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In 2007, the US Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received a photo album of Nazi guards at play (smiling, joking, sunbathing, etc). They were like photos you would find in anybody’s photo album. There has been controversy over whether to release these albums because they might make the guards appear “normal”. However, as Zimbardo and others have stated, evil is often committed by sane people under extraordinary social influence. Do you think that it makes us feel “safer” to think of Nazis as monsters, rather than as ordinary people under extraordinary social influence? Why? Base your response on attitude and/or attribution theories. (2 points)

The two types of processes that underlie appraisal are ________ and ________ processes.

Interpret this ABG: pH 7.43paCO2 20HCO3 17 [answer1] [answer2] [answer3]  

Which of the following statements is NOT a proximate, personological cause of aggression?

Alan sees a woman being mugged, and seeing her suffer is very distressing for him. In order to ease his own distress at seeing the woman being mugged, he decides to step in and help rescue the woman from the attacker. This example best represents:

Jill has both positive and negative feelings towards her coworker, and such conflicting feelings are difficult for Jill to deal with. So, Jill screamed at her coworker for being late this morning. Jill’s behavior today is an example of:

John Calvin had more of an impact on religious groups in the Americas than did any other European religious leader. Which of the following religious groups in America was most impacted by his teachings?

Which of the following best explains why the Spanish began to decline in the New World?

The lower sort of people could be defined as:

In 5-8 sentences, explain how the Anasazi/Hohokam peoples were different than the Pacific Coast peoples. Be sure to provide evidence for your answers. Hint: historical forces.