Josh PurseDec 14, 201835 minThe Six Degrees Of Procreation: A Workplace Motivational FrameworkA man walks down the street and sees an attractive female he’d like to meet. Through which social strategies can he signal to the female ...
Josh PurseNov 7, 201813 minTo Torture Or Not To Torture...A Tale of Two Cultures: Information Extraction Via Torture Vs. Empathy (Interrogator’s name has been changed to Dr. Benjamin Doright to p...
Josh PurseOct 23, 20184 minSontag: Heartlessness And Amnesia Seem To Go TogetherSusan Sontag: Remembering The Past A common saying is that history is written by the winners. Who’s to say what the history books might r...
Josh PurseOct 17, 201810 minCorporate Social Responsibility And Its Effects On Organizational PerformanceOrganizations continuously look for ways to grow the company and tackle new challenges as they arise. In doing so, these corporations are...
Josh PurseOct 17, 20186 minThe Eulogy Of Gordon "Ken" PurseThe following is a story, a completely untrue story, but one of creation nonetheless. You see, God had decided it’s been a long time sinc...
Josh PurseOct 17, 201817 minIf Employees Are Okay With A Little Sacrifice, Maybe They’ll Be Okay With Just A Little MoreEmployee Needs vs. the Bottom Line A common debate found within leadership psychology and the business world as a whole, involves which w...
Josh PurseOct 16, 201810 minYo Soy Americano Tambien! Why Immigration Makes Us SmarterBilingualism There is a large body of literature on the cognitive effects and benefits of learning a second language. Adding a language t...
Josh PurseOct 16, 20184 minYou Are Who You Pretend To Be, Claims Stupid "Jock"When thinking of implicit personality theory, an old joke comes to mind. How does one tell when a politician’s lying? His mouth is moving...
Josh PurseOct 16, 20186 minHey, White Guy! Are You Going To Help Me Or Not?Predictors of Helping Since the brutal attack and murder of Kitty Genovese in 1964, many studies have been performed over the years attem...
Josh PurseOct 16, 201817 minFestinger's Insufficient Rewards, Cognitive Dissonance, and MotivationIntroduction Summary Often credited as being the father of cognitive dissonance, Leon Festinger (1961) sought to explain motivation in th...
Josh PurseOct 16, 201812 minIntrinsic Vs. Extrinsic Reward Influences on Motivation, Satisfaction, and PerformanceMotivating employees has always been one of the greatest challenges within the business environment. Some corporations are known for havi...
Josh PurseOct 16, 20188 minTypes of Psychological Testing and AssessmentTests, in general, are used to measure or evaluate any number of values, abilities, and conditions. Just about everyone has been involved...
Josh PurseOct 16, 20187 minLighting Effects on Visual PerceptionAbstract This study attempts to exploit the effects of perceptual filling-in by using an inkblot, low contrast, mild deceit, and a lack o...
Josh PurseOct 15, 20187 minA Lack of EducationMost know of the old proverb, “Give a man a fish and he eats for the day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime.” What happens w...
Josh PurseOct 15, 20182 minLethal Force Used Against "Monster"It would seem the terror afflicting the small town of Mobileville, MO has been eradicated. According to a local police report, police wer...
Josh PurseOct 15, 20183 minDo Cicada Deaths Matter? Source: Maybe!In today’s issue of Gullible News, we have a report(1) from the local Fox affiliate in Neera, TX, KKNK, which delves into the topic of ci...
Josh PurseOct 15, 20185 minOn A Wet TarmacIt is March, rainy, and I am just stepping off the plane and onto the tarmac. The landing we had just succumbed to could only be describe...