TOK Paper: Ethics August 2012 Daniel Go Does the Possession of Knowledge Carry an Ethical Responsibility? There is no singular definition of knowledge‚ but for the purpose of this paper; knowledge will be defined as the familiarity with a situation or fact. Ethics‚ on the other hand‚ is a set of moral principles that govern a person’s behavior. Simplifying the knowledge issue would be to state that: The familiarity of something (whether a fact or situation) entails compliance with
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Samantha Panek Dr. Lennie Irvin English 1301-279 April 29‚ 2012 Should Juveniles be tried as Adults? There are many controversies that surround juveniles being rehabilitated rather than going through the adult justice system‚ but studies show that juveniles are not fully developed to be tried as an adult. One of the main questions that it always boils down to is “should juveniles be tried as adults?” in my opinion juveniles should not be tried as adults because of their age. First‚ I believe that
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CY011 Support positive attachments for children and young people. Outcome 1- Understand the importance of positive attachment for the well being of children and young people 1 summarise theories of attachment Attachment is a deep and enduring emotional bond that connects one person to another across time and space (Ainsworth‚ 1973; Bowlby‚ 1969). So what are the attachment theories focusing on? Attachment theory is focused on the relationships and bonds between people‚ particularly long-term
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Is personality something we are born with or something that develops across a lifespan? Discuss. “Personality refers to an individual ’s characteristic patterns of thought‚ emotions‚ and behaviour‚ together with the psychological mechanisms — hidden or not — behind those patterns.” — David C. Funder (Bernardo J. Carducci 2009). Throughout the whole of Psychology the nature/nurture debate plays a big role. Are we born the way we are or does our environment shape us? If personality were something
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Psyc-321: Counseling Psychology Study Guide for Exam 2 Examples of Short Answer Questions (5 pts each) 1. Write out a transcript exemplifying how a therapist should explain confidentiality and its four exceptions. Pretend you are a therapist at the beginning of an initial session outlying informed consent with a client. a. Exceptions: child/elder abuse‚ suicidality‚ harm to others‚ court proceedings b. Legal fees c. Missed sessions 2. Contrast open-ended and closed-ended questions
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Inventory-3 (SASSI-3) will identify Sue who has a high probability of having a substance abuse disorder (Diagnostic and Statistical of Mental Disorders (5th ed.‚ Vol. 4)‚ (2013). The Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) is a psychological assessment tool that will be administered to Sue to check the presences of psychopathy (Personality Traits) (Diagnostic and Statistical of Mental Disorders (5th ed.‚ Vol. 4)‚ (2013). The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory‚ second edition (MMPI-2) is a self-administered
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proprietors of horrendous mutts‚ paying little respect to the breed‚ had "essentially more criminal practices than other puppy proprietors." The analysts included that "awful pooch proprietors were higher in sensation looking for and essential psychopathy‚" and reasoned that "awful canine possession might be a straightforward marker of more extensive social presence." And as per the ASPCA‚ "Pit Bulls frequently pull in the most exceedingly awful sort of pooch proprietors (Loewe
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“Slavery has existed from as early time as historical records furnish any information of the social and political condition of mankind” (Ruffin) The institution of slavery in America‚ was motivated by the race and cultural differences as well as the economic benefits of free labor. Ever since the beginning of slavery‚ back in the 1820’s‚ slaves endured 245 years of physical‚ and mental trauma and torment at the hands of slave owners‚ and even after that blacks were still treated poorly due to segregation
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For Bowles and Gintis (2013)‚ the principle of morality has evolutionary roots. These theorists see moral feelings and behaviors as the result of a sort of natural selection. The authors claim that the reason humans are moral beings can be traced to their ancestral environments that were both naturally and socially constructed. In these environments‚ groups of individuals who were predisposed to cooperate and uphold ethical norms tended to survive and expand relative to those who did not. This cooperative
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Date rape is not a rare incident that only happens in isolated situations. In fact‚ surveys indicate that in 84% of rape cases‚ the victim knew the attacker‚ and 57% of rapes occurred on dates (Warshaw 11). However‚ what is even more surprising than these high statistics is that most incidents of date rape go unreported. Several theories exist that try to explain this phenomenon. For example‚ many women may refuse to believe that their "friend" raped them. In fact‚ they could eventually convince
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