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    Unit 2: Understanding Social Change Lesson 6 6. Write a hypothesis on three topics from views of an (i) anthropologist, (ii) sociologist, and (iii) psychologist. a) Health: (i) Cultures that actively reject technological advances in the health care world could subject themselves or family members to mortality for beliefs, such as ones outlined in religion. (ii) If technology could extend lives by a large margin, the amount of people in old age may exceed the means it takes to accommodate them in

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    with one that is 15% better than the rest (0:64; 0:64; 0:64; 0:79), the PCS for the best arm is only 0.69. However, if the best arm is 20% better than the rest (0.64,0.64,0.64,0.84), the PCS is higher at 83%. Understandably if we have a larger sample size, the PCS for all methods will be substantially improved. The example in this paper demonstrated that it is feasible to conduct a trial with limited patients and still be able to obtain useful information in planning a subsequent larger trial, using

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    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But does perception of beauty change when and individual consumes alcohol? This age old question has been studies over the past decades to understand the consequences of alcohol consumption, gender and mate selection. In their research, Abbeele et al. aimed to explore the relationship of alcohol consumption and rating of attractiveness. The participants consisted of heterosexual social alcohol consumers that conducted an attractiveness-rating task. It was discovered

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    Analysis and findings We have four proposals as outcomes of the analysis. Detailed descriptions and explanation are listed below: Proposal1:People having higher income prefer to outdoor activities. According to the percentage of outdoorman in ascending order, we separate the areas into 5 intervals. And based on the statistics of the average income in each area, we compute the average incomes in five intervals to see if there is a tendency related to the proportion of outdoorman. Figure1 Positive

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    correlation was used because thee out of the four test for a normally distributed population were violated and the sample size was over 100. However, the correlation was not significant rs = -.114, n = 152, p = .08 (one – tailed). The amount of hours worked in a week had an extremely small effect on a person’s dependency to alcohol r2 = .01. This incredibly small effect size is consistent with the results of the significance test. With the correlation having no significance then it is accurate to

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    There was a clear statement of aims in the paper, which were: to isolate key motivational factors for sustained exercise in phase four CR and to understand if both genders share similar motivational factors for exercise. The researchers successfully carried out a literature review, a key part of the research process, and identified an area lacking research (***Insert reference for research process/literature review***). The particular area identified was motivational factors driving participation

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    Purpose and Significance The purpose of the study is clearly stated in the research article as being “…to examine the effects of task-oriented training on mobility function in children with cerebral palsy” (p. 308). No significance statement was in the report, however, it can be suggested that the significance was found in how much improvement is attainable for children with cerebral palsy with the task-oriented strength training therapy. Background/Literature Review and Theoretical Framework The

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    processes cannot be shut down or overcome in the face of an important task and disrupt people’s performance on that task, it is called interference. In this paper, we argue that perceiving and evaluating size is automatic; but determining value is not and may thus receive interference from size judgments. The original research on interference was done by Stroop (1935), where he coined the term “Stroop Effect”, which referred to an automatic process interfering with the ability to complete another

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    Effectiveness of Chosen Intervention Based on the available research, the authors have chosen Cognitive- Behavioral Therapy as the most effective intervention when working with refugee and asylee youth. This intervention was chosen due to the high amount of research conducted using this intervention with refugee and asylee youth. The pliability of CBT allows this intervention to mold to the unique needs of this population and serve the vast degree of trauma and mental health conditions this population

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    Trial 2 Height (cm) Trial 3 Average of 3 Trials Carina & Female 167.6 cm 167.6 cm 167.6 cm 167.6 cm Kelsey & Female 157.5 cm 157.5 cm 157.5 cm 157.5 cm Nelson & Male 154.9 cm 154.9 cm 154.9 cm 154.9 cm Yu-Kai & Male 180.3 cm 180.3 cm 180.3 cm 180.3 cm Size of Graduated Cylinder Volume (ml) Trial 1 Volume (ml) Trial 2 Volume (ml) Trial 3 Small 7.0 ml 7.0 ml 7.0 ml Medium 19.0 ml 18.5 ml 18.5 ml Large 60.0 ml 59.0 ml 59.5 ml Mass of Weighing Boat: 0.7 g Type of Grain: Red Beans

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