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The legal definition of a share Under the companies Act 71 of 2008, a share is defined as 'one of the units into which the proprietary interest in a profit company is divided". A share is a unit of the contribution made to the share capital. It is thus property and can be traded granting it incorporeal, moveable property. A share is also seen as a measure of a shareholders interest in a company, the interest consists of certain personal rights of the shareholder, which may be disposed of or t...

Psychology the scientific investigation of mental process and behavior Scientific Method sets of orderly steps used to analyze and solve problems Behavioral Perspective how behavior is learned or modified by environmental causes (NURTURE) Behavioral Data reports of observation about the behavior of organisms and the conditions under which the behavior occur Psychodynamic Perspective behavior is motivated by inherited instincts, biological drives, & attempts to re...

Three Ways of Doing Psychology 1. Experimental 2. Teachers 3. Applied Critical Thinking 1. What is the source? 2. Is the claim reasonable? 3. What is the evidence? 4. Could bias contaminate the conclusion? -emotional bias -conformational bias 5. Does the reasoning avoid common fallacies (common sense)? 6. Does the issue require multiple perspectives? Six main viewpoints of Modern Psychology 1. Biological 2. Cognitive 3. Behavioral 4. Whole-person 5. Developmental 6...

What is the definition of psychology? The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Discuss the early influences of psychology. Aristotle and Descartes. Descartes came up with interactive dualism. What are the basic ideas of structuralism and functionalism, and who were the important people in those early fields? Structuralism: Even the most complex conscious experiences could be broken down into elemental structures, or component parts, of sensations and feelings. Titc...

The word psychology is thousands of years old and comes from the ancient Greek roots psyche and logos, which mean respectively mind and knowledge or study Which of the following is the best description of the field of psychology? the scientific study of overt behaviors and mental processes In order to study the mind, the early psychologists examined their own thoughts, feelings, and sensations and then reported what they had observed. This technique is called introspection ...

lordosis __________ refers to a physical posture in females that serves as an invitation to mate It doesn't exist. According to the module on Attention, which of the following is true regarding multitasking? They have a theory of mind. The observation that Chimpanzees are able to use deceptive tactics when competing for food indicates: both a and c In general: Francis Galton This person was among those who pioneered psychological measurement. Among other contrib...

What are the 3 mechanisms of social interaction? 1. selection - personality influences people we select 2. evocation - personality characteristics evoke responses in others (someone who is treated nicely b/c they are a nice person) 3. manipulation - ways we try to influence others .. can be good or bad what were the 2 conclusions of personality characteristics in a desired marital partner? 1. mutual attraction/love is most important 2. followed closely by dependability, emotional sta...

Mental Set the tendency to approach a problem in one particular way because it has been successful in the past. This inhibits creativity. The greatest risk of suicide Depression. Those who suffer from depression have five times greater chance of committing suicide than those who don't suffer from depression. Hypothesis A testable prediction that is implied by a theory. The start of human organism It starts as a zygote and ends as a fetus/baby. Encoding The proce...

Frederick is reading about the ways in which learning can be influenced by different factors. He come to reasonable conclusions that are supported by the information he gathers. What is Frederick doing? critical thinking Jacob's father thinks he was born to be a skilled ice-skater just like his mother and older sister, but Jacob's mother thinks that his skills and interests come from growing up in a household full of skaters. What long-standing debate is at the heart of the disagreemen...

How do theories and hypotheses advance our knowledge of development? - allow us to service explanations and predications from behavior, mental and psychological processes - allow us to test predictions and break apart the big questions Nature vs. Nurture name for a controversy in which it is debated whether genetics or environment is responsible for driving behavior Stability vs. Change the debate about which early traits and characteristics (personality) persist through life o...