Separate your response to each question into its own, do not combine them
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Choose two of the three Belmont Report ethical principles derived from the Tuskegee Study listed below that is interesting or not interesting to you and explain why:
Respect for persons
Beneficence
Justice
2.
a) Explain why knowing oneself is important to making adjustments in everyday life (2 points).
b) Explain one factor that plays a role in shaping self-concept from the text/lecture (3 points).
c) Take the locus on control assessment (http://testyourself.psychtests.com/testid/2109/Links to an external site.). You do not need to purchase anything to take the assessment. What type of locus of control did you find you have (3 points)?
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Chapter 7 Questions
a) Discuss how our thinking impacts others behaviors, and how others thinking may influence our thinking (2 points).
b) Explain one factor that plays a role in person perception (3 points).
c) Choose one of the classic social psychology experiments (Milgram, Asch, Robber’s Cave, Jane Elliot, bystander effect, Stanford Prison experiment). Provide an example of how the results of the experiment relate to understanding a behavior you have observed or learned about (e.g., if you are discussing the Stanford Prison experiment, you might relate it to a situation you’ve observed in the media or witnessed where the power of the situation played a role in people’s behavior) (3 points). *Do not explain the experiment only – describe an example that you have seen/heard of that can be explained by the experiment’s results.
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Chapter 8 Questions
1) How has the way we communicate changed overtime? Have these changes resulted in positive or negative changes? (2 points)
2) Explain one important feature of the communication process (3 points).
3) Explain one barrier to communication from the text/lecture and one solution based approach (3 points).
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Chapter 7 Questions
1) Discuss how our thinking impacts others behaviors, and how others thinking may influence our thinking (2 points).
2) Explain one factor that plays a role in person perception (3 points).
3) Choose one of the classic social psychology experiments (Milgram, Asch, Robber’s Cave, Jane Elliot, bystander effect, Stanford Prison experiment). Provide an example of how the results of the experiment relates to understanding a behavior you have observed or learned about (e.g., if you are discussing the Stanford Prison experiment, you might relate it to a situation you’ve observed in the media or witnessed where the power of the situation played a role in people’s behavior) (3 points). *Do not explain the experiment only – describe an example that you have seen/heard of that can be explained by the experiment’s results.
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Chapter 8 Questions
a) How has the way we communicate changed overtime? Have these changes resulted in positive or negative changes? (2 points)
b) Explain one important feature of the communication process (3 points).
c) Explain one barrier to communication from the text/lecture and one solution based approach (3 points).
7.
a) What is the most important feature of a close relationship? Explain your answer. (2 points)
b) Do you believe in the saying, “birds of a feather flock together,” or “opposites attract.” Explain your answer. Which does the research support? (3 points)
c) Explain and provide an example of one theory of love explained in the lecture or text (3 points).
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Chapter 10 Questions
a) If you had to choose one, what would be the most important component of a marriage (2 points)?
b) Explain one factor that plays a role in one’s decision to marry (3 points).
c) Discuss one vulnerable area in marital adjustment (e.g., gender role expectations, work and career issues, financial difficulties, or inadequate communication) (3 points).
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Chapter 11 Questions
a) Complete the chart:
Do you consider the following characteristics to be male or female qualities? Place an “M� next to characteristics you consider “male qualities� and an “F� next to “female qualities.� You can copy and paste the chart into you answer.
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Active |
Independent |
Aware of Other’s Feelings |
Likes Math and Science |
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Adventurous |
Kind |
Competitive |
Makes decisions easily |
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Aggressive |
Leadership Qualities |
Considerate |
Mechanical aptitude |
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Ambitious |
Likes children |
Creative |
Neat |
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Cries easily |
Needs approval |
Enjoys art and music |
Self-confident |
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Devote to others |
Not easily influenced |
Excitable in a crisis |
Skilled in business |
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Dominant |
Outspoken |
Expresses tender feelings |
Stands up under pressure |
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Emotional |
Persistent |
Feelings hurt easily |
Tactful |
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Gentle |
Takes a stand |
Home oriented |
Understanding |
How did you decide on your answers (2 points)? How does your perception of these traits being associated with a gender influence your thought processes and interactions with others?
2) Discuss an example of a traditional gender role expectation, and an example explaining how gender roles have changed (3 points).
3) Take the BEM test (HS_A1b_Bem_Androgyny_Test.pdf Download HS_A1b_Bem_Androgyny_Test.pdf
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). Explain your results (3 points).
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Chapter 13 Questions:
a) Why is choice of career an important decision? (2 points)
b) Discuss one important factor of consideration when choosing a career discussed in the lecture/text. (3 points)
c) Discuss your results on the Myers-Briggs (you have your Myers-Briggs results from chapter 2) and its relationship to a career match for you based on the website ( http://www.personalitypage.com/careers.htmlLinks to an external site.)
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. You do not have to pay for the results (it is completely free). Do you feel it is correct? (3 points)