Introduction To Philosophy 4 Assignment “Short Paper On Aristotle Concept Of Eudaimonia”

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Aristotle maintains that the highest good is ‘happiness’ (‘eudaimonia’ in Greek). Please write an essay about Aristotle’s concept of eduaimonia that answers the following questions:

  1. What, in your own words, does Aristotle mean by ‘eudaiomonia’?
  2. For Aristotle, does the highest good of happiness include those moments when you experience intense pleasure? Why or why not?
  3. If, for Aristotle, eudaimonia is not simply a matter of experiencing pleasure, what else might it involve?

 

Assignment 2: Impression Management

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Impression management is something that we all employ from time to time to achieve certain goals in our life. Sometimes we want to appear likable, other times we want to appear competent, and yet other times we desire to gain control or power over a situation, all of which can yield positive outcomes. Yet at other times we self-handicap in order to appear like we have not been incompetent or failed, which we often perceive as a positive outcome because we have protected the way others see us (or at least we feel we have).

·         In what situation are you most likely to use impression management? What situation are you most likely not going to work to use impression management? What is the typical difference between these two situations?

·         Provide an example of when you used impression management successfully. What was the outcome and why?

·         Now provide an example in which you attempted to use impression management and it failed. Why did it fail, and what was that outcome?

·         In this last situation would the outcome have felt better if you had used a self-handicapping strategy? What type of self-handicapping strategy could you have used? Finally, what are the dangers of turning to this kind of strategy on a regular basis?

How does performance measurement differ from program evaluation?

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Assignment 1: Performance Measurement

This module taught you that performance measurement has become a very important aspect of the program evaluation process as the stakeholders in the agency or program will want to see evidence that the outcomes are being met and, if not, what specifically needs to be addressed or fixed in order to meet those outcomes.

Tasks:

In about 300 words, respond to the following:

  • How does performance measurement differ from program evaluation?
  • What do you think are the key benefits of using performance measurement as part of the program evaluation process?
  • If you were working for an agency that is in its upcoming year and that only has the money and manpower to develop and carry out either program evaluation capabilities (putting its resources into developing the capability to conduct performance evaluations) or performance measurement capabilities (putting its resources into measuring the key outputs and outcomes for its programs), which one of these would you do first? Why?

Describe how these theories differ in regard to the ever-reversing role of general intellectual ability factor (g).

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n this unit, you are introduced to a variety of theories of intelligence, including Spearman’s two-factor theory (1927), Cattell-Horn’s two-factor theory (1966), Luria’s information processing approach (1966), Cattell-Horn and Carroll’s CHC model (1997), and Carroll’s three-stratum theory (1997).

For this discussion:

  • Describe how these theories differ in regard to the ever-reversing role of general intellectual ability factor (g).
  • Explain how these theories are relied upon in each of the following current tests that you also read about in this unit. Please note that some of these tests may now rely on more than one theory, or a theory different than the original versions of the same test. Subsequently, you will need to address such multiple contributions and only for the versions listed below (for example, fifth edition).
    • Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, fourth and fifth editions.
    • Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, second edition.
    • Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, fifth edition.
    • Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities, third or fourth editions.
  • Explain your thoughts regarding an intelligence test that has a dual theoretical basis, based on your readings and review of the theoretical influences on these tests. Explain your position by including consideration of validity.
  • Explain which theory of intelligence you find yourself most affiliated with in the context of your professional goals. Explain how your selected theoretical model aligns with your interests and career.