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This experimental study was set up to examine if experts’ domain-related knowledge induces fixation effect on creative problem solving, and explore the role of an incubation period in creative problem solving. Three hypotheses were put forward and tested. The first one proposed
Do gender differences exist in determining the effects of after-school programs as a crime prevention device? Using data from the 1999-2000 year of the Maryland After-School Community Grant Program, this study tests for an interaction between gender and participation in after-school programs
Title: Therapist work with client strengths: Development and validation of a measure Drawing from the positive psychology literature, the Inventory of Therapist Work with Strengths and Assets (IT-WAS) was constructed to measure the degree to which clinicians incorporate strength-based approaches in their
Welfare state attitudes are often studied from the perspective of the individual’s characteristics and/or national or regime-type contexts. This thesis instead seeks explanations for individuals’ varying attitudes towards the welfare state at the level of local contexts (municipalities). Sweden is used as
In everyday life, motivation and learning are connected like music and dancing. Many educators realize this and work hard to improve their students’ motivation. A motivated student may repeat and self-rehearse the content of a chapter more often, which leads to better
Scandinavian countries are usually assumed to be less disposed than other countries to involve associations as welfare producers. They are assumed to be so disinclined due to their strong statutory welfare involvement, which “crowds-out” associational welfare production; their ethnic, cultural and religious
This study is aimed to investigate attitudes toward women in the Swedish police force. The main question was to see if there were any difference in the answers by men and women. I have tested 58 male and 28 female police officers,
Nanotechnology plays an important role in today’s society because it allows convergence to the nanoscale, that is to say to the level of atoms and molecules, as part of a miniaturization trend; and also because it is being used for improving human
This bachelor thesis in political science investigates whether the ethnic groupings in Bosnia and Herzegovina will lead to a separation of the country or if the country has potentials to develop and unify. The purpose of the thesis is to see what
There has been a longstanding debate over the effectiveness of correctional institutions. Some argue that incarceration deters offenders while others argue that the experience of being incarcerated causes individuals to continue in their life… Contents CHAPTER I. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Posttest-Only