Psychology (Myers‚ 8E) Chapter 10 Study online at quizlet.com/_h108 1. cognition the mental activities associated with thinking‚ knowing‚ remembering‚ and communicating a mental grouping of similar objects‚ events‚ ideas‚ or people a mental image or best example of a category a methodical‚ logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem. Contrasts with the usually speedier -- but also more error-prone -use of heuristics a simple thinking strategy that often allows us
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Militarism a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggresively to defend or promote national interests Alliances an agreement between 2 or more countries to help each other out in war Imperialism A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force Nationalism devotion and loyalty to one’s own nation Central Powers An alliance between Germany‚ Bulgaria
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GATTACA* New word Part of speech Synonym Antonym Meaning Sentence 1. embark verb Launch Stop Get on transportation object 2. dismay verb Anxiety Calm Dissapointed feeling 3. queue noun Line Disorder Line of people waiting 4. burden noun Duty Tranquility Something you carry and its heavy 5. summon verb Request Reply Call to a place 6. advocate noun Defender Enemy Person supporting an idea 7. gaudiness noun 8. hazel adj. 9. plunger noun 10. loathe verb
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The Three Pieces of My Worldview Puzzle I have always known throughout my whole life that I am a Christian‚ but I never actually new just how important it is to have and know my Worldview. I have also known that there were more Worldviews than the Christian Worldview‚ but I never knew how different their beliefs were. I grew up in a Baptist church and about 2 years ago I began exploring the Jehovah’s Witness‚ or JW religion; however‚ I am still part of the Christian Worldview because I believe in
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Vocabulary words and knowledge are critical in reading comprehension and vitally important that new and young readers develop a large ‘word bank’ and effective vocabulary learning strategies. That being said‚ we will have an emphasis on vocabulary words in our classroom this year. There are several effective vocabulary learning strategies that we will be using in the classroom‚ I encourage you to employ these strategies at home assisting in the reading comprehension and vocabulary development
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abulary Reading Strategies Vocabulary is very essential to the reading process as it is one of five core components that is essential to successfully teach children how to read. The other four core components include phonemic awareness‚ phonics and word study‚ fluency and comprehension (United States National Reading Panel‚ 2000). According to Rupley‚ Logan & Nicholas‚ 1998/99 in their book “Vocabulary instruction in a balanced reading program” stated that vocabulary knowledge is virtually vital
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CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR ACADEMIC ENGLISH THIRD EDITION by David Porter A & C Black London www.acblack.com For Ana Rita First edition published 2001 Second edition published 2003 This third edition published 2007 by A & C Black Publishers Ltd 38 Soho Square‚ London W1D 3HB © Copyright A&C Black Publishers Ltd 2007 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the permission of the publishers. A CIP entry for this book is available
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Abandonment - the act of withdrawing support of help from another person‚ in spite of duty or responsibility Abdominal thrust – also called the Heimlich maneuver; it is used to clear an obstructed airway in an adult or a child older than 1 year old who is choking Abduction pillow – When a person is recovering from hip joint replacement surgery‚ an abduction pillow is used to help prevent the hip joint from becoming dislocated during the recover period. Abuse –
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POLITICAL THEATRE: measured drama pitting a character with a conservative point of view against a character with a liberal viewpoint. It can be passionate advocacy of one idea and ardent attack on anyone who opposes that idea. And it can be a drama that falls anywhere between these two types. PERFORMANCE ART: is one recent form that poses these questions and then some. What is considered performance art has undergone several transformations in recent decades. It often means a single artist who artist
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Phnom Penh Khmer pronunciation: is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River‚ Phnom Penh has been the national capital since French colonization of Cambodia‚ and has grown to become the nation’s center of economic and industrial activities‚ as well as the center of security‚ politics‚ cultural heritage‚ and diplomacy of Cambodia. Once known as the “Pearl of Asia”‚ it was considered one of the loveliest French-built cities in Indochina[2] in the 1920s. Phnom
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