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Conscious And Unconscious Processes In Human Desire, J Andrade, J May, Dk Kavanagh Jan 2008

Conscious And Unconscious Processes In Human Desire, J Andrade, J May, Dk Kavanagh

School of Psychology

Elaborated Intrusion theory (Kavanagh, Andrade & May 2005) distinguishes between unconscious, associative processes as the precursors of desire, and controlled processes of cognitive elaboration that lead to conscious sensory images of the target of desire and associated affect. We argue that these mental images play a key role in motivating human behavior. Consciousness is functional in that it allows competing goals to be compared and evaluated. The role of effortful cognitive processes in desire helps to explain the different time courses of craving and physiological withdrawal.


Perceived Barriers To Organizational Creativity: A Cross-Cultural Study Of British And Egyptian Future Marketing Managers, Aa El-Masry, M Mostafa Jan 2008

Perceived Barriers To Organizational Creativity: A Cross-Cultural Study Of British And Egyptian Future Marketing Managers, Aa El-Masry, M Mostafa

Plymouth Business School

Purpose – The overall purpose of this research is to further the understanding of how future marketing managers in Egypt and the UK perceive creativity barriers. The paper also examines the construct validity of the barriers to creativity scale in an Arab non-Western context. Design/methodology/approach – A sample of 125 respondents was used to achieve the research purpose. Respondents completed a 17-item instrument designed to assess barriers to creativity in business organizations. Findings – Discriminant analysis results showed that Egyptians differ from British with respect to their attitudes towards organizational creativity barriers. t-test procedure confirmed also that gender and age …


Intention Is All There Is: A Critical Analysis Of Aharon Barak's Purposive Interpretation In Law, Stanley Fish Jan 2008

Intention Is All There Is: A Critical Analysis Of Aharon Barak's Purposive Interpretation In Law, Stanley Fish

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Beyond Intention, Kimberly Kessler Ferzan Jan 2008

Beyond Intention, Kimberly Kessler Ferzan

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.