The goal of this paper is to practice identifying and evaluating how an author uses the rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos in their writing. After reading the essay “Designed to Addict” by Mary Aiken, describe the ways she uses these three methods of rhetorical appeal: how does she present herself and establish an authorial persona? How does she rely on the emotions of the audience to achieve her purpose? How does she establish a chain of reasoning in her essay by which she moves from premises to conclusions, from evidence to claims? How does Aiken use all three appeals and is her use effective or not in helping her to achieve her goal for the essay?

What challenges do you see that daily-life researchers may face in their studies? How can they be overcome?

Describe the biological exchange between Europe and the Americas that took place in the century after contact.

Are gender differences rooted in the brain? Is television viewing harmful for children? Are boys better in math than girls? Is home-schooling an effective method of education? What is your opinion about IQ?

Please predict in what situations each of the following techniques is most effective in treating depression. Explore the advantages and disadvantages of each.

• ECT
• VNS
• TMS

In 200 words : What major compromises were made at the Constitutional Convention, and what issues did they settle? What issues remained unsettled?

Which of the five reasons for forgetting do you think explains the majority of incidences of forgetting? Why? Can you think of any examples in your own life?

Explain and critically discuss one and only one criticism of Social Contract theory.

Philosophy question

Consider the following scenario:

You are working at a Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital and meet with Allison. Allison is in the US Army and has just returned home from a deployment. During her deployment, a bomb was thrown into a vehicle in which she was riding. She was not severely injured but was told that she sustained a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI).

How do you think the army should deal with these injuries? For example, if Allison is not obviously physically impaired, should she be discharged and receive disability pay? Should she be redeployed? If Allison stays in the army, what kinds of jobs do you think she should not perform?   

Select three (3) ways, (from the list below) and EXPLAIN in each case how the experimenter can become the extraneous variable, (List of extraneous variables - experimenter characteristics and experimenter expectancies as it relates to Physiological ­experimenter characteristics including such aspects as age, sex, and race and Psychological ­experimenter attribute including such personality characteristics as hostility, anxiety, and introversion or extroversion.). Provide an explanation/justification for each way in no less than 200 words.

List and explain a method for controlling each of the three (3) listed ways the experimenter can affect a study? Provide an explanation/justification for each method in no less than 200 words.

How relevant is the Black Lives Matter Movement to Caribbean history and current reality.

The past twenty years have seen advancements in technology that were critical to further understanding concepts in cognitive psychology. Two such developments are positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. These scans allow researchers to “see” the brain in action.

How do the research tools (equipment and methodology) available today contribute to a greater understanding of “conscious processes and immediate experience” than was possible using trained introspection and structuralism?