Chapter 5 discusses three different types of learning: classical conditioning (physiological responses learned through association), operant conditioning (voluntary behaviors learned through consequences), and observational learning (voluntary behaviors learned through watching a model). If you had a friend who desperately wanted to lose weight, which type of learning would you suggest to help them lose weight? How would a weight loss program use the principles of learning to help people lose weight? Do you think the program would work? Why or why not? In your response include text references to specific information in chapter 5, citing appropriate quotes from the current edition of the textbook and the section number of the textbook in which you found each quote.

Think about a recent debate or argument that you had with a friend or family member. What was the topic of the debate/argument and what were the data sources that you and your friend/family member used to back up their assertions within the debate? Knowing what you know about the drawbacks of experience, intuition, and trusted authorities, how valid were the sources of data that were presented in the argument? How could the debate have been improved (i.e., what better sources of data could have been sought out)?

How does your cultural background affect how you handle conflict? How might the Christian Worldview as a “cultural background” influence the way someone might handle conflict?

George de la Tour's Saint Joseph the Carpenter painting: Address the following questions, and explain how you arrived at your answers:

1. Which methods of color and light do la Tour use in the work?

2. How is color and light used to determine compositional emphasis or a focal point?

3. Thinking back to Chapter 2 and the section on line and shape, does la Tour use line and/or shape to create emphasis?

4. Does la Tour's use of color and light help convey a message? What is it? Are these elements related to any symbolism in the image?

Every 20-30 years or so a new Generation in society develops. Below are a few descriptions of recent generations and their characteristics.

Traditionalists: Individuals in this generation were born prior to the end of World War II (1925-1942), this group also is referred to as Veterans, Builders of the Nation, or the Silent Generation. Individuals from this group are viewed as stable, conformists, and reliable.

Baby Boomers: Individuals in this generation were born between 1943 and 1964, this generation has experienced many of the societal “firsts.” Issues such as desegregation and integration, as well as other significant political and cultural changes faced the young adults of this generation. They’re now in their 50s and 60s, and are characterized by optimism and a reluctance to grow old. Generation X: is generally defined as those born from the early 1960s to the early 1980s. The term has also been used in different times and places for a number of different subcultures or countercultures since the 1950s.

Gen-Xers also have been called Baby Busters and the 13th Generation. Now in their mid-20s to early 40s, they grew up in the culture created by the Baby Boomers and have been described as self-indulgent, mobile and materialistic. They have been influenced by technology as well as by shifts in family and societal trends including divorce, two-income households and gender, racial and ethnic diversity. Given this worldview, their values tend toward individualism and self-reliance.

These are several examples of past generations, how they’re described, and some of the issues they’ve faced.

For this week's Assignment, Think about today’s young adults and their generation (some, if not most of you are probably in this generation) and  Come up with a minimum of 4 issues or themes, and please describe each issue in a well-developed paragraph. Don't just list them.

post a 1,000-1,250-word essay that applies memory strategies to your daily life. Include the following:

Explain cognitive mapping and one other memory strategy of your choosing from the course materials.

Explain at least two positive effects of using each memory strategy in daily life.

PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE

Cholesterol-lowering drugs may also be effective at relieving leg pain.

• THE QUESTION Do the cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins also relieve the pain of peripheral artery disease?

• PAST STUDIES have shown that people with peripheral artery disease (PAD) often experience cramps and pain in their legs and buttocks during activity due to clogged leg arteries (claudication). Some researchers believe that lowering cholesterol levels may relieve PAD symptoms.

• THIS STUDY funded by Pfizer, the manufacturer of Lipitor, examined the effects of atorvastatin (Lipitor) in 354 PAD patients who were randomly assigned to one of two dosages of the drug (10 or 80 milligrams daily) or a placebo. Lipitor is one of several different drugs called statins. After a year, those in the low-dose Lipitor group reported to the researchers that were able to walk without leg pain on a treadmill for as long as those in the placebo group. Those taking the higher dose, however, reported to the researchers that they could walk substantially longer without pain than people in the other two groups. Participants in both Lipitor groups also felt they improved in their physical activities at work and at home. In addition, 1.3 percent of the Lipitor patients experienced worsening of symptoms or had surgery to redirect blood flow, compared with 7.9 percent of those receiving placebo.

a. What is the sample in this study?
b. What is the likely population?
c. Is this a correlational study or an experiment? Explain
d. What is the independent variable(s)?
e. What is the dependent variable (s)?
f. What is one possible confounding variable to this study (as it is stated)? g. State the null hypothesis in this study.

Write an essay in which you define a “good tree” in the phrase of “Good Tree, Good Fruit.” (500 words) An introduction includes a thesis statement with 3 supporting points, followed by 3 supporting paragraphs each supporting a point with details and examples, and a conclusion.

Every 20-30 years or so a new Generation in society develops. Below are a few descriptions of recent generations and their characteristics.

Traditionalists: Individuals in this generation were born prior to the end of World War II (1925-1942), this group also is referred to as Veterans, Builders of the Nation, or the Silent Generation. Individuals from this group are viewed as stable, conformists, and reliable.

Baby Boomers: Individuals in this generation were born between 1943 and 1964, this generation has experienced many of the societal “firsts.” Issues such as desegregation and integration, as well as other significant political and cultural changes faced the young adults of this generation. They’re now in their 50s and 60s, and are characterized by optimism and a reluctance to grow old.

Generation X: is generally defined as those born from the early 1960s to the early 1980s. The term has also been used in different times and places for a number of different subcultures or countercultures since the 1950s. Gen-Xers also have been called Baby Busters and the 13th Generation. Now in their mid-20s to early 40s, they grew up in the culture created by the Baby Boomers and have been described as self-indulgent, mobile and materialistic. They have been influenced by technology as well as by shifts in family and societal trends including divorce, two-income households and gender, racial and ethnic diversity. Given this worldview, their values tend toward individualism and self-reliance.

These are several examples of past generations, how they’re described, and some of the issues they’ve faced.

Think about today’s young adults and their generation (some, if not most of you are probably in this generation) and
Come up with a minimum of 4 issues or themes, and please describe each issue in a well-developed paragraph. Don't just list them.

What are some of the consequences (psychologically, socially, emotionally) of the fact that girls mature about 2 years earlier than boys during puberty?

Why do YOU think obesity is such an issue in America, particularly for adolescents and children? What do you think are the most important contributing factors?

Do you think body image is an issue for males in the same way that it is for females? Why/ why not?

What is your opinion on the start times of schools, given the video clip you watched regarding sleep changes in adolescence?

website-  pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/inside-the-teenage-brain., from 32:15-42:13).

Discuss whether or not you think males and females should be separated on sports teams prior to puberty. Technically, they have equal physical strength prior to puberty. But of course this changes with puberty…should they be separated beforehand in preparation for what is to come later? Or should they be allowed to play together? What about after puberty…should post-pubescent males or females who wish to (and would be capable of) participate(ing) on a sports team with members of the opposite sex (e.g., female football players or male field hockey players) be allowed to do so?

or each question you respond to, please use SEPARATE posts for each response. Thank you!

Why do you think there is a negative stigma against adolescents in the U.S.?

Talk to your parents and/ or grandparents and ask them about their experience as adolescents. You can consider expanding this into a topic for your project, but here, provide a very brief summary of some of the similarities and some of the major differences from your own experience.

Do you agree with G. Stanley Hall’s assertion that adolescence is a time of “storm and stress?” Or does the current “modified” view (see also pp. 12-13, Historical Focus box) ring more true? Refer to your own experiences with parents, mood disruptions, and behavior in adolescence as evidence for your opinion.

In your opinion, at what age do you think you are truly an adult? Where is the line between adolescence and adulthood? Is it based on a specific age, or maybe maturity in some area(s)? Why? Compare your belief with the different viewpoints expressed in the table on Slide 12 about the “Boundaries of adolescence.”

When did you first feel (or have you yet felt) like you had (have) reached adulthood? Why (or why not, if applicable)?

Euthyphro

Describe what happens to each of these responses in the discussion.( discussion between Socrates and Euthyphro )