Many people played important roles in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, while methods of persuasion ranged from peaceful and violent protests to political action and legislation, the message was still the same. We need change. Which person do you believe played the most important role in the Civil Rights Movement? Why do you feel this person was the most significant participant in the Civil Rights Movement? What method(s) did they use to persuade the people that change was necessary and were they successful?

Consider this statement: “The aim of classroom management is to maintain a positive, productive learning environment.” Explain the ways in which teachers manage their classrooms (consider citing some of the theories that inform how teachers manage their classrooms and provide specific examples).

Briefly describe three current political or social problems facing your local community, your state, or the United States. Describe why the problems are problems, who suffers and other negative impacts, and make a suggestion as to how each problem could be solved. Make an educated guess. This post will serve as the foundation for your policy making posts this semester and your policy memorandum this semester. Be sure to cite references as required.

1) Discuss a social movement of your choosing, current or historical, using concepts from the text. How would you classify the movement (i.e. revolutionary, reform, reactionary, etc.) and why? In your view, what factors have contributed or will contribute to this movements success or failure? How might this movement be changed to produce positive social change?

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What is a typical characteristic of qualitative research? a. Statistical procedures for data analysis b. Data collection is on-going c. Generalization of findings d. Control of contextual factors

Select a controversial issue such as animal rights or physician-assisted suicide. Use emotive language and rhetoric to support one side of the issue. Now rewrite (paraphrase) the page using neutral language. Evaluate whether your argument depended on emotive language and rhetorical devices rather than reason. Share your two wordings of the argument. Discuss which version was most likely to encourage critical analysis of the issue and why.

How might teachers identify students in the classroom who have low self-efficacy for specific tasks? Identify a common area of low self-efficacy (task or skill) among students in your area of teaching (i.e., reading skills, math concepts, perspective taking, making associations, speaking skills, technological skills). Using “Guidelines for Encouraging Self-Efficacy,” discuss ways teachers might help students raise their levels of self-efficacy for the task or skill you identified.

Select two to three different cultural populations. What strategies would you use to address prevention, treatment programs, and positive change (staying abstinent) for each of the selected populations? What factors would contribute to these groups being at risk for increased drug or alcohol problems?

Do you think it is generally true that first graders have more curiosity and are more motivated to learn than sixth graders or high school students? If so, how do you explain the decline? Be careful to consider the development that occurs during this time period.

Can Hare's notion of universalizability be both a necessary and a sufficient condition for moral principles? Explain your answer.

What would Hobbes say of Bossuet’s justification for absolute royal authority? What would Bossuet say of Hobbes’s?

Articulates own recommendations back to the leader. Provides examples from any interview. ( 500 - 1000 words)

Research about Predicting Dangerousness

Military history suggests that specific attributes result in better performance. In assessing whether personnel are suitable for certain roles, particularly those high-risk operations discussed by Kennedy and Zillmer (2012), military psychologists consider individual characteristics and attributes. These attributes are generally thought to predict successful performance in high risk roles and circumstances.

In preparation for the discussion forum consider the course materials for the week addressing the personality, cognitive, intellectual, physical, and other individual attributes of military personnel shown to be related to effective performance in high risk and combat operations.

Share your thoughts about the military’s assessment of these individual attributes, discussing whether you perceive the practice as one that contributes to performance in high risk and combat operations as we begin our study of the psychology of combat.

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5. Consider the record of your eating across three days in mid-October, and the daily variability in energy (calorie) intake. Discuss how each of the following types of influences may have plausibly contributed to this variability. Define each of these influences as part of your answer; a few sentences for each type of influence should suffice. Hedonic; homeostatic; social; genetic; sensory-specific satiety