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31Go opening theory — In the game of Go, the term opening theory refers to concepts which underlie where, why, in what order, and in what shapes the first several moves are played. [The opening is normally around 20 ply long.] The middle game typically begins once the …
32Scandinavian activity theory — is a derivation of Soviet Activity theory, a psychological meta theory, paradigm, or framework, with its roots in the Soviet psychologist Vygotsky s cultural historical psychology.HistoryActivity theory as it was developed by Leont ev and… …
33Mindlin–Reissner plate theory — Deformation of a plate highlighting the displacement, the mid surface (red) and the normal to the mid surface (blue) The Mindlin Reissner theory of plates is an extension of Kirchhoff–Love plate theory that takes into account shear deformations… …
34Strain theory (sociology) — In criminology, the strain theory states that social structures within society may encourage citizens to commit crime. Following on the work of Émile Durkheim, Strain Theories have been advanced by Merton (1938), Cohen (1955), Cloward and Ohlin… …
35Selfish Brain Theory — The “Selfish Brain” theory describes the characteristic of the human brain to cover its own, comparably high energy requirements with the utmost of priorities when regulating energy fluxes in the organism. The brain behaves selfishly in this… …
36Chaos theory in organizational development — refers to a subset of chaos theory which incorporates principles of quantum mechanics and presents them in a complex systems environment. Contents 1 Background 2 Elements of organization 2.1 Self organization …
37Optimal distinctiveness theory — Optimal distinctiveness is a social psychological theory seeking to understand ingroup–outgroup differences. It asserts that individuals desire to attain an optimal balance of inclusion and distinctiveness within and between social groups and… …
38Piaget's theory of cognitive development — For more information, see Neo Piagetian theories of cognitive development. Piaget s theory of cognitive development is a comprehensive theory about the nature and development of human intelligence first developed by Jean Piaget. It is primarily… …
39New World Order (conspiracy theory) — This article is about the use of the term New World Order in conspiracy theory. For other uses, see New World Order. The reverse side of the Grea …
40Power transition theory — The Power transition theory is a theory about the cyclic nature of war, in relation to the power in international relations.cite book|last=Organski|first=AFK|authorlink=A.F.K. Organski|title=World Politics|year=1958|location=New York] cite… …
