Question

Precis 3

To complete this assignment, follow the instructions below.

You will have two arguments to address from both Chapter 8 and Chapter 9.

From Chapter 8, Exercise 8.9, write a precis on passages 4 and 5.

4: If the Copernican and Darwinian theories are reasonable representatives of scientific revolutions, Sigmund Freud’s theory of psychology is a candidate for a revolution in thought. Thus, because both the Copernican and Darwinian theories are reasonable representatives of scientific revolutions, Freud’s theory is a candidate for a revolution in thought.- Friedel Wienert, Copernicus, Darwin, and Freud.

5: Infants can recognize human voices as early as 7 months of age. Researchers studied brain activity in 32 infants, half of whom were 4 months of age and the other half 7 months old. Researchers played different sounds, including human voices speaking nonsense languages, and brain activity suggested that the 7 month-olds could distinguish the human voice from the other sounds and the 4 month olds could not.- Neuron

Be sure to identify the type of argument, if appropriate, and discuss the strength of any possible inductive generalizations.

Work to justify your analysis.

No diagram is necessary.

From Chapter 9, Exercise 9.12, write a precis on passages 1 and 4.

Be sure to identify the type of argument, if appropriate, and discuss the strength of any possible analogical arguments.

Work to justify your analysis.

No diagram is necessary.

(1) Plants are a lot like animals, because they both transfer energy of one kind to energy of another. Since most plants get their energy directly or indirectly from sunlight, animals, too, must get their energy from sunlight.-Tom Garrison, Oceanography.

(4) When studying the frontal lobe, the part of the brain that considers the consequences of actions, we made an insightful discovery about the adolescent brain. A major reason why adolescents often make poor decisions is because the nerve cells that connect their frontal lobes with the rest of their brains are sluggish.- Neuroscientist Frances Jensen.

This assignment should be submitted as a double-spaced Microsoft Word document. Please use the naming protocol Precis3_Lastname. For example, if your name is Jane Smith, the document would be saved as Precis3_Smith.

Answer 1