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November 2006
Second Anniversary
“The difficult things of this world must once have been easy; the great things of this world must once have been small. Set about difficult things while they are still easy; do great things while they are still small. The Sage never affects to do anything great, and therefore he is able to achieve his great results.” (The Sayings of Lao-Tzu, Lionel Giles translation [1905], Miscellaneous sayings and precepts) (more...)Posted on November 2006
November 2006
Interview with Professor Nathan Fox- University of Maryland
Dr. Nathan A. Fox, Ph.D. is Professor of Human Development at the University of Maryland College Park. He received his Ph.D from Harvard University in Developmental Psychology and his area of research interest is in social and emotional development of infants and young children. Professor Fox has completed research on the biological bases of social and emotional behavior developing methods for assessing brain activity in infants and young children during tasks designed to elicit a range of emotions.
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November 2006
The Benchmarking- Providing better Educational results on long term
The European Council in Lisbon in 2000 responded to the changing global challenge by announcing a comprehensive economic and social policy strategy: to become, by 2010, “the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth, with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion.” (Lisbon 2000). The responsibility put on European education and training systems by the institutionalization of this goal is immense. Education and training help to deliver what European citizens desire most – personal fulfillment, jobs, prosperity, greater social cohesion and a cleaner environment. Without first-rate education and training systems, a skilled, flexible workforce, a cohesive, participative society, research into high-value and technologically-advanced products, it will not be possible to achieve the Lisbon goals. (more...)Posted on November 2006
November 2006
Interview with Dr. Charles Nelson- Harvard Medical School
Professor Charles Nelson interests are concerned with the effects of early experience on brain and behavioral development, particularly as such experience influences the development of memory and the development of the ability to recognize faces. Dr.Nelson studies are interested in both typically developing children and children at risk for neurodevelopment disorders, using behavioral, electrophysiological (ERP), and metabolic (MRI) tools in his research.
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November 2006
Personality Traits And Feeling Of Loneliness In Unemployed Youths
nemployment has been a recurring social problem throughout the century and bringing a mental health problem. In addition to feelings of excitement and anticipation, there may also be the feelings of loneliness. Loneliness is an important personality variable. Aim of the present investigation is to know the effect of personality traits on the perception of perceived loneliness in unemployed youths. The sample consists of 200 subjects within the age group of 26-32 yrs of age drawn from district Haridwar, clear demarcations were observed in the groups of different levels of personality traits on perceived loneliness (more...)Posted on November 2006
Enhancing the success of outsourcing initiatives
Outsourcing has become an increasingly powerful option for many companies seeking to reduce costs, enhance service and focus on core competencies. Most commonly used for information technology services, this trend of business process outsourcing (BPO) is very prevalent in Human Resources (HR). It is a $1.36 billion industry in Canada alone and is expected to increase 10.6 percent each year over the next five years (Vu, 2004). According to the Gartner Group, HR administrative tasks topped the list of processes outsourced in 2003 and predict that by 2007, HR BPO will be a $37.8 billion-plus industry in the United States, up from $25 billion in 2002, for an 8.6 percent growth rate. (more...)Posted on November 2006
November 2006
A Century of Psychology at the University of Bucharest
Between 26 and 29 Octobers it took place the International Conference “A Century of Psychology at Bucharest University”, at Bucharest, the Capital of Romania. The scientific event was organized by the Faculty of Psychology- Bucharest University.
The University of Bucharest celebrated this year 100 years from the inauguration of the first Laboratory of Psychology by Constantin Radulescu-Motru, the disciple of W. Wundt. This was also the beginning of the Academic Psychology Studies at Bucharest University.
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November 2006
Evolutionary Psychology Insights Regarding Human Sexuality
Evolutionary psychology has presented important insights about many areas, with human sexuality being one of the areas of important insights. Some contributions of evolutionary psychology to six areas are discussed here: Sexual Intercourse vs. Masturbation, Preference by Aging Males for Younger and Younger Females, Ovulation and Female Sexuality, Differences in Male and Female Jealousy, Waist to Hip Ratio, and Childhood Deprivation and Earlier Pregnancy. Also, the importance of realizing that many behaviors are unconsciously motivated is discussed. (more...)Posted on November 2006
S QUESTIONNAIRE
The word sincerity has profound connections with both religion and philosophy, in which we can find the very essence of its meaning. The need for sincerity is the need to find the truth in people, facts and the world in general. It is the desire for illumination, which motivates human existence on an intellectual and spiritual level; even though sometime such a need is revealed unconsciously or, perhaps, in a peculiar manner. (more...)Posted on November 2006
The Degree of Uncertainty Avoidance Present in Croatian and American Undergraduate Students; a Comparative Analysis.
Abstract 25 years ago, Culture’s Consequences was published. This text, the result of analyzing over 116,000 surveys collected from within IBM, identified 4 cultural dimensions which would go on to become recognized as one of the most important set of cultural dimensions, and which would be replicated and expanded upon on a broad scale (Bass, 1990; Adler, 1997). Culture’s Consequences contained information from Yugoslavia, information that was later broken down according to the area in which it was collected, resulting in cultural scores for Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia (Hofstede, 1996, 2001). Since this original research was conducted in 1971, no further testing of Hofstede’s original findings has been carried out in Croatia. The research presented in this paper focused on one of Hofstede’s four dimensions in particular: uncertainty avoidance. Research was carried out which tested the degree of this dimension demonstrated by Croatian and American undergraduate students. In contrast to Hofstede’s original research, the American sample was found to be higher in uncertainty avoidance than the Croatian sample. (more...)Posted on November 2006
November 2006
A Mind for Structure: Exploring the Roots of Intelligent Systems
The nature of mind, its origins, evolution, and working principles, is an area besieged by psychologists, cognitive scientists, biologists, anthropologists, mathematicians, comp-uter modellers, and even physicists. (more...)
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