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Older populations are less likely to respond to PA interventions than younger populations. 

1. Think about a situation in your life, or the life of a friend, in which you/your friend experienced a conflict involving romantic jealousy. Please analyze this conflict by answering the questions below. Be sure to provide specific reasons for each of your answers, and base your answers on the theories/research learned from this class. “Name”/Mark your answers w/ adequate number and letter combination, e.g.,1a, 1b, etc. (18 points total) a. Briefly describe the situation/conflict. (1 point) b. What stage of love was the couple in at the time of the conflict? Explain your answer. (3 points) c. Using Sternberg’s theory, what type of love did the couple likely have? Explain your answer. (3 points) d. Why was the couple attracted to each other in the first place? Provide at least 2 reasons based on research/theories, and explain each reason and cite the relevant research. (2 points) e. Taking the perspective of one member of the couple, describe how each level of the “lay theories” (stored relationship theories) played a role in the conflict.  (Note: you may be making hypotheses about this.) (6 points) f. As a social service provider, how would you suggest resolving the conflict? Be sure to provide specific examples and base your answer on specific theories. (3 points)

2. Imagine that you are assigning your students a cooperative group project in which they conduct an experiment and write it up APA-style. Using the theories and research on social loafing and social facilitation, please answer the following questions. Name/Mark your answers w/ adequate number and letter combination, e.g., 2a, 2b, etc. (16 points total). a. How would you assign students to their groups? (E.g., which students would you put into the same group, versus not put into the same group?) Provide at least 1 reason for why you would set up the groups the way you did, and base your reason on a theory on social loafing and social facilitation. (4 points) b. How would you structure the task to ensure that there is minimal social loafing? Please describe at least 2 examples, and base each example on research/theories from the class. (4 points) c. How would you design the assessment for the task to ensure that there is minimal social loafing and so that the performance of each person is maximized? In your response, please refer to the Unified Model of social facilitation, as well as one other theory. (4 points) d. Imagine that one of your students is engaging in social loafing. Using the various explanations for both social facilitation and social loafing, explain at least 2 different theoretical reasons for why this student might be loafing. (4 points)

3. Throughout history, we have seen political extremist groups, such as the Nazi regime or al-Qaeda, in which individuals commit terrible acts. Are all of the individuals who commit these acts crazy? Consider the research on Group think, social control, and social change, to answer the questions below. Name/Mark your answers w/ adequate number and letter combination, e.g., 3a, 3b, etc. (16 points total) a. Using the Group Think model, what are at least 2 antecedents that may have led individuals in al-Qaeda to commit such terrible acts? Be sure to explain each antecedent and give a specific example for each antecedent. (4 points) b. Think about the potential social influences that could lead to conformity. Describe at least 2 influences (based on theories of social influence) that could lead to such extreme conformity. Give a specific example related to al-Qaeda for each influence, and cite the relevant theories/research. (4 points) c. Use the results of Milgram’s studies to analyze why members of al-Qaeda might have obeyed their leader and committed these terrible acts. Provide and explain at least 1 reason based on Milgram’s work. (2 points) d. Now, imagine that you are a member of a minority group who is hoping to reduce the violent / terrorist acts committed by al-Qaeda (the majority). Use the Genetic Model, Conversion theory, and the Context/Comparison model, to come up with strategies that you would use to try to influence the majority to shift their position on violence / terrorism. Be sure to include and explain at least one component from 2 of the 3 models listed above. (6 points)

During what phase of meiosis are homologous chromosomes independently assorted and pulled toward opposite poles of the cell by spindle fibers?

Place these vessels in the correct order as blood flows into and through the kidney.1.    afferent arteriole2.    arcuate artery3.    efferent arteriole4.    glomerulus5.    interlobar artery6.    interlobular (cortical radiate) artery7.    renal artery8.    segmental artery

You evaluate a new antibiotic (we NEED new antibiotics!!).  A side effect is possible severe headaches.  You perform a

Which is not an assumption of a regression hypothesis test?

You examine the effect of drought on plant growth. You take 20 tomato seedlings and expose each of them to an increasing level of drought (each plant gets successively less water). After two weeks you measure plant weight and amount of water. How would you analyze this problem?

A new virus is suspected of affecting men more often than women.  You take a sample of 34 men and 29 women who were exposed to the virus.  You find 19 men have the virus, and 11 women have the virus.  To analyze this problem would you pick a one or two sided test?