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Freud: The Expert View
Health, Sports & Psychology

Freud: The Expert View

...changed the way not only psychologists but our culture in general think about what it is to be a person. But whether Freud’s ideas are right or not is an arguable point. There are many psychoanalysts who swear by them (although a lot of them such as the followers of Jung, Adler and Klein give the core psychoanalytic notions their own particular spin). At the same time,...
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The Psychology of Decision Making
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Psychology of Decision Making

...changes. Once a manager has made an initial decision or judgement then this provides a mental anchor which acts as a source of resistance to reaching a significantly different conclusion as new information becomes available. It is what happens when one has made a snap judgement and then disregards feedback that is inconsistent with this position. This bias can affect...
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The Eurozone: Magnet or Black Hole?
Money & Business

The Eurozone: Magnet or Black Hole?

...changes in another country’s costs and prices, caused by exchange-rate movements (‘currency risk’). Keeping inflation rates low, by ending the tendency of some EU countries to allow higher inflation offset by periodic weakening (devaluation or depreciation) of their exchange rates Ending a previous pattern of ‘competitive devaluation’, in which several EU...
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The Somme: The German perspective
History & The Arts

The Somme: The German perspective

...changed their tactics. Learning the lessons of 1 July, they would generally employ more methodical methods in an effort to achieve more limited results for the remainder of the battle. Rather than attempting to achieve a decisive breakthrough of the German lines, the British army instead aimed at capturing pieces of terrain – woods, hills, villages, etc. – that were...
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Cyfrifo eich ôl troed carbon
Nature & Environment

Cyfrifo eich ôl troed carbon

...changing their current consumption patterns (eg, by eating less meat). 2021 Progress Report to Parliament, Pwyllgor y DU ar Newid Hinsawdd, t.97 Ond dim ond pe bai'r rhan fwyaf o bobl yn lleihau eu holion troed yn sylweddol, yn hytrach na lleiafrif o ‘bobl wyrdd’, y byddai lleihad o'r fath yn digwydd. Ond nid yw diffyg gweithredu pobl eraill yn golygu na ddylech...
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Could a progressive alliance remake UK politics?
Society, Politics & Law

Could a progressive alliance remake UK politics?

...changes). The plan for a progressive alliance forged in the white heat of GE2017 should explicitly be about challenging this growing rightist, Tory hegemony. And the parties and politicians involved should say so. They should point to a new, long-term political grouping on the left that will more closely match a deindustrialised, multi-cultural Britain; that will more...
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Ice Cold In Alex
Science, Maths & Technology

Ice Cold In Alex

...change the rpm of the crankshaft to turn the wheels at different rates so that the car can move at varying speeds. The downside of this is that you have less driving force (torque), which is why it’s easier to accelerate using lower gears. It’s a bit like riding a bike, where it takes less effort to go up a hill in low gear, but you don’t go as far. The Ice Cold In...
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Writing your proposal and preparing for your interview
Education & Development

Writing your proposal and preparing for your interview

...change once you are engaged in your research, but at the proposal stage you will need to outline a plan of research that is new, coherent and manageable. The Introduction: The first part of your proposal might start by introducing the broad context to the discipline and research space by offering some detail of what other research has found. If you are planning to apply...
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