You work at an advertising company and were told to sell a product. Create a script for a commercial using one or more of the types of cognitive biases to sell your product. The network will only allow you up to 90 seconds of air time. Be creative and have fun! Identify the bias you used and support why your product will sell.

1. Pick a theory of identity development (for example, Erikson’s or Marcia’s theories) and explain what the theory’s main arguments are.

2. After summarizing the theory, critique it by discussing the following points: a. Does research support (or disprove) the theory? b. Does the theory hold true in various social contexts, such as for different racial/ethnic groups, people of different socioeconomic statuses, etc.?

What are the goals of psychology? Provide an example of each and discuss why each of the goals is important. Minimum 100-150 words.

4. ________Jones believes that captive chimpanzees used in research should have the same protections as wild chimpanzees. He's a pretty terrible philosopher when it comes to ethics - just awful, and he is a mean person who insults guppies for sport - but we can be fair and examine the arguments. a) No fallacy b) Straw man c) Ad hominem d) Appeal to emotion 5. ___________ Over 40% of alcohol-related visits to U.S. Emergency Departments involve drinking too much cheap beer. Want to stay safe? Drink expensive beer! a. Appeal to popularity b. Post hoc c. Hasty generalization d. Shifting the burden of proof 6. ________The idea that depression has a biological basis has roots in ancient medicine. Galen said that a preponderance of black bile caused melancholy. Galen was wrong about nearly everything, so we should be prima facie skeptical of this idea. a) No fallacy b) Straw man c) Ad hominem d) Appeal to lack of proof 7. ________ Psychiatrists have not conclusively demonstrated that depression has a biological basis, so it must not have one. a) False dilemma b) Small sample c) Appeal to ignorance d) Begging the question 8. " If i do my homework, ill get good grades, if i get good grades youll send me to college, if i go to college ill graduate and get a job, if i get a job i might get fired, if i get fired i could go bankrupt and lose everything, thats why i didnt do my homework!" a) begging the question b) slippery slope c) hasty generalization d) no fallacy

what affects does music have on human mind? How can it affect people? Explain from the average listeners and the musicians perspective. Is sad music, sad because the muusician(s) intended for it to be like that or is it something that is in people's mind that make them think that a song is either sad or happy.

Please briefly discuss the different categories of psychoactive drugs. Please be sure to provide details in your discussion.

Describe an experience in your life which Reason prevailed over Passion and Appetite. How was Reason able to prevail? Did you gain increased wisdom from the experience?

Does enjoying the benefits of a political society obligate a person to follow its laws?

Identify the social characteristics of juvenile offenders and the implications of family, class and education

In your own words, describe the gender differences in aggression.

• In what ways might personality development, particularly regarding identity, influence the roles friends play in our lives?

Important notice: Your initial post should have a minimum of 150 words. Your subsequent posts should have 75-100 words.

Identify at least one contributor to each of the four theoretical approaches in clinical psychology, along with his or her specific theories or views about human behavior. Which of the four approaches do you find most interesting? Explain your response in a 150 words or more

Instructions: Answer any ONE of the following essay questions. Your response should be in essay format. Write as much as possible telling me who, what, where, when, and why. Use complete sentences and multiple paragraphs; 3-5-7 total. Your response is worth up to 20 points.

Discuss American foreign policy in the 1970s under President Richard Nixon. What was his strategy for the Cold War? Did he do things different or were his efforts similar to his predecessors? Was he successful, why, or why not? How did the American people react to his policies? Be detailed and provided examples.

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Discuss the debate over Global Warming during the 1990s. What is meant by Global Warming? What exactly is the debate? What are the arguments from each side? Who is winning this debate? How does this debate affect the American people? Be detailed and provided examples.

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Discuss the September 11^th attacks on the World Trade Center in New York in 2001. What were they and who led them? For what purpose were these attacks coordinated? Who did they U.S. ultimately determine was responsible for this act? What was the U.S.’s response to the attacks? Was the U.S. successful, why, or why not? Be detailed and provided examples.

Do you agree with Hobbes argument that we must leave the state of nature and create a social contract?