From the IBO TOK Guide 2015 Knowledge questions TOK is primarily concerned with knowledge questions. This phrase is used often in describing what is seen in a good TOK presentation or a good TOK essay. An essay or presentation that does not identify and treat a knowledge question has missed the point. It also occurs in the assessment descriptors that examiners use to mark the essay and that the teacher uses to mark the presentation. To put it briefly‚ the whole point of the presentat
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Midterm Exam Wednesday October 2012 Moral Reasoning Test format and point distribution: * 5 matching (2 points each) * 20 multiple choice questions (1 point each) * 2 essays (5 points each) Format for Essay Questions:You will be given a moral dilemma and asked to apply either Utilitarianism or Kant’s moral theory to the situation Things to consider when applying the ethical theories Utilitarianism: For utilitarianism‚ you need to remember that we are concerned with the greatest
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EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE SPARKS CHAPTER 8: PERSUASIVE EFFECTS OF THE MEDIA 1. What are the three dimensions of Persuasion? i. Attitude: First when you are persuaded‚ there is a change in your attitude. You feel differently about something as a result of being exposed to a message. One sure sign that a person has experienced a genuine change in attitude is when other related beliefs and attitudes surrounding the one that’s been changed also seem to be affected. ii. Behavior: in addition
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INTRODUCTION Extracts from black pepper discourage insect pests from laying eggs on leaves and pose lower risk to humans and the environment than other pesticides‚ a University of Ottawa researcher says. The more susceptible species were pine sawflies‚ which are passed on ornamental plants and caterpillars such as the eastern tent caterpillar Black Pepper worked better when insects are soft-bodied during the larval stage because the chemical is able to penetrate
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Method: This article is classified as a theoretical article. The study used a randomized controlled trial (RCT). The RCT is known as the gold standard for evidence. The RCT was used to examine the role of treatment of sex offenders. The article was broken down into different sections. The first section of the study was to broken into the natural offending pathways of sexual offenders. The study shows the treatment for sex offenders only had a 1% effectiveness for those who were prosecuted and/or
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Illegal Doping in Sports By Christian Folsom 2013 Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the cheating that is taking place in professional sports through doping. Introduction I. When you compete in a sport do you compete fairly? Better yet‚ when you compete‚ do you expect other competitors to compete fairly? Many people in professional sports are not competing fairly. II. Competition has been around for as long as man has been around. When one competes they are putting all of their practice
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To what extent does cognition control emotion ? In everyday life there is a constant evidence of interaction between cognition and emotion. If we see something funny we laugh‚ if we fear we run or hide‚ if we are distressed we find it hard to concentrate. However we do not need to present any of the emotions to others‚ we can regulate them‚ think about situations and consequences and estimate the outcome. We are able to control our emotions. Ochsner and Gross(2005‚p.242) argues that capacity
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Research on Human Subjects: Is it a problem? Introduction: Conducting research on human subjects has been a way for researchers to test different drugs or vaccines and see their effect on humans. Animals are another way to test drugs; however it is difficult to determine what kind of affect it will have on humans. Testing on human subjects in today’s society can be difficult because of laws that have been put into place. The subject has to sign a consent form‚ know exactly what will be done
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1. There are three principles that define the biological level of analysis: there are biological origins of behavior‚ animal research may provide insight into human behavior‚ and to an extent human behavior is genetically based. The first principle (biological origins of behavior) deals with the idea that neurotransmitters‚ hormones‚ and other specific brain processes can have an effect on behavior. For example‚ one study looked at criminals charged with murder who testified “Not Guilty By Reason
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GLIPIZIDE EXTENDED RELEASE TABLETS FOR ORAL USE DESCRIPTION Glipizide is an oral blood-glucose-lowering drug of the sulfonylurea class. The Chemical Abstracts name of glipizide is 1-cyclohexyl-3-[[p-[2-(5methylpyrazinecarboxamido)ethyl] phenyl]sulfonyl]urea. The molecular formula is C21H27N5O4S; the molecular weight is 445.55; the structural formula is shown below: N HC 3 N CONHCH2CH2 SO NHCONH 2 Glipizide is a whitish‚ odorless powder with a pKa of 5.9. It is insoluble in water and
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