At which point in the play do you think that Oedipus stops being a good leader? Or, to put it another way, at which point in the play do you think that Oedipus begins to act and / or make decisions that are not wise?
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Directions: Create a timeline with the 10 key events and dates of either the
Enlightenment or Scientific Revolution
Example:
1686 = Sir Isaac Newton publishes his “Principia Mathematic”. The Principia is
considered one of the most important works in the history of science.
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briefly, 2 pages long explain How did the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening impact the American Revolution?
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> Our perception of the physical world is influenced by our expectations. This general rule of perception extends to people as well. Our evaluations are colored by our past experiences with a person or by other cues like the way they dress. How do you think you would have evaluated the behavior of the characters in this activity if you had initially been told which one had been diagnosed with a mental disorder?
> Summarize the personal issues that Steve Jobs had in his life.
> Using the biopsychosocial model, explain how the factors in Jobs’ life may have contributed to his illness.
> Steve Jobs’ achievements are certainly not representative of the cultural norms. Do these behaviors make him abnormal? Why or why not?
> What is social comparison? How can it help explain the “Groupon phenomenon”?
>What conditions would increase or decrease the likelihood of an individual using the coupon for which she or he had paid, using the Groupon service?
> Have you ever used Groupon? In what ways do you think that Groupon would affect social cognition?
> Researchers from the University of Toronto Scarborough conducted two experiments that looked at the effect of two different types of motivational intervention on prejudice reduction. Summarize the two types of motivational intervention that were used in their experiments.
> If programs focusing on reducing prejudice are actually increasing prejudice, how should the issue of prejudice be addressed?
> Even though researchers now know that reducing prejudice needs to focus on motivational interventions that are more personal in nature, the authors suggest that controlling prejudice reaction practices are tempting. What benefits do controlling motivational interventions have for prejudice programs?
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Briefly summarize intro to logic. Make sure that you include the following logical terms:
Categorical propositions
Categorical syllogisms
Propositional logic
Predicate logic
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d. List five reasons why maintaining a successful household could be difficult.
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How would a behaviorist explain motivation? How would a cognitivist explain motivation? Here is a more difficult one: how would a freudian explain motivation?
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Thirteen-year-old Ryan has begun to challenge many of his parents' values and to express his own set of highly idealistic standards. Compare and contrast the explanations for Ryan's behavior that would be given by Kohlberg and by Erikson.
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According to Appelbaum, what can we do to solve the current privacy issues?
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1. Metrosexual can be defined as:
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A. A new expression of heterosexual masculinity that is anti-sexist and anti-homophobic |
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B. A consumer identity that allows corporations in cosmetics and fashion to profit from male consumers |
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C. An identity that blurs definitional boundaries between gender identity and sexual identity |
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D. All of the above |
2. A social fact can be best defined as:
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B. anything, whether a material object or abstract idea, that has an impact on people and society because people believe in the social legitimacy of the thing. |
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C. something that is absolutely true for a particular culture. |
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D. None of the above |
3. A controversial (at the time) claim made by sexologists was that women were
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A. less sexual than men |
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B. just as sexual as men |
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C. more sexual than men |
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D. none of the above |
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| 1. | A right-handed split-brain patient is asked to assemble blocks to match a pattern located in the upper left-hand corner. If they are asked to do this using their right hand, they will: | ||||||||
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| 2. | Active touch information, or sensory information from one side of the body going to the opposite hemisphere, is often called: | ||||||||
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| 3. | It appears as though the right hemisphere is responsible for _____ tasks. | ||||||||
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| 4. | Jake is looking at a bowling ball that is located to his left. The image of the bowling ball will go to the _____ half of the retina in both of his eyes, and then go to the _____ hemisphere. | ||||||||
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| 5. | Jane's left hand movements are controlled by the right hemisphere in her brain. This is called: | ||||||||
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| 6. | Juan has had his corpus callosum cut. When he touches something with his right hand, what happens? | ||||||||
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| 7. | Many motor and sensory functions are primarily controlled by the: | ||||||||
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| 8. | Most right-handed split-brain patients can name objects that have been placed in _____ hand. | ||||||||
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| 9. | Owen is looking at something in the middle of his visual field. The image goes to: | ||||||||
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| 10. | Right-handed split-brain patients have a difficult time performing block construction tasks using their right hand because their: | ||||||||
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| 11. | Samantha is looking at an orange that is located to her right. The image of the orange will go to the _____ half of the retina in both of her eyes, and then go to the _____ hemisphere. | ||||||||
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| 12. | The right hemisphere performs better at: | ||||||||
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| 13. | The two sides of the brain are connected by the: | ||||||||
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| 14. | Visual information from the left visual field will go to the: | ||||||||
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| 15. | Visual information from the right visual field will go to the: | ||||||||
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| 16. | What is the role of the corpus callosum? | ||||||||
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| 17. | When information has to cross our corpus callosum, we respond _____ when the information does not cross the corpus callosum. | ||||||||
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| 18. | Which BEST describes the brain? | ||||||||
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| 19. | Which section of the brain controls language? | ||||||||
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| 20. | Who conducted the first experiments using split-brain patients? | ||||||||
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Describe a specific example of how some aspect of culture either influences the diagnosis OR symptom presentation of a specific eating disorder or personality disorder. (300-500 words) by following Claim, Support and interpretation.
1) Claim - a one to two sentence thesis outlining your example.
2) Support - from an external source (i.e. not your textbook) defending your thesis. At least three discrete ideas or examples illustrating the cultural influence on the diagnosis or symptom presentation written in your own words.
3) Interpretation - 3-5 sentences drawing conclusions based on the support you provide. Use your example to explain why it is important to understand the cultural context in which a person experiences a mental illness.
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Please answer the questions accurately and complete not short and not related to the topic.
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