PSY 360 - FINAL EXAM Short Essay Questions 1. What are minimal groups? How does group membership lead to prejudice and discrimination? The minimal group is a bond of commonality‚ positive or negative‚ where relationships‚ of even an arbitrary or inconsequential nature‚ within the group can influence attitudes and subsequent behaviors. Membership in such groups often produces the strongest forms of prejudice and discrimination. At a base level college rivalries serve as good examples
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The Endocrine System: 1. What is the Endocrine System? •The Endocrine System influences almost every cell‚ organ‚ and function of our bodies. •It is a collection of glands and organs that produce and regulate hormones in the bloodstream to control many bodily functions. •Whereas the nervous system responds to and controls body processes which occur quickly and last for a short amount of time‚ the endocrine system is responsible for many of the slow
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Communication is essential for an organisation to operate effectively and efficiently. Effective communication helps to ensure that information is relayed accordingly and accurately within the organisation. If the relay of information is inaccurate‚ the organisation’s productivity may be affected. This essay will describe the concept of communication in relation to management and explain how effective communication is undermined by barriers such as cultural differences‚ generational differences and
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include the learner in the feedback process confidence must exist between the tutor and learner. The learner’s feelings must be considered and the goal is to create positive reinforcement. The simple format of‚ what was good? Why was it good? What areas could be improved? And how to improve‚ can be used to offer and aid encouragement‚ be that in either written or in verbal form. I would like a face to face to meeting to discuss the essay and give verbal feedback. Feedback during a conversation about
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1. The two types of feedback mechanisms illustrated are a positive and negative feedback. 2. A stimulus is a system or function that maintains or monitors the environment’s condition. An example is when it gets hot‚ you start to sweat. A signal is a message that is sent. An example is the brain sending down neurons to the body. A response is the way you react after a signal is sent. An example is when you see a stop sign and then you stop. 3. Three similarities of the 2 types of feedback mechanisms
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INFORMATION SYSTEM AS AN EFFECTIVE FORCE AGAINST H1N1 PANDEMIC Public health leaders and communities face extraordinary challenges when a novel influenza virus emerges. Timely data and information are needed in order to make containment decisions‚ prioritize antiviral and/or vaccine distribution‚ deploy personnel and communicate with industry experts and the public. Arguably‚ pandemics that occurred before the 2009 H1N1 outbreak were more devastating because we lacked the benefit of information
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1) What do we mean by a geocentric universe? Contrast a geocentric view with our modern view of the universe. Geocentric describes the idea that everything revolved around Earth‚ compared to modern knowledge that everything revolves around the Sun (our star). 2) Briefly describe the major levels of structure (such as planet‚ star‚ galaxy) in the universe. Planet: (a) Orbits a star‚ (b) large enough for its own gravity to make it round‚ (c) has cleared most other objects from its orbital
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Richelle Machado Effective Counselor Characteristics Walden University COUN 6100 According to the text‚ “counselor characteristics are an important part of the therapeutic dynamic (Sheperis‚ D. S.‚ & Ellis‚ C. M.‚ 2010).” Counselor’s characteristics are formed by one’s personality and how that counselor uses his or her personality in their approaches to therapy. In the media Counselor Characteristics‚ Gail Mear‚ Bob Walsh and Norm Dasenbrook all explained a few
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justice system The criminal justice system is an expression used to describe the co-dependency mechanism of the courts‚ government correctional facilities‚ and the police. The expression also describes the agencies of the criminal justice system within states of a centralized government. The criminal justice system is comprised of three interdependent mechanisms. Law making has repeatedly been included as a fourth mechanism of the justice system‚ considering that all legal criminal justice system activities
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1. Abstracted-lost in thought 2. Adulation-excessive devotion to someone 3. Adversity-fortune or fate 4. Burgeon-to flourish 5. Chimera-a lion headed monster 6. Culpable-deserving blame 7. Decadent-characterized by moral or culture 8. Entreaty-earnest request or petition 9. Fatuous-foolish or inane 10 humane-compassion and sympathy for humans or animals 11. Indulgent-being lenient or permissive 12. Ineptness-below average skill 13. Ingrate-an
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