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Part 1. What were your thoughts on psychology before you read anything about psychology in this course? Now, based on your initial course readings have your attitudes toward or thoughts about psychology changed? Why is psychology important as a social science?
One of the common misconceptions regarding psychology is that it deals only with the analysis and treatment of persons who either have been diagnosed with mental illness or are emotionally disturbed. Explain why this assumption is partially incorrect. To support your explanation, identify two subfields of psychology and describe in detail what they study.
For a resource, Google the keywords "Divisions of the American Psychological Association" and explore any of the APA divisions. Each division represents a different field of study or sub-discipline of psychology.
Part 2. If you have to conduct research on a psychological topic, the first thing you would need to do is define your research question. Based on your research question, you would develop a hypothesis.
What is the purpose of a hypothesis? Pick a topic that you are interested in (it can be anything related to human behavior) and frame an appropriate research question. Explain why you chose this topic and how you came up with the question. Develop a hypothesis from the research question you framed. Justify and explain your hypothesis.
Surveys are used to find out information on a number of issues, from consumer preferences to employee satisfaction. You may have participated in some form of poll or survey. If someone asks you to participate in a survey or questionnaire, how would you feel about participating? Explain whether or not there is a difference between the surveys used to identify consumer preferences and those that are used in psychological research.
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Phospholipids in the plasma membrane
: Detergents have a structure very similar to the phospholipids in the plasma membrane. Explain why you used detergents in the first step of DNA extraction.
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Show the impact of subsidies on market for education
: All around the world, governments to varying degree subsidize education and healthcare. What economic concept justifies these policies? In a short paragraph discuss and use an economic model to show the impact of subsidies on market for education.
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Find the expected value e[b] and the pmf
: For random variables X and Y in Example 4.27, use Matlab to calculate E[X], E[Y], the correlation E[XY], and the covariance Cov[X, Y].
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Inexpensive imports are flooding the market
: In a local shoe factory, machinery used is outdated and takes too much labor time to make a pair of shoes. Inexpensive imports are flooding the market and it is increasingly hard to compete with imported shoes on price. Briefly discuss steps the mana..
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Explain why this assumption is partially incorrect
: What is the purpose of a hypothesis? Pick a topic that you are interested in (it can be anything related to human behavior) and frame an appropriate research question. Explain why you chose this topic and how you came up with the question. Develop..
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What are the fundamentals of international law
: What are the fundamentals of international law? What are the sources of international law? Do you agree with many political scientists who believe that international law is primitive but evolving?
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Estimate the number of subtractions
: estimate the number of subtractions,
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Genotypes and phenotypes of offspring
: Given a mating between a male who is a homozygous secretor (Se/Se) and Rh-, and a female who is recessive with respect to the autosomal secretor gene, and Rh+. What are the genotypes and phenotypes of the offspring of this mating?
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Receiving wage increases with reductions in employment
: Along a linear demand curve, elasticity _____ as the quantity of labor rises. Labor unions will be more successful in receiving wage increases with smaller reductions in employment when: The price elasticity of demand for the final product affects th..
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