Suppose that you were convinced that only objective time is real.  Would this reduce your anxieties about aging, dying, or losing what you love?  Why or why not?

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PART I

 

Directions: Please provide detailed and elaborate responses to the following questions.  Your response to each should be a minimum of one half of one page in length and should include examples from the reading assignments.

 

1.      Suppose that you were convinced that only objective time is real.  Would this reduce your anxieties about aging, dying, or losing what you love?  Why or why not?

 

2.      Is it possible that nothing else exists in the universe besides you?  Is it possible that the people and things you see around you are all products of your own mind, much like a dream?  How could you show that other things exist in the universe besides you and your ideas?

 

3.      Imagine that you are placed into a machine that stimulates your brain, making you think that your life is going wonderfully well, while all the time you are simply attached to an “Experience Machine” in a basement.  Given that you could not tell that your life was illusory, would you choose to enter this machine, or not?  Explain.

 

4.         In what way might our language be said to create our world?  Drawing on your answer to this question, what practical implications do you think it could have – if any – for social change?  If you believe that your answer has no such implications, explain why.

 

 

PART II: Research Paper I

 

In a research paper two to three pages in length, define and argue a position for the nature of the humanity and the enduring self.  What does it mean to be human?  What makes one a human person?

 

You must posit a position and give three substantial reasons as to why you hold to your particular view about human nature.  Please use at least two articles on this topic and to support your argument.

 

Please consider the following questions as you develop your position:

 

·       What do I believe is a human person?  What makes a person a person (soul, genetic makeup, appendages, reason, etc.)?

·         Why am I for this view?

What if one was to lose his/her limbs, cells, their memory, etc, would that person no longer be a person or would they no longer be the same person?

Describe one example each for ineffective problem-focused, emotion-focused, and biology-focused coping mechanisms and explain why each is ineffective. 

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The Assignment (3–5 page APA-formatted essay)

  • Describe one example each for effective problem-focused, emotion-focused, and biology-focused coping mechanisms and explain why each is effective.
  • Describe one example each for ineffective problem-focused, emotion-focused, and biology-focused coping mechanisms and explain why each is ineffective.
  • Explain two approaches you might use to address the most common ineffective coping mechanisms for the population you selected in Week 3.

Readings

  • Course Text: Carver, C. S. (2011). Coping. In R. J. Contrada & A. Baum (Eds.), The handbook of stress science: Biology, psychology, and health (pp. 221–229). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.Now with an understanding of how individuals experience stress and learn to cope, and the influence of stress on the body in terms of stress-related and non-stress related disease, please review Chapter 17, “Coping” from the perspective of effective coping mechanisms to manage stress within specific populations.
  • Course Text: Rook, K. S., August, K. J., & Sorkin, D. H. (2011). Social network functions and health. In R. J. Contrada & A. Baum (Eds.), The handbook of stress science: Biology, psychology, and health (pp. 123–136). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
  • Book Chapter: Chun, C.-A., Moos, R. H., & Cronkite, R. C. (2005). Culture: A fundamental context for the stress and coping paradigm. In Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural perspectives on stress and coping (pp. 29–53). New York, NY: Springer.
    Handbook of Multicultural Perspectives on Stress and Coping, 1st Edition by Wong, P.; Wong, L. Copyright 2005 by Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. via the Copyright Clearance Center.
  • Article: Bittner, J. G., IV, Khan, Z., Babu, M., & Hamed, O. (2011). Stress, burnout, and maladaptive coping: Strategies for surgeon well-being. Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 96(8), 17–22.
    Stress, burnout, and maladaptive coping: Strategies for surgeon well-being by Bittner, J.G., Khan, Z., Babu, M., & Hamed, O., in Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, Vol. 96/Issue 8. Copyright 2011 by The American College of Surgeons. Reprinted by permission of The American College of Surgeons via the Copyright Clearance Center.
  • Handout: Laureate Education, Inc. (2012). Coping in a social context. Unpublished document.
  • Handout: Laureate Education, Inc. (2012). The focus of coping. Unpublished document.
  • Web Resource: Alzheimer’s Association. (2012). Coping. Retrieved from http://www.alz.org/care/alzheimers-dementia-support-help.asp
  • Web Resource: National Cancer Institute. (n.d.). Coping with cancer: Supportive and palliative care. Retrieved from http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/coping

Write a 5–6-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M1_A3.doc.

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In this assignment, you will read an article about the Mozart effect and identify various parts of the research process. This exercise will help you learn how to read a research article and to understand the research process.

Read the following article:

In your article summary, respond to the following questions:

  • State the research hypothesis in your own words. Identify the independent and dependent variables.
  • What were some variables the researchers controlled in their study? Why was this necessary?
  • What evidence do the researchers offer as a test of their hypothesis? Is this evidence empirical (observable)? Is it valid?
  • What explanation do the researchers offer for their findings? Does the evidence justify this explanation?

Read the following article:

Jenkins, J.S. (2001). The Mozart effect. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 94, 170-172.

Based on your readings, respond to the following:

  • Do you think there is any merit in the study (Rauscher, Shaw, & Ky, 1993)? Give three reasons for your position.
  • Does the study take individual differences in spatial ability into account? Explain your answer.
  • What are two ways in which the experiment could be modified to make the results more generalizable?

Write a 5–6-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M1_A3.doc.

By Wednesday, May 13, 2015, deliver your assignment to the M1: Assignment 3 Dropbox.

Assignment 3 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Accurately identified and described the research hypothesis and variables studied in the research article. Identified any control variables, and explained the necessity of controlling them.
12
Evaluated validity of the evidence presented as a test of the hypothesis in the research article.
12
Evaluated interpretation of results in the research article.
12
Critically assessed the merit of the research study providing at least three reasons.
12
Evaluated whether the test took into account individual differences in spatial ability giving reasons.
12
Suggested at least two ways to modify the experiment to make the results more generalizable.
20
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
20
Total:
100

 

What do you see as the major differences between Kohlberg and Gilligan’s stages of moral development?  Which do you see yourself belonging to primarily? (min. 3 sentences)

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Read the version of the Kohlberg example listed below and respond to the dilemma in writing.

“In Europe, a lady was dying because she was very sick.  There was one drug that the doctors said might save her.  This medicine was discovered by a man living in the same town.  It cost him $200 to make it, but he charged $2,000 for just a little of it.  The sick lady’s husband, Heinz, tried to borrow enough money to buy the drug.  He went to everyone he knew to borrow the money.  He told the man who made the drug that his wife was dying and asked him to sell the medicine cheaper or let him pay later.  But the man said, “No, I made the drug and I’m going to make money from it.”  So Heinz broke into the store and stole the drug.”

1. Did Heinz do the right thing? Write at least four complete sentences in response.

2. Now evaluate your response and place your response on both Kohlberg’s and Giligan’s levels of morality (the scales are below these questions for your review). Tell me which level of morality you would fall under for Kohlberg’s levels and for Giligan’s levels, and discuss why you feel you would fall under those levels (min. 2 sentences for each).

3. What do you see as the major differences between Kohlberg and Gilligan’s stages of moral development?  Which do you see yourself belonging to primarily? (min. 3 sentences)

4. Where did you get your personal sense of morality? (min. 4 sentences)