QUESTION #1
· Describe a common type of problem that a college student has to solve. What types of bias can influence people’s decisions?
· Discuss what helps stimulate intelligence in your environment and how emotional intelligence impacts your life.
· Explain a study technique that you have found to be particularly effective. How is it similar to or different from the strategies discussed in the text?
QUESTION#2
· Choose one motivational theory that makes the most sense to you (i.e., Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, drive-reduction, instincts, self-efficacy, social motives). Explain what the theory states about motivation and provide an example for why you agree with it.
· Discuss some ways that you experience stress,and share how you can use psychology to increase your health and well-being.
· Describe an activity that you find intrinsically motivating and abso
ing. For example, you might love playing video games, reading, cooking, or engaging in some other type of ho
y. What are your experiences like when you engage in this activity? Does the concept of flow apply to your experience of this activity?
QUESTION #3
Do you think that flag burning should be constitutionally protected speech? Why or why not? What factors did you consider in reaching your determination?
QUESTION#4
Do you believe that freedom of the press should be curtailed for national security reasons? Support your view with examples from cu
ent events.
QUESTION#5
Laws in most jurisdictions provide for the forfeiture of a person’s assets if those assets have been acquired through the proceeds of drug or drug-related activities. The assets and the money realized by law enforcement agencies is an important component of the budget of many agencies. It is also argued that the forfeiture of these assets serves as an important dete
ent to this type of criminal activity.
Do you think that civil asset forfeiture programs are useful or harmful to U.S. society as a whole? Why or why not?