Islam recognizes Jesus and Moses. Does this mean that Islam respects other religions? Why or why not?

Describe the experimental method, state its advantages and disadvantages, and distinguish between independent and dependent variables.

Key Terms

experimental method

causal hypothesis

independent variable

dependent variable

experimental group

control group

random assignment

Exercises

1. What is the primary advantage of the experimental method?

2. Read the scenario and answer the questions that follow it.

In a laboratory study of sleep deprivation, researchers employed a variety of techniques to keep volunteers awake for variable amounts of time.   One group of participants was kept awake for 24 hours, and the other was kept awake for 48 hours. During periods of forced wakefulness, participants were required to engage verbal learning tasks such as memorizing the definitions of obscure English words. At the conclusion of the period of forced wakefulness, participants were allowed to sleep for as long as they wanted to. When participants awakened, researchers tested them on the learning tasks they completed during the periods of forced wakefulness. The researchers discovered that participants who were deprived of sleep for 48 hours recalled less than those who had been forced to remain awake for 24 hours.

1a. What is the independent variable?_____________________________________________

1b. What is the dependent variable?_______________________________________________

1c. What is the control group?____________________________________________________

1d. What is/are the experimental group(s)?__________________________________________

3. Why is random assignment critical to the experimental method?

PERCEPTION AND SENSATION

-Debate why many focus on perception as a tool for action and survival instead of focusing only on perception as a tool for developing mental representations.

-Discuss the ways in which ability and expectations can affect perception.

-Discuss the major functions of motion perception and the ways in which we can perceive motion.

-Describe real and apparent motion, what the aperture problem is, and how the visual system “solves” this problem.

-Detail how lesioning, transcranial magnetic stimulation and microstimulation have been used to study how neurons signal motion.

-State the major principles of the corollary discharge theory of motion perception, and summarize the behavioral and physiological support for the theory.

-Discuss behavioral and physiological research on implied motion, and relate this to the concept of representational momentum.

-Discuss developmental research on motion preference in newborn babies.

WRITE A SUMMARY IN 150 WORDS OR LESS FOR THE INFORMATION BELOW

Synchronous learning is the kind of learning that happens in real time. This means that you, your classmates, and your instructor interact in a specific virtual place, through a specific online medium, at a specific time. In other words, it’s not exactly anywhere, anyhow, anytime. Methods of synchronous online learning include video conferencing, teleconferencing, live chatting, and live-streaming lectures.

What are the advantages of synchronous learning

• Classroom Engagement

If you’re the kind of learner that likes active discussion, immediate feedback, and a personal familiarity that you can only get through real-time interaction, you’re probably a candidate for a synchronous learning experience. This is an especially important distinction if you’re just making the transition from the traditional classroom to an online setting. The personal contact that you get through live videoconferencing, lecture broadcasts or messenger chatting can make it a lot easier to make the transition. Essentially, you can have all the personal engagement of a classroom without getting all sketched out about germs during cold and flu season.

• Dynamic Learning

This experience comes with more than just engagement though. There’s a case to be made that synchronous online learning is simply a superior way to learn, that it allows for a more dynamic exploration of topics, ideas and concepts than is possible in a medium with time lag. Videoconferencing, for instance, makes it possible to ask questions and receive answers mid-lesson; to discourse and debate with classmates at a brisk and exciting pace; to collectively drive a conversation into unexpected new directions. There is a speed and immediacy to synchronous online learning that, at its best, evokes the same level of accountability and engagement as classroom attendance. If you thrive at a swift pace, surrounded by competing and complementary ideas, this is as close as you’ll come to the real thing.

• Instructional Depth

With synchronous online learning, you’ll interact regularly and frequently with your professors. You’ll actually get to know your instructors. This is not just a good way to confirm your instructor’s credibility. It also provides regular opportunity for face-to-face discussion, individual guidance, and perhaps even the chance to establish a mentorship. If you’re the type of student that does your best work with the help of accessible and supportive instruction, you’re probably a synchronous learner.

What are the disadvantages of synchronous learning?

• Rigid Schedule

If you’ve chosen online learning because of your hectic and unpredictable work schedule, synchronous learning may present you with some challenges. The defining characteristic of this learning experience is its adherence to a set schedule. Lectures and class discussions will take place at established meeting times. If your job as a registered nurse keeps you on call at strange hours, or your parenting responsibilities render you fully occupied during the day time, or your hobby as an amateur storm-chaser means that you have to be ready to roll at a moment’s notice, you may have a hard time satisfying your course requirements. If flexibility is the number one reason that you’ve decided to go the online route, make sure you can manage your synchronous learning responsibility around your schedule.

• Technical Difficulties

The above concern is especially pressing if you’re a person on the go. If your work or life requires extensive travel, or at least the kind of mobility that forces you to complete coursework in weird places like coffee shops, airport terminals, and hotel lobbies, you’re probably always carrying a laptop and always searching for a wireless signal. That search could be pretty stressful if you’re desperately trying to log in for a videoconference, lecture, or heaven forbid, an exam. As a synchronous learner, technical difficulties like spotty internet, crashing hard drives, and dying batteries can become anything from an inconvenience to a disaster. Instead of logging in and sitting for your exam, you’re sweating profusely and sputtering profanities at your computer. Who has the time for that?

Synchronous learning is the kind of learning that happens in real time. This means that you, your classmates, and your instructor interact in a specific virtual place, through a specific online medium, at a specific time. In other words, it’s not exactly anywhere, anyhow, anytime. Methods of synchronous online learning include video conferencing, teleconferencing, live chatting, and live-streaming lectures.

What are the advantages of synchronous learning

• Classroom Engagement

If you’re the kind of learner that likes active discussion, immediate feedback, and a personal familiarity that you can only get through real-time interaction, you’re probably a candidate for a synchronous learning experience. This is an especially important distinction if you’re just making the transition from the traditional classroom to an online setting. The personal contact that you get through live videoconferencing, lecture broadcasts or messenger chatting can make it a lot easier to make the transition. Essentially, you can have all the personal engagement of a classroom without getting all sketched out about germs during cold and flu season.

• Dynamic Learning

This experience comes with more than just engagement though. There’s a case to be made that synchronous online learning is simply a superior way to learn, that it allows for a more dynamic exploration of topics, ideas and concepts than is possible in a medium with time lag. Videoconferencing, for instance, makes it possible to ask questions and receive answers mid-lesson; to discourse and debate with classmates at a brisk and exciting pace; to collectively drive a conversation into unexpected new directions. There is a speed and immediacy to synchronous online learning that, at its best, evokes the same level of accountability and engagement as classroom attendance. If you thrive at a swift pace, surrounded by competing and complementary ideas, this is as close as you’ll come to the real thing.

• Instructional Depth

With synchronous online learning, you’ll interact regularly and frequently with your professors. You’ll actually get to know your instructors. This is not just a good way to confirm your instructor’s credibility. It also provides regular opportunity for face-to-face discussion, individual guidance, and perhaps even the chance to establish a mentorship. If you’re the type of student that does your best work with the help of accessible and supportive instruction, you’re probably a synchronous learner.

What are the disadvantages of synchronous learning?

• Rigid Schedule

If you’ve chosen online learning because of your hectic and unpredictable work schedule, synchronous learning may present you with some challenges. The defining characteristic of this learning experience is its adherence to a set schedule. Lectures and class discussions will take place at established meeting times. If your job as a registered nurse keeps you on call at strange hours, or your parenting responsibilities render you fully occupied during the day time, or your hobby as an amateur storm-chaser means that you have to be ready to roll at a moment’s notice, you may have a hard time satisfying your course requirements. If flexibility is the number one reason that you’ve decided to go the online route, make sure you can manage your synchronous learning responsibility around your schedule.

• Technical Difficulties

The above concern is especially pressing if you’re a person on the go. If your work or life requires extensive travel, or at least the kind of mobility that forces you to complete coursework in weird places like coffee shops, airport terminals, and hotel lobbies, you’re probably always carrying a laptop and always searching for a wireless signal. That search could be pretty stressful if you’re desperately trying to log in for a videoconference, lecture, or heaven forbid, an exam. As a synchronous learner, technical difficulties like spotty internet, crashing hard drives, and dying batteries can become anything from an inconvenience to a disaster. Instead of logging in and sitting for your exam, you’re sweating profusely and sputtering profanities at your computer. Who has the time for that?

Andre, a student preparing for his final exams, has an argument with his parents regarding the use of IPod during study hours. According to his parents, listening to music while studying affects cognitive performance and will pose serious impediments in Andre’s ability to focus. But Andre provides a counter-argument, as he believes that music acts as a stress buster. He says that it helps in the release of dopamine that relieves stress and relaxes the mind. Do you agree with Andre? Provide justification for your answer in about 200-300 words.

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The all-pervasive nature of digital media has transformed the educational system altogether. With the kind of accessibility to information that digital media affords in the present-day world, is it alright to say that students would be better off if they are home-schooled? Express your thoughts in about 200-300 words.

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Now consider the anti-tobacco use policy that went into effect at the Henry Ford Health System and The Beaumont Health System starting in January 2013. Under this policy, job applicants are screened for nicotine use, and rejected from employment if they use tobacco products. Explain how this policy may engage the disparate impact definition of discrimination. Estimate the legal vulnerability of the two Health Systems given their adoption of the anti-tobacco use policy.

Each of the three assigned readings for this week was chosen as a representative for one of the three main sociological theories. Explain which theory is best represented by Lower Ed. Be sure to include specifics from the reading and show how this relates to the major tenets of the theory you chose.

what were the principle influences that conditioned the young Hitler character,personality, and weltanschauung?

You are working in your local hospital. You will
work with terminally ill adults. How will you draw on Kübler-Ross’s perspective
in your work? How will you avoid missing using this perspective?