Answer the following questions in a minimum of 500 words total.  

Define Intelligence. Describe the influence of nature and nurture on intelligence: what is heritability? What do twin studies tell us about the importance of genetics on intelligence? What about how children who have been adopted and how their intelligence scores relate to their biological parents?

What are some environmental influences on intelligence?

Discuss gender differences in intelligence: do men or women have higher verbal memory? Nonverbal memory? Emotion-detecting ability? Math aptitude? Spatial ability? What does it mean to say men have greater variability in intelligence?

Finally, discuss stereotype threat and how that might affect scores on intelligence tests and in school.

If the dean of your faculty asked you to serve on a committee to develop a performance appraisal system for evaluating the faculty, what performance criteria would you identify? Of these criteria, which ones do you think are most likely to determine the faculty members' success at your school? What standards would you recommend to the dean, regardless of the specific evaluation instrument selected?

Explain the concept of social harm, and discuss the contention by some scholars that public order crimes are not necessarily victimless offenses. Write at least 4-5 sentences. I would like to see meaningful responses to this question as the answer has far-reaching implications in our criminal justice system.

examples from Iron Jawed Angels film that illustrate women’s relationship to private and public spheres. How is middle class female respectability tied to the private sphere?

What is psychological disorder and how do psychological approaches of psychoanalysis, humanism, and behavioralism explain abnormal behavior?

Why are clinical assessment and diagnosis?

Please explain your answers and use examples.

Include supportive evidence; such as direct applicable experience and expert sources.

What do you think intelligence is? Sternberg makes a division between operational and real definitions. The operational definition defines a concept in terms of the way it is measured. The real definition is one that attempts to make us understand the true nature of the concept being defined. What is your real definition? How can we operationally define intelligence?

When discussing stage development theory, I feel it is important to note that with age may come adjustment even if the stages are accurate. We may have once had an ability that we can no longer perform due to the aging process but we can adjust while still providing insight to others.

For example, as my mother ages I see many things she can no longer do like she used to but she has adapted so that she can remain independent for as long as possible. For example, she lives in a split level home. She used to bound up and down the steps with several items in her hands. She can no longer “bound” to many places and she cannot go up and down the steps without holding on to the railing. She can still function, just at a slower pace and with some adjustments.

In instances where an individual is having difficulty accepting the aging process and does not want to make adjustments how might we address this in a loving way so as to help them be as productive as possible with daily tasks?

When it comes to Bodies & Sexualities, the common denominator globally: Keep people unhappy with how they look = get their money = maintain social control Discuss Aleichia William’s statement, “I’m learning to embrace every aspect of my identity and not let small minds put me in a box that just doesn’t fit.” Post#1: Discussion Post ( 3 Points) In what institutionalized ways does our society force people into these boxes? (300 words): (1 point) Have you ever experienced having to identify within a box that didn’t fit? How did you handle it? What can we do to shift our thinking to a less rigid and separate way of thinking about identity? Think about what communities you are a part of. (300 words): (1 point) Are they supportive or oppressive? In what ways? How did you find them? C. How are your interactions with other members of the community different from interactions with people outside the community? (300 words): (1 point) (Support each answer with course material and/or other academic sources and provide citations)

Which is greater in the United States today, the income gap or the wealth gap?

Why is it sociologically important to make a distinction between the two?

The Breton Woods agreement led to the global monetary system in use today. Problems with Breton Woods, however, also led to its collapse and highlight a basic tension over the roles money plays in any economy. Review why Breton Woods first enabled the international exchange of goods and later created increasing financial instability. What did President Nixon do in 1971 that transformed the international monetary system? Explain how the modern global monetary system works. What does it mean when currencies “float” or are “pegged”? Give examples. Also provide an example and explanation for a case where the international monetary system contributed to political instability/unrest within a country.

When you are going to apply for a grant, even from a government agency, where do you go to look to make sure that your grant program is aligned with the interests of the granting agency?

Please cite your source if you used one. Thank you for your help.