“The aim of industrial psychology is primarily not to obtain greater production or output but to give the worker greater ease at his work”. - Justify this statement.
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President Trump began his Presidency in January 2017. He had to make many new administrative appointments. Searching the internet review media reports of his major appointments, focusing on the particular characteristics and backgrounds of the appointees. What qualities was the president looking for?include media reports from diverse sources. Meaning, not all Fox News, not all MSNBC/CNN, not all The Drudge Report, etc.
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Compare and contrast conflict theory with structural functionalism. Pay special attention to the way that each theory treats the origin of social change.
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Why do you feel that there is so much of a focus on a citizen’s “fear of crime”?
Many times citizens have an unrealistic fear of crime. The citizen’s actual chances of being a victim of crime are fairly low. What are your thoughts on using police resources to confront an unrealistic fear of crime vs. using police resources to address real crime problems?
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Create a regimen for studying the material in this class that you believe would be most effective. You must include the types of memory and the anatomy involved.
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1. Explain the role of transparency and accountability within a benefits realization plan.
2. In your own words, how do you distinguish between the neutral zone and the new beginning that Bridges discusses in your readings?
3. CMH shares a leadership value ladder which includes tips for how to lead through change. If you were to add a third step in the ladder of leadership behaviors needed through change, what would it be? Explain your response.
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Pros/Cons of preventative therapy What do you think are the pros and cons of preventative therapy?
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Look up all of the books from the list below and write a 2 sentence description about each one.
Why do you think each book has been important throughout history?
The Meaning of Relativity by by Albert Einstein
On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Geographia by Ptolemy
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare By William Shakespeare
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriett Beecher Stow
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For this assignment, construct a topic for an ethnographic research paper including some scholarly background information on the group to be studied. The topic should be summarized in three to four sentences.
Your paper should be based on the following:
Select an indigenous or minority group and compose a 4-page research paper on a cultural feature of this community. For example, artwork among the Yoruba, shamanism among an indigenous population, tribal organization among Native American groups, cuisine and / or food restrictions of a specific group, any religious ceremony or tradition, a rite of passage (such as a quinceanera) practiced among a specific group, or the affects of globalization on one or more indigenous populations.
For your research, please only use academic sources, such as anthropological journals. You must have at least 4 sources for your paper. You can use the HCCC online library or Google Scholar to acquire your information.
Your paper should be descriptive as well as analytical; you should explain why they practice their culture in this specific way.
Your paper should be 4 pages long, double spaced, Times New Roman or Calibri, size 12 font, and you should have at least 4 sources. You must cite your sources using APA format. and you must include a reference page at the end of your paper.
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Question 1:
Cesar credits his grandfather with being a model for his understanding of dogs, a clear case of_______BLANK. This type of relatively enduring change in behavior is more likely to occur if you are paying attention to the model; it can also lead to aggressive or prosocial behaviors.
Question 1 choices
Choice A., observational learning
Choice B., classical conditioning
Choice C., instinctive drift
Choice D., spontaneous recovery
Question 2
Gavin, the bomb-sniffing dog, developed a fear response to loud sounds that was likely the result of:
Question 2 choices
Choice A., observational learning.
Choice B., direct experience.
Choice C., classical conditioning.
Choice D., operant conditioning.
Question 3
Cesar was called in to help Gavin with his intense fear response to fireworks. According to the specific terminology psychologists use, the fireworks would be considered a(n):
Question 3 choices
Choice A., unconditioned stimulus.
Choice B., conditioned stimulus.
Choice C., negative reinforcement.
Choice D., punishment.
Question 4
Gavin showed a fear response not just to loud noises like fireworks, but also to beeping elevators and cell phones – not things you’d expect a dog to fear. What principle of learning might best explain Gavin’s reaction to these everyday sounds?
Question 4 choices
Choice A., Stimulus generalization
Choice B., Observational learning
Choice C., Spontaneous recovery
Choice D., Successive approximation
Question 5
Fill in the blank: In the video, you can see Cesar petting Gavin and telling him that he is a “good boy.” Cesar is using _______BLANK to reinforce the behaviors that he wants Gavin to increase.
Question 5 choices
Choice A., negative reinforcement
Choice B., positive punishment
Choice C., positive reinforcement
Choice D., neutral stimuli
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Identify and research a topic in adult development (e.g., memory, muscle strength, etc.) that you wish to examine across various age groups. Develop an outline for either a cross-sectional or longitudinal research design. Write a paper consisting of the following information:
An introduction to the topic you selected, including a summary of at least one peer-reviewed journal article describing recent research (post 2005) on the topic;
A description of how you will measure the topic of study (e.g., the dependent variable).
A description of which type of design will be used and why that would be most appropriate. Also identify what age groups will be studied.
On the basis of your readings and research, provide a prediction of what you expect to find upon completion of your study.
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Why was there such strong popular support for McCarthy's anticommunist crusade in the early 1950s? Would you have supported his goals and tactics? Why or why not?
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9. The American novelist James Baldwin wrote, "Words like freedom, justice, democracy are not common concepts; on the contrary, they are rare. People are not born knowing what these are. It takes enormous and, above all, individual effort to arrive at the respect for other people that these words imply." Ask students to define the terms freedom, justice, and democracy. How did the students derive their own meaning for these words?
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Critique the stage model by identifying at least two strengths and potential weaknesses of using this framework for understanding family process.
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