Please answer these below:

1) Avoiding research bias is important for developing objective, reliable health-related information that can be used by the public. Check all of the situations that are likely to indicate research bias.....

----An organization representing dairy farmers provides a monetary grant to a researcher who will study whether drinking three cups of milk per day promotes weight loss.

----An organization representing dairy farmers provides a monetary grant to a researcher who will study whether drinking three cups of milk per day promotes weight loss.

----A university research team is studying whether individuals who eat chicken that has been injected with a salt-water solution before packaging have higher blood pressure levels than people who eat chicken that has not been injected with the salt-water solution. Before conducting their study, the researchers did not seek funding from the poultry farmers’ association.

----A university research team is studying whether individuals who eat chicken that has been injected with a salt-water solution before packaging have higher blood pressure levels than people who eat chicken that has not been injected with the salt-water solution. Before conducting their study, the researchers did not seek funding from the poultry farmers’ association.

----A soft drink producers' trade group funds a study to determine whether the removal of soft drink machines from schools negatively affects the number of extracurricular activities that are offered by administrators in those schools.A soft drink producers' trade group funds a study to determine whether the removal of soft drink machines from schools negatively affects the number of extracurricular activities that are offered by administrators in those schools.

----A drug company that makes dietary supplements funds a study that indicates the health benefits of taking megadoses of vitamin C on a daily basis.A drug company that makes dietary supplements funds a study that indicates the health benefits of taking megadoses of vitamin C on a daily basis.

----A psychologist who is a consultant for an organization that promotes plant-based diets conducts a study that finds people who eat meat are just as likely to be depressed as people who do not eat meat. An article that describes her study and its findings is published in the peer-reviewed The Journal of Nutrition. At the end of the article, the psychologist discloses her ties to several organizations, including the one promoting plant-based diets.

----A psychologist who is a consultant for an organization that promotes plant-based diets conducts a study that finds people who eat meat are just as likely to be depressed as people who do not eat meat. An article that describes her study and its findings is published in the peer-reviewed The Journal of Nutrition. At the end of the article, the psychologist discloses her ties to several organizations, including the one promoting plant-based diets.

----A physician who focuses on child health concerns (a pediatrician) is opposed to administering vitamin D supplements to breastfed babies. This physician thinks the vitamin contributes to excess weight gain among infants. According to this doctor, his records indicate that breastfed babies who received the vitamin D supplement are 2 pounds heavier than breastfed babies who are the same age but did not receive the supplement.

----A physician who focuses on child health concerns (a pediatrician) is opposed to administering vitamin D supplements to breastfed babies. This physician thinks the vitamin contributes to excess weight gain among infants. According to this doctor, his records indicate that breastfed babies who received the vitamin D supplement are 2 pounds heavier than breastfed babies who are the same age but did not receive the supplement.

#2)   WORD BANK: (NOT ALL WILL BE USED) dietary supplement, observation, correlation, data, experiment, hypothesis, treatment

Researchers make a(an)  ____________  that people who like to camp take megadoses of thiamin to repel mosquitoes.

Researchers develop the following  ____________ : "Taking megadoses of thiamin is an effective way to prevent mosquito bites."

Researchers design a(an)  ____________  to test whether taking a high dose of thiamin repels mosquitoes.

Researchers randomly divide 100 people into two groups, each of which have 50 subjects. The  ____________  group is given pills that contain a very high amount of thiamin. The control group is given similar tasting and appearing pills that do not contain thiamin.

Researchers analyze  ____________  about the number of mosquito bites people in each group receive.

#3- MATCH WORDS with definition: ANCEDOTE, CONVENTIONAL WISDOM, DATA, EXPERIMENT, TESTIMONIAL

Briefly summarize the arguments of the social scientists:

Horace Miner

Richard Sosis

Audrey Richards

Victor Turner

(Subject is Anthropology)

In 150- 200 words, describe different single subject case designs

a. Describe AB, ABA, ABAB, multiple baseline, and alternating treatments design

b. Give an example of how you could use this design

c. Pick two designs to compare. Why would you choose one design over the other?

The skill of self confidence by Dr. Ivan Joseph - Public speaking

1). What you believe is the primary purpose of the speech. Compare that with what you consider to be the speaker's "message" or thesis/claim.

2). As you listen deeply, decipher this speaker's main points. How does he support his main points? (We're talking content here.) What techniques are used to build credibility?

3). What delivery skills work best as this speaker attempts to develop a relationship with his audience?

4). Finally, what particular part of the speech resonated with you the most? Why do you think that is?

If you traveled to another country, what elements would most likely cause you to experience culture shock?

Social institutions are evolving, a case in point, it is now legal for same-sex partners to marry, but ironically, among heterosexual couples fewer are choosing to marry or they are choosing to do so at a later age. Draw on your understanding of Bronfenbrenner's ecological model, statistics on marriage and divorce (www.census.gov) and Robert Sternberg's theory of love to explain why these trends are maybe occurring and what they might mean for the future of marriage and traditional family as institutions.   

Identify the main groups and ideas that drove the Progressive movement in detail

Contemporary Leadership:

(In times of crisis, leaders step up. They step out in greatness and create change)

Q1:  Identify great leadership in your own life (work or personal) and reflect on leadership as you see it in this time of crisis by reviewing contemporary leadership styles that you see and recognize in your life?

Provide 1 (one) example each of how power relationships and power gradients have been manifest in recent and in early colonial times.

Imagine yourself working with pregnant adolescent or adolescent using drugs in your community.

Research available resources in your community for one of these situations.

Collect the contact information and give a detailed description of how the resource would help the teenager. Create and submit an informational resource sheet.

Also, write a summary on the following;

Are these resources appropriate?Are there enough resources available in the community?

Does the community need to establish different types of resources based on the lack of resources that are available?   

What would you recommend?

In a 150-200 words, discuss the opponent process theory. Describe how the a and b process function. Detail how this process works for an alcoholic.

a. What is this theory?

b. Define the characteristics of the a- process

c. Define the characteristics of the b-process

d. Discuss how this theory is involved in the real world (use an example with emotions or drugs)

What is your personal stance on active or passive euthanasia? In particular, what is your opinion on doctor-assisted suicide? If you were terminally ill would you consider active or passive euthanasia as an option? Please explain your thought process.

Your assignment is to read the Epidemiology research paper, “Mobile phone use and the risk of acoustic neuroma” (Lönn et al., 2004), for the next class. Te next time class meets, there will be a class discussion led by the instructor. Te questions below will help you prepare for this discussion. Questions 1. Compare the scientifc data given in the press articles with those in the scientif c paper. 2. Do you think cell phone use is hazardous to human health? 3. Based on this information, are you going to avoid using cell phones in the future?