Brain Probing is shown.

This Brain Probe is considered: Imagine that we have a perfect, error-free measure of intelligence that uses something like headphones to measure a person’s actual mental ability. Suppose that this brain probe test is scored along the same scale as standard IQ tests: 100 is average. Now, imagine two 30-year-old city dwellers (from Atlanta, say) who had had similar upbringings without any special experience outside of typical urban life, and one of these people had a brain probe IQ of 95 and the other had a brain probe IQ of 140. If we dropped these two Atlantans separately into the Alaskan wilderness in January, who would be more likely to survive and be rescued? On what do you base... click for more

This posting overviews sociocultural and historical changes.

This solution names some sociocultural and historical changes that have affected families positively and negatively concerning adolescents.

Gay Teens

Do you agree or disagree that teens fear of rejection is the primary obstacle faced by gay teens?

The difference between cognitive dissonance, affiliation, and achievement.

An employee is repeatedly asked to work late when her children are waiting for her attention. Her desire for career development and her desire to spend quality time in parenting are incompatible in this job. In terms of achievement, affiliation, and cognitive dissonance, describe what you believe is motivating this individual and what will likely be the outcome of her dilemma.

Evaluation and Judgement

What are the different ways in which we evaluate people? How do these factors play a role in our expectations of other people? What are the disadvantages of these expectations?