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Article Review Sheet and Mystery of the Week
Name ____________________________
Date ________________
Article Title: _______________________________________________________
Author: _________________________________________________________
Source and Date: ________________________________________________
Article # ___________________
1. Briefly summarize the article in your own words. (No quotes please!)
2. List three key points from the article:
a.
b.
c.
3. Do you agree or disagree with the premise and conclusions in the article? Yes No
4. What were the weak parts of the argument or missing information in the article that may lead
to a different conclusion?
‘Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder’: People
who think they are drunk also think
they are attractive
Laurent Bègue1∗, Brad J. Bushman2,3, Oulmann Zerhouni1,
Baptiste Subra4 and Medhi Ourabah5
1University of Grenoble 2, France
2The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
3VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
4University of Paris Descartes, France
5University of Paris 8, Saint-Denis, France
This research examines the role of alcohol consumption on self-perceived attractiveness.
Study 1, carried out in a barroom (N = 19), showed that the more alcoholic drinks
customers consumed, the more attractive they thought they were. In Study 2, 94 non-
student participants in a bogus taste-test study were given either an alcoholic beverage
(target BAL [blood alcohol level] = 0.10 g/100 ml) or a non-alcoholic beverage, with
half of each group believing they had consumed alcohol and half believing they had
not (balanced placebo design). After consuming beverages, they delivered a speech and
rated how attractive, bright, original, and funny they thought they were. The speeches
were videotaped and rated by 22 independent judges. Results showed that participants
who thought they had consumed alcohol gave themselves more positive self-evaluations.
However, ratings from independent judges showed that this boost in self-evaluation was
unrelated to actual performance.
‘Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder’
—Kinky Friedman
Alcohol has many consequences on social perception and relationships. After a drink,
intoxicated people see members of the opposite sex through ‘beer goggles’, which makes
them look especially attractive (Jones, Jones, Thomas, & Piper, 2003; Lyvers, Cholakians,
Puorro, & Sundram, 2011; Neave, Tsang, & Heather, 2008). But alcohol can also influence
self-perceptions. Previous research on alcohol and self-awareness has found that alcohol
reduces self-awareness by inhibiting self-relevant encoding processes (Hull, Levenson,
Young, & Sher, 1983). The purpose of the present research is to test the hypothesis
∗Correspondence should be addressed to Laurent Bègue, University of Grenoble 2, LIP, 1251, Av. Centrale, BP47, 38040
Grenoble, France (e-mail: [email protected]).
DOI:10.1111/j.2044-8295.2012.02114.x
British Journal of Psychology (2013), 104.
The mediating role of impulsivity and drinking motives on alcohol useAlyssa Nicholas
This document discusses a dissertation that examines the role of impulsivity and drinking motives on alcohol use. The dissertation aims to investigate whether an impulsive personality leads to increased alcohol consumption, and whether drinking motives mediate the relationship between impulsivity and alcohol use. The dissertation includes an introduction reviewing literature on alcohol use, impulsivity, drinking motives, and their relationships. It then describes the study's method, results, and discussion sections. The dissertation was submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for a psychology degree.
Currently, the harmful use of alcohol and drug consumption is one of the biggest public health problems in the world, due to its high social and economic cost; registering in youth.
The concept of alcoholism encompasses both addictive behavior to alcohol, as well as the set of somatic and psychological problems or disorders caused by the use/abuse and dependence on this substance.
It is considered one of the toxins that accompany and sometimes destroy the bio-psycho-social environment of the individual and his own life; alcohol addiction is a major physical health problem
Selected Psychological and Social Factors Contributing to Relapse among Relap...inventionjournals
Drug abuse is a major global problem and in Kenya there has been increasing drug and alcohol abuse with serious negative effects. Treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholism is expensive and non-conclusive due to consequent relapse. This study sought to find out selected psychological and social factors contributing to relapse among recovering alcoholics of Asumbi and Jorgs Ark rehabilitation centres in Kenya. This study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised of all relapsed alcoholics and rehabilitation counsellors in Asumbi and Jorgs Ark rehabilitation centres in Kenya. A sample of 67 recovering alcoholics and 13 counsellors was drawn from the two purposively selected rehabilitation centres and used in the study. The study used two sets of questionnaires, one for relapsed alcoholics and another for rehabilitation counsellors. The questionnaires were piloted to validate and establish its reliability before the actual data collection. Data was collected through administration of two sets of questionnaires to the selected respondents. The data was then processed and analyzed using descriptive statistics including frequencies and percentages with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0 for windows. The key findings of this study indicated that the selected psychological factor that mostly contributed to relapse was dwelling on resentment that causes anger and frustration due to unresolved conflict. The social factor that mostly contributed to relapse was hanging around old drinking friends. The key conclusion was that in view of selected factors dwelling on resentment that causes anger and frustration due to unresolved conflict was the major contributor to relapse. The research findings may benefit NACADA, Ministry of Public Health, mental health agencies, psychologists, counsellors, Non-Governmental organizations, policy makers, researchers, drug abusers and alcoholics in Kenya to better understand factors contributing to relapse and devise ways and means of reducing relapse. Based on the major findings of this study, it is recommended that all stakeholders undertake measures aimed at providing a solution to continued relapse of alcoholics by improvement of rehabilitation and follow-up programmes.
1) The document summarizes a study that tested the efficacy of a brief CBT program to reduce excessive drinking among naval recruits in Ireland.
2) 26 recruits participated in the randomized controlled study, with the treatment group receiving a 4-week 1.5 hour CBT intervention.
3) Results showed that compared to controls, those receiving the intervention reported increased readiness to change drinking and reduced binge drinking at follow-ups.
Brains on Drugs - This paper looks into the processes related to drugs and be...DuncanMstar
Alcohol drug abuse is a systematic drinking problem that causes both social and health issues. However, alcoholism or alcohol dependence is a disease depicted by unusually high alcohol thirst behavior that results in loss of judgment through over drinking
Du Plessis_paper presented at the Integral Theory Conference 2013Guy Du Plessis
This document discusses the need for an integral metatheory to explain addiction that incorporates multiple perspectives. It reviews several existing etiological models of addiction that emphasize biological, psychological, social, and spiritual factors. These models provide partial views of addiction. The document proposes that Integral Pluralism and Integral Enactment Theory can help create a metatheory that acknowledges addiction as a complex phenomenon with multiple, co-arising determinants enacted through different methodologies. This integrated approach is needed to create a comprehensive understanding of addiction.
Article Review Sheet and Mystery of the WeekName _______________.docxssusera34210
Article Review Sheet and Mystery of the Week
Name ____________________________
Date ________________
Article Title: _______________________________________________________
Author: _________________________________________________________
Source and Date: ________________________________________________
Article # ___________________
1. Briefly summarize the article in your own words. (No quotes please!)
2. List three key points from the article:
a.
b.
c.
3. Do you agree or disagree with the premise and conclusions in the article? Yes No
4. What were the weak parts of the argument or missing information in the article that may lead
to a different conclusion?
‘Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder’: People
who think they are drunk also think
they are attractive
Laurent Bègue1∗, Brad J. Bushman2,3, Oulmann Zerhouni1,
Baptiste Subra4 and Medhi Ourabah5
1University of Grenoble 2, France
2The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
3VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
4University of Paris Descartes, France
5University of Paris 8, Saint-Denis, France
This research examines the role of alcohol consumption on self-perceived attractiveness.
Study 1, carried out in a barroom (N = 19), showed that the more alcoholic drinks
customers consumed, the more attractive they thought they were. In Study 2, 94 non-
student participants in a bogus taste-test study were given either an alcoholic beverage
(target BAL [blood alcohol level] = 0.10 g/100 ml) or a non-alcoholic beverage, with
half of each group believing they had consumed alcohol and half believing they had
not (balanced placebo design). After consuming beverages, they delivered a speech and
rated how attractive, bright, original, and funny they thought they were. The speeches
were videotaped and rated by 22 independent judges. Results showed that participants
who thought they had consumed alcohol gave themselves more positive self-evaluations.
However, ratings from independent judges showed that this boost in self-evaluation was
unrelated to actual performance.
‘Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder’
—Kinky Friedman
Alcohol has many consequences on social perception and relationships. After a drink,
intoxicated people see members of the opposite sex through ‘beer goggles’, which makes
them look especially attractive (Jones, Jones, Thomas, & Piper, 2003; Lyvers, Cholakians,
Puorro, & Sundram, 2011; Neave, Tsang, & Heather, 2008). But alcohol can also influence
self-perceptions. Previous research on alcohol and self-awareness has found that alcohol
reduces self-awareness by inhibiting self-relevant encoding processes (Hull, Levenson,
Young, & Sher, 1983). The purpose of the present research is to test the hypothesis
∗Correspondence should be addressed to Laurent Bègue, University of Grenoble 2, LIP, 1251, Av. Centrale, BP47, 38040
Grenoble, France (e-mail: [email protected]).
DOI:10.1111/j.2044-8295.2012.02114.x
British Journal of Psychology (2013), 104.
The mediating role of impulsivity and drinking motives on alcohol useAlyssa Nicholas
This document discusses a dissertation that examines the role of impulsivity and drinking motives on alcohol use. The dissertation aims to investigate whether an impulsive personality leads to increased alcohol consumption, and whether drinking motives mediate the relationship between impulsivity and alcohol use. The dissertation includes an introduction reviewing literature on alcohol use, impulsivity, drinking motives, and their relationships. It then describes the study's method, results, and discussion sections. The dissertation was submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for a psychology degree.
Currently, the harmful use of alcohol and drug consumption is one of the biggest public health problems in the world, due to its high social and economic cost; registering in youth.
The concept of alcoholism encompasses both addictive behavior to alcohol, as well as the set of somatic and psychological problems or disorders caused by the use/abuse and dependence on this substance.
It is considered one of the toxins that accompany and sometimes destroy the bio-psycho-social environment of the individual and his own life; alcohol addiction is a major physical health problem
Selected Psychological and Social Factors Contributing to Relapse among Relap...inventionjournals
Drug abuse is a major global problem and in Kenya there has been increasing drug and alcohol abuse with serious negative effects. Treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholism is expensive and non-conclusive due to consequent relapse. This study sought to find out selected psychological and social factors contributing to relapse among recovering alcoholics of Asumbi and Jorgs Ark rehabilitation centres in Kenya. This study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised of all relapsed alcoholics and rehabilitation counsellors in Asumbi and Jorgs Ark rehabilitation centres in Kenya. A sample of 67 recovering alcoholics and 13 counsellors was drawn from the two purposively selected rehabilitation centres and used in the study. The study used two sets of questionnaires, one for relapsed alcoholics and another for rehabilitation counsellors. The questionnaires were piloted to validate and establish its reliability before the actual data collection. Data was collected through administration of two sets of questionnaires to the selected respondents. The data was then processed and analyzed using descriptive statistics including frequencies and percentages with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0 for windows. The key findings of this study indicated that the selected psychological factor that mostly contributed to relapse was dwelling on resentment that causes anger and frustration due to unresolved conflict. The social factor that mostly contributed to relapse was hanging around old drinking friends. The key conclusion was that in view of selected factors dwelling on resentment that causes anger and frustration due to unresolved conflict was the major contributor to relapse. The research findings may benefit NACADA, Ministry of Public Health, mental health agencies, psychologists, counsellors, Non-Governmental organizations, policy makers, researchers, drug abusers and alcoholics in Kenya to better understand factors contributing to relapse and devise ways and means of reducing relapse. Based on the major findings of this study, it is recommended that all stakeholders undertake measures aimed at providing a solution to continued relapse of alcoholics by improvement of rehabilitation and follow-up programmes.
1) The document summarizes a study that tested the efficacy of a brief CBT program to reduce excessive drinking among naval recruits in Ireland.
2) 26 recruits participated in the randomized controlled study, with the treatment group receiving a 4-week 1.5 hour CBT intervention.
3) Results showed that compared to controls, those receiving the intervention reported increased readiness to change drinking and reduced binge drinking at follow-ups.
Brains on Drugs - This paper looks into the processes related to drugs and be...DuncanMstar
Alcohol drug abuse is a systematic drinking problem that causes both social and health issues. However, alcoholism or alcohol dependence is a disease depicted by unusually high alcohol thirst behavior that results in loss of judgment through over drinking
Du Plessis_paper presented at the Integral Theory Conference 2013Guy Du Plessis
This document discusses the need for an integral metatheory to explain addiction that incorporates multiple perspectives. It reviews several existing etiological models of addiction that emphasize biological, psychological, social, and spiritual factors. These models provide partial views of addiction. The document proposes that Integral Pluralism and Integral Enactment Theory can help create a metatheory that acknowledges addiction as a complex phenomenon with multiple, co-arising determinants enacted through different methodologies. This integrated approach is needed to create a comprehensive understanding of addiction.
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Article Evaluation
Lana Eliot
Psychology 325
Professor Dr. Kendra Jackson
June 13, 2016
The article, Do Men with Excessive Alcohol Consumption and Social Stability Have an Addictive Personality? gives the reader information and research about men’s personalities when they consume alcohol. It asks the question of whether or not men with social stability that drink alcohol excessively actually have an addictive personality. Drinking alcohol affects everyone differently. Some people that drink excessively are sometimes called “sloppy drunks” and others “mean drunks” and so on. Drinking alcohol is addictive and that alcohol does affect an individual’s personality. The article offers us great information on the research and statistics of men that drink excessively and are socially stable. I will read this article and look at their findings to determine what answers the authors are trying to answer. Consuming alcohol in large amounts is dangerous to anyone. While consuming alcohol is not addictive for most people, it will alter their personality in many ways. Understanding how and why research like this is done and being able to understand their findings is a benefit to anyone studying psychology.
The authors of this article are studying men who consume excessive amounts of alcohol to see if they have an addictive personality. The men in this study are stated to be socially stable, which has an effect on the research findings. The article states, “The main objective of the present study was to investigate personality traits in a group of male individuals with excessive alcohol consumption and in controls by comparison with normative data and also by a multivariate projection-based approach” (Berglund, Roman, Balldin, Berggren, Eriksson, Gustavsson, & Fahlke, 2011).
The article explains that there are two types of alcoholics, the first being a Type 1 Alcoholic, which is characterized by social stability with a later start of turning into an alcoholic. The second type described is Type 2. Type 2 alcoholics have early signs of alcoholism and have a serious dependence on alcohol and may have medical health issues and in some cases, social consequences. A Type 2 alcoholic will have more of a risk of developing liver and kidney problems and may also have a hard time in social settings and have a difficult time maintaining healthy relationships. During the study, it was found that Type 2 alcoholics have a different personality profile when compared with Type 1 alcoholics. Type 2 alcoholics are also more likely to be aggressive, impulsive, and seek out medical prescriptions. On the other hand, Type 1 alcoholics have very few, if any, psychological and social symptoms.
The hypothesis that was being tested during this research was whether or not socially stable men have an addictive personality based on the amount of alcohol they drink. The researchers started their study in ...
This document is a research proposal that aims to investigate whether the intensity of alcohol hangover symptoms can serve as a marker for future development of alcohol use disorders. The proposal provides background on alcohol hangover and alcohol use disorder. It reviews previous research that has found associations between family history of alcohol use disorder and increased hangover symptoms. The proposed study aims to build on this by investigating how hangover symptoms influence near-term drinking behaviors and whether personal traits like guilt are associated with hangover and alcohol use disorder. The study will use an online naturalistic design to compare university and MTurk samples.
news_Understanding Addiction_1703848869.pdfCounsel India
The document provides a comprehensive overview of addiction psychology across 12 chapters. It discusses the biological, psychological and social factors of addiction. Some key points include:
- Addiction is influenced by genetic and neurological factors that impact brain reward systems.
- Psychological theories explore addiction as a learned behavior and the role of cognitive distortions.
- Risk factors include family history, environment, trauma and mental health issues. Protective factors mitigate risk.
- Addiction progresses through stages from experimentation to dependence.
- Integrated treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders is most effective.
- Prevention strategies involve public health initiatives, school-based programs and community-based support.
Personality and Social SciencesDo men with excessive alcoh.docxherbertwilson5999
Personality and Social Sciences
Do men with excessive alcohol consumption and social stability have an
addictive personality?
KRISTINA BERGLUND,1 ERIKA ROMAN,2 JAN BALLDIN,3 ULF BERGGREN,3 MATTS ERIKSSON,3
PETTER GUSTAVSSON4 and CLAUDIA FAHLKE1
1Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
2Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Division of Pharmacology, Uppsala University, Sweden
3Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry
Sweden
4Department of Neurobiology, Care Science and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Berglund, K., Roman, E., Balldin, J., Berggren, U., Eriksson, M., Gustavsson, P. & Fahlke, C. (2011). Do men with excessive alcohol consumption and
social stability have an addictive personality? Scandinavian Journal of Psychology 52, 257–260.
The existence of an ‘‘addictive’’ personality has been extensively debated. The current study investigated personality in male individuals with excessive
alcohol consumption (n = 100) in comparison to a population-based control group (n = 131). The individuals with excessive alcohol consumption were
recruited by advertisements in a regional daily newspaper and controls from a population based Swedish Twin Registry. Personality was assessed by the
Karolinska Scales of Personality (KSP). Comparisons were made with normative data. Furthermore, by using a multivariate projection-based approach
(Principal Component Analysis; PCA), hidden structures of traits and possible relationships among the individuals with excessive consumption and the
controls was investigated. The individuals with excessive alcohol consumption as well as the controls had mean values within the normative range in all
scales of the KSP. Moreover, the PCA analysis revealed no systematic between-group separation. Taken together, this result demonstrates that male individ-
uals with excessive alcohol consumption do not have a personality different from that of a general population, which supports the notion of no ‘‘addictive
personality’’.
Key words: Personality, men, excessive alcohol consumption.
Kristina Berglund, Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, PO Box 500, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden. Tel: 46-31-786 18 78; fax: 46-31-
786 46 28; e-mail: [email protected]
INTRODUCTION
There have been several attempts to describe individuals with
excessive alcohol consumption according to personality and other
characteristics and then classify them into cluster groups or multi-
dimensional typologies. Besides the typologies of alcoholism by
Babor (1996) and Lesch and Walter (1996), one of the most com-
monly used typology is the type 1 and type 2 alcoholism devel-
oped by Cloninger, Bohman and Sigvardsson (1981). According
to this classification individuals with type 1 alcoholism are charac-
terized by social stability with late onset of alcoholism, few psy-
chopathological symptoms and soc.
This document outlines relapse prevention strategies presented by Akanksha. It begins with defining dependence and addiction based on ICD-10 and DSM-V criteria. It then discusses various models of addiction including the disease model, psychological models, and the bio-psycho-social model. It also covers the concepts of relapse, warning signs of relapse, and relapse cycles. Finally, it provides an overview of common relapse prevention strategies such as psychoeducation, identifying high-risk situations, developing coping skills and new lifestyle behaviors, increasing self-efficacy, dealing with relapse, and monitoring drug and alcohol use. Family-based approaches to relapse prevention are also briefly discussed.
The effects of the consumption of alcoholic beverages on students in southern...Chulie
This document discusses the effects of alcohol consumption. It begins by explaining that alcohol is a depressant that slows vital functions and impairs thinking and judgment. It then describes different types of alcoholic beverages and their alcohol content ranges. Next, it lists some immediate physiological effects of alcohol on the body. It also discusses global alcohol consumption statistics and health impacts. Finally, it provides findings from surveys on alcohol consumption patterns among Filipinos.
Biopsychology of Drug Addiction examines the biological, psychological, and social factors that contribute to drug addiction. There are several biological factors that can increase vulnerability to addiction, including genetic predispositions, damage to the central nervous system before or after birth, and certain medical conditions. Psychological and social environment also play a role, as drug use is more common in individuals who are surrounded by others who abuse drugs or have peers who introduce them to substance use. Treatment of addiction is complex and depends on the specific causes and substance involved.
This study examined the long-term effects of individual alcoholism on social migration and neighborhood characteristics over 12 years using data from 206 men in the Michigan Longitudinal Study. The results showed that after controlling for relevant factors, men with more severe alcohol problems from baseline to 12-year follow-up were more likely to remain in or migrate to more disadvantaged neighborhoods at follow-up, as indicated by higher rates of divorce, unemployment, public assistance, residential mobility, and poverty. In contrast, men who recovered from alcoholism tended to live in neighborhoods that were not distinguishable from non-alcoholics. The findings suggest that alcoholism has negative long-term effects on place of residence by increasing the likelihood of living in disadv
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Both these ideas were based on the underage consumption of alcohol lading to illegal behavior that is common in the college going students. Attachment theory stands on the concept that human beings have a natural desire and innate requirement of being appreciated and accepted by others. Survey then led to the confirmatory analysis which enforced two-factor of attachment theory, comprising parental affection or attachment and peer attachment, both these types of accessories represent trust, non-estrangement, and communication, Which means that all the adults or youngsters are emotionally attached to their parents or the people of their group (Foster, Vaughan, Foster, & Califano Jr, 2013).
The results manifested the hypotheses that sheltered peer attachment positively concluded behavioral control and values towards alcohol, but protected maternal affection inversely completed behavioral control and values towards alcohol. Alcohol norms, behavioral control and attitudes individually elaborate alcohol objective, which showed an elevation in this behavior within a month. All these findings reinforce recommendations for agenda created to shorten the risk levels of underage drinking using the idea of Attachment theory and Theory of planned behavior TPB.
I. Social Learning Theory:
This research is associated with the methods of getting alcohol in underage, use of substance, underage drinking and this kind of other deviations, this study consider the application of social learning theory. Youngsters under adulthood age are getting alcohol illegally. Past researches show that young alcohol abusers use other persons for this purpose, and these other individuals include any stranger who is adult enough to drink legally (Miller, Levy, Spicer, & Taylor, 2010).
This procedure of getting alcohol is called black marketing. It has been observed that black market organization was made while taking alcohol illegally in association with the other black market organization, other black market anomaly or global anomaly. For study purpose, use of black market sources defined as the utilization of an unknown person trying to obtain illegal substance like alcohol, drugs, etc. thus sources was labeled black market, if the individual participating was an unknown. The materials under consideration in this study include alcohol and marijuana. The study sample was comprised of undergraduate’s students from the organizational pool from a southeastern university.
The questionnaire was filled through the online survey and analyzed statistically by multivariate statistical techniques (Foster, et al., 2013).Youth alcohol consumption includes a lot of research work. This study covers almost all the aspects from divergence related to underage drinking to the hazardous results it causes on health. A huge part of the sample population is the college students. Binge drinking, underage drinking, and general drinking are considered by average or dominant America ...
Alcoholic drink preferences in college students have made an interesting shift recently, with
trends in consumption leaning toward caffeinated alcohol in various forms (e.g., Red Bull and vodka or caffeinated beers such as Anheuser-Busch’s B-to-the-E). Despite the dramatic rise in popularity of these beverages, little research has examined the combined effects of alcohol and caffeine, which is problematic for adequately informing the public about the risk or lack thereof of these drinks. The purpose of this study was to directly investigate the acute effects of alcohol and caffeine, alone and in combination, on well-validated measures of cognitive performance and subjective intoxication in social drinkers. Participants (N 12) performed a psychological refractory period task that measured dual-task interference as the prolonged reaction time to complete the 2nd of 2 tasks performed in close temporal sequence. Performance was tested under 2 active doses and 1 placebo dose of caffeine (0.0 mg/kg, 2.0 mg/kg, and 4.0 mg/kg) in combination with 1 active dose and 1 placebo dose of alcohol (0.0 g/kg and 0.65 g/kg). As expected, alcohol impaired task performance by increasing dual-task interference and increasing errors. The coadministration of caffeine counteracted the effects of alcohol on interference but had no effect on the degree to which alcohol increased errors.
Subjective measures of intoxication showed that coadministration of caffeine with alcohol
reduced participants’ perceptions of alcohol intoxication compared with administration of
alcohol alone. The results highlight the complexity of drug interactions between alcohol and
caffeine
The document discusses addiction as both a psychological and physiological disorder caused by triggers and circumstances that initiate addictive behaviors which are further reinforced by physiological dependence. Treatment addresses both the psychological and biological aspects through programs like Alcoholics Anonymous and emphasizes the role of spirituality. Careful examination of the original spiritual vision and intent of AA is important and points to a different understanding of addiction.
Behavioral approaches explain the initiation, maintenance, and relapse of addictive behaviors like smoking through social learning theory, classical conditioning, and operant conditioning. Initiation may occur through observation of others being rewarded for the behavior and imitating it. Maintenance happens as environmental cues become associated with the rewarding effects of the behavior. Relapse can be caused by conditioning—the desire for positive reinforcement or avoidance of negative withdrawal symptoms. Role models significantly impact others' decisions around substance use. [/SUMMARY]
This document outlines a proposed research study that aims to examine the relationship between childhood family environment and later drug addiction. The study would use a qualitative design with 200 participants recruited from drug rehabilitation centers and correctional facilities across 10 cities. Participants would complete an open-ended interview about their upbringing, which researchers would code into categories related to family influences, social influences, family relations, and other adversities. Data analysis would include reliability testing and a chi-square test to examine correlations between childhood experiences and drug addiction. Obtaining IRB approval would ensure ethical treatment of participants.
1) Children whose parents smoke or use drugs/alcohol are more likely to engage in pretend smoking play and associate dinner with smoking.
2) The quality of parental communication about smoking and agreements to not smoke are related to adolescents' smoking trajectories, with constructive communication linked to less smoking.
3) Parental smoking cessation may lower adolescent smoking risk, except if the other parent currently smokes, while antismoking parenting mediates this relationship.
4) Both parental alcohol and drug dependence increase offspring's risk for externalizing disorders like ADHD by ages 17-18.
This document discusses a study that investigated the role of the basolateral amygdala in the extinction of cocaine-conditioned place preference in rats. The study found no significant difference in extinction between rats that received temporary inactivation of the basolateral amygdala during extinction trials and control rats. This suggests that while the basolateral amygdala is involved in initial cue-reward associations, it may not be involved in re-associating such links during extinction of cocaine-conditioned place preference. The document provides background on addiction, models of addiction like incentive sensitization theory, and the role of the mesolimbic dopamine system in reward processing and motivation.
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Network Analysis and Design
This assignment is worth 30%.
Deadline: Mon, Week 12
Part A: HQ LAN Upgrade (35%)
Background:
ABC is a big company in the US. ABC has employed you as the IT officer of the company.
Your job is to analyse the performance of the HQ LAN, suggest changes to improve the
network performance and provide a report to your boss.
Settings:
Run all simulations for 30 minutes to simulate a working day.
The graphs should be time averaged
Duplicate scenario for each possible setup
Tasks:
1. Analyse the current performance of the HQ LAN for each level and comment on it.
You are required to show all relevant graphs. The graphs for each level can be
overlaid. (10%)
2. Some staffs are unhappy about the speed of the network. Anything that takes more
than 1 second is not desirable. You have decided to try the following to improve the
network performance. Show the relevant graphs and comment on the results: (5%)
a. Increase the link speeds of
i. HQ_Router1 to HQ_Router3 from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps and
ii. HQ_Router2 to HQ_Router3 from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps
b. Increase the LANs for level 1, 2 and 3 from 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps
c. Try out 1 other way that meets the requirement.
3. After meeting the requirement, the company has decided to purchase an Ethernet
Server and placed it in the HQ LAN. (10%)
a. Rename it to HQ Server
b. Use a 1Gbps link
c. Set Application: Supported Services to All
d. Set statistics to view the following:
i. Server DB Task Processing Time (Heavy)
ii. Server Email Task Processing Time (Heavy)
iii. Server HTTP Task Processing Time (Heavy)
iv. Server Performance Task Processing Time
e. Show the performance of the HQ Server with the required graphs and
comment on the results
f. Justify the location of the server
g. State at least 3 security measures you will take to protect the HQ LAN from
malicious attacks
4. What would you do so that all the 4 statistics of the HQ server are less than 0.025 s?
Show all relevant graphs. (3 marks)
2
5. Prepare a report and state the additional amount of money that is needed for the
changes you have made to meet the additional requirements. Refer to the given price
list in the Appendix. (7%)
a. Your report should include a content page, a summary of the addressed issues,
objectives, budgeting, proposed solutions and conclusion.
Part B: Network Design (65%)
Background:
Due to your excellent work in the analysis of the HQ LAN, you are now assigned the new
task of designing the LAN for one of ABC’s client, XYZ. The company XYZ is made up of 4
sections and the number of people in each section is as shown below.
1. Research – 20
2. Technical – 10
3. Guests – 4
4. Executives – 2
Set up the following staff profile:
1. Research: file transfer (light), web browsing (heavy) and file print (light)
2. Technical: Database Access (heavy), telnet (heavy) and email (light)
3. Guests: Em.
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Name: _____________________________
MTH129 Fall 2018 - FINAL EXAM A
Show all work neatly on paper provided. Label all work. Place final answers on the answer sheet.
PART I: Omit 1 complete question. Place an “X” on the problems & answer space you are omitting.
1. Find the inverse of the following functions:
a. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 3
b. 𝑓(𝑥) =
3𝑥 +1
𝑥−2
2. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 3 and 𝑔(𝑥) = −3𝑥 + 4, find the following:
a. (𝑓°𝑔)(𝑥) b. (𝑓°𝑔)(2)
3. Find the domain for the following expression:
a) √𝑥 + 5 𝑏) 7𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 1 𝑐)
𝑥 2+4
𝑥 2−9
4. Find the radian measures of the angles with the given degree measures.
a) 81°
Find the degree measures of the angles with the given radian measures.
b)
13𝜋
6
5. Solve the following equations:
a) (5t) = 20
b) 6000 = 40(15)t
6. Expand the following logarithmic expressions:
a. log(𝐴𝐵2 )
b. ln(
4
√3
)
7. Describe how the graph of each function can be obtained from the graph f
a. 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) − 8
b. 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥 + 4) − 5
8. A real number t is given 𝑡 =
2𝜋
3
a. Find the reference number for t.
b. Find the terminal point P(x,y) on the unit circle determined by t
c. The unit circle is centered at __________________ and has a radius of _________________
PART II: Omit 1 complete question. Place an “X” on the problems & answer space you are omitting.
2
1. A sum of $7,000 is invested at an interest rate of 4
1
2
% per year, compounding monthly. (round all answers to
the nearest cent)
a. Find the amount of the investment after 2
1
2
years.
b. How long will it take for the investment to amount to $12,000?
c. Using the information in part (a), find the amount of the investment if compounded quarterly.
2. When a company charges price p dollars for one of its products, its revenue is given by
𝑅 = 𝑓(𝑝) = 500𝑝(30 − 𝑝)
a. Create a quadratic function for price with respect to revenue.
b. What price should they charge in order to maximize their revenue?
c. What is the maximum revenue?
d. What would be the revenue if the price was set at $10?
e. Sketch a rough graph – indicate the intercepts and the maximum coordinates.
3. The charges for a taxi ride are an initial charge of $2.50 and $0.85 for each mile driven.
a. Write a function for the charge of a taxi ride as a linear function of the distance traveled.
b. What is the cost of a 12 mile trip?
c. Find the equation of a line that passes through the following points: (1,-2) , (2,5) Express in 𝑦 =
𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏 form
d. Graph part ( c )
4. a. Divide the following polynomial and factor completely.
𝑃(𝑥) = 3𝑥 4 − 9𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 3; 𝑐 = 3
b. Given polynomial−𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 6, state the end behavior of its graph.
c. Using the polynomial on part ( c ), would this g
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Lab 8 -Ballistic Pendulum
Since you will be designing your own procedure you will have two
class periods to take the required data.
The goal of this lab is to measure the speed of a ball that is fired
from a projectile launcher using two different methods. The
Projectile launcher has three different settings, “Short Range,”
“Medium Range” and “Long Range,” however you will only need to
determine the speed for any ONE of these Range settings.
Method 1 involves firing the ball directly into the “Ballistic
Pendulum” shown below in Figure 2 for which limited instructions will be provided. Method 2
is entirely up to your group. While you have significant freedom to design your own procedure,
you will need to worry about the random and systematic uncertainties you are introducing
based on your procedure. This manual will provide a few hints to help reduce a few of those
uncertainties.
The ballistic pendulum pictured in Figure 2 is important canonical problem students study to
explore the conservation of momentum and energy. The ball is fired by the projectile launcher
into a “perfectly inelastic collision” with the pendulum. The pendulum then swings to some
maximum angle which is measured by an Angle Indicator.
Caution: The pendulum has a plastic hinge and Angle Indicator which are both fragile. Be
gentle.
Study the ballistic pendulum carefully. Before we begin, here are a few things to consider and
be aware of in Figure 2:
Projectile launcher
Angle indicator (curved
black bar)
Clamp
Pendulum (can be removed
for measurements)
Figure 2: Ballistic Pendulum
Plumb bob
Firing string
Release
point
Figure 1: Projectile Launcher
Bolt for removing pendulum
2
A. Clamping the ballistic pendulum to the table will reduce random uncertainties in the
speed with which the projectile launcher releases the ball. Similarly, you should check
that the various bolts are snug and that the ball is always fully inside the launcher (not
rolling around inside the barrel of launcher).
B. If the lab bench is not perfectly horizontal the plumb bob and angle indicator will not
read zero degrees before you begin your experiment. You should fix AND/OR account
for these discrepancies.
C. In Figure 3 you will notice a tiny gap between the launcher and the pendulum. This
important gap prevents the launcher from contacting the pendulum directly as the ball
is fired. Without this gap an unknown amount of momentum is transferred from the
launcher directly to the pendulum (in addition to the momentum transferred by the
ball) significantly complicating our experiment.
Figure 3: Important gap between Launcher and Pendulum
Equipment
1 Ballistic Pendulum (shown in Figure 2)
A bag with three balls
1 loading rod
1 Clamp
1 triple beam balance scale
Safety goggles for each group member
Any equipment found in your equipment drawer.
Reasonable equipment reque.
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I Samuel 8-10
Israel Asks for a King
8 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as Israel’s leaders.[a]2 The
name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and
they served at Beersheba. 3 But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned
aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.
4 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at
Ramah. 5 They said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not follow your
ways; now appoint a king to lead[b] us, such as all the other nationshave.”
6 But when they said, “Give us a king to lead us,” this displeasedSamuel; so
he prayed to the LORD. 7 And the LORD told him: “Listen to all that the people
are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected
me as their king. 8 As they have done from the day I brought them up out of
Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are doing
to you. 9 Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them
know what the king who will reign over them will claim as his rights.”
10 Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him
for a king. 11 He said, “This is what the king who will reign over you will claim
as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots
and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots. 12 Some he will assign to
be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow
his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war
and equipment for his chariots. 13 He will take your daughters to be
perfumers and cooks and bakers. 14 He will take the best of your fields and
vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. 15 He will take a
tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and
attendants. 16 Your male and female servants and the best of your cattle[c] and
donkeys he will take for his own use. 17 He will take a tenth of your flocks,
and you yourselves will become his slaves. 18 When that day comes, you will
cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not
answer you in that day.”
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel+8&version=NIV#fen-NIV-7371a
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19 But the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We wanta
king over us. 20 Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead
us and to go out before us and fight our battles.”
21 When Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it before
the LORD. 22 The LORD answered, “Listen to them and give them a king.”
Then Samuel said to the Israelites, “Everyone go back to your own town.”
Samuel Anoints Saul
9 There was a Benjamite, a man of standing, whose n.
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Do men with excessive alcohol consumption and social stability have an
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PETTER GUSTAVSSON4 and CLAUDIA FAHLKE1
1Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
2Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Division of Pharmacology, Uppsala University, Sweden
3Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry
Sweden
4Department of Neurobiology, Care Science and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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Network Analysis and Design
This assignment is worth 30%.
Deadline: Mon, Week 12
Part A: HQ LAN Upgrade (35%)
Background:
ABC is a big company in the US. ABC has employed you as the IT officer of the company.
Your job is to analyse the performance of the HQ LAN, suggest changes to improve the
network performance and provide a report to your boss.
Settings:
Run all simulations for 30 minutes to simulate a working day.
The graphs should be time averaged
Duplicate scenario for each possible setup
Tasks:
1. Analyse the current performance of the HQ LAN for each level and comment on it.
You are required to show all relevant graphs. The graphs for each level can be
overlaid. (10%)
2. Some staffs are unhappy about the speed of the network. Anything that takes more
than 1 second is not desirable. You have decided to try the following to improve the
network performance. Show the relevant graphs and comment on the results: (5%)
a. Increase the link speeds of
i. HQ_Router1 to HQ_Router3 from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps and
ii. HQ_Router2 to HQ_Router3 from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps
b. Increase the LANs for level 1, 2 and 3 from 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps
c. Try out 1 other way that meets the requirement.
3. After meeting the requirement, the company has decided to purchase an Ethernet
Server and placed it in the HQ LAN. (10%)
a. Rename it to HQ Server
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d. Set statistics to view the following:
i. Server DB Task Processing Time (Heavy)
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Show all relevant graphs. (3 marks)
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5. Prepare a report and state the additional amount of money that is needed for the
changes you have made to meet the additional requirements. Refer to the given price
list in the Appendix. (7%)
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objectives, budgeting, proposed solutions and conclusion.
Part B: Network Design (65%)
Background:
Due to your excellent work in the analysis of the HQ LAN, you are now assigned the new
task of designing the LAN for one of ABC’s client, XYZ. The company XYZ is made up of 4
sections and the number of people in each section is as shown below.
1. Research – 20
2. Technical – 10
3. Guests – 4
4. Executives – 2
Set up the following staff profile:
1. Research: file transfer (light), web browsing (heavy) and file print (light)
2. Technical: Database Access (heavy), telnet (heavy) and email (light)
3. Guests: Em.
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Name: _____________________________
MTH129 Fall 2018 - FINAL EXAM A
Show all work neatly on paper provided. Label all work. Place final answers on the answer sheet.
PART I: Omit 1 complete question. Place an “X” on the problems & answer space you are omitting.
1. Find the inverse of the following functions:
a. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 3
b. 𝑓(𝑥) =
3𝑥 +1
𝑥−2
2. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 3 and 𝑔(𝑥) = −3𝑥 + 4, find the following:
a. (𝑓°𝑔)(𝑥) b. (𝑓°𝑔)(2)
3. Find the domain for the following expression:
a) √𝑥 + 5 𝑏) 7𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 1 𝑐)
𝑥 2+4
𝑥 2−9
4. Find the radian measures of the angles with the given degree measures.
a) 81°
Find the degree measures of the angles with the given radian measures.
b)
13𝜋
6
5. Solve the following equations:
a) (5t) = 20
b) 6000 = 40(15)t
6. Expand the following logarithmic expressions:
a. log(𝐴𝐵2 )
b. ln(
4
√3
)
7. Describe how the graph of each function can be obtained from the graph f
a. 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) − 8
b. 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥 + 4) − 5
8. A real number t is given 𝑡 =
2𝜋
3
a. Find the reference number for t.
b. Find the terminal point P(x,y) on the unit circle determined by t
c. The unit circle is centered at __________________ and has a radius of _________________
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1. A sum of $7,000 is invested at an interest rate of 4
1
2
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b. What is the cost of a 12 mile trip?
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c. Using the polynomial on part ( c ), would this g
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Lab 8 -Ballistic Pendulum
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class periods to take the required data.
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uncertainties.
The ballistic pendulum pictured in Figure 2 is important canonical problem students study to
explore the conservation of momentum and energy. The ball is fired by the projectile launcher
into a “perfectly inelastic collision” with the pendulum. The pendulum then swings to some
maximum angle which is measured by an Angle Indicator.
Caution: The pendulum has a plastic hinge and Angle Indicator which are both fragile. Be
gentle.
Study the ballistic pendulum carefully. Before we begin, here are a few things to consider and
be aware of in Figure 2:
Projectile launcher
Angle indicator (curved
black bar)
Clamp
Pendulum (can be removed
for measurements)
Figure 2: Ballistic Pendulum
Plumb bob
Firing string
Release
point
Figure 1: Projectile Launcher
Bolt for removing pendulum
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A. Clamping the ballistic pendulum to the table will reduce random uncertainties in the
speed with which the projectile launcher releases the ball. Similarly, you should check
that the various bolts are snug and that the ball is always fully inside the launcher (not
rolling around inside the barrel of launcher).
B. If the lab bench is not perfectly horizontal the plumb bob and angle indicator will not
read zero degrees before you begin your experiment. You should fix AND/OR account
for these discrepancies.
C. In Figure 3 you will notice a tiny gap between the launcher and the pendulum. This
important gap prevents the launcher from contacting the pendulum directly as the ball
is fired. Without this gap an unknown amount of momentum is transferred from the
launcher directly to the pendulum (in addition to the momentum transferred by the
ball) significantly complicating our experiment.
Figure 3: Important gap between Launcher and Pendulum
Equipment
1 Ballistic Pendulum (shown in Figure 2)
A bag with three balls
1 loading rod
1 Clamp
1 triple beam balance scale
Safety goggles for each group member
Any equipment found in your equipment drawer.
Reasonable equipment reque.
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I Samuel 8-10
Israel Asks for a King
8 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as Israel’s leaders.[a]2 The
name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and
they served at Beersheba. 3 But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned
aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.
4 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at
Ramah. 5 They said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not follow your
ways; now appoint a king to lead[b] us, such as all the other nationshave.”
6 But when they said, “Give us a king to lead us,” this displeasedSamuel; so
he prayed to the LORD. 7 And the LORD told him: “Listen to all that the people
are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected
me as their king. 8 As they have done from the day I brought them up out of
Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are doing
to you. 9 Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them
know what the king who will reign over them will claim as his rights.”
10 Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him
for a king. 11 He said, “This is what the king who will reign over you will claim
as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots
and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots. 12 Some he will assign to
be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow
his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war
and equipment for his chariots. 13 He will take your daughters to be
perfumers and cooks and bakers. 14 He will take the best of your fields and
vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. 15 He will take a
tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and
attendants. 16 Your male and female servants and the best of your cattle[c] and
donkeys he will take for his own use. 17 He will take a tenth of your flocks,
and you yourselves will become his slaves. 18 When that day comes, you will
cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not
answer you in that day.”
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel+8&version=NIV#fen-NIV-7371a
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel+8&version=NIV#fen-NIV-7375b
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19 But the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We wanta
king over us. 20 Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead
us and to go out before us and fight our battles.”
21 When Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it before
the LORD. 22 The LORD answered, “Listen to them and give them a king.”
Then Samuel said to the Israelites, “Everyone go back to your own town.”
Samuel Anoints Saul
9 There was a Benjamite, a man of standing, whose n.
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Journal Entry #9
What principle did you select?
I selected principle 1 of part 1, “Don’t criticize, condemn or complain”.
Who did you interact with?
For this assignment I interacted with my younger cousin.
What was the context?
I had visited my Aunty and she and her husband asked me to stay a while as I was on school
break. They accommodated me and I decided in return to help look after my cousin in the period
when he got out of school and before they got back from work. He is 5 years old and can be quite
the handful.
What did you expect?
I expected that an authoritative approach would easily compel him to follow my instructions so
that the transition from school life into home life would be easy.
What happened?
At first, I used commanding language to get him to change out of his uniform or properly store
his back pack and books before stepping out to play. The first day was difficult and the way I
deal with him were not getting through. On the 2nd day, the same was observed. On the 3rd day,
before he could drop his back pack and run out, I offered to make him a sandwich to eat before
he left to play if he would change and clean up. He rushed up stairs and freshened up. On the
next day, he came home and rushed up to change and freshen up all on his own. I had not
initially offered; but I made him a sandwich regardless.
How did it make you feel?
It made me feel good to be able to get through to my cousin. After this, if I ever needed him to
do something in a better way than previously, I would encourage him onto a different way of
accomplishing the same. I would often offer praise after adoption of the new suggested method
was adopted or offered incentive.
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What did you learn?
I learnt that in criticizing a person’s action, it is difficult to deter their belief in their methods,
values or beliefs. This usually just gives them the will to justify or defend their positions. It is
almost an exercise in futility to attempt to effect change by complaining, condemning or
criticizing.
What surprised you?
I was surprised by how fast the change was effected after the shift in direction I took to approach
my cousin. In not criticizing his way of doing things any longer and employing a different tactic,
I was able to influence his routine as well as build good rapport with him.
Going forward, how can you apply what you learnt?
Going forward I will attempt to understand that everyone has a belief or image of their own that I
should respect. These beliefs, systems and values are crucial to their inherent dignity and to
criticize or attack this will only fuel conflict.
Running head: Physical activity project 1
Physical activity project:
A 7-day analysis and action plans
Student Name
National University
Physical activity project 2
Introduction
Physical activity (PA) has been a major component of public health since the rise of
chronic illnesses .
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HCA 448 Case 2 for 10/04/2018
Recently, a patient was transferred to a cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) at Methodist Hospital.
Methodist is a 250-bed hospital, which is one of five hospitals in the University Health System.
The patient was a retired 72-year-old man, who recently (i.e., 25 days ago) had a mild heart
attack and was treated and released from a sister hospital, which is in the same system as
Methodist Hospital. An otherwise health individual, Mr. Charlie Johnson (a husband, father of 4,
and grandfather of 12) is in now need or lots of medication and a battery of tests. To the nurses
on shift, it appears that the entire Johnson family is in patient’s room watching the clinical staff
treated Mr. Johnson. The family overhears everything and they want to know what is being done
to (and for) their loved one. In addition, they want to know the meaning behind the various beeps
coming from the many machines attached to Mr. Johnson.
Over the past 10 years, the latest U.S. News and World report has ranked Methodist Hospital as
one of the Best Hospitals for Cardiology & Heart Surgery. However, it is important to note that
over the past few years, the unit has dropped in the rankings.
Katherine Ross RN, the patient care director of the CICU, which has 14 beds, has held this post
for two years. (See Figure) The unit has a $20 million budget. Ms. Ross has worked at Methodist
Hospital for 16 years. She spends 50 percent of her time on patient safety, 25 percent on staffing
and recruitment, and 20 percent with nurses in relation to their satisfaction with the work and
with families relative to their satisfaction with care. Ten percent of Ms. Ross’s time is spent on
administrative duties. According to Ms. Ross, “I like is working with exceptional nurses who are
very smart and do what it takes with limited resources. However, we don’t always feel
empowered, despite the existence of shared governance, a structure I help to coordinate.”
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Relationship with Nurses on the Unit:
Nurses on the unit work a three day a week, 12 hours a shift. Ms. Ross says, “we did an
employee opinion survey that went to all employees on the unit, 50 people in all, but only 13
responded. Some of them weren’t sure who their supervisor was. The employees aren’t happy
but our patients are happy.” She adds that “my name is on the unit, not the medical director’s. If
anything goes wrong with the unit, they blame it on nursing. Yet I’m brushed off by people
whom I have to deal with outside of the unit. For example, we have a problem with machines
that analyze blood gases. I spoke with the people there about the technology. This was four
weeks ago. It’s a patient safety issue. I sent them e-mails. I need the work to get done, the staff
don’t feel empowered if I’m not empowered. This goes for other departments as well. For
example, respiratory therapy starts using a new ventilator witho.
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HC2091: Finance for Business
Trimester 2 2018
Group Assignment
Assessment Value: 20%
Due Date: Sunday 23:59 pm, Week 10
Group: 2- 4 students
Length: Min 2500 words
INSTRUCTIONS
Students are required to form a group to study, undertake research, analyse and conduct academic
work within the areas of business finance covered in learning materials Topics 1 to 10 inclusive.
The assignment should examine the main issues, including underlying theories, implement
performance measures used and explain the firm financial performance. Your group is strongly
advised to reference professional websites, journal articles and text books in this assignment (case
study).
Tasks
This assessment task is a written report and analysis of the financial performance of a selected
listed company on the ASX in order to provide financial and investment advice to a wealthy
investor. This assignment requires your group to undertake a comprehensive examination of a
firm’s financial performance based on update financial statements of the chosen companies.
Group Arrangement
This assignment must be completed IN Group. Each group can be from 2 to maximum 4 student
members. Each group will choose 1 company and once the company has been chosen, the other
group cannot choose the same company. First come first served rule applies here, it means you
need to form your group, choose on company from the list of ASX and register them with your
lecturer as soon as possible. Once your lecturer registers your chosen company, it cannot be
chosen by any other group. Your lecturer then will put your group on Black Board to enable you
to interact and discuss on the issues of your group assignment using Black Board environment.
However, face to face meeting, discussion and other methods of communication are needed to
ensure quality of group work. Each group needs to have your own arrangement so that all the
group members will contribute equally in the group work. If not, a Contribution Statement,
which clearly indicated individual contribution (in terms of percentage) of each member, should
be submitted as a separate item in your assignment. Your individual contribution then will be
assessed based on contribution statement to avoid any free riders.
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Submission
Please make sure that your group member’s name and surname, student ID, subject name, and
code and lecture’s name are written on the cover sheet of the submitted assignment.
When you submit your assignment electronically, please save the file as ‘Group Assignment-
your group name .doc’. You are required to submit the assignment at Group Assignment
Final Submission, which is under Group Assignment and Due Dates on Black Board.
Submitted work should be your original work showing your creativity. Please ensure the self-
check for plagiarism to be done before final submission (plagiarism check is not over 30% .
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ECE 175: Computer Programming for Engineering Applications
Homework Assignment 6
Due: Tuesday March 12, 2019 by 11.59 pm
Conventions: Name your C programs as hwxpy.c where x corresponds to the homework number and y
corresponds to the problem number. For example, the C program for homework 6, problem 1 should be
named as hw6p1.c.
Write comments to your programs. Programs with no comments will receive PARTIAL credit. For each
program that you turn in, at least the following information should be included at the top of the C file:
- Author and Date created
- Brief description of the program:
- input(s) and output(s)
- brief description or relationship between inputs and outputs
Submission Instructions: Use the designated Dropbox on D2L to submit your homework.
Submit only the .c files.
Problem 1 (15 points) Write a program that returns the minimum value and its location, max
value and its location and average value of an array of integers. Your program should call a
single function that returns that min and its location, max and its location and mean value of
the array. Print the results in the main function (not within the array_func function).
See sample code execution below. The declaration of this function is given below:
void array_func (int *x, int size, int *min_p, int *minloc_p, int *max_p, int *maxloc_p, double *mean_p)
/* x is a pointer to the first array element
size is the array size
min_p is a pointer to a variable min in the main function that holds the minimum
minloc_p is a pointer to a variable minloc in the main function that holds the location where the
minimum is.
max_p is a pointer to a variable max in the main function that holds the maximum
maxloc_p is a pointer to a variable maxloc in the main function that holds the location where the
maximum is.
mean_p is a pointer to a variable mean in the main function that holds the mean */
Declare the following array of integers within the main function:
Sample code execution:
int data_ar[] = { -3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 3, 4, 6, 19, 23, 100, 3, 4, -2, 9, 43, 32, 45,
32, 2, 3, 2, -1, 8 };
int data_ar2[] = { -679,-758,-744,-393,-656,-172,-707,-32,-277,-47,-98,-824,-695,
-318,-951,-35,-439,-382,-766,-796,-187,-490,-446,-647};
int data_ar3[] = {-142, -2, -56, -60, 114, -249, 45, -139, -25, 17, 75, -27, 158,
-48, 33, 67, 9, 89, 33, -78, -180, 186, 218, -274};
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Problem 2 (20 points): A barcode scanner verifies the 12-digit code scanned by comparing the
code’s last digit to its own computation of the check digit calculated from the first 11 digits as
follows:
1. Calculate the sum of the digits in the odd-numbered indices (the first, third, …, ninth
digits) and multiply this sum by 3.
2. Calculate the sum of the digits in the even-numbered indices (the 0th, second, … tenth
digits).
3. Add the results from step 1 and 2. If the last digit of the addition result is 0, then 0 is the
check digit. .
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Cinemark Holdings Inc.: Simulated ERM Program
Ben Li, Assistant Vice President of Compliance, is assigned the responsibility of developing an ERM
program at Cinemark Holdings Inc. (CHI). Over the past year, Ben has put in place the following ERM
activities:
Risk Identification and Assessment
The risk identification and assessment process steps are as follows:
1) Conduct online surveys of the heads of the 10 business segments and their 1-2 direct reports (15
people) and their mid-level managers (80 people). Exhibit 1 shows the instructions that are
included in the online survey. Exhibit 2 shows samples of the information collected from the
online survey.
2) Each of the 10 business segments separately organizes and compiles the results of the online
survey. They typically compile a robust list of 70-80 potential key risks. Each business segment
then prioritizes their top-5 risks and reports them to Ben Li, resulting in a total of 50 key risks (a
partial sample of the top-50 risk list is shown in Exhibit 3).
3) A consensus meeting is conducted where the 50 risks are shared with the top 10 members of
senior management in an open-group setting at an offsite one-day event. The 50 risks are each
discussed one at a time, after which the facilitator has the group collectively discuss and score
them for likelihood and severity. The risk ranking is calculated as the likelihood score plus the
severity score; the control effectiveness score is used to determine if there is room to improve
the controls and is used in the risk decision making process step. The top-20 risks are identified
as the key risks to CHI and are selected for additional mitigation and advanced to the risk
decision making stage. A Heat Map (see Exhibit 4) is provided to assist in this effort.
4) The 30 risks remaining from the 50 discussed at the consensus meeting are considered the non-
key risks, and these are monitored with key risk indicators to see if, over time, either the
likelihood and/or severity is increasing to the level which would result in one of these being
elevated to a key risk.
Risk Decision Making
Ben Li formed a Risk Committee to look at the risk identification and assessment information and to
define CHI’s risk appetite and risk limits, which were defined as follows:
Risk Appetite
CHI will maintain its overall risk profile in a manner consistent with our mission and vision and with the
expectations of our shareholders.
Risk Limits
CHI will also avoid any individual risk exposures deemed excessive by its Risk Committee; the individual
risk exposures will be determined separately for each key risk. CHI has zero tolerance for risks related to
internal fraud or violations of the employee code of conduct.
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Ben Li expanded the role of the Risk Committee to also select and implement the risk mitigation for each
of the 20 key risks, at the same time as the committee determines the risk limits. .
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This essay summarizes and analyzes Richard Selzer's personal account of witnessing an abortion for the first time as a doctor. The essay describes Selzer's observations of the abortion procedure and his reaction to seeing the fetus struggle against the needle, which he found unexpectedly disturbing. The essay provides context about Selzer's background and qualifications and sets up his first-hand experience witnessing the abortion as the focus of the piece.
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Films on Africa
1. A star (*) next to a film indicates that portions of that film might be shown in class in the course of
the semester.
2. All films are in DVD format, unless indicated otherwise.
3. Available: at the Madden and Fresno County Public Libraries, via Netflix, Blackboard or on-line.
4. For the on-line films, you can click on the link and this will lead you directly to the film.
5. Please be advised that a few films have the following notice: Warning: Contains scenes which some
viewers may find disturbing. You decide whether you want to watch them or not.
6. Some films are available on-line via VOD.
7. Let your instructor know if a link is no longer working.
The Africans (9 VHS films – each 60 min or 5 DVDs – each 120 min): Co-
production of WETA-TV and BBC-TV. Presented by Ali A. Mazrui. 1986.
Available at Madden Media & Fresno Public Libraries
Vol. 1 – The Nature of a continent*
Summary: Examines Africa as the birthplace of humankind and discusses
the impact of geography on African history, including the role of the Nile
in the origin of civilization and the introduction of Islam to Africa through its Arabic borders.
Vol. 2 – A Legacy of lifestyles*
Summary: This program explores how African contemporary lifestyles are influenced by
indigenous, Islamic and Western factors. It compares simple African societies with those that
are more complex and centralized, and examines the importance of family life.
Vol. 3 – New gods
Summary: This program examines the factors that influence religion in Africa, paying particular
attention to how traditional religions, Islam, and Christianity co-exist and influence each other.
Vol. 4 – Tools of exploitation
Summary: The impact of the West on Africa and the impact of Africa on the development of the
West are contrasted with an emphasis on the manner in which Africa's human and natural
resources have been exploited before, during, and after the colonial period.
Vol. 5 – New conflicts
Summary: Explores the tensions inherent in the juxtaposition of 3 African heritages, looking at
the ways in which these conflicts have contributed to the rise of the nationalist movement, the
warrior tradition of indigenous Africa, the jihad tradition of Islam, and modern guerilla warfare.
Vol. 6 – In search of stability
Summary: Gives an overview of the several means of governing in Africa. Examines new social
orders to illustrate an Africa in search of a viable form of government in the post-independence
period.
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Vol. 7 – A Garden of Eden in decay?
Summary: Identifies the problems of a continent that produces what it does not consume and
consumes what it does not produce. Shows Africa's struggle between economic dependence
and decay.
Vol. 8 – A Clash of cultures*
Summary: Discusses the conflicts and compromises which emerge from the coexistence of
many African traditions and modern life. Explores the question of whet.
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Contemporary Approaches in Management of Risk in Engineering Organizations
Assignment-1
Literature review
Student name: Hari Kiran Penumudi
student id: 217473484
Table of Contents
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INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………3-4
OBJECTIVES & DELIVERABLES…………………………………………………....4
REVIEW OF LITERATURE…………………………………………………………....5-13
Risk and Risk Management………………………………………………………5-6
Risk Management Frameworks……………………………………………….....6-10
Importance of Risk Management in Engineering………………………….........10-13
GENERAL PROBLEM STATEMENT…………………………………………………13-14
RESEARH STRATEGY…………………………………………………………………14-15
RESOURCES REQUIREMENTS……………………………………………………….16
PROJECT PLANNING…………………………………………………………………..16
REFERNCES…………………………………………………………………………….17-19
Contemporary Approaches in Management of Risk in Engineering Organizations
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Introduction
The term, ‘risk’ as defined by the Oxford English dictionary is a possibility to meet with any
kind of danger or suffer harm. Risk is a serious issue that every organization has to deal with in
their everyday operations. However, nature and magnitude of risks largely vary from
organization to organization and often depend on the type of the organization. Therefore,
organizations irrespective of their type of operations keep a risk management team that looks
after every risk to which an organization is vulnerable. Organizations in the field of engineering
also have to come across some inherent risks that negatively impact their operations. Engineering
may be defined as the process of applying science to practical purposes of designing structures,
systems, machines and similar things. Therefore, like every other organization, risk assessment
and management is also an integral part of engineering organizations. Since the task of
engineering is mostly complex, the risks in this area are also very complicated. If risks in
engineering field are not mitigated effectively it may produce long-term danger that may affect
both the organizational services and the society in whole. Hence, the activity of risk management
within engineering organizations must be undertaken seriously and measured thoroughly in order
to reduce the threat of risks. Amyotte et al., (2006) simply puts it like within the engineering
practice, an inbuilt risk is always present. Studies have found that despite the knowledge of
inherent risks within the field and activity of engineering, organizations are not very aware in
imparting knowledge about risk management to their engineers. From this the need of education
regarding the risk management approaches arises. Therefore, this paper tries to find out
approaches to management of risks and importance of these approaches within the area of
engineering. Bringing on the contemporary evidence from the literature review related to risk
management approaches, the paper examines how those approaches can be helpful for
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Assignment front Sheet
Qualification Unit number and title
Pearson BTEC Levels 4 and 5 Higher
Nationals in Health and Social Care (RQF)
HNHS 17: Effective Reporting and Record-keeping in
Health and Social Care Services
Student name Assessor name Internal Verifier
B. Maher F. Khan
Date issued: Final Submission:
12/10/2018 18/01/2019
Assignment title
Effective Reporting and Record-keeping in Health and Social
Care services
Submission Format
This work will be submitted in 2 different formats:
Assessment 1 should be submitted as a word-processed report document in a standard report
style, which requires the use of headings, titles and appropriate captions. You may also choose
to include pictures, graphs and charts where relevant to support your work. The recommended
word count for this assignment is 1500–2000 words, though you will not be penalised for
exceeding this total.
Assessment 2 requires the submission of evidence from a mock training event on record-
keeping. This will include a set of materials used in the event, to include an electronic
presentation, evidence of your own record-keeping across a range of types of records, as well as
where you will demonstrate you have evaluated the effectiveness of your own completion of
relevant records. The recommended word count for the presentation is 1000–1500 words
(including speaker notes), though you will not be penalised for exceeding this total.
For both assessments, any material that is derived from other sources must be suitably
referenced using a standard form of citation. Provide a bibliography using the Harvard
referencing system.
Unit Learning Outcomes
LO1 Describe the legal and regulatory aspects of reporting and record keeping in a care setting
LO2 Explore the internal and external recording requirements in a care setting
Assignment Brief and Guidance
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Purpose of this assignment:
The purpose of the assignment is to assess the learner firstly in relation to both the legal and
regulatory aspects of reporting and record keeping in a care setting through producing an internal
evaluative review of record keeping in their own care setting. Secondly, the learner will be
assessed on the internal and external recording requirements in a care setting. Thirdly, the learner
will be assessed on Review the use of technology in reporting and recording service user care in a
care setting and fourthly the learner will demonstrate how to keep and maintain records in own care
setting in line with national and local policies.
Breakdown of assignment:
Assignment:
You need to produce one written piece of work of 2,500 words (+/- 10%) covering all the
assessment criterion in LO1-LO4 as one document.
Unit Learning Outcomes
LO1 Describe the legal and regulatory aspects of reporting and record keeping in a care
setting
LO2 Explore the internal and external recording.
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BBS300 Empirical Research Methods for Business
TSA, 2018
Assignment 1
Due: Sunday, 7 October 2018,
23:55 PM
This assignment covers material from Sessions 1-4 and is worth 20% of your total mark
of BBS300. Your solutions should be properly presented, and it is important that you
double-check your spelling and grammar and thoroughly proofread your assignment
before submitting. Instructions for assignment submission are presented in
the “Assignment 1” link and must be strictly adhered to. No marks will be
awarded to assignments that are submitted after the due date and time.
All analyses must be carried out using SPSS, and no marks will be awarded
for assignment questions where SPSS output supporting your answer is not
provided in your Microsoft Word file submitted for the Assignment.
Questions
In this assignment, we will examine the “Real Estate Market” dataset (described at the
end of the assignment ) and “Employee Satisfaction” dataset. Before beginning the
assignment, read through the descriptions of these dataset and their variables carefully.
The “Real Estate Market” dataset can be found in the file “realestatemarket.sav,” and
the “Employee Satisfaction” dataset can be found in the file “employeesatisfaction.sav.”
You will need to carefully inspect both SPSS data files to be sure that the
specification of variable types is correct and, where appropriate, value
labels are entered.
1. (12 marks)
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Use appropriate graphical displays and measures of centrality and dispersion
to summarise the following four variables in the “Real Estate Market” dataset. For
graphical displays for numeric data, be sure to comment on not only the shape of
the distribution but also compliance with a normal distribution. Be sure to
include relevant SPSS output (graphs, tables) to support your answers.
(a) Price.
(b) Lot Size.
(c) Material.
(d) Condition.
2. (8 marks)
Again consider the variable Price, which records the property price (in AUD). It
is of interest to know if this is associated with the distance of the property is
located to the train station. It i s al so of i nter e st t o kn o w if th e p rop ert y
pri ce s are a sso ciate d with di st an ce to t h e ne ar e st b u s sto p. Carry out
appropriate statistical techniques to assess whether there is a significant
association between the property price and distance to the nearest train (To train)
station and the nearest bus stop (To bus). Be sure to thoroughly assess the
assumptions of your particular analysis, and be sure to include relevant SPSS
output (graphs, tables) to support your answers.
3. (7 marks)
Consider the “Employee Satisfaction” dataset, which asked participants to provide their
level of regularity to a series of thirteen statements. Conduct an appropriate analysis
to assess the reliability of responses to these statements. If the reliability will
increa.
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ASSIGNMENT 7 C – MERGING DATA FILES IN STATA
Download the world development data covering the years 2000-2016 from the website
“http://databank.worldbank.org/data/reports.aspx?source=World-Governance-Indicators” for the
following upper-middle-income countries.
Countries of Interest:
Albania Ecuador Montenegro
Algeria Equatorial Guinea Namibia
American Samoa Fiji Nauru
Argentina Gabon Panama
Azerbaijan Grenada Paraguay
Belarus Guyana Peru
Belize Iran, Islamic Rep. Romania
Bosnia and Herzegovina Iraq Russian Federation
Botswana Jamaica Samoa
Brazil Kazakhstan Serbia
Bulgaria Lebanon South Africa
China Libya St. Lucia
Colombia Macedonia, FYR St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Costa Rica Malaysia Suriname
Croatia Maldives Thailand
Cuba Marshall Islands Tonga
Dominica Mauritius Turkey
Dominican Republic Mexico Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Venezuela, RB
Variables of Interest
Control of Corruption: Estimate
Government Effectiveness: Estimate
Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism:
Estimate
Regulatory Quality: Estimate
Rule of Law: Estimate
Voice and Accountability: Estimate
2
STEP 1 - Download the data from the World-Governance-Indicators database as shown below
STEP 2 - Check the variables of interest
3
Please make sure you are checking the variables with “Estimates”.
TO VIEW THE DEFINITIONS OF THE VARIABLES
4
Step 3 – Select countries of interest
5
Step 4 – Click on “Time” and select the “year range” you are interested in (2000-2016)
6
Step 5 – Click on the “Layout” as shown below
Change the time layout to “Row,” series to “Column” and Country to “Row.”
Next, click on the “apply changes.”
Step 6 – Click on the “Download option” and select “Excel” as shown below
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STEP 7: Using Excel, Replace the Missing Values With “.” (See previous assignments)
STEP 8: SAVE THE EXCEL DATA FILE ON YOUR COMPUTER PREFERABLY IN A
FOLDER
STEP 9: IMPORT YOUR DATA INTO STATA AND NAME YOUR DATA SET
“WORLD_GOVERNANCE_INDICATORS.” (See previous assignments for steps)
8
STEP 10; RENAME THE VARIABLES AS SHOWN BELOW (See previous assignments for
steps)
Using stata, merge the data set from “ASSIGNMENT 3B” with this dataset
VERY IMPORTANT Note: Merging two datasets requires that both have at least one variable in
common (either string or numeric).
This statement requires that the variable name for “Time” and “Country” should be the same in the two
data set
MERGING THE DATASET FROM “ASSIGNMENT 3” WITH THE DATA FROM THE
WORLD GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
Merging data files in stata
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV-5PztbHs0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh7C0mlhB3g&t=54s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2etG_34ODoc
I will strongly encourage you to watch these videos before merging
I will also strongly recommend you read the notes in the link below before you star.
1 Assessment details for ALL students Assessment item.docxoswald1horne84988
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Assessment details for ALL students
Assessment item 3 - Individual submission
Due date: Week 12 Monday (1 Oct 2018) 11:55 pm AEST
Weighting:
Length:
50% (or 50 marks)
There is no word limit for this report
Objectives
This assessment item relates to the unit learning outcomes as stated in the unit profile.
Enabling objectives
1. Analyse a case study and identify issues associated with the business;
2. Develop and deploy the application in IBM Bluemix;
3. Evaluate existing and new functionalities to address business problems;
4. Prepare a document to report your activities using text and multimedia (for example screenshots, videos).
General Information
The purpose of this assignment is to create a cloud based simulating environment which will help to
identify/understand the problem stated in the given case study using analysis tools available in IBM
Bluemix. In assignment three, you are working individually. By doing this assignment, you will
learn to use skills and knowledge of emerging technologies like cloud computing, IoT, to simulate a
business scenario to capture operational data and share with a visualization tool. You will acquire a
good understanding of smart application design in a cloud environment for efficient application
configuration and deployment.
What do you need to do?
The assignment requires you to do the following -
• Download the ‘Starter_Code_For_Assignment_Three.rar’ given in week 8 to
configure, and deploy a cloud based smart/IoT (Internet of Things) application to
simulate the business case.
• Choose a case study out of given two below and analyse the case study to
understand the business problem and design a solution for those problems.
• Deploy the starter source code in your Bluemix account and modify it to address
all required milestones mentioned in your chosen case study.
• Finally prepare a report according to given format and specifications below and
submit it in Moodle.
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Report format and specifications -
You are required to submit a written report in a single Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx)
document. There is no word limit but any unnecessary information included in the report
may result in reduced marks.
The report must contain the following content (feel free to define your own sections,
as long as you include all the required content):
o Cover page/title page and Table of contents
o URL of the app and login details of the IBM Bluemix account
o Introduction
o Case study analysis which will report –
o Business problems you have identified in the case study
o Possible solutions for each and how do these solutions address the
business problems?
o What are the solutions you implemented in the application?
o The step by step process you have followed to configure and deploy the smart app
for business case simulation. You may choose to use screenshots and notes to
enrich your report but you must have a video of the pr.
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CDU APA 6th
Referencing Style Guide
(February 2019 version)
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Contents
APA Fundamentals .......................................................................................... 3
Reference List ................................................................................................... 3
Citing in the text ............................................................................................... 5
Paraphrase ................................................................................................... 5
Direct quotes................................................................................................. 5
Secondary source .......................................................................................... 6
Personal communications............................................................................. 6
Examples .......................................................................................................... 7
Book .............................................................................................................. 7
eBook ............................................................................................................ 7
Journal article with doi ................................................................................ 7
Journal article without doi ........................................................................... 7
Web page ...................................................................................................... 7
Books - print and online ................................................................................... 8
Single author ................................................................................................ 8
eBook/electronic book ................................................................................ 11
Journal articles, Conference papers and Newspaper articles ........................ 13
Multimedia ..................................................................................................... 16
YouTube or Streaming video ..................................................................... 16
Online images ................................................................................................. 17
Web sources and online documents ................................................................ 20
Web page .................................................................................................... 20
Document from a website ........................................................................... 21
Legislation and cases ...................................................................................... 23
Common abbreviations .................................................................................. 24
Appendix 1: How to write an APA reference when information is missing .. 25
Appendix 2: Author layout.
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BIOL 102: Lab 9
Simulated ABO and Rh Blood Typing
Objectives:
After completing this laboratory assignment, students will be able to:
• explain the biology of blood typing systems ABO and Rh
• explain the genetics of blood types
• determine the blood types of several patients
Introduction:
Before Karl Landsteiner discovered the ABO human blood groups in 1901, it was thought that all blood was the
same. This misunderstanding led to fatal blood transfusions. Later, in 1940, Landsteiner was part of a team
who discovered another blood group, the Rh blood group system. There are many blood group systems known
today, but the ABO and the Rh blood groups are the most important ones used for blood transfusions. The
designation Rh is derived from the Rhesus monkey in which the existence of the Rh blood group was
discovered.
Although all blood is made of the same basic elements, not all blood is alike. In fact, there are eight different
common blood types, which are determined by the presence or absence of certain antigens – substances that
can trigger an immune response if they are foreign to the body – on the surface of the red blood cells (RBCs
also known as erythrocytes).
ABO System:
The antigens on RBCs are agglutinating antigens or agglutinogens. They have been designated as A and B.
Antibodies against antigens A and B begin to build up in the blood plasma shortly after birth. A person
normally produces antibodies (agglutinins) against those antigens that are not present on his/her erythrocytes
but does not produce antibodies against those antigens that are present on his/her erythrocytes.
• A person who is blood type A will have A antigens on the surface of her/his RBCs and will have
antibodies against B antigens (anti-B antibodies). See picture below.
• A person with blood type B will have B antigens on the surface of her/his RBCs and will have antibodies
against antigen A (anti-A antibodies).
• A person with blood type O will have neither A nor B antigens on the surface of her/his RBCs and has
BOTH anti-A and anti-B antibodies.
• A person with blood type AB will have both A and B antigens on the surface of her/his RBCs and has
neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies.
The individual’s blood type is based on the antigens (not the antibodies) he/she has. The four blood groups
are known as types A, B, AB, and O. Blood type O, characterized by an absence of A and B agglutinogens, is
the most common in the United States (45% of the population). Type A is the next in frequency, found in 39%
of the population. The incidences of types B and AB are 12% and 4%, respectively.
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Table 1: The ABO System
Blood
Type
Antigens on
RBCs
Antibodies
in the Blood
Can GIVE Blood
to Groups:
Can RECEIVE
Blood from Groups:
A A Anti-B A, AB O, A
B B Anti-A B, AB O, B
AB A and B
Neither anti-A
nor anti-B
AB O, A, B, AB
O
Neither A nor
B
Both anti-A.
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Business Intelligence Case
Project Background
Mell Industries is a national manufacturing firm that specializes in textiles based out of
Chicago. Starting out as a small factory in Warrenville, Illinois, the firm experienced a period of steady
growth over the past twenty-four years. Steadily opening new warehouses and factories in the
surrounding areas in Michigan and Indianapolis until eventually moving their base of operations to
Chicago. Due to this expansion, Mell Industries is at the height of its production and hopes to avoid any
interferences or deceleration of growth.
In recent years, the firm has been under heavy media scrutiny for supposedly compensating its
female staff unfairly lower compared to male counterparts. This was initiated when a disgruntled
employee leaked the company payroll allegedly showcasing an unjust gap of income between the
female employee and her male counterpart. This type of gender pay gap is highly criticized and as a
precaution, Mell Industries has hired Cal Poly Pomona to conduct research to determine the validity of
these claims. Mell Industries has provided Cal Poly Pomona with a data set of a sample population of
747 employees. Mell Industries has also offered Cal Poly Pomona compensation for any promising
information gathered. Mell Industries may use information gathered from this project in future
employee compensation decisions.
The initial dataset has been given to you in the form of an excel spreadsheet titled
Case_dataset.xlsx consisting of 12 columns labeled:
● Column A - Employee ID
● Column B - Gender
● Column C - Date of Birth
● Column D - Date of Hire
● Column E - Termination Date
● Column F - Occupation
● Column G - Salary
● Column H to L - Employee Evaluation Metrics
In addition, Mell Industries provided the latest annual employee performance review evaluation
results rating each employee in various performance categories. They have turned over this information
separately and as a consultant, it is your task to provide Mell Industries with the most accurate and
relevant information in a digestible form. Furthermore, using excel skills learned during the course, you
will manipulate and analyze the data set in order to make appropriate managerial decisions. You will
utilize excel functions highlighted in this project as well as a pivot table and chart to form a decision
support system in order to answer the critical thinking questions.
Project Objective
The purpose of this project is to perform a methodical data analysis to assist the company make
an informed decision. This could also serve as a basis for implementing critical adjustments to certain
business aspects if necessary. Illustrate the business process by condensing a large set of data, to
present relevant information with data visualization. We will be utilizing Microsoft Excel 2016 to
complete this project.
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TA.
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LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
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‘Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder’ Peoplewho think t.docx
1. ‘Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder’: People
who think they are drunk also think
they are attractive
Laurent Bègue1∗ , Brad J. Bushman2,3, Oulmann Zerhouni1,
Baptiste Subra4 and Medhi Ourabah5
1University of Grenoble 2, France
2The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
3VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
4University of Paris Descartes, France
5University of Paris 8, Saint-Denis, France
This research examines the role of alcohol consumption on self-
perceived attractiveness.
Study 1, carried out in a barroom (N = 19), showed that the
more alcoholic drinks
customers consumed, the more attractive they thought they
were. In Study 2, 94 non-
student participants in a bogus taste-test study were given either
an alcoholic beverage
(target BAL [blood alcohol level] = 0.10 g/100 ml) or a non-
alcoholic beverage, with
half of each group believing they had consumed alcohol and
half believing they had
not (balanced placebo design). After consuming beverages, they
delivered a speech and
rated how attractive, bright, original, and funny they thought
they were. The speeches
were videotaped and rated by 22 independent judges. Results
showed that participants
who thought they had consumed alcohol gave themselves more
positive self-evaluations.
3. 2
that alcohol consumption increases self-perceived
attractiveness. Whereas meta-analytic
reviews indicate that alcohol consumption enhances mood and
sexual arousal (Hull &
Bond, 1986), the link between alcohol consumption and self-
perceived attractiveness
remains to be clarified and theoretically developed.
In order to understand the link between alcohol and self-
processes, we relied
on the dual-process model of alcohol-related behaviour (Moss &
Albery, 2009; see
also Moss & Albery, 2010; Wiers & Stacy, 2010). This model
suggests that although
alcohol consumption disrupts cognitive controlled processes,
the mind may still become
‘intoxicated’ even in the absence of alcohol consumption (Moss
& Albery, 2009). For
example, when people believe that they are intoxicated, they
behave more aggressively
(Bègue et al., 2009), and show more sexually disinhibited
behaviours (Crowe & Georges,
1989). Various studies indicate that the effects of alcohol on
human cognition and
behaviour should distinguish pharmacological and social
psychological consequences
of alcohol consumption. In the field of sexual arousal, for
example, a meta-analytic
review indicated that alcohol consumption had a non-significant
effect on sexual arousal,
whereas the mere expectation of drinking alcohol significantly
increased sexual arousal
4. (Hull & Bond, 1986). From this perspective, behaviours that are
disinhibited after
drinking a placebo can be understood as a consequence of the
activation of alcohol-
related concepts in memory. In one study, the mere subliminal
activation of alcohol-
related concepts caused men to rate the faces of women as more
sexually attractive
(Friedman, McCarty, Forster, & Denzler, 2005).
Drunkenness is thus not merely a physiological consequence of
alcohol, but involves
complex interactions of both limited processing capacities
(myopia theory, see below)
and chronically and temporarily activated mental
representations that make certain
patterns of responding more accessible (expectancy theory, see
below). According to the
dual-process model of the alcohol behaviour (Moss & Albery,
2009), a full understanding
of alcohol effects has to integrate both pharmacological and
extra-pharmacological
consequences of alcohol on human cognition and behaviour.
Expectancies are the first
component of the model. They are considered as the result of
learned associations
between alcohol-related representations in memory. The sources
of this associative
process could be referred to as conditioning (Hull & Bond,
1986) or vicarious learning
(Bandura, 1965). For example, content analyses show that
media characters who
drink alcohol are generally depicted as more attractive than
those who do not drink
alcohol (McIntosh, 1999). Hence, to the extent that people
strongly endorse alcohol-
5. self-enhancement expectancies, concepts of ‘alcohol’ and
‘attractiveness’ would be
linked together in memory. According to alcohol expectancy
theory, alcohol-related cues
could implicitly activate alcohol-related expectancies, which
could, in turn, affect social
judgements and behaviours that are in line with these alcohol-
related expectancies. The
concept of alcohol expectancy is based on a semantic network
model of memory (Collins
& Quillian, 1969), which posits that concepts that frequently
co-occur, or share a similar
meaning, are stored close together in memory. When one
concept is activated, other
related concepts also become more accessible through a
spreading activation process
(Collins & Loftus, 1975). For instance, social knowledge
regarding alcohol effects is
automatically activated in memory during the natural course of
perception, without
awareness or intention. Knowledge activation, in turn, shapes
and guides people’s
impressions, judgements, feelings, and intentions without
awareness that such influence
is occurring (see Bargh & Erin, 2006; Bargh & Ferguson, 2000;
Ferguson & Bargh, 2004).
Another aspect of the dual-process model is related to the
physiological consequences
of alcohol consumption. According to the attention allocation
model, alcohol has a
226 Laurent B�egue et al.
6. ‘myopic’ or narrowing effect on attention (Giancola & Corman,
2007; Steele & Josephs,
1990), which causes people to focus attention on the most
salient cues and to not
pay attention to more subtle or distal cues. Alcohol myopia is
therefore defined as
a state of short-sightedness in which superficially understood,
immediate aspects of
experience have a disproportionate influence on behaviours and
emotions (Steele &
Josephs, 1990). Although a sober individual can consider a
range of information more
or less salient before responding to a social situation, an
intoxicated individual will be
less concerned with consideration distal in time and place
because he will be captive
of an impoverished version of reality in which the breadth,
depth, and timeline of his
understanding will be affected. Various studies show that
intoxicated people no longer
have the prerequisite processing skills to attend to all of the
multiple cues involved in
social behaviour (Streufert, Pogash, & Gingrich, 1993) and seek
cognitive closure (Lange,
2002).
In our study on perceived attractiveness, two hypotheses were
possible. First, alcohol
could lead to a general increase of perceived attractiveness,
because being attractive is a
salient feature of the self. Second, alcohol could produce more
polarized responses such
that attractive people would judge themselves even more
attractive, whereas unattractive
people would judge themselves as even less attractive.
7. Overview of present research
The present research investigates the effects of alcohol
consumption on self-perceived
attractiveness. In Study 1, carried out in a barroom, we analyse
the relationship between
an objective measure of intoxication (i.e., breathalyser reading)
and self-perceived
attractiveness. Study 2, an experimental study, clarifies the
causal link between alcohol
consumption and self-perceived attractiveness using a balanced
placebo design (Marlatt
& Rohsenow, 1980), which allows one to separate the
pharmacological effects of alcohol
from the psychological effects of alcohol. In Study 2, objective
measure of attractiveness
were also obtained by independent raters to determine whether
the effects of alcohol
consumption on self-perceived attractiveness are grounded in
reality, or whether they
are simply an illusion of the drinker.
STUDY 1
Study 1 provided an initial test of the hypothesis that
intoxicated people think they
are more attractive than sober people do. One major strength of
Study 1 is that it was
conducted in a naturalistic setting – a barroom.
Method
Participants
Participants were 19 customers (63% males; Mage = 22.5, SD =
5.0, range = 19–40)
in a barroom in Grenoble, France. They received a lottery ticket
in exchange for their
voluntary participation.
8. Procedure
Participants rated how attractive, bright, original, and funny
they felt at the moment
(1 = not at all to 7 = extremely; Cronbach’s � = .71; M = 4.27,
SD = 1.11). Next, we
Alcohol and perceived attractiveness 227
estimated blood alcohol level (BAL) using a breathalyser
(Draeger 5100S; M = 0.34%,
SD = 0.38). A debriefing followed.
Results and Discussion
Because they were not normally distributed, BAL values were
transformed using a natural
log function. As expected, the higher the BAL, the more
attractive participants thought
they were, r = .56, p = .012.
These results are consistent with the hypothesis that intoxicated
people think they
are more attractive than sober people do. Because of the
correlational nature of Study
1, however, we cannot rule out the possibility that individuals
who think they are
attractive tend to drink more in barrooms, or that some third
factor is related to perceived
attractiveness and alcohol consumption.
Study 1 also does not allow one to determine whether it is the
actual consumption
of alcohol or the mere belief that one has consumed alcohol that
relates to perceived
attractiveness. In the real world it is impossible to separate the
9. pharmacological and
expectancy effects of alcohol, but in the laboratory it is possible
to separate them using a
balanced placebo design (Marlatt & Rohsenow, 1980). Study 2
was therefore carried
out to disentangle both possible origins of the alcohol-self-
perceived attractiveness
relationship.
Study 1 also did not allow us to test whether intoxicated
participants were, in fact,
more attractive. We wanted to conduct videotaped interviews
with barroom patrons,
and then show these interviews to independent judges, but this
was not possible. Study
2 also overcomes this weakness of Study 1.
STUDY 2
In Study 2, we experimentally tested the expectancy and
pharmacological effects of
alcohol consumption on self-evaluated attractiveness.
Participants drank a beverage that
contained or did not contain alcohol. Within each group, half
were told the beverage
contained alcohol and half were told it contained no alcohol.
Next, participants delivered
a message that was filmed, supposedly to be used in future
advertisements for the
beverage. After watching the filmed message, participants rated
how attractive, bright,
original, and funny they thought they were. We predicted that
alcohol consumption
would increase self-perceived attractiveness, as in Study 1.
However, we were unsure
whether this effect would be due to the pharmacological effects
of alcohol, the
10. expectancy effects of alcohol, or both.
As an objective measure of how attractive participants were,
independent judges,
blind to beverage conditions, also rated participants on the same
dimensions. Because
the judges were sober, we predicted that alcohol consumption
would be unrelated to
this objective measure of attractiveness.
Method
Participants
Participants were 94 French men. Three did not follow
instructions, and two in placebo
condition and three participants in anti-placebo condition
suspected a discrepancy
between what they were told concerning their beverage and
what they were actually
228 Laurent B�egue et al.
given. We therefore excluded them from the sample. Thus, the
final sample included
86 men (Mage = 27, SD = 7). Participants were recruited via
newspaper advertisements
for a taste-test study and were paid 14€ ($21) per hour. Men
who responded to the ads
were interviewed over the phone, ostensibly to determine if they
were allergic to any
foods, including alcohol. Potential at-risk drinkers were
identified by the CAGE screening
test for alcohol dependence (Beresford, Blow, Hill, Singer, &
Lucey, 1990), and were
excluded from the study.
11. Procedure
Participants were told the private research firm Stat-Food
(actually a bogus company)
was conducting a taste-test study at a community health centre.
Participants fasted from
food and drink (except water) for 3 hr prior to their scheduled
appointment (Millar,
Hammersley, & Finnigan, 1992). A physician verified that each
participant was healthy.
After informed consent was obtained, participants were
randomly assigned to
beverage conditions in a balanced placebo design. The balanced
placebo design is a
2 × 2 factorial design that crosses alcohol content (participants
drink a beverage that
contains either alcohol or no alcohol) with alcohol-related
expectancies (participants
are told that their beverage either contains or does not contain
alcohol). The major
strength of the balanced placebo design is that it allows
researchers to untangle the
pharmacological effects of alcohol from the expectancy effects
of alcohol.
Unfortunately, suspicion is often very high in the balanced
placebo design, as high
as 90% in some studies (Martin & Sayette, 1993). Three
different types of cues can make
participants suspicious: (1) internal cues (i.e., participants in
the placebo condition
do not feel intoxicated even though they are told their beverage
contains alcohol;
participants in the anti-placebo condition feel intoxicated even
though they are told
12. their beverage contains no alcohol); (2) gustative cues (i.e.,
participants in the placebo
condition expect to taste alcohol, but do not taste it;
participants in the anti-placebo
condition do not expect to taste alcohol, but they taste it), and
(3) instructional cues
(e.g., manipulation checks make participants question the actual
content of the beverage,
cover stories are not believable). In Study 2, as in our previous
research (e.g., Bègue
et al., 2009), we attempt to reduce suspicion by focusing on all
three cues. We handled
the issue of internal cues indirectly by using several distracting
tasks to divert participants’
attention away from their bodily sensations. Previous alcohol
research has shown that
distraction decreases the salience of interoceptive cues
(Rohsenow & Marlatt, 1981).
The issue of gustative cues was handled by a major change in
typical procedures used
in alcohol-related research. In the anti-placebo condition,
participants were told that
we were testing a new non-alcoholic beverage that tasted like
alcohol, for people who
appreciated the taste of alcohol but wished to avoid drinking
alcohol. In the placebo
group, we mixed a small quantity of alcohol in the beverage,
placed alcohol on the surface
of the beverage, and sprayed alcohol on the rim of the glass. We
handled the issue of
instructional cues by disguising the study as a taste-test study.
In addition to handling
these three cues, we also used people from the general
population as participants,
because they are far less suspicious about psychological studies
than college students
13. are.
Each participant was given three cold isovolemic glasses that
contained a cocktail of
grapefruit and grenadine cordial, mint, and lemon concentrate.
For half the participants,
the beverage contained 2.01 oz of pure alcohol to target a peak
BAL of 0.10 g/100 ml.
The dose was not adjusted, except when the participant’s weight
was more than 20 kg
Alcohol and perceived attractiveness 229
under or over the median weight (75 kg). Within each group,
half the participants were
told that the beverage contained alcohol (the equivalent of five
to six shots of vodka),
whereas the remaining participants were told that the beverage
contained no alcohol.
In the expected alcohol conditions, the rims of the glasses were
sprayed with alcohol
immediately prior to serving. The drinks were mixed by a
research assistant, allowing
the experimenter to be blind to beverage condition.
Participants were given 10 min to consume their beverage.
Next, they were given
5 min to write an advertising message that would allegedly be
used by the (bogus)
company Stat-Food to promote their products. Participants then
evaluated their drinks,
which took 15 additional minutes (giving time for alcohol
absorption for participants
who consumed an alcoholic beverage and distracting
14. participants who consumed a
placebo beverage from focusing on internal cues). Next,
participants delivered their
advertising message on a stage while a female experimenter
filmed them. After the
recording, participants viewed their advertising message and, as
in Study 1, rated how
attractive, bright, original, and funny they thought they were (1
= not at all to 7 =
extremely; Cronbach’s � = .70).
Participants then left the main room, were offered some food
and drink, and were
kept busy with various tasks. When their BAL was theoretically
near to 0, an experimenter
posing as the person in charge of the food evaluation agency
took them to another room
and asked various questions about the agency’s hostess and the
tasting experience. By
that pre-debriefing procedure, we expected to hinder the
participants’ propensity to
answer consistently with what another experimenter had
previously told them (see
Knight, Barbaree, & Boland, 1986 for a description of this
debriefing procedure). The
experimenter doing the debriefing pretended not to be informed
of what they had drunk
and the participants had simply to inform him at the beginning
of the interview (see
Knight et al., 1986). If there was a discrepancy between the
quantity of alcohol said to
be in the drink and what the participant reported in the
debriefing, or if the participant
expressed doubts about the content of the drink, he was
considered suspicious and
was discarded from the sample. Five participants were
15. discarded, two in the placebo
condition and three in anti-placebo condition.
When the manipulation verification phase was complete, each
participant received
a thorough debriefing. All participants agreed that the collected
data could be used for
research purposes. We then estimated BAL with a breath
alcohol testing device (Draeger
5100S). Once BAL was equal to 0.00, participants were
thanked, paid, and released from
the lab.
Validation of self-evaluations of attractiveness by independent
judges
To obtain an objective measure of how attractive speakers were,
an independent group
also evaluated the filmed messages. Judges were 22 university
students (36% males;
Mage = 20, SD = 3). Each judge evaluated the filmed messages
from all 86 participants.
The judges were blind to any information about the alcohol
consumption/expectancy
status of the participant. They used the same rating dimensions
and rating scales as
participants did. Judges rated whether the person in the filmed
performance was
attractive, bright, original, and funny (1 = not at all to 7 =
extremely; Cronbach’s
� = .95).
230 Laurent B�egue et al.
Results and Discussion
16. Self-evaluations
Data were analysed using a 2 (given alcohol vs. given no
alcohol) × 2 (expected alcohol
vs. expected no alcohol) ANOVA. Results showed that
participants who thought they had
consumed alcohol expressed more positive self-evaluations than
did those who thought
they had not consumed alcohol, Ms = 3.91 and 3.42,
respectively, F(1,85) = 4.03, p =
.04, d = 0.44. The main effect of alcohol content was non-
significant, and the interaction
between alcohol content and alcohol expectancy, were both non-
significant, F(1,82) =
2.46, p = .12, and F(1,82) = 1.38, p = .24, respectively. A
Levene’s test showed that
alcohol and non-alcohol group variances did not differ (p =
.55), which suggested that no
polarization effect of alcohol of self-perceived attractiveness
was observed. Descriptive
statistics are in Table 1. These results suggest that alcohol
related expectancies, but not
actual alcohol content, influenced self-evaluations of
attractiveness.
Validation of self-evaluations by independent judges
Judges’ ratings of speeches were analysed using a 2 (given
alcohol vs. given no alcohol) ×
2 (expected alcohol vs. expected no alcohol) ANOVA. No
significant effects were found.
These findings indicate that the boost in self-perceived
attractiveness experienced by
people who thought they were drunk was unrelated to the way
they were perceived
by independent raters. Judges blind to beverage condition gave
similar attractiveness
ratings to people who thought they were drunk and to people
17. who thought they were
sober, Ms = 3.51 and 3.45, respectively, F(1,85) = 0.09, p > .80,
d = 0.065. Descriptive
statistics are in Table 2.
Table 1. Self-perceived attractiveness as a function of alcohol
consumption and alcohol expectancy
Expected
Alcohol No alcohol
M SD M SD
Alcohol 3.96 1.33 3.42 1.12
No alcohol 3.86 1.00 3.09 1.11
Table 2. Judges evaluations of attractiveness as a function of
target’s alcohol consumption and alcohol
expected
Expected
Alcohol No alcohol
M SD M SD
Alcohol 3.61 1.13 3.55 0.87
No alcohol 3.40 0.78 3.35 0.73
Alcohol and perceived attractiveness 231
GENERAL DISCUSSION
Our results showed that when people drink alcohol, they
18. evaluate themselves as
more attractive (or at least, less unattractive), but this self-
perception appears to
be an illusion. When independent judges evaluate attractiveness,
the ratings are not
influenced by expected or actual alcohol consumption. Our use
of the balanced
placebo design in Study 2 showed that the boost in self-
perceived attractiveness
can be interpreted as a consequence of the activation of mental
representations
implicitly related to alcohol in long-term memory. These
findings are consistent with
dual-process alcohol models that propose that the mind may still
become ‘intoxi-
cated’ if people expect to consume alcohol, even if they do not
consume a single
drop (Moss & Albery, 2009). These results are consistent with
the hypothesis that
alcohol stimuli operate on implicit expectancies, which, in turn,
influence explicit
self-perception.
Our findings also indicate that alcohol-related expectancies lead
to a general
increase of perceived attractiveness. There was no evidence that
alcohol-related
expectancies decreased perceived attractiveness in unattractive
individuals. Indeed,
almost everyone thinks they are more attractive after they think
they have con-
sumed alcohol. Moreover, our analysis showed that alcohol and
non-alcohol group
variances did not differ, which suggested that no polarization
effect of alcohol of
self-perceived attractiveness was observed. In order to find such
19. a polarization, we
maybe should have introduced salient cues referring to body
self-esteem. According
to the alcohol myopia theory (Steele & Josephs, 1990), in such a
case, attractive
people could have perceived themselves as even more attractive,
whereas the re-
verse may have occurred with less attractive people. Future
research is needed
to clarify the interesting issue of polarization under the
physiological influence of
alcohol.
Our study has also indicated that the quantity of alcohol
ingested was not related
to self-perceived attractiveness. We may hypothesize that pre-
experimental individuals’
alcohol use and chronic self-representations should be further
investigated to understand
such a result. A within-subjects experiment could provide useful
information regarding
this issue.
Previous studies have shown that alcohol consumption increases
the attractiveness
of members of the opposite sex (Jones, Jones, Thomas, & Piper,
2003). Our studies
provide complementary results showing that the mere belief that
one has consumed
alcohol increases self-perceived attractiveness. This is an
important topic to deal with
because self-perceived attractiveness has been shown to
significantly influence intimate
interactions. For example, in one diary study it was observed
that people who thought
they were attractive had more intimate interactions of all types
20. than did those who
thought they were less attractive (Nezlek, 1999).
In summary, the present research shows that alcohol-related
expectancies can
significantly boost self-perceived attractiveness. However, the
perceived attractiveness
lies in the eyes of the ‘beer holder’ and is not shared by anyone
else.
Acknowledgement
We would like to thank the editor and three anonymous
reviewers for their insightful
comments and their very useful suggestions.
232 Laurent B�egue et al.
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25. YO16XLCH05GRADERPS1HW_-
_University_Call_Center_13_Instructions.docx
Office 2016 – myitlab:grader – Instructions Excel Project
YO16_XL_CH05_GRADER_PS1_HW - University Call Center
1.3
Project Description:
The University’s call center needs a workbook developed that
will use data to analyze the performance of the call center. The
call center contacted your professor and she recommended you
for the task. The workbook will set up a variety of tools that
will help assess the efficiency of the center and its staff. Your
will develop a workbook for the call center manager that will
help with the center's data analysis.
Instructions:
For the purpose of grading the project you are required to
perform the following tasks:
Step Instructions Points Possible
1 Start Excel. Open the downloaded Excel file named
e03ch05_grader_h1_CallCenter.xlsx. Save the file with the
name e03_grader_h1_CallCenter_LastFirst, using your last and
first name. 0.000
2 On the Lists worksheet, create the following named ranges
to use within formulas:
A2:A6 as Department
A14:B18 as GradeScale
B9:H9 as DayofWeek
Select the range E1:I5, and create named ranges using the top
row as the range values. 4.000
3 Select the CallData worksheet. In cell A9, format the data
as an Excel table with headers using the current data set. Apply
White, Table Style Light 1.
In cell H9, type Issue as the field label.
In cell I9, type Grade as the field label.
26. In cell J9, type Weekday as the field label.
Note, depending upon the Office version used, the table style
name may be Table Style Light 1. 9.000
4 On the CallData worksheet, select range A9:J128, and then
name the entire data set, including the labels, as CallDataAll.
Next, create named ranges using the top row as the range
values.
6.000
5 In cell H10, enter an INDEX function that will use a
nested INDIRECT reference to the Dept named range listed in
column C (C10), and use the Reason field in column B (B10) as
the row number to return for the department name in the
referenced named range.
Nest the function inside an IF function so that issues currently
displaying as a 0 will display as a blank cell. Resize the column
width as needed. 4.000
6 In cell I10, enter a VLOOKUP function that will convert
the Satisfaction Rating to a grade found in the second column of
the GradeScale named range. The formula is not looking for an
exact match.
4.000
7 In cell J10, enter an INDEX function that will convert the
Call Day to the actual weekday found in row 1 of the
DayofWeek named range. Resize the column width as needed.
4.000
8 On the CallData worksheet:
In cell C2, type Public_Affairs
In cell G2, type Y
Run an advanced filter on the table data set using the criteria
range A1:J2. 2.000
9 On the CallCenterReport worksheet, add formulas that will
summarize the issues for the department entered in cell B3.
In cell B6, add an INDEX function that will use an INDIRECT
function to retrieve the department issue list for the department
27. listed in cell B3. Use an absolute reference to B3, and then use
a relative cell reference to A6 as the row_num argument. Copy
the formula down to cell B9. 4.000
10 In cell C6, add a COUNTIFS function that will count the
number of departments on the CallData worksheet. Use the Dept
named range as criteria_range1, and then use an absolute
reference to B3 as criteria1. Use the Reason named range as
criteria_range2, and then use cell A6 as criteria2. Copy the
formula down to cell C9. 4.000
11 In cell D6, add a COUNTIFS function that will count the
number of calls coming from the department listed in B3. Use
the Dept named range as criteria_range1, and then use an
absolute reference to B3 as criteria1. Use the Reason named
range as criteria_range2, and then use cell A6 as criteria2. Use
the On_Hold named range as criteria_range3, and then use "Y"
as criteria3. Copy the formula down to cell D9. 4.000
12 In cell E6, add an IF statement with a nested AND that will
enter a status notice. If the number of calls on issue in cell C6
is greater than 3 and the number of calls on hold in cell D6 is
greater than 2, then "Check Hold Issue" should display.
Otherwise, nothing should display. Copy the formula down to
cell E9. 4.000
13 In cell B12, add an AVERAGEIF function that will find
the average call length for the Dept named range and the criteria
specified in cell A12.
In cell C12, add a COUNTIF function that will count the
number of calls for the Dept named range and the criteria
specified in cell A12.
8.000
14 In cell D12, add a formula that sums two COUNTIFS
formulas. The first COUNTIFS will count the number of calls
associated with the Dept named range and criteria specified in
cell A12 that received a grade F, and the second COUNTIFS
will do the same for grade D. 4.000
15 In cell E12, add an IF statement using a nested OR
28. function that will return any notes associated with the issue. If
there are more than 10 issues reported with a grade below a C in
cell D12, or when the number of scores less than C divided by
the total calls in cell C12 is greater than 50%, then "Explore
Issues" should display. Otherwise, the result will be blank.
Copy the formulas in B12:E12 down through row B16:E16.
4.000
16 In cell H11, add a MAX function that will show the
maximum call length minutes using the Call_Length named
range.
In cell H12, add an INDEX function that will use the Dept
named range as the array associated with a MATCH function to
determine the lookup array for the longest call referenced in
H11 from the Call_Length named range with an exact match.
8.000
17 In cell H13, add an INDEX function that will pull the
satisfaction rating associated with a MATCH function to
determine the lookup array for the longest call referenced in
H11 from the Call_Length range with an exact match. 4.000
18 On the CallCenterReport worksheet, in cell G19, type Y.
In cell J19, type Friday. Name the range A18:J19 Call_Criteria.
In cell B22, add a DCOUNT function for the CallDataAll
database to find the count of the satisfaction rating currently
listed in cell B21 using the Call_Criteria named range. 7.000
19 In B23:B26, add database functions that find the
DAVERAGE (B23), DSUM (B24), DMAX (B25), and DMIN
(B26) for the CallDataAll named range. Use named ranges in
the formulas.
Select the cell range B22:B26, and then copy the formulas to
column C.16.000
20 Save the workbook, exit Excel, and then submit your file
as directed by your instructor. 0.000
Total Points 100.000