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Phsychology

The Final Essay Examination will cover the material we have studied in Modules 5 – 8. You will need to answer four essay questions, each question

requires a three to five paragraph (250 – 300 word) using the correct vocabulary related to the topic. Your answers need to be supported with

information from the textbook or other appropriate sources such as peer-reviewed (professional) journal articles. Do NOT use wikipedia or other

encyclopedias, dictionaries or online sources such as Ask.com. Be sure to us APA style citations to show where sources were used in your response.

For sources other than the textbook, please list them as references at the end in APA format.  Please put the number associated with the essay

question.
1.    You are the commissioner of a state lottery system that sponsors daily and weekly drawings. Lottery tickets have not been selling well over

the past few months. Describe at least two ways you could take advantage of people’s use of the availability heuristic to boost sales. Explain why

you would judge your tactics to be fair or unfair to your customers.
2.    After returning from a shopping trip with his mother, little Tommy reported, “I goed to the store and eated candy.” Why might a behaviorist

such as B. F. Skinner have had some difficulty explaining Tommy’s incorrect grammatical construction? What sort of theory could explain the errors?

What would that explanation be?
3.    Latisha’s history teacher asked her why so many German people complied with Hitler’s orders to systematically slaughter millions of innocent

Jews and others. Latisha suggested that the atrocities were committed because the Germans had become unusually cruel, sadistic people with abnormal

twisted personalities. Use your knowledge of the fundamental attribution error to highlight the weaknesses of Latisha’s reasoning and then propose an

alternative explanation.
4.    Abraham Maslow suggested that “a person who is lacking food, love, and self-esteem would most likely hunger for food more strongly than

anything else.” Conversely, the novelist Dostoyevski wrote, “without a firm idea of himself and the purpose of his life, man cannot live even if

surrounded with bread.” What evidence from the field of psychology might support each statement.
5.    Andy, a high school sophomore, lacks self-discipline, fails to plan ahead, and is excessively anxious. He is quickly frustrated by

challenging tasks and frequently becomes overly critical of others. Use the psychoanalytic, humanistic, and social-cognitive perspectives to give

three contrasting explanations of Andy’s behavior.
6.    Geraldo, a second-year college student, is so fearful of medical procedures that he has avoided routine dental checkups for over three years.

He has recently decided to seek help in overcoming his fear. Compare and contrast (what are the similarities and differences) the methods that would

be used by (a) a behavior therapist and (b) a psychoanalytic therapist.

Reference
Myers, D. G. (2013). Psychology, Tenth edition in modules (10th ed.). New York: Worth Publishers.

#97

Humanities

What makes an authority legitimate? Construct your argument by comparing the views of Hobbes, Milton, and either Montaigne or Shakespeare.

Response should be shaped by a strong thesis that creates a unified argument that goes beyond a list of qualities or general summaries of the

authors’ positions. Response should use specific examples from the texts as evidence. While you should be as specific as possible with your

evidence,no any direct quotation and citation. A counterargument is not required.

Related text: 1.Michel de Montaigne, The Essays: A Selection
2. William Shakespeare, The Tempest
3.John Milton, Paradise Lost, Books 1-10
4.Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan

#98

Obligation and individual freedom

What is the relationship between obligation and individual freedom? Construct you argument by comparing the views of three of the following authors

: (A) Milton, (B) Shakespeare or Hobbes, and (C) Luther or Montaigne.

Response should be shaped by a strong thesis that creates a unified argument that goes beyond a list of qualities or general summaries of the

authors’ positions. Response should use specific examples from the texts as evidence. While you should be as specific as possible with your

evidence,no any direct quotation and citation. A counterargument is not required.

Related text: 1.Michel de Montaigne, The Essays: A Selection
2. William Shakespeare, The Tempest
3.John Milton, Paradise Lost, Books 1-10
4.Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
5. Martin Luther, “Ninety-Five Theses” (Amended 10/22) and “The Freedom of a Christian”

#99

Persuasive Essay

The essay style  must be persuasive.

Your essay should be about 750 to 1500 words (not including graphs, endnotes and
references) in length. You should have at leas t three references (APA style) at the end.

Argue strongly in favor or against the statement. Make sure you have the Proposition nu mber (the serial numbers below) and say whether you are for

or against the proposition in your  title (Example: “Essay Against Proposition X.”)

Professor Gordon actually claims that illegal i mmigration is better than legal immigration.
Are you kidding me, Professor? What next? Are yo u going to support shoplifting by poor people?

#100

Humanities

Pascal writes, “The hear has reasons that reason cannot know.” What do the passions, or emotions, add to our moral sense? Construct your argument by

comparing the views of three of the following authors

: (A) Pascal, (B) Montaigne or Shakespeare, and (C) Hobbes or Milton.

Response should be shaped by a strong thesis that creates a unified argument that goes beyond a list of qualities or general summaries of the

authors’ positions. Response should use specific examples from the texts as evidence. While you should be as specific as possible with your evidence,

no any direct quotation and citation. A counterargument is not required.

Related text: 1.Michel de Montaigne, The Essays: A Selection
2. William Shakespeare, The Tempest
3.John Milton, Paradise Lost, Books 1-10
4.Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
5. Blaise Pascal, Pensées and Other Writings