What was the Enlightenment attitude toward science and how did this influence psychology’s history?

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Minmum 250 words per question.

1. What was the Enlightenment attitude toward science and how did this influence psychology’s history?

 

2. Compare and contrast Wundt and Galton.

 

3. What is the connection between Galton’s beliefs about intelligence and (a) eugenics, and (b) mental testing?

 

4. Describe the essential principles of phrenology and explain why it eventually failed as a science. Be sure to consider the research of Flourens in your answer.

 

5. Show how the two varieties of the clinical method for studying the brain are illustrated by (a) Phineas Gage and (b) Tan.

 

6. Wundt rather than Fechner, is considered to be the founder of modern experimental psychology. Why?

 

7. Describe Webster’s Law and the concept of a jnd.

 

8. Distinguish between primary and secondary qualities of matter and compare the views of Locke and Berkeley’s with regard to these qualities.

 

Describe how the religions view at least three varying social norms or cultural issues.

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Assignment 2: Analyzing Religions

The US culture has a broad spectrum of religious affiliations and religiosity. As a result of interacting with people who share similarities, people seldom evaluate the main premises of other religions. This assignment will give you the opportunity to explore two religions that are new to you.

Using Argosy University online library resources, identify and research

  • Two religions which are unfamiliar to you.
  • Select two peer-reviewed academic resources on these selected religions.

Based on your research, complete the following:

  • Compare and contrast these religions from an anthropological perspective.
  • Describe the history of the religion. Be sure to include the following:
    • When and how it was first founded
    • Details of initial leaders of the movement and spread of the religion
  • Explain the main principles of each religion’s belief systems, the religious texts—if utilized—and the significant practices.
  • Examine the role religious leaders have in these religions as well as the roles devotees or followers play.
  • Describe how the religions view at least three varying social norms or cultural issues.
  • Examine how these two religions coexist in a globalized world.

Support your statements with examples. Be sure to include a list of scholarly references.

Write a 3–4-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A2.doc.

 

Describe the basic tenets of these theories.

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      • Identify two key theories in your field.
      • Identify the theorist(s) and sources of the theories (key articles or books) in your discipline.
      • Describe the basic tenets of these theories.
      • Analyze the relationship between the two theories that you have found.
      • Explain why these theories are so important to your discipline and how they relate to the research that you are interested in doing.
      • Include a reference list for the five “classics” or influential works you have found

Submit your Application by Day 7.

What conditions might account for the variation from the United States in this culture?

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1.Choose a life event for a child up to starting school. For example, you might discuss potty training; speaking in sentences; crawling; or navigating the driveway on a tricycle. Explore the interplay between the domains – biosocial, psychosocial and cognitive – as one develops through childhood.
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Discuss a developmental issue and/or social issue for infants, babies, toddlers or preschool children in another cultural setting. What conditions might account for the variation from the United States in this culture?
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Go back through the chapters so far. Choose one topic that was of special interest to you and discuss how you might conduct a study to explore this topic. Be sure to identify your hypothesis, independent and dependent variables (inherent in the hypothesis) and the method you might use (interview, questionnaire, observation, case study, etc.) to collect the data.
you can pick nature vs nurture or  parenting styles (authoritarian,permissive, authoritative) for this question