Entries by Emma

What is the difference between short-term memory and working memory?

Expected word-count for substantive responses for numbers 1-9 is between 50-100 words. Provide references.:   1 Everyone deals with little short term memory. Learning to recognize a stimulus involves synaptic changes in the appropriate regions of the sensory association cortex that establish new circuit of neurons ( Carlson, 2013). When considering learning new things for […]

What or how do particular cultural/social views/biases impact the perception of validity and “correctness” of various social/cultural intelligences?

Syntheses are concise, double-spaced, APA or MLA formatted, 2 page papers to be turned in every 2-3 weeks. They are critical essays, not “reflection papers,” in which you provide thoughtful considerations of our course readings, films, discussions, and guest speakers. Please pick one prompt. Your synthesis 1 is due September 11th at 8am. As a […]

Gay, lesbian, bisexuality, pansexuality or asexuality

MEDIA FILE: An important part of any sociology class is examining real world events and connecting it with an understanding of class material. To this end, each student will be expected to develop and submit a media file for this course. Note that even though you are asked to write about 7 items, as described below, you […]

How Nature and Nurture Affect Language Development

How Nature and Nurture Affect Language Development I. Introduction  A. Thesis: Nature is a precursor to language development that needs the compliments of nurture for a child to be well versed with its first language II. What is the importance of nurture in language development? A. With respect to language development, there have been many […]