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Evaluate and discuss the applicability of Piaget’s theory of  cognitive development

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 Cognition and Our Environment
Prior to engaging in this discussion, read Chapter 4: Cognition,  Learning, and the Environment in your required e-book, review the  article “Socially Situated Cognition in Perspective” and the Instructor  Guidance, and view the video What Are Schemas? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Cognition incorporates numerous variables that are suggested to  affect how we learn. For this discussion please address the following  theories that support this suggestion:

  • Evaluate and discuss the applicability of Piaget’s theory of  cognitive development. Why are developmental phases important to  consider when addressing how we learn?
  • How does effective schema development affect our ability to move knowledge (memories) from working memory to long-term memory?
    • How do the differing types of schema (Table 4.2: Types of  comprehension-associated schema in your required e-book) potentially  play differing roles? Why might one type of schema be harder for a  person to develop than another?
  • How does the term reciprocal determinism further explain the dynamic  of learning that is suggested to be affected by our environment?  (social learning theory and social cognitive theory)
  • Based on your previous answers, how do these sub-theories and frameworks affect your own learning success, past and future?
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Finding “factors for” and “factors against” a position is a versatile tool for critical thinkers

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Assignment 2: Factors In Favor of and Against
Finding “factors for” and “factors against” a position is a versatile tool for critical thinkers. In this assignment, you will practice this technique more formally by examining one of several contemporary issues.
Using your readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research methods for creating arguments using factors for and factors against an issue.
Select a topic for use in this assignment. It is recommended that you choose a topic that is personally meaningful or interesting to you. Examples of topics can include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Underage drinking: Lowering the legal drinking age in the United States.
  • Gun control: Increasing restrictions on the civilian possession of non-hunting guns.
  • Selective service: Enacting compulsory military service obligation for all US citizens.
  • Universal health care: Governmental provision of free health care for all citizens.

For the selected topic, complete the following:

  • Construct at least six reasons for and six reasons against the topic. Rank the reasons in terms of strength and effectiveness.
  • Explain why you identified each argument as either strong or weak in each category.

Include the following two parts in your completed assignment:
Part 1: Compile a matrix (using the template below) that lists and ranks six arguments for and six arguments against the issue you have selected. Rank the reasons for each side of the issue from strongest to weakest.
Part 2: After you have compiled your matrix, write a 500–700-word paper in Word format. This essay should explain and synthesize the information in your matrix. Defend why you have ranked each argument as either strong or weak. Apply APA standards to citation of sources

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What is science? Describe Aristotle’s ideas about science

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Exam #1 Essays (Griggs): one essay to complete. Worth up to 26 points. Answer in complete sentences and academic paragraphs (min. 8 sentences). Use your own words (UYOW) to complete essays in a minimum of two typed pages;10% deduction from total possible points if not in own words; 10% deduction if essay does not meet minimum length requirements; 10% deduction if no citation or reference page; 50% deduction if not based on class data.
Chapter 1:
Answer each one of following questions in separate paragraph by reading our textbook.
1- What is science? Describe Aristotle’s ideas about science (4).
2- Provide a brief review of the scientific method (4).
3- List and then explain the four ways in general to differentiate the terms “qualitative” and “quantitative” research from the document reviewed in class (8). 4- Share your preference: is there a research paradigm that works best for you? Describe the differing paradigms and share which one you prefer, or why you like both. Please explain your preference (6).
5- Contrast quantitative methods with qualitative methods using key terms (4).
Use APA citation style
3- List and then explain the four ways in general to differentiate the terms “qualitative” and “quantitative” research from the document reviewed in class (8). 4- Share your preference: is there a research paradigm that works best for you? Describe the differing paradigms and share which one you prefer, or why you like both. Please explain your preference (6).

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What assessment questions would you ask this family in order to determine the severity of the problem?

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Watch one of the following movies:
1. Rachel Getting Married
2. 28 days
3. When a Man Loves a Woman
Write a 4 pages paper discussing your analysis and observation of the family in the movie. Apply what you have learned in this course so far,as well as in your previous MFT courses.
Address the following topics in your paper.
·  What assessment questions would you ask this family in order to determine the severity of the problem? Include questions that relate to the topics of environment, the family system and individual development, as outlined in Ch. 5 of The Alcoholic Family in Recovery.
· What is your conceptualization of the problem? Provide a systemic summary of what is happening with this family system, including specific data from the movie case study to backup your conceptualization.
· Discuss the family’s recovery stage, including behavioral evidence for your assessment of their stage. Include information about how you ruled out other stages.
· Discuss your recommendation for therapy. What are the primary tasks for therapy in order for this family to move into ongoing recovery?
Follow APA format- 4 pages.
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Summarize research related to the influence of nature versus nurture on the cause of Jefferson’s disabilities

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Traumatic Brain Injury: Jefferson’s Case
When new parents are expecting a baby, they rarely consider the possibility that the baby could have significant challenges. For those who have children with severe, multiple disabilities, planning for the future is a critical, lifelong process and requires considerable investments of time and effort, while potentially causing significant stress to the parents. With advances in our understanding, there are many more resources available to children and families than there were previously.
Review the following scenario:

Jefferson is a six-year-old boy in kindergarten. He has suffered from cerebral palsy and a severe seizure disorder since he was an infant, resulting in significant physical and cognitive impairment. Although he has received services and support through early childhood intervention (ECI) services, as he enters formal schooling, his parents have become increasingly concerned about his future. Jefferson spends most of his time in a wheelchair and uses a special touchscreen augmentative communication device. In addition to their concerns about the future, Jefferson’s father also harbors considerable guilt that he or his wife might have caused their son’s disabilities.

Based on your research, respond to the following:

  • Summarize research related to the influence of nature versus nurture on the cause of Jefferson’s disabilities.
  • Provide a hypothesis of Jefferson’s likely prognosis. What supports or services might maximize this outcome?
  • Evaluate what Jefferson’s future might have been if he were being raised in the U.S. in the 1940s.

Write a 3–5-page paper in Word format (not counting the title and reference pages). Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Be sure to include a title page and reference page, also in APA format.

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What evidence do we have that genetics play a role in intelligence?

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Intelligence tests were designed based on the belief that there are measurable differences in ability between individuals that can help to predict future performance. There has been a long-term debate on what the word intelligence really means and a more heated debate on how much of intelligence is a product of nature (genetics) and how much is contributed by nurture (environment). In this discussion, we will explore the arguments for each of those influences.
As you create your discussion post, consider the following:
What is intelligence?
What evidence do we have that genetics play a role in intelligence?
What evidence do we have that environment is also involved?
Over the last hundred years there has been a great deal of discussion and research that has tried to determine the relative influence of nature and of nurture on intelligence. The consensus today is that both make a strong contribution. Find one piece of evidence showing that nature (genetics) makes a contribution and one showing the influence of nurture (environment). Describe each of these pieces of evidence and explain why it supports the influence of either nature or nurture, as appropriate. What is the practical importance of understanding that intelligence is influenced by both factors?
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Effects of classical music on cognitive development 

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Consider the following: Many products, diets, and services are marketed to parents as beneficial to infant or toddler development. In order to increase sales to parents and caretakers, some companies use marketing strategies that make exaggerated, unfounded, or unrealistic claims about the effects of their product(s) on child development.
Select one claim that you suspect to be exaggerated or false (your research may in fact show the claim has validity). Describe in detail what the advertised product, diet, or service is supposed to do. Some examples include:
• Educational videos related to language development
• Effects of classical music on cognitive development
• Benefits of soy diet or organic food diet on physical and cognitive development
• Service promising to teach your 18-month-old how to read
• Any other claim made by a manufacturer or service provider, aimed at enhancing infant or toddler development
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper addressing the following:
• What area or areas of development does the product, diet, or service claim to enhance?
• Use the University Library to investigate the claim. What does the published literature say about the issue you are investigating? What does the research reveal about how to promote healthy development in this area? What does this reveal about the necessity and actual benefits of the product, diet, or service?
• Is there any evidence to support the claim? Why or why not?
• Imagine that a licensed psychologist in your state publicly endorsed a product with no empirical evidence supporting its claims.  It was later discovered that the psychologist was receiving a percentage of money from the sale of the product to parents.  Is this a violation of the APA Code of Ethics?  Explain.
Be sure to cite the appropriate section or sections of the Code in your response. Investigate the claim using your textbook and a minimum of four additional scholarly sources (such as peer reviewed journal articles). Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Note: You may not find a peer-reviewed journal article on a specific product, diet, or service. However, you will most likely be able to find peer-reviewed journal articles on the general issue that you are investigating. For example, if you are investigating educational videos that claim that cognitive skills in infancy are enhanced by using a particular approach or method, you can then review and evaluate studies that focus on enhancing cognitive skills in infancy. Review the evidence for and against the use of specific techniques and summarize your findings. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
**Attached you will find chapter 3-6 of the textbooks you still need to find four additional references**
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Describe the exceptionality, including its identification and assessment

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Assignment 1: LASA 2—Exceptionality Presentation

In this course, you have learned about a range of exceptionalities in children. For this assignment, you will have the opportunity to gain a more in-depth understanding of a particular exceptionality.
The local public school has asked you to give a presentation to parents or teachers about a specific exceptionality of your choice.
The presentation should cover at least two peer-reviewed articles. Select an exceptionality for this assignment and provide the following information in your presentation:

  • Describe the exceptionality, including its identification and assessment.
  • Explain the incidence of exceptionality in children, including known causes or those hypothesized in peer-reviewed research.
  • Describe the cultural considerations in identification, assessment, and intervention.
  • Hypothesize the prognosis.
  • Recommend interventions for the following areas:
    • At school
    • In the community
    • At home
    • From early childhood through transition into adulthood

While developing the presentation, keep in mind individual differences and strengths, culturally and linguistically diverse populations, and ethical or legal issues in identification, assessment, and intervention. Be sure to include detailed speaker notes to accompany each slide to elaborate on the talking points being raised in the slide.
Use the accompanying PowerPoint presentation tip list to assist in formatting the presentation and speaker’s notes. Be sure to include a title slide and a slide with your references. All citations and the reference list should follow APA format. Click here to review some useful tips for an effective slideshow.
Develop a 15–20-slide presentation in PowerPoint (not counting the title and reference list slides). Provide detailed speaker notes for each slide of your presentation, which include the main talking points for the topic addressed in the slide. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.ppt.

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four strategies on how adolescents could improve their communication skills.

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Develop a 10- to12- slide PowerPoint Presentation designed for training the staff at a local high school. The PowerPoint Presentation should focus on strategies that promote communication skills among adolescents.
Students are encouraged to approach the assignment creatively, adding graphics, visuals, charts and/or graphs to their work. Slides should be designed to address the selected topic clearly and concisely.  Each slide should be developed with professional presentation style (e.g., bulleted items in brief statements rather than complete sentences). Notes should complement the slides and provide details useful to the speaker if an oral presentation were to be given.
Creating the PowerPoint Presentation
The PowerPoint Presentation:

  1. Must be 10 to 12 slides, and formatted according to APA style as outlined by the Ashford Writing Center.
  2. Must include a title slide with the following:
    1. Title of the training
    2. Student’s name
    3. Course name and number
    4. Instructor’s name
    5. Date submitted
  3. Must present a thesis statement regarding why social skills training would be appropriate for adolescents.
  4. Must explain different types of communication (e.g., aggressive and assertive).
  5. Must share four strategies on how adolescents could improve their communication skills.
  6. Must create at least three hypothetical scenarios of problems that adolescents might encounter, including one that involves cultural/ethnic issues. The scenarios should show how adolescents could use improved communication skills to solve these problems.
  7. Must develop conclusions that reiterate the opening thesis statement, include a summary of the social skills training discussed, and offer evidence of its effectiveness.
  8. Must use at least four scholarly sources (in addition to the course text), including a minimum of two from the Ashford Online Library. References are to be provided as needed within the slides.
  9. Must include a separate reference slide, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
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Advanced Coding: Integumentary/Cardiovascular/Sensory

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Please answer all questions CORRECTLY, and return back to me.
1. A 38-year-old patient is admitted to the hospital due to a lesion in her right breast, and a painful lump and nipple discharge from the left breast. The physician places a percutaneous needle localization device in the right breast under ultrasound guidance, excises the right breast lesion, and then excises the lactiferous duct fistula in the left breast. What CPT codes should be assigned?
A. 19129-RT, 19284-RT, 19122-LT B. 19125-RT, 19285-RT, 19112-LT C. 19127-RT, 19283-RT, 19132-LT D. 19122-RT, 19275-RT, 19142-LT
2. A 92-year-old female patient experiences difficulty hearing in her left ear. She is prescribed a BICROS hearing aid that she can wear behind the ear. What HCPCS code is assigned?
A. V5250 B. V5320 C. V5220 D. V5240
3. A 57-year-old patient is admitted to the hospital for a hip arthroscopy procedure. The patient is a normal healthy patient with no systemic disease. What CPT code should be assigned?
A. 01612-P1 B. 01402-P1 C. 01202-P1 D. 01312-P1
4. An 80-year-old patient is admitted to the hospital with congestive heart failure. What ICD-10-CM code should be assigned?
A. K15.0 B. L50.5 C. K52.9 D. I50.9
5. A 44-year-old female patient comes to the hospital for removal of a 4 cm malignant lesion from the arm. During the course of the procedure, the patient undergoes a 14 sq. cm adjacent tissue transfer from the right leg, as well as a 20 sq. cm split-thickness skin graft from the left arm. What CPT codes are assigned?
A. 14021, 15100-51 B. 14045, 15400 C. 14032, 15207 D. 14044, 15350
6. A patient has a breast localization device placed through the skin using stereotactic guidance in order to treat two lesions. What codes would be assigned?
A. 19285, 19286 B. 19287, 19288 C. 19283, 19284 D. 19296, 19297
7. A 19-year-old patient is diagnosed with acne vulgaris. The physician performs laser dermabrasion of the facial skin. What codes are assigned?
A. L50.5, 0HB1XZZ B. L70.0, 0HD1XZZ C. L70.5, 0HA1XZZ D. L70.6, 0HQ1XZZ
8. Implantation of a patient-activated cardiac event recorder is assigned to code
A. 33286. B. 33282. C. 33285. D. 33284.
9. A 27-year-old patient is diagnosed with a chalazion on the upper left eyelid, which is excised using an external approach. What ICD-10 diagnosis and procedure codes are assigned?
A. H04.16, 08BQXZZ B. H02.14, 08BTXZZ C. H00.14, 08BPXZZ D. H07.19, 08BRXZZ
10. A 77-year-old patient is diagnosed with an ear infection. She receives an injection of 40 mg of gentamicin sulfate. What HCPCS code should be assigned?
A. J1452 B. J1472 C. J1675 D. J1580
11. A patient undergoes a transcanal labyrinthectomy. What code would be assigned?
A. 69930 B. 69915 C. 69955 D. 69905
12. A 92-year-old patient is diagnosed with senile cataracts and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. The physician performs a bilateral cataract extraction. What ICD-10 codes are reported?
A. H27.9, H90.3, 08KJ3ZZ, 08MK3ZZ B. H26.9, H90.3, 08EJ3ZZ, 08LK3ZZ C. H25.9, H90.3, 08DJ3ZZ, 08DK3ZZ D. H21.9, H90.3, 08PJ3ZZ, 08NK3ZZ
13. Mr. Oliver is an elderly gentleman who has been having problems with his vision for the previous three weeks. He is diagnosed with keratoconus, as well as hypertension with stage III chronic kidney disease, and diabetes mellitus, for which he takes long-term insulin. The anesthesiologist provided general anesthesia for this patient with severe systemic disease. After the administration of anesthesia, the surgeon performs an endothelial keratoplasty. Prior to performing the endothelial keratoplasty, the surgeon performs backbench preparation of the allograft. Code this scenario (including the anesthesiology service).
A. 65756, 65757, 00144-P3; H18.609, E11.65, R46.89, Z79.4 B. 65754, 65727, 00134-P1; H18.609, E11.40, I12.9, N18.4, Z79.899 C. 65756, 65757, 00144-P3; H18.609, E11.9, I12.9, N18.3, Z79.4 D. 65757, 65787, 00142-P2; H18.229, E11.51, I12.0, N18.9
14. A 47-year-old female patient is seen for a worrisome lesion on the back of her hand. What ICD-10-CM code should be assigned?
A. L94.9 B. L98.9 C. L91.5 D. L97.4
15. Breast reconstruction with transverse rectus with a TRAM flap would be assigned to code
A. 19370. B. 19342. C. 19369. D. 19316.
16. Ms. Nelson comes to the emergency room due to sustaining multiple lacerations after being pushed into a glass door during a physical altercation with her husband at a hotel. She sustained a 5 cm laceration on her right hand and a 7 cm cut on her neck. She also has a 5.0 benign lesion removed from her left arm. The physician performs a simple repair on the lacerations on her hand and neck. Code this scenario.
A. 11443, 12008-59; S61.209A, S31.652A, Y04.0XXA, W45.8XXA, V97.29XA B. 11422, 12007-59; S51.809A, S61.351A, W86.8XXA, Y04.0XXA C. 11409, 12005-59; S58.119A, S11.22XA, X19.XXXA, V95.13XA D. 11406, 12004-59; S61.401A, S11.90XA, Y04.0XXA, W45.8XXA, Y92.29
17. Biopsy of the lacrimal gland is assigned to code
A. 68520. B. 68811. C. 68815. D. 68510.
18. A patient comes to the emergency room complaining of lightheadedness and difficulty hearing. The physician examines her and determines that she has Ménière’s disease. The physician performs an endolymphatic sac decompression (excision of the right inner ear using an open approach). What ICD-10 diagnosis and procedure codes are assigned?
A. H81.03, 09BF0ZZ B. H83.03, 09BK0ZZ C. H81.03, 09BD0ZZ D. H82.03, 09BG0ZZ
19. A physician performs a biopsy of the cornea. What code should be assigned?
A. 65420 B. 65410 C. 65419 D. 65415
20. Injection of contrast medium for dacryocystography is assigned to code
A. 68853. B. 68854. C. 68850. D. 68851.

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