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For this question, identify 3 things you learned in this course that were meaningful, important, or impactful for you. Maybe they helped you understand something in a better or different way. Maybe they helped you solve a problem in your life. Maybe they motivated you to make changes in your life. Or maybe they had a significant impact on your understanding, thinking, motivation, or behavior. These could be concepts, theories, research findings, or topics from any of the material presented in lectures, podcast episodes, and the textbook.For each thing you choose, address the following questions:What did you learn? Identify and briefly explain the concept/theory/finding/topic you chose.Why does this matter? Why is this meaningful or impactful for you?How will you use this in the future? How could you apply it to your own life—be it to your future educational endeavors, job or career, relationships, or your future behavior? You may think of other ways to use what you learned aside from these examples, so don’t feel limited by these suggestions.

When we have spent a lot of resources, such as time and sacrifice, on a relationship, we might be reluctant to leave it even though the relationship is not optimal. This is called

A hospital interviewing nurses hires forty percent of the female applicants and only twenty percent of the equally qualified male applicants. This represents

Which statement best reflects the concept of “radical kindness” discussed in the Hidden Brain podcast episode “Radical Kindness” (from Week 4)?

Think of an excellent basketball player who keeps missing foul shots in a big game. All eyes are on her, and she is choking under pressure. The tendency to perform tasks more poorly or slower in the presence of others is termed

A central message of the Hidden Brain podcast episode “How Monsters Are Made (from Week 3) is that viewing another group as less than human can lead people to

According to the Speaking of Psychology podcast episode “The Power of Persuasion” (from Week 2), which example best illustrates one of Cialdini’s principles of persuasion?

What is the percent yield when 1.72 g of H2O2 decomposes and produces 375 ml of O2 gas measured at 42 oC and 1.52 atm? 2H2O2(aq) ® 2H2O(l) + O2(g)

An atom of the element of atomic 84 and mass number 199 emits an alpha particle. The residual atom after this change has an atomic number of _____ and a mass number of _______.

What particle is formed from positon emission of Ta-165?