Modern DNA technology

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Statements Agree or Disagree? Were you right? Why/why not? Much of what we know about nature vs nurture comes from studying animals, not people. Twins and adopted children are especially interesting to scientists studying nature vs nurture. Our physical attributes are a result of our genetics and our behavior is the result of our environment. Modern DNA technology has definitively answered the most sought-after questions regarding nature vs nurture. Genes work together rather than individually to influence our traits.

Sexual development among adolescents

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With your understanding of sexual development among adolescents from the California Healthy Youth Act, discuss the content you plan to share with parents at this informational session. Your response should include at least 3 areas that are specified in the California Healthy Youth Act that will be part of the curriculum and an explanation of why these areas are important to teach to adolescents.  the response should reflect an understanding of the California Healthy Youth Act so be sure to review and cite the law.

Public awareness of climate change

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During the first term, we watched two documentary films: Chasing Ice (2012) and Thule Tuvalu (2014). Each of these films takes a distinct approach to represent climate change. Which of these films is the most effective at raising public awareness of climate change and its impacts? By contrast, which film is most likely to motivate climate action? In your answer, make sure to compare and contrast the two films. The answer must develop a coherent essay structure, which includes supporting evidence from at least four references to course material covered in the first and second module

Evaluation of a Cognitive-Behavioral Approach

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Read Whitfield’s 1999 article, “Validating School Social Work: An Evaluation of a Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Reduce School Violence,” and answer the following questions in an APA formatted document:

  1. What was the purpose of this study?
  2. What was the sample?
  3. What dependent variables were studied? How were the dependent variables operationalized?
  4. Why was a single-subject design used? What are the strengths of a single-subject design?
  5. What were the key findings (the results of the data analysis)?
  6. How would you critique the findings? What are limitations of a single-subject design?

The importance of devotion

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My wife made a comment the other day that made me think she is considering leaving me. I know things haven’t been great at home, but I didn’t think they were that bad. I guess the stress of the kids and the loss of her job have really gotten to her. I am not always happy either, but divorce was never something I considered. I was raised Catholic and taught the importance of devotion. My religion means a lot to me and I have committed to her for life. I am not sure what to do next. I don’t think I would know what to do if she left me.”

 

1. Paraphrase:

2. Reflection of Feeling:

3. Reflection of Meaning:

4. Interpretation/Reframe:

Cognitive development in young children

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Consider these examples of research findings:

1. High satisfaction with one’s direct supervisor leads to lower levels of employee turnover. In other words, employees who are highly satisfied with their direct supervisor are less likely to leave an organization than employees who are dissatisfied with their direct supervisor (DeConinck, 2009).

2. High levels of parental reading are associated with faster cognitive development in young children. In other words, children who are read to more by their parents show faster cognitive development than children who are read to less often (National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, 2007)

3. The experience of being socially excluded leads to increases in aggressive behavior. Research has found that when people are excluded by others, they are more likely to behave aggressively, even to people who did not initially exclude them (Twenge, Baumeister, Tice, & Stucke, 2001)

4. Defendants who wear glasses are less likely to be convicted by juries as being guilty of committing violent crimes (Brown, Henriquez, & Group, 2008).

 

Describe a potential mediator and moderator that could apply to each research finding. Please

Essential aspects of critical thinking

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Wk. 5 Summative Assessment: Critical Thinking: Reflection

Critical thinking reflection

Reliability, feeling, logic, and effective communication are essential aspects of critical thinking. Critical thinking frequently starts with an emotion of some type. That leads to the development of trust, reason, and communication. The reliability of a proposition depends on it having factual facts. Depending on your audience, it would be best to employ defense when deciding how to convey it. Additionally, you ought to be able to communicate effectively and explain your strategy so that everyone can understand. Sally would not even be able to demonstrate the proposal regarding the guaranteed extension and subsequently get it authorized without these elements.

Elements of Critical Thinking

Applying the principles of critical thinking to a problem typically yields favorable results since it ensures that all relevant factors have been considered before drawing a logical conclusion. There were obstacles to critical thinking in this situation. Sally, for instance, demonstrated conformity when she nodded in seeming agreement at the meal with coworkers rather than expressing her dissatisfaction. In this regard, Sally didn’t reveal her capacity for critical thought; instead, she showed it by submitting to her coworkers’ wishes to prevent a conflict. Later, when she presented the manager with an argument supported by facts, she developed critical thinking skills. The warranty was eventually extended because of her persistence despite the manager’s use of fallacies to repel her. When Sally’s manager rejected her results without offering a convincing defense after learning that the printer guarantee was insufficient, he demonstrated a type of reluctance to critical thinking. Despite having access to all the information, the manager chose not to learn more about the situation, revealing his ignorance.

Reason, Emotion, and Communication

Logic, feelings, and communication must all be used in critical thinking. Being effective in all these areas improves one’s capacity for critical thought. In this case, Sally provided proof to support her argument that the 1-year warranty offered by the printer was insufficient. She also determined how many consumers who had malfunctioning printers bought replacements. After work, Sally was irritated and exhausted. Her emotional state limited her ability to reason, and Sally lacked the self-assurance to express her views to her coworkers. Despite not agreeing with her colleague’s viewpoint, she still seems to have been a passive communicator since she did so to avoid a confrontation.

Fallacies and Argument

Arguments that include fallacies frequently turn deceitful and contain illogical or misleading justifications—a few misconceptions presented throughout this critical thinking scenario. Furthermore, there is the customer’s use of Sally as a pawn in the sympathy fallacy. It was done by sally invoking his skill to print as the only means of ensuring that his family would eat to appeal to Sally’s fascist sympathies. Second, instead of addressing the root causes of Sally’s delay, her employer made the ad hominem mistake by attacking her. The primary debate in this reading concerned whether the company’s printer warranty was appropriate, given that it did not give buyers enough time to determine if the equipment would function as intended. The allegation is legitimate because Sally offered proof that numerous printers broke only one month after the one-year guarantee ended.

Conclusion

When critical thinking is employed to debunk a claim, a successful outcome is almost certainly to be expected. Using the abilities needed to develop critical thinking, one might overcome obstacles in the way of one’s ability to think critically. Even when fallacies are introduced, using sound reasoning techniques and effective communication will help you win most arguments. Emotions have the potential to either support or undermine critical thinking. When making decisions, emotions cannot take precedence over rationality since logical reasons given may be disregarded.

Functional behavior assessment

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Find an evidence-based intervention for this scenario would DRO be appropriate? or extinction? Consider this scenario: A family has contacted you about the care of their grandfather, Juan, who has Alzheimer’s disease. The nursing home staff report that Juan engages in frequent elopement from the nursing home facility when unattended, and verbal aggression that has caused disruptions to the other nursing home residents. A review of the files shows that the nursing home contracted with a BCaBA who did not conduct a functional behavior assessment but advised setting limits, being consistent with rules, and blocking Juan from engaging in problem behavior. The nursing home staff decided to incorporate these strategies by restricting Juan from accessing the courtyard or roaming the halls, leaving him to stay all day in his room with only accompanied walks to therapies and the dining hall. Juan’s behaviors escalated and they have stated they will be ordering the use of chemical restraints to block occurrences of the problem behavior.

 

Prepare a formal letter to the family with your recommendations.

Analyze, within the letter, at least five BACB ethical code elements that are relevant to your discussed behavior analytic procedure and this scenario.

The treatment of autism

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Your 4-year-old nephew has been diagnosed with autism. Your dad doesn’t understand what that means. Explain to your dad the symptoms that comprise autistic disorder, and assess the potential for the treatment of autism. Next, your mom blames your brother, saying he’s too permissive and doesn’t give your nephew enough affection. Include in your essay an explanation to your mom why it is no longer believed that parenting plays a role in autism.

2.  Your 13-year-old sister has been diagnosed with ADHD. Your grandmother has no idea what that means, but she is very worried—she has heard that kids who get diagnosed with this disorder get put in “dumb” classes. Describe to your grandmother the symptoms of ADHD and assess the potential for treatment. In your essay be sure to explain to your grandmother the main concern for children diagnosed with ADHD, and evaluate ways that this concern may be addressed.

Micro-skills used in counseling

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A Counseling Skills Experiment As with all new skills, time and practice make a difference. The micro-skills used in counseling are no different. Practicing skills even in social conversation offers insight into the effects of applying these skills so that you can use them intentionally in counseling. Intentionally use one of this week’s micro-skills ( attending skills, encouragers, a reflection of content, or reflection of feelings ) in a social conversation with a friend or co-worker. In 3 or 4 paragraphs describe what happened aand identify the impact that using this micro-skill had upon the interaction. Be specific.