OPPONENT-PROCESS THEORY Opponent-process theory is a psychological and neurological model that accounts for a wide range of behaviors‚ including color vision. Simply it says “All colors are combinations of responses in three underlying bipolar systems (Red/Green‚ Blue/Yellow‚ and Black/White)”. This model was first proposed in 1878 by Ewald Hering‚ a German physiologist‚ and later expanded by Richard Solomon‚ a 20th-century psychologist. Introduction The color opponent process is a color theory that
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How effectively did Nicholas II deal with the problems facing Russia in the period 1894 – 1905? It is one of the ironies of Russian history that‚ at a time when the nation most needed a tsar of strength and imagination‚ it was a man of weakness and limited outlook who came to the throne. Nicholas II was the eldest son of Tsar Alexander III. When he succeeded his father in 1894‚ he had very little experience of government. There are two main aspects to Nicholas’ II’s reign; firstly the problems he
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To what extent was the Tsarist economy transformed between 1881 – 1905? The torpor of the Russian economy compared to other European Great Powers was a prominent predicament to both Alexander III and Nicholas II. In order to sustain Russia’s Great Power status‚ both Tsars engaged in a policy of economic renewal between the years 1881 and 1095. Despite success in managing to proliferate economic growth rates‚ the attempts of economic reform between 1881 and 1905 weren’t sufficient in order to make
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By 1905‚ a revolution was immanent‚ Tsar’s power was to be challenged and the reasons for this are to be laid out here in this essay. Was the Tsar’s non-reformist attitude solely to blame or was the nature of Tsardom destined to destroy itself? We need to look at the foundations of the revolution in order to fully understand this and make an informed response to these questions. The foundations are laid out into five main parts‚ including short and long-term factors. The two main long-term factors
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To What Extent was the Tsar the Cause of the Fall of Tsarist Russia in February 1917 1917 was a year of infinite importance for Russia‚ as their country would never be ruled in the same way again. Countless strikes‚ demonstrations and rebellions were constantly being put down through the use of force‚ and the unsettlement throughout the citizens was stirring‚ becoming more and more of a threat to the autocratic rule. Although‚ a great deal of the blame for the revolution was put on the Tsar‚ there
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The Russia -Japanese war was a key reason into why revolution broke out in 1905 Plehve was reputed to have said that a “short victorious war to avert a revolution” Russia lost several battles producing an amount of 107‚000 Russian troops lost. Also the Russian Baltic Fleet‚ which had sailed half-way round the world to assist their failing army‚ was completely destroyed by Japanese Ships as it entered the Straits of Tsushima. By this time the Japanese were exhausted and the Russians were almost
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I think that Russia was unrecognisable in 1894 compared to what it was in 1881 when it was inherited by Alexander III. Alexander III had changed many things from when he came into power and still remained when he had died in 1894. One thing that had changed in Russia from when Alexander had come into power in 1881 was that there was increased repression regarding politics. The Statue of State Security was introduced which brought government-controlled courts into the country and could now put
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What was the most important cause of the 1905 Revolution? In 1905 there was a revolution in Russia‚ the people demanded a change in government - as the policies of the one in power denied many of the people a decent standard of living- and they wanted protection of their political and civil rights. Throughout 1905 there was mass-spread rioting‚ strikes‚ protest‚ demonstrations‚ even uprisings and assassinations – all carried out with the aim to force the Tsar to act. Eventually‚ afters months
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How did the Tsar survive the 1905 Revolution? Introduction Controversy surrounds whether or not the revolution was a "dress rehearsal" for the 1917 revolution or a missed opportunity for Tsar Nicholas II to consolidate a constitutional monarchy. This dissertation will focus on the survival of the Tsar‚ as it is ultimately an open question whether he would have saved the monarchy. The dissertation will also reveal that in the Tsar ’s heart was more in reaction than reform. This coursework will
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What factors lead to the 1905 revolution? In this essay‚ I am going to be looking at the long –term and short – term causes and a catalyst‚ which resulted in the 1905 revolution. The long-term causes have been slowly building up to a revolution. There are three main long-term causes: discontentment among the population‚ government policy’s and the autocratic system. The discontentment had been building up as many sections of the population were suffering. These groups are national minorities
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