Download or read book Pools of Deception written by Maquel A. Jacob and published by MAJart Works LLC. This book was released on 2023-06-20 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aliens crashing on Earth in the 1970s, lead to an explosion of hybrid humans. Some with powerful abilities, others lying dormant. Tossing the 21st century Olympics on its head. The United States’ Olympics Aquatic committee, hell bent on regaining their glory in the only event they dominated, needs a savior from the swim team. They get more than they bargained for. Enter Frankie Mel Donovan, the golden boy, drunk on fame and notoriety. Gerald, a married committee member who finally finds his true soulmate. Blane and Ravi, two swimmers with delusions of grandeur and consumed with envy. Even the head coach shows questionable ethics. The committee can’t keep a leash on the giant mess. Who knew the Olympics were so scandalous? Dive into an angsty, profanity laden alternate history with a pool full of egomaniacs. Part of the Curve of Humanity timeline.
Download or read book Deception written by Rachel Taylor and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers the role of deception during adolescence, and explores the factors which underpin adolescents’ choice to deceive, whether these deceptions will be successful, and the ways in which such lies could be detected. While deception is considered to be antisocial or even pathological in some circumstances, the central argument of this book is that lying can be a skilled behaviour which is necessary to allow adolescents to establish autonomy. Deception builds on the recent influential developmental challenge model (Hendry and Kloep, 2002, 2009), exploring how it can provide a useful explanatory framework for the development of the skill of deception in adolescence. Interpersonal and forensic settings for deceptive behaviour are referred to, and illustrated with reference to both published research and new data obtained from a variety of different interviews and focus groups with young people. It also considers how the choice to communicate truthfully is as important as the choice to communicate deceptively in illuminating the developmental process. It concludes with a discussion of how adolescents’ deceptions could be detected and presents a range of strategies to maximize the effectiveness of interpersonal interactions with suspected deceivers. By considering everyday, forensic and clinical deception situations, this book is ideal for academic researchers, practitioners working with children and young people, as well as parents. The observations, interviews and focus groups provide a unique insight into the factors influencing young people’s communication choices, and integrate research from developmental, social and forensic psychology.
Download or read book The SAGE Encyclopedia of Communication Research Methods written by Mike Allen and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2017-01-15 with total page 3827 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communication research is evolving and changing in a world of online journals, open-access, and new ways of obtaining data and conducting experiments via the Internet. Although there are generic encyclopedias describing basic social science research methodologies in general, until now there has been no comprehensive A-to-Z reference work exploring methods specific to communication and media studies. Our entries, authored by key figures in the field, focus on special considerations when applied specifically to communication research, accompanied by engaging examples from the literature of communication, journalism, and media studies. Entries cover every step of the research process, from the creative development of research topics and questions to literature reviews, selection of best methods (whether quantitative, qualitative, or mixed) for analyzing research results and publishing research findings, whether in traditional media or via new media outlets. In addition to expected entries covering the basics of theories and methods traditionally used in communication research, other entries discuss important trends influencing the future of that research, including contemporary practical issues students will face in communication professions, the influences of globalization on research, use of new recording technologies in fieldwork, and the challenges and opportunities related to studying online multi-media environments. Email, texting, cellphone video, and blogging are shown not only as topics of research but also as means of collecting and analyzing data. Still other entries delve into considerations of accountability, copyright, confidentiality, data ownership and security, privacy, and other aspects of conducting an ethical research program. Features: 652 signed entries are contained in an authoritative work spanning four volumes available in choice of electronic or print formats. Although organized A-to-Z, front matter includes a Reader’s Guide grouping entries thematically to help students interested in a specific aspect of communication research to more easily locate directly related entries. Back matter includes a Chronology of the development of the field of communication research; a Resource Guide to classic books, journals, and associations; a Glossary introducing the terminology of the field; and a detailed Index. Entries conclude with References/Further Readings and Cross-References to related entries to guide students further in their research journeys. The Index, Reader’s Guide themes, and Cross-References combine to provide robust search-and-browse in the e-version.
Download or read book Stock Exchange Practices written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 874 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Population Based Survey Experiments written by Diana C. Mutz and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Population-based survey experiments have become an invaluable tool for social scientists struggling to generalize laboratory-based results, and for survey researchers besieged by uncertainties about causality. Thanks to technological advances in recent years, experiments can now be administered to random samples of the population to which a theory applies. Yet until now, there was no self-contained resource for social scientists seeking a concise and accessible overview of this methodology, its strengths and weaknesses, and the unique challenges it poses for implementation and analysis. Drawing on examples from across the social sciences, this book covers everything you need to know to plan, implement, and analyze the results of population-based survey experiments. But it is more than just a "how to" manual. This lively book challenges conventional wisdom about internal and external validity, showing why strong causal claims need not come at the expense of external validity, and how it is now possible to execute experiments remotely using large-scale population samples. Designed for social scientists across the disciplines, Population-Based Survey Experiments provides the first complete introduction to this methodology. Offers the most comprehensive treatment of the subject Features a wealth of examples and practical advice Reexamines issues of internal and external validity Can be used in conjunction with downloadable data from ExperimentCentral.org for design and analysis exercises in the classroom
Download or read book The Travels of Fiere written by Grace Fleming and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a land plagued by bitterness and uncertainty, Fiere of the Black Blade, the daughter of a sea nymph, goes on a journey to find a place where she can belong. But on the way, she becomes entangled in the stories of other heroes: Danon, the inexperienced prince who must find a wife who will continue the royal line; Akitta, the vain nymph who is cursed that no man may ever touch her; Brunengang, the beardless dwarf who betrays his own people; Laduin, the child from another world who wants to find his way home; and Shaava, the reluctant druid who must fullfill a prophecy from an unknown God, whether she likes it or not...a prophecy which sends them to the end of the world and back to either save the mythical world of Faerphilly, or destroy it.
Download or read book Experimental Political Science and the Study of Causality written by Rebecca B. Morton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-08-06 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasingly, political scientists use the term 'experiment' or 'experimental' to describe their empirical research. One of the primary reasons for doing so is the advantage of experiments in establishing causal inferences. In this book, Rebecca B. Morton and Kenneth C. Williams discuss in detail how experiments and experimental reasoning with observational data can help researchers determine causality. They explore how control and random assignment mechanisms work, examining both the Rubin causal model and the formal theory approaches to causality. They also cover general topics in experimentation such as the history of experimentation in political science; internal and external validity of experimental research; types of experiments - field, laboratory, virtual, and survey - and how to choose, recruit, and motivate subjects in experiments. They investigate ethical issues in experimentation, the process of securing approval from institutional review boards for human subject research, and the use of deception in experimentation.
Download or read book Laboratory Experiments in the Social Sciences written by Murray Webster and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While there are many books available on statistical analysis of data from experiments, there is significantly less available on the design, development, and actual conduct of the experiments. Laboratory Experiments in the Social Sciences summarizes how to design and conduct scientifically sound experiments, be they from surveys, interviews, observations, or experimental methods. The book encompasses how to collect reliable data, the appropriate uses of different methods, and how to avoid or resolve common problems in experimental research. Case study examples illustrate how multiple methods can be used to answer the same research questions and what kinds of outcome would result from each methodology. Sound data begins with effective data collection. This book will assist students and professionals alike in sociology, marketing, political science, anthropology, economics, and psychology. Provides a comprehensive summary of issues in social science experimentation, from ethics to design, management, and financing Offers "how-to" explanations of the problems and challenges faced by everyone involved in social science experiments Pays attention to both practical problems and to theoretical and philosophical arguments Defines commonalities and distinctions within and among experimental situations across the social sciences
Download or read book The Interplay of Truth and Deception written by Matthew S. McGlone and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-03-15 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the past 30 years, there have been a steadily increasing number of scientific and popular publications dealing with lying and deception. Questions about the extent to which public officials are deceptive are standard fare in current magazines and newspapers. This volume aims to present on a more precise conceptualization of this phenomenon, manifested in some well-known constructions like spin, hype, doublespeak, equivocation, and contextomy (quoting out of context). The contents of the volume have been generated for the New Agendas symposium at the University of Texas College of Communication, and all the authors are young, leading-edge researchers offering innovative perspectives and explorations of lying and deception in various contexts. This volume will appeal to scholars, researchers, and advanced/graduate students in communication, media, and psychology. It is written to the level of advanced undergraduates, and it is appropriate for use in courses covering lying and deception.
Download or read book Foreign Trade and Tariff Proposals written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 1346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Red or Dead written by David Peace and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1959, Liverpool Football Club were in the Second Division. Liverpool Football Club had never won the FA Cup. Fifteen seasons later, Liverpool Football Club had won three League titles, two FA Cups and the UEFA Cup. Liverpool Football Club had become the most consistently successful team in England. And the most passionately supported club. Their manager was revered as a god.Destined for immortality. Their manager was Bill Shankly. His job was his life. His life was football. His football a form of socialism. Bill Shankly inspired people. Bill Shankly transformed people. The players and the supporters.His legacy would reveberate through the ages. In 1974, Liverpool Football Club and Bill Shankly stood on the verge of even greater success. In England and in Europe. But in 1974, Bill Shankly shocked Liverpool and football. Bill Shankly resigned. Bill Shankly retired. Red or Dead is the story of the rise of Liverpool Football Club and Bill Shankly. And the story of the retirement of Bill Shankly. Of one man and his work. And of the man after that work. A man in two halves. Home and away. Red or dead.
Download or read book Haunts of the Black Masseur written by Charles Sprawson and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2012-08-29 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a masterful work of cultural history, Charles Sprawson, himself an obsessional swimmer and fluent diver, explores the meaning that different cultures have attached to water, and the search for the springs of classical antiquity. In nineteenth-century England bathing was thought to be an instrument of social and moral reform, while in Germany and America swimming came to signify escape. For the Japanese the swimmer became an expression of samurai pride and nationalism. Sprawson gives is fascinating glimpses of the great swimming heroes: Byron leaping dramatically into the surf at Shelley’s beach funeral; Rupert Brooke swimming naked with Virginia Woolf, the dark water “smelling of mint and mud”; Hart Crane swallow-diving to his death in the Bay of Mexico; Edgar Allan Poe’s lone and mysterious river-swims; Leander, Webb, Weissmuller, and a host of others. Informed by the literature of Swinburne, Goethe, Scott Fitzgerald, and Yukio Mishima; the films of Riefenstahl and Vigo; the Hollywood “swimming musicals” of the 1930s; and delving in and out of Olympic history, Haunts of the Black Masseur is an enthralling assessment of man—body submerged, self-absorbed. It is quite simply the best celebration of swimming ever written, even as it explores aspects of culture in a heretofore unimagined way.
Download or read book Deception s Full Circle written by J.G. Martinson and published by Author House. This book was released on 2007-07-17 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young woman is found one evening on a residential street in critical condition. Her subsequent death remains a mystery; the only key to what happened is an assistive device found on her. Mara McEdwards, a third generation detective, is assigned to the case. In no time, she is swept into a new world she has never heard of. A world where communication is silent and challenges await her. At the same time Mara struggles to search for clues, an explosive campaign of terror grips the heart of the cochlear implant industry. Mara McEdwards finds herself in a desperate race against time to catch the suspects, a ruthless psychopath and a sinister terrorist. Her mission comes to a climactic and shocking conclusion.
Download or read book Trust written by Elias L. Khalil and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of 36 articles on trust, dating from 1977 to 2001, presented in two volumes.
Download or read book Demons in Our Mist written by JESSIE LUMPKIN and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-01-07 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All her life Louise wanted to be a high class model, but her dream would be just that if the abuse continued. For no reason at all her Stepfather would abuse her as if each day depended on it. The visible marks were there and because of them her career could not be. She was a slave to her own body ever since she sent her portfolio to the modeling agency weeks ago. If the call finally came what would they say when they saw the scars and contusions? Not to mention what would happen to her if her step father found out that she was accepted into the modeling school and given the chance to finally live her life?
Download or read book The Crime of Curing written by Dr. Roger Powell and published by Partridge Africa. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine if you were able to tune up your body when it felt sluggish and unresponsive and maintain it generally the way you do your car. Your body and your car function similarly in that they need air, fuel, and spark. There is one other thing that they should have in common, and that is maintenance. Sadly, and for reasons quite sinister, we are not given the opportunity or any encouragement to maintain our bodies. We have entrusted our health to people who actually do not want us to be healthy; they are the pharmaceutical industry also known as Big Pharma. It has been said that the truth shall set us free. This book was written with the intention to set you free from the lies, deception, and harm being metered out to you and your loved ones by people who depend on keeping you sick and miserable in order to make incalculable amounts of money. Yes, we are being farmed like animals by the medical profession who are killing the people who believe they are being helped. Chemotherapy is just one example; vaccines are another.
Download or read book Philosophical Foundations of Law and Neuroscience written by Dennis Michael Patterson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together the latest work from leading scholars in this emerging and vibrant subfield of law, this book examines the philosophical issues that inform the intersection between law and neuroscience.
