Discuss the view that the "compassionate conservatism" of the George W. Bush administration sounds like early 20th century Progressivism
What will be an ideal response?
Students should discuss the changes in economics with a Republican House majority and conservatism or the era, as long with Bush's recognition of the problems of the disadvantaged. The main point is for student to show understanding of how the differences and similarities in political ideologies compare between then (Progressivism) and now.
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A. A willingness to work long hours at the expense of one's well being B. Romanticizing the poor, that they can easily understand and then act on their conditions C. Simplistic approaches to forming a group of poor people D. The immaturity of the organizers
________ justice concerns the distribution of resources in a fair and equitable manner.
A. Social B. Criminal C. Economic D. Environmental
How might social anxiety influence group members' participation in group processes?
a. It may tempt some group members to bring their mothers with them to group b. These members will feel accepted by the rest of the group and sensitively encouraged to speak and engage in group processes with them c. It may cause group members to speak in iambic pentameter d. Anxious group members may have trouble empathizing, extending themselves, demonstrating care and interest, and may communicate in offputting ways
Which of the following is an advantage of the Bayesian approach as compared to the traditional null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) approach?
a. The interpretation of the posterior distribution is more intuitive than the interpretation of p-values. b. A Bayesian approach allows for the explicit inclusion of prior knowledge and expertise in the specification of the prior distribution. c. The Bayesian approach can robustly handle skewed or otherwise non-normal distributions that may cause problems for classical statistical tests. d. The credible intervals in a Bayesian analysis are more likely to produce theoretically significant findings than the confidence intervals from NHST.