Confounding

had an exhibition ‘soul of a nation: art in the age of black power’. The exhibition begins in 1963 at the peak of the civil rights movement and its ideas of integration. Artist’s acted in response to these times by provoking, challenging and confounding expectations. Their strength and drive makes for a captivating visual journey. Vibrant paintings, powerful murals, revolutionary clothing designs, photography and sculptures. The mixture of artworks reflects the many perspectives of the…

One of the common features of children with autism is a difficulty with speech and communication. There are many different treatments that are used to help individuals with autism communicate. One of the popular choices is Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS). PECS is a communication system using simple pictures and behavioral principles to help children with social-communication deficits. As such, it is often used with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who often benefit…

not form an experiment but conducted a survey. There proved to be a positive correlation between your mood and wealth. Our study had two variables, and the independent variable was annual income and our dependent variable was happiness level. Confounding variables in our study weren’t that big. There were a few that impacted the results of our study, and they would be truthfulness of participants and if the participants took our survey before or after they had eaten dinner. If we were to redo…

The human-animal relationship has evolved after a long evolutionary history based upon mutual benefits. Such benefits still exist today, particularly for humans. However, the benefits in modern society go beyond those associated with the animal’s original purpose, which leads to relationship inequalities. This stems from the conflicting interests of humans and animals, where the benefits to one rarely occur without detriment to the other. The fact that these benefits are usually only short term,…

is a major disadvantage of this design is the length of time needed for data collection. 3. Correlational is the main question is whether or not variables co-vary. 4. Ex- post facto words mean “after the fact”. 5. Cross -sectional eliminates the confounding variable of maturation. 6. Correlational quantifies the magnitude and direction of a relationship. 7. Longitudinal collects data from the same group at several points in time. 8. Survey can be surprisingly accurate if the sample is…

The scientific method is a systematic method of observation that involves asking a question, doing research on said question; developing a hypothesis and testing it by experimentation and drawing and reporting conclusions made by the experiment. Overall, Dr. E did not follow the scientific method. He didn’t do any research into his question; other than his own exercise habits and his discussions with his maternal grandmother he didn’t know a lot about health research and hadn’t worked with older…

John Steinbeck’s novella “The chrysanthemums” (1938) is a short story which encompasses the literary technique of realism (described by Harmon and Holman as focusing “on the immediate, the here and now”) and metaphors in order to “convey” Steinbeck’s criticism on economic and social conditions caused by “The wall street crash” (1929) – an economic crash which led to a period referred to as “The great depression”. Steinbeck uses metaphors “in order to express [his] particular idea[s]” about the…

The antichrist is not who we always perceive him to be. If the truth be told, it could be our neighbor, the man or woman that we work with everyday, the friend we hang out with or our family members. One of the biggest antichrist entity that’s before us and knocking at our door, is Isis, an Islamic antichrist. Individuals mind are being poison by this system, and many are being killed for their religion. The best way to prepare for the reign of the Anitchrist, and the end time I to open your…

Oprah Who? “You are not the product of your circumstances. Your are a composite of all the things you believe, and all the places you believe you can go. Your past does not define you.You can step out of your history and create a new day for yourself. Even if the entire culture is saying, ‘You can’t.’ Even if every single possible bad thing that can happen to you does, you can keep moving forward.”(Clifford) Through the power of media, Oprah Winfrey has created an unparalleled connection with…

Video games, along with the study of the brain have both advanced astronomically within that past few decades. Since the creation of video games, the question whether video games hurt or help the development of a human brain has been a strong topic to research. A study headed by Gregory Clemenson and Craig Stark in 2015 attempted to see how video games and hippocampal associated memory work together. The part of the brain that this study refers to mainly is through associations of the…