Morality, according to various theories, has the capability to be defined in multiple ways. For instance, De Waal claims morality is a direct outgrowth of social instincts we share with other animals (7). By direct outgrowth, he is actually implying morality is evolutionary-based. De Waal then goes on to make various claims such as the one that says the core of morality is emotion (18). Lets assume that this ramification is proven to be true. If so, then other theories of morality made by other…

Gregor Mendel, a scientist, used pea plants in a study to find out how heredity is passed through generations. He found out through observation and data collection how each trait is passed and came to conclusions no one before him had. Before his studies, we did not know as much or nearly at all about how traits were inherited from parents to their offspring. His study of these plants helped to shape the ideas we have about inheritance today. With his help we have developed a continuously…