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year as a result of road traffic crashes.” This number is increasing rapidly and the WHO predicts it will reach 1.9 million deaths annually by 2020. To put that into perspective, that is almost like the entire population of Latvia dieing out over the course of a year because of car crashes. Speeding and driving under the influence (DUI) are two other prominent reasons for road traffic collisions. It would be close to impossible to stop all crashes, so the best thing we can do now is to do what we can

In the crash course videos we watched this week I learned that Cognition is “our thoughts, perspectives, and expectations”. I also learned in crash course fifteen that Knowing, Remembering, understanding, communicating, learning are all processes we go through on a daily basis. Concept means the “mental grouping of similar objects, people, ideas, or events”, this is also known as our understanding of things. Another thing we discussed was that our cognition works to our benefit through our ability

If someone had told me five years ago that I would be a YouTube junkie and Facebook addict, I would have told them they were insane! I mean, YouTube used to be mostly used only by people posting embarrassing family videos, as well as by wannabe singers and musicians, posting their latest accomplishments in the far-fetched hope of being discovered. There was absolutely nothing about it that interested me. Similarly, while originally created as a study tool for college students, Facebook has morphed

Crash course for new online faculty orientation Anssi Mattila Online Education Team Educational and Regional Development Unit Laurea University of Applied Sciences Kerava, Finland Email: anssi.m.mattila@laurea.fi Abstract— In this paper, a generic outline for the content of a set of orientation courses aimed at new online instructors will be presented. The new online faculty, who acts as students on these professional development online courses, need to learn for example how to use the online

1. List the four characteristics of herding/nomadic groups brought up in the Crash Course  Video.    ­ They aren’t Jack Kerouac, they don’t produce manufactured goods, they live close to  nature and harsh conditions, and they are more egalitarian.    Complete the following chart:         What     Why     Migration     They move around  according to the weather.  They move in order to feed  their animals.  Trade     They would trade with the  near by settlers.   They traded in order to get 

Currently, the nature of this issue is that there is no emphasis on the differences between the student and professor’s opinion on “crash courses,” a paid lecture, usually one or two days, provided by an external company that is intended to prepare students for upcoming

Crash Course #28: Psychological Disorders How do we define a psychological disorder? What does that definition mean to you? We define a psychological disorder as a mental disorder or disability.I define a psychological disorder as a common problem most people will experience in their life to more serious experiences that usually require care. Why do we need to take into account biological, sociocultural, and psychological influences when looking at psychological disorders? We need to take into account

Crash Course #37: Social Thinking Briefly explain each of the terms and give an example of when you were “guilty “of fundamental attribution error and self-serving bias. Fundamental attribution error is when you are analyzing someone else's behavior and underestimating the situation and overestimating the personal disposition. I was guilty of fundamental attribution error when i saw a lady not give the homeless man money, i assumed she was rude because i knew she had money but i did not know her

This video was an episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank the speaker had a look at the troublesome time in everyone's life during adolescence. I really enjoyed how hank defined adolescence in the very beginning of the clip “as a way of struggle between the need to stand out and the need to belong” I thought this really helped explain how puberty and adolescents is for social development and really intrigued me on what more he had to say about this. He then went on to talk about identity, individuality

A “Crash” Course on Cultural Issues Summary: The movie is set in Los Angeles, a city with a cultural mix of every nationality. The story begins when several people are involved in a car accident. You learn rather quickly that there are many connected stories about race, class, family and gender. We are then taken back to the day before the crash, seeing the lives of several different characters, and the problems each encounters during that day. Some of the characters include a racist LAPD cop named