Modules 1 and 2 Outcomes Covered:

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Modules 1 and 2 Outcomes Covered:

  • Describe the motion of the Earth, Sun, Moon and Planets in space and explain how those motions appear from a specific point of view on Earth (F, N)
  • Relate the motions of celestial objects to our time-keeping systems; the day, month and year (C, D, E, F, L, M, N)
  • Distinguish what can be found on the Celestial Sphere and relate that to motions of the sky (I, N)
  • Identify and recognize the software tools and instruments to be used in labs (L)
  • Make predictions of everyday and planetary motion using Kepler’s Laws, Conservation Laws and the Universal Law of Gravity (C, D, E, G)

Materials Required:

  • Binoculars (or telescope) See Laboratory Instructions under the Syllabus Module for specific information.
  • pencil
  • Print out (3) three Moon Observation Form.
  • Digital camera or scanner

Read the Laboratory Instructions (in the Syllabus Module) which will tell you how to submit this lab. Also read through the Midterm Project Rubric linked under Tools, which will tell you how this project will be graded. Be sure to read this full document before starting.

Total Time Required to Complete This Project: 3 weeks at the most. (~2 weeks to do observations and 1 week to write the paper portion.) For Exercise 1, each of the 14 observations should take less than 5 minutes per night. For Exercise 2, each of the 3 observations will take ~45 minutes which includes making the sketch and researching the features to complete the lab sheet. For Exercise 3, ~30 minutes.

Students Requesting Accommodations: Students requesting accommodations for the observations portion of this lab and to do an alternative assignment need to present a formal Accommodation request.

LATE WORK POLICY: The no late work policy will be strictly followed for this assignment. If you have any issues completing the observations contact your instructor ASAP. 

Pre-Exploration Study and Information

Annotated Bibliography and Outline- Social Problems as the Behaviorist Sees Them Synthesis is the process of creating a new idea by analyzing

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Synthesis is the process of creating a new idea by analyzing multiple disparate concepts or notions to discern the common thematic or connecting principles among them. Synthesis of research is a process learned through time and practice. In this assignment, you will engage in the first parts of the synthesis process: annotating and outlining.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

  • Review the journal articles assigned in Topics 5 and 6 of this course.
  • This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
  • Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
  • Refer to the resource, “Preparing Annotated Bibliographies,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.
  • Refer to the resource, “Social Problems as the Behaviorist Sees It Outline,” attached to this assignment.
  • Refer to the resource, “Sample Annotated Bibliography,” attached to this assignment.
  • You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Directions:

Provide an annotated bibliography (750-1,000 words total) of at least five of the assigned journal articles for Topics 5 and 6. Including the following for each article:

  1. The article citation.
  2. A written summary of the key concept(s) of the article. Consider the following questions: Why was the study done? What was the population studied? What did the researcher(s) conclude? What other information about this study do you believe is unique or important to recall? Are there specific statements made by the author that you wish to retain?

Construct an outline for a paper that will analyze a social concern through the lens of behaviorism. You will choose a social concern (e.g., climate change, prejudice/discrimination, women’s rights, terrorism, education, homelessness, etc.) and analyze it through a behavioral framework. What solutions can behaviorism offer? What limitations exist in a behavioral interpretation of the problem?

Read this article on sex education from National Public Radio. Were you encouraged to discuss issues of power in your own sex education?

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Read this article on sex education from National Public Radio. Were you encouraged to discuss issues of power in your own sex education? Do you agree or disagree with the interviewee’s perspective, and why?

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/05/17/407063066/sex-ed-works-better-when-it-addresses-power-in-relationships?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20150517&utm_campaign=npr_email_a_friend&utm_term=storyshare

Recent studies of young adults have focused on multitasking abilities such as being able to use one’s smartphone and drive at the same time.

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Recent studies of young adults have focused on multitasking abilities such as being able to use one’s smartphone and drive at the same time. Researchers could ask participants’ perceived multitasking ability (i.e., how good they think they are at multitasking) and then measure these same participants’ actual multitasking ability (i.e., how they perform on multitasking tasks).

Based on what you have read, which individuals would be most likely to overestimate their multitasking abilities?

a.Those who are in the second and third quadrilles of actual multitasking abilities

b.Those who are the worst at multitasking

c.Those who are the best at multitasking

d.Those with depression

Depressed patients taking highly effective and popular SSRIs such as Prozac or Paxil show the following change after a period of drug treatment:…

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Depressed patients taking highly effective and popular SSRIs such as Prozac or

Paxil show the following change after a period of drug treatment:

Select one:

a. immediate reduction cortisol levels but no significant clinical improvement

b. immediate significant clinical improvement but gradual change in cortisol

levels (wrong)

c. gradual reduction in cortisol levels coinciding with significant clinical

improvement

d. immediate and significant clinical improvement (i.e., the patient reports

feeling better)

e. immediate reduction in cortisol and CRH levels

For treating the symptoms of the following disorders, which would you predict the

SSRIs would be the least efficacious?

Select one:

a. Obsessive-compulsive disorder

b. Schizophrenia

c. Major depression (wrong)

d. Generalized Anxiety Disorder

In OCD, the repetitive behaviors are called ______________, whereas the recurrent

thoughts are called ______________.

Select one:

a. Compulsions; obsession

b. Obsession; compulsions

c. Rituals; intrusive cognitions (wrong)

d. Intrusive cognitions; rituals

Neuroleptic (antipsychotic) drugs, like the ones used to treat schizophrenia are …

Select one:

a. GABA inhibitors

b. dopamine agonists (wrong)

c. dopamine reuptake inhibitors

d. dopamine antagonists

e. monoamine oxidase inhibitors

The impulsivity displayed in a subset of cases of suicide has been associated with…

Select one:

a. high norepinephrine

b. high dopamine (wrong)

c. low dopamine

d. low serotonin

e. high serotonin

The type of mood disorder that results from a clear antecedent event is called:

Select one:

a. reactive depression

b. bi-polar depression (wrong)

c. endogenous depression

d. exogenous depression

e. melancholia

Typical age of onset for schizophrenia (as typically diagnosed) is…

Select one:

a. middle adulthood

b. preteens

c. early adulthood

d. adolescence (wrong)

e. senescence

Which of the following is most commonly co-morbid with Major Depression?

Select one:

a. opiate abuse

b. alcohol abuse

c. antidepressant abuse (wrong)

d. sedative abuse

e. cocaine abuse

Which of the following is NOT a component of obsessive-compulsive disorder?

Select one:

a. amelioration of symptoms by SSRIs

b. recurrent and intrusive thoughts concerning safety and order

c. the compulsions provide a source of pleasure

d. stereotyped rituals that are recognized as repugnant and useless (wrong)

e. the dysregulation of the connectivity between the frontal cortex and the

limbic system

Which of the following is NOT a diagnostic criterion for a developmental disorder:

Select one:

a. results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of areas of major

life activity

b. manifests before the individual reaches the age of 18

c. involves a failure to meet expected milestones in one or more areas of

development

d. is attributable to a mental or physical impairment

e. is likely to continue indefinitely (wrong)

Which of the following is NOT an effect of high dose psychostimulant use?

Select one:

a. stereotypy

b. hallucinations (wrong)

c. schizophrenia

d. psychosis

e. anxiety

Which of the following treatments is not associated with normalizing the neural and

endocrine abnormalities commonly observed with Major Depression?

Select one:

a. SSRIs

b. Psychotherapy with medication

c. Electroconvulsive therapy (wrong)

d. Benzodiazepines

e. Tricyclics

Which of the following is NOT an anxiety disorder?

Select one:

a. bi-polar disorder

b. obsessive compulsive disorder (wrong)

c. agoraphobia

d. panic disorder

e. phobic disorder

Which one of the following pieces of evidence does NOT support the notion that

schizophrenia is a neurologically based disorder that can be identified at ages before

typical age of onset.

Select one:

a. social withdrawal and inappropriate affect in adolescence

b. oppositional defiance tendencies in adolescence

c. abnormal hand posturing in infancy (wrong)

d. psychomotor developmental delays

e. being viewed by others as “odd” in childhood

“Civil Liability” Please respond to the following: From the e-Activity, debate whether or not America is moving closer to becoming a police state.

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“Civil Liability” Please respond to the following:

  • From the e-Activity, debate whether or not America is moving closer to becoming a police state. Discuss the incidence, expense, and benefits of lawsuits against the police and their ability to prevent or not prevent our nation from moving toward a police state.
  • Illustrate the key aspects of U.S. Code Title 42, Section 1983 (page 239 of the textbook). Next, identify and discuss two (2) situations where someone can file a case under Section 1983.

Reflection Now that you have completed your project and are in the last week of the course, reflect on your experience and growth by addressing the following: Analyze your final project and identify

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Reflection Now that you have completed your project and are in the last week of the course, reflect on your experience and growth by addressing the following: Analyze your final project and identify the elements of your project that you felt worked and which did not. Identify at least one aspect of your project that you would do different and explain why. Reflect on your time in the course and provide two (2) examples that describe the manner in which your own theories of instructional design and development have matured or changed since the beginning of this course.

Explain why restorative justice is considered a merger of retribution and an ethic of care.

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Explain why restorative justice is considered a merger of retribution and an ethic of care. One hundred words

Psychotherapy as a treatment strategy for mental disorders has also been defined as “depth” psychology. Is this alternative term important in

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Psychotherapy as a treatment strategy for mental disorders has also been defined as “depth” psychology. Is this alternative term important in distinguishing this treatment strategy from others? Why or why not?

Read The Power of Technology article by Lee L. Jenkins. Then, view the video clip entitled Active Learning–Technology in the classroom (Links to an external site.): Based upon your reading and viewing

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Read The Power of Technology article by Lee L. Jenkins. Then, view the video clip entitled Active Learning–Technology in the classroom (Links to an external site.):

Based upon your reading and viewing, please respond to the following:

  • How is technology guiding teacher instruction to ensure that our students are mastering the academic standards and their needs are being met? Provide specific examples from the Jenkins article and from the video clip.
  • Discuss two to three ways that technology can be integrated into a teacher’s lesson plan to enhance student learning and meet individual student needs.
  • How important is the role of the teacher in implementing technology in the classroom? Explain. Then, share your personal comfort level using technology and the next steps you will take to increase your expertise in this area.
  • Cite evidence from the readings to support your response. Refer to Chapter 7 of your text, your own insights, and experiences.