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Questions:

1. Explain the Allegory of the Cave; what was Plato's point? Provide a current example of the "cave" and thoroughly examine the way that it can be likened to the shadows on the cave wall. How might we escape this cave?

2. Describe what Darwin means by Evolution and Natural Selection. From what you learned in the readings and other source material for this unit, what developments/research in modern times have provided new evidence for Darwin's theory? Provide examples-e.g. giraffes, rabbits, viruses, dinosaurs, etc.

3. Tatum argues that people act as the mirror through which we see ourselves; however, the mirror is multi-dimensional. What does she mean? Next, briefly discuss the difference between dominant and subordinate groups. Give a current example of a subordinate group and explain what makes this group a subordinate one. Why does Tatum think that an individual who belongs to the dominant group will less likely identify themselves as a member of this group than a person who belongs to a subordinate group?

4. Imagine -- through time travel -- that Sigmund Freud and John Watson invite you out for dinner. Will they argue with each other? What conclusion have Freud reached about the nature of the mind? What does Watson say about the mind in relation to the environment? What is the Watson scientific method called and how does it operate? What did John Watson learn from his experiments with the child Little Albert?