Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and problems for Psychology and Sociology

Position Paper: Writer's Stand on an Issue

Intro: Define issue & discuss background, provide general statement

Body: Provide sufficient evidence, provide counter arguments

Conclusion: Suggest course of action, state paper's superiority, end w/strong statement

1. Choose issue, should be current & relevant
2. Perform in-depth research on the issue
3. Define unfamiliar terms
4. Be aware of different opinions on the issue
5. Reflect on your position & identify weaknesses
6. Cite valid & reliable sources
7. View issue from different perspectives
8. Limit paper to two pages

Where to put counter arguments:

• Part of intro, before proposing thesis
• As a section/paragraph after the intro
• As a section/paragraph before conclusion

Construct counter argument:

• Develop thesis &

HR, Legal Standards, and Employment Tests

• Legal Defensibility: Ensure test content is legally defensible.
• Fair Procedures: Implement fair procedures to avoid discrimination.
• Successful Implementation: Focus on the successful implementation of the test.

Cognitive Ability Tests in Hiring

Advantages

• Efficiently obtains data.
• Has good validity, making it a strong predictor of job performance and training success.
• Less expensive than customized tests, with lower administration costs.

Problems and Solutions

• Problem: Potential issues with "racial norming."
• Solution: Combine with other assessments, such as interviews and non-cognitive tests, for a more holistic view.

Combining Applicant Information

• Judgmental Composite: Judgmental and statistical data are combined

Applications and Education

• Apply: To make an application or request.
• Applicant: The person or candidate eligible to apply or request something.
• Claim: To demand, require something.
• Drop out: To stop attending school or a course.
• Get promoted, get a promotion: To advance in rank, dignity, position, etc.
• Eventually: Finally, at some later time.
• Career: Having a career, professional.
• Degree: University studies.
• Vocational training: Relating to applied educational courses concerned with skills needed for an occupation, trade, or profession.
• Grades: Marks.
• To graduate: A person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study at a university, college, or school.
• Wage: Salary.

Workplace and Personal Qualities

• To blame: To say someone is responsible

Love, Sex, and Marriage: ANTH 3160

Identity and Culture

Identity is formed by social relationships. Introductions are a huge aspect of anthropology. Culture is symbolic, learned, and shared. It is based on clothing, symbols, and practices like marriage rings, which symbolize commitment. Culture is diverse because everyone learns differently. It is an embodied and ever-changing aspect of the contemporary world.

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Key Concepts:

• Social Institutions
• Social Structure
• Social Reproduction
• Ideology
• Parenting and Social Class
• Cultural Capital
• Ethnocentrism: Judging other people's cultures by the standards of your own and labeling what is different as inferior.
• Critical Cultural Relativism: Understanding people's cultures in terms

Constitutional Amendments & Policing

Key Amendments

• 4th Amendment: Searches and seizures (exclusionary rule)
• 5th Amendment:
  • Grand jury indictment
  • Double jeopardy
  • Due process
  • Self-incrimination
• 6th Amendment:
  • Public and speedy trial
  • Impartial jury
  • Notice of the nature and cause of accusation
  • Confront opposing witness
  • Assistance of counsel
• 8th Amendment:
  • Excessive bail
  • Cruel and unusual punishment

Policing Duties and Constitutional Protections

• Arrest
• Searches
  • Searches with warrants
  • Searches without warrants
• Interrogations

Incarceration Disparities

Black people are incarcerated at a rate 80% higher than whites.

Deterrence and Capital Punishment

Summary of Deterrence: The idea that abolishing the death penalty leads to a rise in murder has little support. There's no... Continue reading "Constitutional Rights & Criminal Justice System Overview" »

Effective Language Learning

Cognitive Factors

Learning Styles

Learning styles are modes of thinking and behaving. They are related to the particular way each individual learns how to learn, and they change with age.

• Children tend to lack learning autonomy.
• Adults tend to have learning autonomy.

Learning Strategies

Learning strategies are specific actions, behaviors, steps, or techniques students use, often consciously, to improve their progress in apprehending, internalizing, and using a foreign language. They are tools that learners can use to develop L2 communicative ability.

• These tools favor active and self-directive learner involvement in the learning process.
• Their conscious use is related to language achievement and proficiency.
• The age factor

Soft Skills: Essential Attributes for Success

Soft skills are a set of interpersonal and personal attributes that are not necessarily quantifiable or measurable, but significantly determine work performance and career success. They encompass how you interact with others and manage yourself.

Key Soft Skills Categories

• Self-Management Skills:
  • Self-awareness
  • Emotional management
  • Self-confidence
  • Patience
  • Stress management
  • Resilience
  • Critical thinking and problem-solving
  • Persistence and perseverance
• People Skills:
  • Communication skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Facilitating skills
  • Interviewing skills
  • Selling skills
  • Ability to think/work under pressure
  • Influence (unintentional) / Persuasion skills (intentional)
  • Teamwork skills
  • Leadership
  • Interpersonal relationship skills
  • Negotiation

Key Motivational Theories

Theory X and Theory Y

• Theory X: Focuses on physiological needs, safety, and security needs.
• Theory Y: Focuses on love (social) needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization needs.

ERG Theory

• Existence Needs: Encompass physiological and physical safety needs.
• Relatedness Needs: Encompass interpersonal safety, love, and esteem needs.
• Growth Needs: Encompass self-actualization and self-esteem needs.

McClelland's Need Theory

Manifest Needs: Learned or acquired needs that are easily perceived.

• Need for Achievement: Encompasses excellence, competition, challenging goals, persistence, and overcoming difficulties. People with a high need for achievement perform better.
• Need for Power: Concerns the desire to influence others, change people

Chapter 14: Public Order Crimes

Defining Public Order Crimes

Public order crime involves acts that interfere with the operations of society and the ability of people to function efficiently. It is behavior that has been labeled criminal because it is contrary to shared norms, social values, and customs.

Also known as victimless crime.

Paraphilia

Paraphilia is a condition characterized by abnormal sexual desires, typically involving extreme or dangerous activities. Types include:

1. Asphyxiophilia: Attempting partial asphyxia and oxygen deprivation to the brain to enhance sexual gratification.
2. Frotteurism: Rubbing against or touching a non-consenting person in a crowd, elevator, or public area.
3. Voyeurism: Obtaining sexual pleasure from spying on a stranger

Chapter 3: Mediated Communication

What is Mediated Communication?

Mediated communication is the process of communicating with others through technological devices. These devices act as intermediaries, separating the sender and receiver of the message.

Mass Media vs. Social Media

Mass media refers to one-way communication channels where content creators send messages to large, anonymous audiences. Examples include television, radio, and newspapers.

Social media, on the other hand, facilitates two-way communication, allowing users to send and receive messages in real-time or across time intervals. This enables individuals to manage personal and professional relationships.

Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Communication

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