Comprehension of Third Person Singular /s/ in AAE-Speaking Children Over the past years, studies and research on African American English (AAE) have generated a great deal of information on its phonological and morphosyntactic characteristics, which has been a great contributor in the legitimization of this English dialect as a full linguistic system. Further research on AAE development has led to the identification of alternative assessment procedures which distinguish language disorders and language difference. Additionally, studies have also focused more on the production of AAE features such as vernacular morphosyntactic forms, their occurrence and complex sentence production in African American children. However, despite these informative studies on AAE, there has been very little research and education in language comprehension in AAE-speaking children. The focus of this paper is on the understanding of the third person singular /s/ in African American English-speaking children. The few studies on the comprehension of the third person singular /s/ in AAE-speaking children have highlighted on comprehension tasks such as active and passive sentence construction, responses to requests for information, morphological status features in comprehension and…
Comparing Political Leaders: Obama vs. Trump Introduction One of the popular topics in political psychology is the effects of personality traits and leadership style on the decision-making of a leader. Here, it is argued that the personality of a leader influences their leadership style more than any other factor. The two interact to shape the decisions of a leader. Scholars have argued that the personality type of a potential leader can be used to predict the policies and executive decisions they will make once they are in a leadership position (Huddy et al. 2013, 425). In the United States, the President is the most powerful leader and one whose decisions can have significant impacts on the lives of many people. While the president does not have absolute power, their control within their parties, which gives them leverage over the opposition. From a psychological perspective, comparing two political leaders by relating their personality traits to their leadership style, decision-making, and policy choices can be used as an analytical tool in political science (Huddy et al. 2013, 426). For academic…
Concepts of Social Psychology According to the American Psychological Association, psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior. Psychology is divided into many fields of study, such as human development, sports, health, clinical, social behavior, and cognitive processes. Social psychology is a branch in psychology that deals with social interactions, including their effects on the individual. Some of the disciplines that are examined in social psychology include self-concept, social cognition, attribution theory, social influence, group processes, discrimination, interpersonal processes, aggression, attitudes, and stereotypes. According to a study by Winston (2016), this examined the ability of groups to produce a positive result, as opposed to the single performance orientation process. From the research, it was hypothesized that collective efficacy beliefs are highly correlated with the performance for groups that have goals because they guide the attention towards a specific outcome. In psychology, memory can be enhanced by the use of various ways. An individual’s memory can either be improved by focusing their attention, avoiding cramming, rehearsing, visualizing concepts, reading out loud, altering your study routine, getting enough rest, and…
Fidelity assessment results. In more in-depth analyses of this research, the fidelity assessment gives a proper comparison and evaluation system between the proposed model and the implemented one as the DCC model. This assessment provides full prove whether the given project was executed or not. It also determines how active the project was and the effect of any changes to the initial plan. Additionally, the assessment will inform the relevance of results for the final evaluation concerning the project as it is currently. Based on our case of study for downtown community court, Malatest conducted the fidelity assessment and gave several observations (Frazer 2006, p 57). Findings The cases handled in the DCC daily exceeds the expected number. The implementation strategy needs to be revised and accommodate more claims. Secondly, the assertive case management teams are bee in place as per the proposed project. The most common causes identified here include murder, drugs, and domestic violence. The bill had proposed introduction of bails for claims with a low societal impact which is in place (Frazer 2006, p 60). Lastly, the…
Emmy’s Toys Ltd Introduction Companies are mostly managed by the board of directors who foresees the companies mission and vision of the owner. The shareholders are responsible for the appointments of the board of directors. The report contains the structuring of board members, remuneration of board members, roles of board members, and corporate governance code. Structuring board of directors As per the recent version of the UK Corporate Governance Code, excellent administration ought to be at the core of how a board is organized or structured. A study in the UK provides guidelines on how many directors should be on the board (Rathod, 2018). In organizing and structuring board of directors of Emmy’s Toy Ltd, here are a couple of evident recommendations: It should have an odd number in order not contain a tie while voting It should mainly hold parties that strongly support the vision of Emmy’s Toy Ltd, so there are minimal or no fights in the boardroom or being constrained in non-wanted directions. The numbers should be manageable, approximately 5 to 11, so it becomes easy to schedule…
ETHICAL DILEMMA IN SOCIAL WORKS Ethical dilemmas are a common thing with many employees in different organizations. In many instances, workers have to make the best decisions without violating any rules or hurting anybody for that matter. In the case of the social worker in the presented case, she has to choose an approach that she believes is best from her professional point of view, but that which will not hurt anybody in the process. The case presented about the social worker elaborately covers the guidelines in the assignment, and the problem is outlined clearly by the student. The question is clear, and the student adopts an approach that is sensitive to the National Association of Social Workers (NWSA) to offer a solution. After giving this solution, he explains the reason why he thinks the decision made by the social worker is the best for the situation. Here, the student identifies the ethical solutions taken, and the NWSA code of ethics that are relevant to this case, as indicated in the guidelines. NWSA Requirements The laws of the NWSA advocate…
Ethical Issues and Moral Principles of Decision Making in Nursing Social justice: Social justice is one of the ethical issues that nurses, particularly those at family and community level experience (Butts & Rich, 2019). Working as a women health care nurse practitioners (WHNP) in one of the marginalized communities, I have had experiences of the impact of social injustice, particularly among the expecting women, and had to act to help vulnerable mothers and their babies. Often, these mothers cannot afford high-quality care nor access obstetrician or gynecologists due to their low socioeconomic status, which is not their wish. These impacts their health and babies since most mothers wait for complications to resolve on their own. Expecting mothers were waiting until conditions are worse to seek care, which improves their chances of complications and reduces quality pregnancy outcomes while others gave birth at home, which increased their chances of infecting their babies. A significant number of expecting mothers did not attend any prenatal care visit due to lack of knowledge, particularly the new mothers; inadequate resources include professionals, capital and facilities,…
Chapter about export and Import strategies 1). Export and Import Strategies In the below article “How to Start an Import/Export Business” expresses entrepreneurs’ opinions on the best import and export strategies when one venture to a business. To begin with, how to import or export business, when must think of the target market, startup costs, income and billing, business operations, its marketing, and resources. It is essential to consider the seven elements mentioned above as importing, for instance, comes with different pricing, availabilities as well as, cachet rates. According to the United States of America Department of Commerce additionally, believes that one must consider the types of import and export in order to fit in the marketing industries. Considering the main themes has also been included, which, according to most entrepreneurs, one must learn about the Export Management Company, Import Trading Company, and Import and Export Merchants in order to succeed in an economic world full of competition. 2) How it relates to one of the weekly topics, “How to Start an Import/ Export Business” article is essential and highly…
Mindsight The information, which Dr. Dan Siegel provides, enhances my understanding of self. For instance, I establish that it is possible to apply mindset to focus on my inner world. The process is essential as it enables me to be more aware of myself. Some of the pertinent insights which I stand to obtain in the process entail a better understanding of my thoughts and feelings. It is through the process that I will manage to refocus them in a way that will improve myself (Siegel, 2020). For instance, I can manage to harness an inner power and strength, which will be essential in enhancing upon how I manage to interact with others as well as the perceptions which I stand to have regarding the world. Mainly, I manage to operate in a way that optimizes the capacities I have. It is through the process that I will manage to be outstanding in the various undertakings which I engage in.. The information is also crucial in enabling me to have a better understanding of others by considering their position and…
Theories used to model risk-taking behavior. Introduction. The focus of the study is to carry out the fundamental differences that are brought about between the expected utility theory (EUT) and the alternative theory that is used in the modeling of the risk-taking behavior which is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Therefore, a clear analysis will be conducted to identify the differences that are between the two theories and how they act as motivation in taking a risk by organizations which are to achieve the goals of that particular organization. Different predictions will be made by the theories whereby a clear discussion will be taken to identify the differences in risk-taking (Nieken and Sliwka, 2010, pg254-268). From the analysis that has been done by the various researchers, the theories can be used as a motivation to enhance the process of risk-taking which is the behavior of taking the risk in the different organizations to enhance a change in the economy of those organizations. Thereafter, there will be a detailed discussion of the implications for the economic policy or the business decisions…