In the Milgram's 1963 study on obedience :
1. What form of deception (active or passive) was used? Specifically, what did the deception involve?
2. Were the participants debriefed? If so, what did that debriefing involve?
3. How would you feel if you had been deceived as the actual participants in your article were deceived. Would debriefing make a difference in how you might feel?
4. Are there any viable alternatives to the deception used that would still produce the same or highly similar findings?
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different theoretical perspectives that sociologists classifies these into two broad categories: macrosociology and microsociology. Within these two categories are many different theoretical perspectives. In a sense, each paints a different picture of society and how it operates.
Which of the theoretical approaches do you think best reflects your own view (at least at this point in the term) of how our social world works? Why? Please use a brief, concrete example of something recently in the news to explain.
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***pls note i am re asking some questions as the answers i was provided for the 80 questions i asked only 39 were correct.**
Carefully read the " Interpretation" section of the instructions
before answering questions
does the proposed Conclusion follows or Conclusion does not follow
the information.
Information: In a certain city where school attendance laws are
strictly enforced, it was found that only 15 percent of the
students had a perfect attendance
record during a single school semester. Among those who sold
newspapers, however, 25 percent had a perfect attendance record
during the same semester.
Proposed conclusion: Students who sold newspapers were more likely to have perfect attendance records during the semester than students who did not.
Information: In a certain city where school attendance laws are
strictly enforced, it was found that only 15 percent of the
students had a perfect
attendance record during a single school semester. Among those who
sold newspapers, however, 25 percent had a perfect attendance
record during the same semester.
Proposed conclusion: Strict enforcement of school attendance laws in this city did not prevent 85 percent of the students from being absent sometime during the semester.
Information: In a certain city where school attendance laws are strictly enforced, it was found that only 15 percent of the students had a perfect attendance record during a single school semester. Among those who sold newspapers, however, 25 percent had a perfect attendance record during the same semester.
Proposed conclusion: If truants were given jobs selling newspapers, their school attendance would improve.
Information: In a certain city where school attendance laws are strictly enforced, it was found that only 15 percent of the students had a perfect attendance record during a single school semester. Among those who sold newspapers, however, 25 percent had a perfect attendance record during the same semester.
Proposed conclusion: The low rate of perfect attendance by students in that school system was due mainly to illness or injury.
Information: When I go to bed at night, I usually fall asleep quite
promptly. But about twice a month I drink coffee during the
evening, and whenever I do, I lie awake and toss for
hours.
Proposed conclusion: My problem is mostly psychological: I expect that the coffee will keep me awake and therefore it does.
Information: When I go to bed at night, I usually fall asleep quite
promptly. But about twice a month I drink coffee during the
evening, and whenever I do, I lie awake and toss for
hours.
Proposed conclusion: I don't fall asleep promptly at night after drinking coffee because the caffeine in it overstimulates my nervous system.
Information: When I go to bed at night, I usually fall asleep quite
promptly. But about twice a month I drink coffee during the
evening, and whenever I do, I lie awake and toss for
hours.
Proposed conclusion: On nights when I want to fall asleep promptly, I'd better not drink coffee in the evening.
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Plato's apology
1. Give an analysis
2. The anaylsis has to be thorough and supported with textual evidence
3. Given as an arguement
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Explain importance of gender in moral reasoning. Support your explanation with some modern times example(s).
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In what ways do you think Lillian Gilbreth industrial contributions influenced academia?
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Experience-expectant development is the development of universal skills in which excess synapses form and are pruned according to experience. Experience-dependent development is the development of specific skills in which new synapses form to code the experience. Give at least one example of each. Given these definitions, what do you think about the influence of the environment in brain development?
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Based on your Culture, describe its impact upon the treatment of mental illness. How does culture play a role in stigmatisms of someone seeking treatment for mental health?
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Choose one LGBTQ person of color in the media (NOTE: this person might identify as LGBTQ in their personal lives or they may depict an LGBTQ person as a made-up character on a TV show or movie). Describe your reaction to their character/persona, and reasons why you believe this depiction is helpful or harmful to the LGBTQ community (or both).
Add in text citation and reference.
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The advanced directive project is to get you thinking deeper about what you or a loved one believes is the best way to experience the dying process
For this project you should use the 5 wishes form provided to you. Complete this form either for yourself or interview a loved one to complete the form for him/her.
Once the form is complete write a brief reflective paper on what you learned through this experience. Include if you discovered anything new or changed your mind about anything through the process.
This paper should be at least 2 pages double spaced but no longer than 5 pages double spaced.
Only this reflective paper needs to be turned in.
This assignment allows you to connect more with your feelings dying and the dying process.
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1. Erving Goffman's concept of dramaturgy theorizes that when we interact with others we engage in a process of impression management wherein we actively work to present ourselves to others in particular ways. Which of the following are examples of this concept:
John puts on sweatpants to go out on a blind date
Tina rapidly runs a brush through her hair before running into work
James reads up on early Latin American art so as to appear knowledgeable in his class on the subject for the discussion
None of these are examples of impression management
All of these are examples of impression management
2. Andrew Ryan is looking at research on the level of
conservatism of individuals (IV) and time spent on vacation (DV).
He notices that there is a relationship between the two variables.
Specifically, that the more conservative someone is the more time
they will spend on vacations and that the less conservative someone
is the less time they will spend on vacations. He therefore
concludes that how politically conservative someone is causes them
to spend more or less time on vacation. What concept is Andrew Ryan
illustrating?
Quantitative Research
Research Bias
Inductive Research
Unethical Research
Correlation Does Not Equal Causation
3. W.E.B. Du Bois was famous for his blending of activism and
academic research in order to create social justice for blacks in
America. However, he recognized that in order to create a real
change in social conditions for blacks, that:
Other minorities would need to band together to overthrow the
racist government
Blacks would need to engage in a Civil Rights Movement
Other minorities would need to band together to overthrow the racist government
The Constitution would need to be amended Reparations would need to be made to every minority individual
Whites would need to create laws, economic and social conditions to change the situation of Blacks
4. According to Karl Marx:
I. Human history is a history of class struggle
II. All forms of society will have social classes III.
We are most human when we labor for ourselves
IV. Workers are alienated from themselves and each other under capitalism Which of the following options are true?
II and III only
I, II, and III
III and IV only
I, III, and IV
None of the answers are true
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Political movements often are led by a combination of late adolescents or young adults and older adults. According to cognitive-developmental theory, why would this tend to be the case?
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Must be at least 150 words.
Discuss the possibility and possible outcomes of controlling individual behavior through social engineering.
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