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In class we discussed how children are developing each of the following capacities: short-term memory conceptual knowledge about the world ability to communicate using language ability to organize thoughts using language ability to reason ability to plan towards a goal and inhibit impulses forming relationships with other people Watch the video below. Explain why the younger child is failing at this task and the older child is succeeding, making reference to any two of the developing capacities in the bullet list above. [OPEN THE LINK IN A NEW TAB!]  https://rit.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=f3b2af1c-7a75-42c5-a69e-b2b001712a91 Max 200 words.

Match each of the quotes with the type of motivation that it is an example of.

Which of the following examples of linguistic/cultural diversity have we discussed in class? Select all that apply.

For each of the following psychological capacities, list the part(s) of the brain that we talked about in class that are crucial for this capacity. For example, if the capacity is “vision,” you would put “occipital lobe.” language production language comprehension explicit memory executive control/planning “fight or flight” emotional response

People from Individualistic cultures (such as the US and the UK) emphasize the well-being of the individual over the well-being of the group and tend to value individual achievements over group harmony. People from collectivist cultures (such as China and Japan) emphasize the well-being of the group over the well-being of the individual and tend to focus on group harmony over individual achievements. How might we expect these cultures to differ in their emotional display rules? 100 words max.

In class we discussed a patient who developed severe amnesia after brain surgery removing the hippocampus. Which of the following would you predict this patient would have trouble with (select all that apply):

Infections that developed in the hospital is called?

What precautions device should the health care provider use for patient with M. tuberculosis?

Health care worker should employ various barriers used alone or in combination to protect mucuous membranes, skin, and clothing from contact with infectious agents is call,

Bronchial hygiene therapy for patients with Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy or spinal muscular atrophy is most appropriate with which of the following?