... and closure whereas existential motives are cognitive preferences to manage threatening circumstances. Jost et al. observed significant positive correlation between epistemic motives such as dogmatism and intolerance of ambiguity and manifested conservatism (354). Conversely, Jost et al. notice significant negative correlation between epistemic uncertainty tolerance and conservatism (358). In assessing these trends they find ... influence information processing that eventually leads to conservative inclination. The aforementioned correlations are in and of themselves related simply beca...

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... non-stereotyped domains, as indicated by performance on the unrelated handgrip task. In this study, two theories or concepts identified in class and the textbook are shown: attributional ambiguity and stereotype threat. Attributional ambiguity is the concept that stigmatized members of groups have difficulty interpreting feedback because they are unsure if it is caused by their behavior as an individual or as ... ...

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... exclusion of transgenders or their misrepresentation under the protected classes of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 released hot debates on some state courts due to the ambiguity of the term "sex." Furthermore, the emergence of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), its historical creation and revision, as well as its amendment from its predecessor, the Equality Act ... ...

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... people are not objecting to it as they were a year ago, in spite of the fact that the law gives the police discretionary powers to disband protests due to the ambiguity of its wording. The law basically states that, "if participants in the protest behave in way that is "considered a punishable crime, or violates the peaceful nature of expressing ... ...

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... Reaganomic policies of industrial deregulation. Thus, despite the varying values of the text's contexts, the overreaching desire for progress over the natural world remains a constant trait permeating human nature. The ambiguity of human identity is examined in both texts, exposing the ongoing concern of what constitutes being human. At birth, Victor's creation reflects the Lockean "blank slate" concept as he begins ... ...

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... was little other than a constitutional nicety, its wings easily clipped by the conservative elements in Japanese politics – the structural makeup as defined by the Meiji constitution made it so. The ambiguity surrounding the role of the emperor and the military in the structure of Japanese government is commented on by Kato Shuichi, saying that 'the very fact that there was a liberalization ... ...

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... . Latin America wanted equal treatment and the freedom they deserved as citizens, but resistance from natives and lack of communication amongst the groups deprived the Europeans of their liberty. The ambiguity experienced by the peoples in developing Columbia and Venezuela regarding their citizenship as well as their place in society drew an even larger gap between the natives and the Spaniards ... ...

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... the root of all evil. Nevertheless, Ziai does concede that while post-development does offer solutions to development in the form of communal solidarity and grassroots movements, there is more ambiguity surrounding how to implement these ideas through development institutions. Ultimately, the critiques of the post-development movement arise from a discourse within the movement itself between the romanticized neo-populist strain ... ...

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... and include flexible administration tool as well as reporting facilities, allowing to get instant reports on employee satisfaction without risking the anonymity of individual people. Strategic HR management nowadays involves ambiguity, the non-routine, organization-wide implications and significant rather than small-scale change. Strategic needs must be analyzed, objectives agreed and translated into everyday programs, which devolve to line managers ... ...

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... an alleged tribute, honouring and welcoming Oliver Cromwell home from his conquest of Ireland. In addition to praising and acknowledging Cromwell as a good leader, Marvell injects a somewhat subtle use of ambiguity and irony, which deliberately interweave in order to delineate his subjection of Ireland during the 1650's. Upon a preliminary reading of the poem, that is to say, a reading whereby a critical deconstruction ... ...

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