How has college affected your thinking so far? Describe cognitive shifts and/or deepening of understanding you may have experienced as a result of your college attendance. What contributed to the changes?
Who (as in individuals and/or groups) has had the greatest
influence on your college experience? How does college change a student's thinking? Briefly
describe the changes over the four years of college as listed in the text.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary and should be thoughtful and reflective. Individuals and/or groups
that contributed to a change in thinking will most likely include fellow students and
professors and may include counselors, librarians, coaches, and so forth. Changes
in thinking over the four years of college that were outlined in the book include the
belief in perfect truths during the first year; then a skepticism, whereby facts must be
supported by evidence and analysis; and finally, a commitment to certain values,
understanding that they may change.
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a) It is a 240-item instrument in which respondents rate the degree to which they agree or disagree that the item is characteristic of them. b) It is a statistical technique that allows researchers to group items on a questionnaire. c) It is a test that consists of 180 items rated on a seven point scale. d) It is a self-report personality test and can be used as a clinical instrument to help diagnose psychiatric disorders.
Puritans encouraged each other to fear death
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A certain amount of challenge, surprise, and complexity makes a task rewarding when a person is
a. intrinsically motivated. b. extrinsically motivated. c. an introverted personality. d. an extroverted personality.
Support for the theory that genes regulate aging is found in the
number of people born with Down syndrome. incidence of genetic diseases. death rate from Down syndrome. premature aging in Down syndrome individuals.