“The importance of birth order in the development of cognitive skills and characteristics of personality”
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A five page paper which considers the extent to which birth order influences a child’s development of cognitive skills, personality and self-perception, in relation to other factors such as parental socio-economic status and sibship size. Bibliography lists 7 sources
Filename: JLbirthorder.wps

“The Interruption of Everything” and the Realities of Middle Life
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A 12 page consideration of the behavior that characterizes a mid-life crisis. The writer uses the book by author Terry McMillan as a descriptive backdrop for discussing why mid life crises erupt for some but not others. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPlitMidlife.rtf

“The Self and Social Constructivism”
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A five page paper which considers recent developments in the fields of social and cultural constructivism, and the ways in which these have affected the concepts of self and the mind in terms of individual interaction with the social construct of objective reality. Bibliography lists 8 sources
Filename: JLsocconstruct.wps

“The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes”: A Review of the Contentions Presented by Author Alfie Kohn
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A 5 page overview of Kohn’s view that the utilization of a reward system in education and other social arenas results is more deleterious than positive results. Kohn contends that rewards-systems lead to extrinsic motivation, behavior in which the reward is obtained by any means possible even if that means is counterproductive in either the educational sense or in the ethical sense. The obvious consequence is a decrease in intrinsic motivation such as interest and a concern for quality. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPedRwrd.rtf

“Theories of cognition”
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A paper which looks at some of the elements of theories of cognition, and the way in which studies of the cognitive processes may give some insight into behavioural disorders. Bibliography lists 7 sources
Filename: JLCog.rtf

“Theories of personality development”
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An eight page paper which looks at some of the theories regarding the development of personality and the importance of biological impulses, reward and punishment, environmental influences and other extraneous factors in the way that personality traits manifest themselves and behavioural patterns are modified. Bibliography lists 3 sources
Filename: JLPerson.rtf

“When Parents Die: A Guide for Adults” by Edward Myers
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A 3 page analysis and review of Edward Myers’ book “When Parents Die: A Guide for Adults.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAdipr.rtf