1. What is the difference between arguments, opinions and descriptions?
2. What is the difference between arguments and explanations, and what is the primary purpose of each?
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"I think most humans have in them the capacity to commit
murder.” –Richard Ramirez (The Night Stalker)
Above you will find a quote from Richard Ramirez (The Night
Stalker). Each week, we’ll explore a quote from the serial killer
we studied, we’ll summarize their crime, apply theory, and review
their punishments. For this discussion, please answer
each of the prompts:
• What does the quote mean to you? Does it give us
insight into their mindset?
• Summarize the crimes of this serial killer.
• What was their motivation? Why do you think they did
this?
• What was the punishment?
• In at least one sentence, apply one of the following
theories to the crime -or- to the punishment: Rational Choice,
Routine Activities, General Deterrence
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1-What technological innovations changed the way music was produced and recorded in the early 1960s? Include in your answer how producers influenced the music?
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What is REAL worship? How important is "worship" to "faith"? What are the differences between a religious person, a "spiritual" person, and a person of faith? What does it matter who or what a person places at the center of their life and heart??
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2. A. (i) Distinguish between character and characterization
(ii) Select two (2) of the following characters and show their significant roles in the novel Weep not, Child. (a) Njoroje (b) Ngotho (c) Jacobo
B. To what extent can the drama Edufa be described as an African Tragedy?
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1. Which of the following statements is TRUE about schizophrenia?
| Not taking care of one's hygiene and avoiding social interaction are aspects of avolition, a negative symptom. |
| Schizophrenia may involve multiple personalities which attempt to reduce the patient's obsessions by engaging in the compulsions. |
| The risk of developing schizophrenia is the same for an identical twin of a person with schizophrenia as it is for a cousin of a person with schizophrenia. |
| Hallucinations in schizophrenia are most commonly olfactory or tactile. |
2. Which of the following factors has been associated with a higher risk of schizophrenia?
| Eating a poor diet and developing amyloid plaques and tangles in the brain |
| Having unusually small ventricles (fluid-filled cavities) in the brain |
| Having an older father |
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Being born during the months with the greatest amount of sunlight |
3. Rishi, a high school student with schizophrenia, has enrolled in a longitudinal brain scanning experiment in which his brain structure is measured for 5 years to see how it might change over time. What are the researchers likely to see in Rishi's brain?
| Rishi's brain is likely to lose more gray matter in the cerebral cortex than the brains of teenagers with no schizophrenia. |
| Rishi's brain is likely to grow significantly in the temporal lobes because he hears voices with the auditory cortex. |
| Rishi's brain probably shows hyperfrontality which refers to excessive growth of the frontal lobes. |
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Rishi's brain is likely to lose significantly less gray matter in the cerebral cortex than the brains of teenagers with no schizophrenia. 4. Henry is in psychotherapy to work through his repressed childhood feelings about his mother and stepfather. The therapist asks Henry to freely talk about his feelings, and when Henry starts to address the therapist as if he was Henry's stepfather, the therapist remains neutral and does not make any judgments about how angrily Henry is speaking to him. The therapist's approach best reflects the primary goals of:
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For this discussion you will take on the role of a clinical psychologist treating clients for depression. You are interested in doing research on effective treatments for a chronic form of depression called dysthymia. In the DSM-5, it is referred to as persistent depressive disorder. The DSM-5 is listed in your recommended resources, and details regarding the disorder can be found in section 300.4(F34.1).
In your review of the current materials, you find that most of the previous research on this disorder has been done using quantitative methods. Identify an aspect of this topic you feel should be studied using qualitative methods. Apply the scientific method to this research issue and develop a specific research question. Compare the characteristics and appropriate uses of various qualitative research designs and choose an appropriate qualitative design for this research question. Create a feasible research design that includes plans for the sample selection, data collection, and data analysis. Apply ethical principles to your design by explaining how this type of qualitative design may affect the participants in your study and how you will deal with sociocultural issues.
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Why would a self-assessment that gives a snapshot of confidence levels at transitions, along with personal development and reflection, help students to take charge of their own learning? How would the data assist instructors? How would the data respond to student resistance? How would the data be helpful in creating resources to develop learning skills? What other schools in the USA offer this assessment?
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How “socially desirable response” constitutes a threat for psychological measurement? Provide an example.
In scientific research, why are certain variables called confounds? Provide an example.
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Henry is in psychotherapy to work through his repressed childhood feelings about his mother and stepfather. The therapist asks Henry to freely talk about his feelings, and when Henry starts to address the therapist as if he was Henry's stepfather, the therapist remains neutral and does not make any judgments about how angrily Henry is speaking to him. The therapist's approach best reflects the primary goals of:
| cognitive therapy. |
| systematic desensitization. |
| client-centered therapy. |
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psychoanalysis. |
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1. Manic episodes associated with the bipolar disorder always involve an elevated, positive mood.
| True |
| False |
2. Tardive dyskinesia can occur if people have taken typical antipsychotic medications for years.
| True |
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False 3. People with schizophrenia seem to have enlarged ventricles in their brain.
6. Borderline personality disorder involves lack of remorse and lack of anxiety, and it is more common in men.
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READING - The Summa Theologica1 (written 1265-1274) FIRST PART
OF THE SECOND PART (QQ. 1-114)
1. St. Thomas Aquinas talks about 4 different types of law in his
Natural Law theory . List and describe each:
SMALL PARAGRAPH WILL BE FINE
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According to Suzana Herculano Houzel, what does cooking have to do with human evolution? (7pts). Considering their raw diets, why can’t great apes “afford” brains with more neurons? (4 pts).
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