HAPTER 1 1. A fact is something that can be proven without a reasonable doubt‚ while an opinion is something that someone believes in their mind is true‚ but has no evidence that proves it is true. 2. Facts are not important in essays until you judge them and come up with an informed opinion in order to support your arguement. 3. I think that all opinions have the potential to be as good as another‚ but it is how well you are able to present your opinion and argue for what you believe
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Focus On Concepts Section 15.3 The First Law of Thermodynamics 1. The first law of thermodynamics states that the change U in the internal energy of a system is given by U = Q - W‚ where Q is the heat and W is the work. Both Q and W can be positive or negative numbers. Q is a positive number if ________‚ and W is a positive number if ________. (a) the system loses heat; work is done by the system (b) the system loses heat; work is done on the system (c) the system gains heat; work is done by
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1: As a physician‚ he is excellent‚ combining his knowledge of American Indian herbal medicine and British medicine. He chooses as his spiritual mentor the Reverend Dimmesdale. 2: Chillingworth takes a strong interest in Dimmesdale; the congregation takes this as a good sign and hope that he can heal Dimmesdale. But Dimmesdale says he needs no medicine. Eventually‚ he is persuaded and Chillingworth becomes his personal physician. 4: The townspeople begin to change their opinions of him‚ fearing
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A lot of people view “knowledge” as how smart you are‚ or what you know and what you don’t‚ but there is much more to what “knowledge” really is. According to Charles van Doren‚ knowledge is the accumulation of information and the understanding of how things work. There are three types of knowledge: knowledge in particulars‚ general knowledge‚ and certain knowledge. Particular knowledge is knowing where you are well enough to survive and general knowledge is understanding concepts. Van Doren gives
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cost[[endash]]benefit analysis (CBA) Estimates and comparison of short-term and long-term benefits (gains) and costs (losses) from an economic decision. discount rate The economic value a resource will have in the future compared with its present value. economic system Method that a group of people uses to choose what goods and services to produce‚ how to produce them‚ how much to produce‚ and how to distribute them to people. See pure free-market economic system. External cost Social benefits
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A.P. Psychology Crib Notes People: Wundt- "Father of Psychology": Introspection Wertheimer- Gestalt Psychology Titchner- Structuralism James- Functionalism Watson- Behaviorism; "Little Albert Study" Freud- Psychoanalytic; dream analysis; free association; structure of personality; stages of development; defense mechanisms Milgram- Obedience; Ethics Broca- left frontal lobe: associated with expressive language Wernike- left frontal lobe: receptive language Pavlov- Classical conditioning:
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Before the eve of the revolution the American colonist had developed a sense of their identity and unity to the extent that they all wanted freedom from the empirical power ‚ Britain‚ but at the same time they still wanted their own individual powers and freedoms from the rest of the colonies. The colonists knew that in the instance that a war with Britain was to happen that it was a join or die prospect ( Doc. A). In document A it also shows that all colonies had found that unity was the only way
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A.P. Euro 11/14/2012 7. Analyze the aims‚ methods‚ and degree of success of the Catholic Reformation (Counter Reformation) in the sixteenth century. In the early 16th century the Protestant Reformation had happened and made the popularity of Catholicism to decline. In response to the Protestant Reformation the Catholic Reformation was issued to reestablish the power and popularity of Catholicism and the Roman Catholic church. The Catholic Reformation created new societies‚ while
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Chapter 30 Key Terms‚ People‚ and Events Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-) – “Typical of the new generation of political leaders was Mikhail Gorbachev‚ who was‚ above all‚ a technocrat‚ someone who could apply specialized technical knowledge to the problems of a stagnant Soviet economy” (903). Glasnot- “Gorbachev set in motion in 1985 plans for increased openness‚ which he called glasnost” (903). Perestroika- “Gorbachev set in motion in 1985 plans for . . . a program of political and economic restructuring
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Origins Psychology: The science of behavior and mental processes. Philosophical Origins of Psychology: India- Buddha pondered how sensations can perceptions combine to form ideas. China- Confucius stressed powers of ideas and of an educated mind. Ancient Israel- Hebrew Scriptures anticipated today’s psychology by linking mind and emotion to the body. Socrates and Aristotle in Greece. Important Contributors Freud: Independent approach to the study of the mind called psychoanalysis Watson:
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