Essay Practice Questions for Midterm PDF

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lesson for the chemistry subject for freshmen...

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Essay Practice Questions: Please note that students need to prepare in order to answer any of the following essay questions for the midterm that is scheduled for 28 February, 2019 at the start of class. 1. Define and describe each of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development as well as the key accomplishments humans make at each stage. Discuss the weaknesses of Piaget’s theory. Contrast Piaget’s theory with Lev Vygotsky’s viewpoint. 2. Define and describe the four sleep stages. Discuss five reasons why people require adequate sleep. Examine what happens to the human body when people are deprived of sleep. 3. Describe the Milgram and Zimbardo studies. What were the strengths and weaknesses of these studies from a research methodology viewpoint? Examine the sample sizes used by the researchers, ethical questions raised, and replicability of the studies. Describe Blass’ 1994 criticism of these studies. 4. Describe the location and major function of five of these brain areas: medulla, pons,

cerebellum, hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus, occipital lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, and frontal lobe....