A. How reliable do you think the science behind forensics?

B. What do you think about mark mayfield fingerprint error? or Levon Brooks, how he was wrongfully put in prison due to foresnsic error.

C. What's your opinion on anyone getting certified to become a forensics experts? Just by going online and paying even though your degree has nothing to with that field yet they can be used to testify in court since they have their "certification"?

Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students and how these may affect learning

For a trait to evolve (change) over time, what is the prerequisite that must be met?

The "Journal of American pediatrics" reports a correlational link between watching TV watching and obesity. Does this link mean there is a casual relation between TV watching and obesity? What alternative explanations can you think of?

Ethical Listening ( answers does not need to be too long)

If you felt that a classmate’s speech was boring, do you have an ethical obligation to lat this classmate know that the speech was boring? Why or why not? If yes, what ethical standards might apply when telling this person about your unfavorable impression of the speech?

If you knew that a student in this class “borrowed” a speech from another student, do you have an ethical obligation to let the student know that what or she has done is unethical? Do you have an ethical obligation to let your instructor know? Why or why not?

If a speaker in this class used information from a biased source, would you have an ethical obligation to criticize the speaker for using information from that source? Why or why not?

If you feel strongly that a speaker did an outstanding job of presenting a speech in this class, do you have an ethical obligation to share your opinion after the speech is over? Why or why not?

Back in 1996, Steve Case’s AOL was urgently seeking a top notch internet browser to market their products. Both Bill Gates’ Microsoft and Netscape Navigator were vying with AOL to take them on as a client. In terms of their Best Alternative (BA/BATNA), Netscape held a huge advantage because of its strong technical superiority, presence and dominance in the overall browser market. Microsoft was just in the process of entering the market and held a fledgling percentage of the overall browser market, but had a long way to go relative to Netscape’s much superior overall market hold. Additionally, Microsoft’s browser was also considered technically inferior to Netscape’s. Despite this unequal valuation of their positions, Bill Gates had deemed that gaining a greater presence and market share of the browser market was a priority. Netscape adopted the position that since they were so powerfully based, they would only negotiate with AOL by holding out for a high per copy fee. In essence, the deal would have been based on a “browser for dollars” agreement. Steve Case, the CEO of AOL viewed the position of Netscape as: “They [Netscape] were very aggressive about selling the browser, but they wanted a very high per-copy fee. The attitude was, ‘We’re so hot, we’ll license to everyone, so you better take it'.” Being new to the market and possessing what was considered an inferior product, meant Microsoft had very limited prospects at the negotiation table. As Netscape engaged in waiting for AOL to respond to their proposal, Microsoft readjusted their focus by shifting their own proposal to concentrate on their business marketing strength, rather than the technology issue. In essence, Microsoft used a creative strategy to change the nature of a weak position or BATNA to enhance their position while weakening Netscape’s in the process. Microsoft concentrated its pitch on the marketing features it could offer to AOL which it knew Netscape could not match. They did so by offering to bundle AOL into the Windows operating system, and more importantly, they offered to do this for free! They also promised AOL that they would provide additional technical adaptations if AOL were to sign a multi year contract. As David Colburn, AOL’s chief negotiator and Business Development head, would later state; “ The willingness of Microsoft to bundle… with the Windows operating system was a critically important competitive factor that was impossible for Netscape to match.” Despite the fact Microsoft and AOL were active competitors the match was perfect for both parties simply because Microsoft had the foresight to change the nature of the negotiation to their advantage and made AOL an offer it could not refuse. The end result was that AOL would now be able to position the AOL icon directly next to the Microsoft Network icon in what AOL described as “the most valuable desktop real estate in the world”. Simply put, they could reach out to a market that equated to an additional fifty million people per year and could do so at zero cost. AOL would no longer have to bombard the market by sending out its discs at a cost of forty to eighty dollars per acquired customer and still actively compete with Microsoft in the process. Although Microsoft surrendered some of its market share to AOL in the short term, the company achieved its loftier goal of making a huge stride forward in gaining a significant share of the browser market.

1. Describe the strength of the BATNA for each side? Who had the advantage based upon BATNA? What mistake did they make?

2. Your text talks about value and creating value. When the negotiation began, what value or service was being negotiated? Which side created new value and what was it? How did this move them from a position of weakness to a position of strength?

3. We have also talked about bundling in class. How did one of the competitors use bundling to win this negation? Describe the offer and why it was creative.

4. Explain how this negotiation was a win for both parties, AOL and Microsoft.

What is seeing? This week, discussing the basics of visual processing, how images have been received at various points in history, and how images are inseparable from the culture(s) in which they are produced. In the essay posting, answer this question: do images show the truth? What is in an image? Why or why not? Draw on the readings to support your position. This week, discussing the basics of visual processing, how images have been received at various points in history, and how images are inseparable from the culture(s) in which they are produced. In the essay posting, answer this question: do images show the truth? What is in an image? Why or why not? Draw on the readings to support your position. Read: - Eric R. Kandel, The Brain’s Processing of Visual Images, Deconstruction of the Visual Image: The Building Blocks of Form Perception, and Reconstruction of the World We See from The Age of Insight - Georgina Kleege, Blindness and Visual Culture: An Eyewitness Account, Journal of Visual Culture

2. What is the difference between positive and negative evidence? How does the fact that children do not rely on negative evidence support the claim that there is an innate Universal Grammar? How does the fact that children (almost) only rely on positive evidence support the claim that there is an innate Universal Grammar? Use an example to illustrate each of these parts of the Poverty of Stimulus argument.

What is dissociative identity disorder?

Describe three treatments used to treat dissociative identity disorder, and explain interventions within the treatments.

Differentiate between the following concepts: " in-group","outgroup". Then, list and briefly discuss your "in-group" memberships and the relationships and experience you have with "out-groups".

Considering issues such as licensure, laws regarding medical marijuana, laws regarding minors, etc., what do you believe are the most significant ways in which the laws of Maryland govern the practice of psychology and psychological research? Why?

Part I. References

Directions: Take the following references and put them in APA format as they would be listed in the References section of a paper. Look at the example References section in the APA manual. Type and format the entire section as if you were creating it for an actual paper. Do not use the numbering system below. For each entry below, just use the information available to you and put it in APA format to the best of your ability. You do not need to look up the actual documents to retrieve any additional information (in some cases information has been altered for the purpose of the assignment or no longer exits).

1.

Anderson, Jason. R.

1995.

Cognitive psychology and its implications

4th edition

W. H. Freeman

New York

2.

Morgan, Michael

Television, sex-role attitudes, and sex-role behavior

“Journal of Early Adolescence.”

volume 7.

269-282.

[1987].

3.       

Connolly, Ceci

October 14, 2009

“Health insurers emerge as Obama’s top foe in reform effort.”

The Washington Post

p. A6

4.

Andersen, Simon Martin

Rachel Lisa Klatzky and John Murray

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

volume 59

pp. 192-201

1990

Traits And Social Stereotypes: Efficiency Differences In Social Information Processing

5.

Editors: Lewis, M & Haviland, J.

Authors: Brody, L. R. and Hall, J.

Chapter: gender and emotion

Book: Handbook of Emotion,

Published: New York, Guilford Press, 1983

pp. 75-100

6.

Author: Freeman, Janis J.

Title on page: “The women's liberation movement: Its origin, structures and ideals”.

http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/wlm/womlib/

no date on page

7.

1987

Sondra Lipowitz Bem

“Probing the promise of androgyne.”

Martin Robert Walsh (Editor)

The Psychology Of Women

pages 206-225

Yale University Press located in New Haven, Connecticut.

8.  

Rainey, James

2009

Friday, October 2, 2009

Los Angeles Times

We Still Need News Judgment

p. A2

9.

Jamieson, Kathleen Hall

(1995), Beyond the double bind: Women and leadership

New York: Oxford University Press

10.

“China’s disaster recovery continues through a mobile learning center project.”

United Way Worldwide

15 Apr 2009

http://www.unitedway.org/worldwide/news/newsdisplay.cfm?nid=167&MID=66.

Detail, with very specific examples of each item, the meaning of the following concepts related to statistical data gathering: Be sure that the concept is first defined, IN YOUR OWN WORDS, and that you use a concrete example (including visual examples) to illustrate your understanding of the statistical concept: Population and Sample

Classical sociological theorist Max Weber insisted that sociologists should be value-free – analyzing society for what it is, rather than what it should be. Weber applied his term, Verstehen, when attempting to understand other people, meaning, he attempted to keep his own values out of the picture when attempting to assess them. How would practicing verstehen be helpful in your future education and employment?