An article in the New York times states that there is a shocking new way to lose weight. A new wearable device called Pavlok claims it is successful in helping people lose weight. Here is how it works, whenever the wearer takes a bite of the foods they want to avoid, like chocolate or Cheez-Its, they use the Pavlok to give themselves a lightning-quick electric shock. “Every time I took a bite, I zapped myself,” one user said. “I did it five times on the first night, two times on the second night, and by the third day I didn’t have any cravings anymore.” As a psychology student you understand that the Pavlok is using the learning principles of classical conditioning to try to change behavior. Discuss the following: Identify the unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, neutral stimulus, conditioned stimulus, and conditioned response. Based on Pavlov's work what do you expect will happen when the user stops shocking themselves when they eat junk food? What is the term given to this in classical conditioning? Not everyone wants to shock themselves to try to lose weight. Using the principles of operant conditioning develop a behavior modification plan that will help this person change their eating behavior, without having to shock themselves. What would you suggest to get them to increase the amount of fruit and vegetables they eat? What would you suggest to help them decrease the amount of junk food they eat? Make sure you discuss postive and negative reinforcment. Make sure you discuss positive and negative punishment.

What is Rawls’ proof for the claim that his principles of justice would be chosen in an initial situation as opposed to other principles of justice?

Explain how a commercial can be deceptive or misleading but still not cross the line of illegally providing false information.

Sometimes the best way to test one’s own beliefs is via directed self-reflection. Let’s step back and consider whether people are good or bad. Look at some of the news stories you have already collected for previous modules. Focus on those that make an assumption as to whether people are good or bad. If you choose, you may research for new articles. Please select two to complete the following exercise:

Examine the arguments or assumptions that each article makes about the “good” or “bad” of the human action. Write one paragraph (minimum of 500 words) either defending or attacking the assumption made in the article on whether people are good or bad in this instance. Try to isolate key points in your paragraph that would point in one direction or the other. Close this writing exercise by identifying your own personal beliefs and defending it in this situation.

Pick a famous politician, business leader, or celebrity who has been arrested recently. What crime did he or she allegedly commit? Who was the victim?

Explain his or her actions from the point of view of one of the major sociological paradigms. What factors best explain how this person might be punished if convicted of the crime?

Please include reference of source.

Janine is a wholesale yarn salesperson working the northeastern US. Her territory covers all of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., and Ohio. She lives in Harrisburg, PA with her husband and three children. Janine enjoys her job and loves being out on the road and meeting yarn shop owners and knitters. However, her employer, White Mountain Yarns, requires her to drive to Detroit for a monthly staff meeting; maintain an office outside of her home; complete redundant paperwork due to outdated systems; and often sets her store visit schedule in a way that results in a lot of backtracking, all of which cut into the time she has to build rapport with store owners and individual buyers of the products. The company also doesn't let her hold virtual client meetings, even though clients want them and they would save considerable time and money. Janine is one of the top 5 salespeople and her customers rave about her, however the company is making her job difficult. She doesn't want to quit her job, but many of the antiquated aspects have led her to consider either quitting or asking to be cut back to part time so she can have a better work life balance. Using the concepts, write up a proposal to redesign and/or enrich Janine’s job.

You are on a hiring committee for an attending physician at a major hospital in the United States. An upstanding, Anglo-Saxon doctor with more than 35 years on the job has passed away and it is your responsibility to fill the position. You have more than 50 resumes in your possession and some of them are from women and minorities. The hospital is dedicated to equal opportunities for all applicants, but you are unsure of how to apply this concept in this instance because no one seems to match up to the previous doctor. Every applicant is board certified, however, some attended “better” schools than others. Your assistant suggests you use the care ethic to emotionally connect to the life story of the applicants involved in order to determine the “short list.” You are unsure. In a minimum of 250 words, present an opinion on whether you should take life experiences into consideration when filling this position.

What were the moral dilemmas faced by the doctors in New Orleans? What were their options? What did they decide to do?

In 2014, researchers did an interesting study about the role of communication in the treatment of chronic back pain. The researchers randomly assigned patients with back pain to one of two groups. Half the patients in the study experienced only limited conversation from the physical therapist. With the other half of the patients the therapists asked open-ended questions and listened attentively to the answers. They expressed empathy about the patients’ situation and offered words of encouragement about getting better. Patients were questioned about their level of pain at the beginning of the study and after one month of physical therapy by a researcher who did not know to which groups the patients belonged. Patients who had physical therapists who communicated reported a greater reduction in pain as compared to those who had physical therapists who gave limited communication. Discuss this research. In your answer make sure you discuss the following: Identify the hypothesis, independent variable, and dependent variable. Did the study try to address the problem of selection bias? What is selection bias? Do you think the study was successful in addressing this problem? Did the study try to address the problem of experimenter bias? What is experimenter bias? Do you think the study was successful in addressing this problem? Why is this study better than a correlational study? What is the major limitation of correlational studies? How might the results of this study be used to influence how physical therapists are trained?

What are three concepts that Barbor offers?(Finding Real Love How to overcome alienation and get closer)

In not more than four paragraphs, substantiate why women conversation is said or considered to be typically inferior.

In not more than two paragraphs each, write short notes on the following concepts in gender and communication.

a. Gender equality

b. Gender mainstreaming

c. Gender equity

d. Gender stereotyping

ATTENTION: Someone was answering this question but to the fact of time it can't, please don't answer this at least you're the one.

Identify social institutions: Families, Community, Religion, Government and Economy. Present your importance in society. (For this part, answer "Why is it important in society?" Your answer can be presented in bullets.)

A. Example
Social Institutions
• Family - This Institution is ... In addition, it is important for the
society due ...

Identify social institutions: Families, Community, Religion, Government and Economy. Present your importance in society. (For this part, answer "Why is it important in society?" Your answer can be presented in bullets.)

A. Example
Social Institutions
• Family - This Institution is ... In addition, it is important for the
society due ...

Define gender and communication and outline three reasons why it is necessary to study gender and communication in the tertiary institution.