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 I am against nurse practitioners who want to take my job. There is a huge difference in the two professions. Primary-care physicians receive extensive and diverse medical education and clinical experience. The nurse practitioner should not function as an independent healthcare provider…they should only function in an integrated practice arrangement […]

1. Locate a recent example in the media of a scientific study involving the placebo effect. 2. Identify and explain the placebo effect’s function in each step of the scientific method: observation, hypothesis, experimentation, verification. 3. Describe how the placebo effect impacted the results of the study. 4. State whether […]

The shaping of gender identity begins very early in life, and is reinforced through a wide variety of social learning. Spend some time in the toy aisles at a large retailer, such as Target, Meijer or ToysRus. What do you see? What are the messages about the behavior that we […]

1.     Explain the similarities and differences between deviance  and crime, and provide examples. Please be detailed in your reply and make sure you cite your source(s). 2.      Differentiate between psychological determinism and  sociological determinism, including the scholars associated with each  perspective. Please be detailed in your reply and make sure you cite your  source(s).

What are your thoughts on the use of a categorization for mental disorders?  It is a highly controversial topic. Some are in favor of it and some are highly against the classification system. What are your thoughts? Many of the personality theories are diametrically opposed (e.g., psychoanalytical and humanistic). What are some of […]

In this discussion question you will discuss other current accounting topics that you believe will be relevant in the next 5-10 years. What other current topics do you feel will impact the accounting profession in the next 5-10 years? How do you think the job of the accounting will change […]