We know from major scandals in the recent past that many professions have been severely and adversely affected when our society recognized large lapses in ethical standards. Unfortunately, each profession has suffered from members who knew about fraudulent or other highly problematic behaviors, but who contributed to cover-ups such that the public remained unaware of the problem. They hoped tha...

all students the opportunity for success. The complexities of being an effective teacher today are related to questions such as: what motivates teachers to choose and persevere in this profession? how do they meet the conflicting challenges of “high-stakes testing” and simultaneously be accountable to an increasingly diverse population in their classrooms? Thus, the primary aim of this study is...

Проблема регуляторной активности как фактора детерминации психики, которая имеет разные уровни, сознательный, так и неосознанный, наиболее тщательно рассматривается при исследовании «субъект-объектных» «субъект-субъектных» отношений. Понятие включает такие важные категории, саморегуляция, самодетерминация, целеустремленность, рефлексия, свобода, ответственность, принятие решения контроль. В кон...

Breast cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths among African American women,1-3 is commonly diagnosed as a result of a biopsy procedure performed as follow-up to an abnormal mammography result.4,5 Lack of knowledge, anxiety about undergoing breast biopsy, and inadequate social support have been associated with delay in screening and follow-up.6-9 There have been a number of calls for ...

This paper explores the design of a blended learning environment in a transition from face-to-face and seeks to determine whether learner characteristics and background together with blended learning design elements are significant factors for learning outcomes such as intrinsic motivation, satisfaction, knowledge construction and learning performance in blended learning. It is aimed at examini...

The guided imagery training is considered as an effective method and therefore widely used in modern cognitive psychotherapy, while less is known about the effectiveness of self-guided. The present study investigated the effects of regular use of self-guided positive imagery, applying both subjective (assessment of the psycho-emotional state) and objective (electroencephalographic, EEG) approac...

© World Advertising Research Center 2004 THE ITALIAN ADVERTISING regulators tend to consider minors (all those aged under 18) as the most vulnerable consumers, requiring special protection against any potential attempt to harm their physical and psychological well-being through aggressive marketing techniques. Therefore, during recent years, ever more limitations and restrictions have been set ...

Understanding the developmental roots of narcissism has inspired much theorizing but little systematic inquiry. In this light, the longitudinal study by Brummelman et al. (1), which found that early socialization experiences in the form of parental overvaluation predicts the development of childhood narcissism, is a notable contribution to the empirical literature. Establishing a link between c...

to be purchased collectively either through social or private insurance. Doctors sought to monopolize access to the resulting funds, which required "walking a tightrope between markets and government". Government help was needed to eliminate competition but no control over the profession was to be ceded in return. Hence the evolution of powerful self-regulating bodies such as the GMC and the AM...

Significant attention has been paid in the literature to sibling relationships and the effects of birth order, family size, and gender on such relationships. Although these are important areas to study, there is relatively little research on the effects of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) on sibling relationships. The existent research identifies both positive and negative factors in such siblin...