What was the traditional approach to combating deforestation and what strategies are more likely to be effective?
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What are the causes and effects of deforestation?
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Use the following passage to answer the four questions. Answers should be in the format used in the operant conditioning example assignment, i.e., label the behavior and consequence.
A teen skips school and is caught vandalizing a store front. As a result, the teen is ordered to clean the windows of store fronts each day after school AND loses the privilege of driving the family car. When the teen’s attendance and grades improve, the teen no longer needs to clean the windows AND is allowed the use of the family car.
1. Find the example of positive reinforcement in the passage. Identify the behavior and the reinforcer.
2. Find the example of negative reinforcement in the passage. Identify the behavior and the reinforcer.
3. Find the example of positive punishment in the passage. Identify the behavior and the punisher.
4. Find the example of negative punishment in the passage. Identify the behavior and the punisher.
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If you watched the film WIT, please answer these three quetions
1. All of these characters were a part of the film because they served a very specific purpose to the story—medical staff and patient. Were there any scenes or conversations you think really epitomized the true character of the people in this film? (for instance, the “Cancer is Awesome” or the “Popsicle” scenes?)
2. Was this film hard to watch for you? Why? Does that reflect who you are at this point in your life?
3. One movie reviewer said of Wit: “Vivian begins to understand something about life—that it doesn’t matter, in the end, how much you know. Knowledge can’t possibly comfort you in death.” Do you agree with this assessment of the film? Why or why not? Do you agree with this assessment in general about life? Why or why not? What kinds of knowledge, if any, could bring comfort?
4. Did she die a good death? What does “good death” mean to you? What do you think it means to her?
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1. Define the term defense mechanism.
2. Define three defense mechanisms
3. Provide a personal example when you used each of the three defense mechanisms defined above.
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Long ago Thomas Malthus offered one of the most influential analyses of population growth. In the years since, his framework on understanding the nature of global population growth has been challenged. What do you think? Explain why you generally agree or generally disagree with Malthus’ view.
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What do you see as the future for capital punishment in the United States?
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Can you describe or explain retrograde motion with respect to our perspective? Also, provide examples. How would Ptolemy explain or describe such motion? (answer in ~250 words)
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What human factors influence climate change?
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Psychology subject
Question: Even highly intelligent people sometimes behave in
foolish ways. Locate an example of a famous person - a political
figure, athlete, scientist, or artist - who is clearly intelligent
but who engaged in spectacularly unintelligent actions. What
potential scientific explanations might you offer for the causes of
her or his behavior?
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Hooks’ three criticisms of feminism
Cohen’s view of speciesism
The Land Ethic
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First you must watch the video, then you are expected to enter your own commentary as it relates to feminism.
Link to video: https://www.ted.com/talks/kavita_ramdas_radical_women_embracing_tradition?quote=697
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The Land Pyramid
Leopold’s philosophical versus ecological ethic
The Four Criteria of Problem Solving (Baxter)
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Singer’s view on animal testing
Warren’s view of human rights and animal rights: content and strength of rights
Warren’s view of non-paradigm humans.
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