Questions:

1.  
   1. Analyze a passage that reflects the cultural differences between the two “city youths” (Luo and the narrator) and the villagers. What stands out as important to you (3)?
   2. What role does storytelling play in this part of the novel? Be sure to use detailed examples here.
   3. Where do you see irony in this section?
   4. Find a passage that demonstrates signs of the violence done to one or more characters (physical, psychological, emotional, or otherwise) because of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, and assess the resulting behaviors of those experiencing the violence. In other words, what do you think are the consequences of this type of experience on the character as seen in the novel (be sure to use the textual evidence as your proof).
   5. What is your favorite passage so far? Why?

Assignment #2 – Classical and Operant Conditioning
For each scenario described on the next page do all of the following.
First, label each as either Classical Conditioning or Operant Conditioning (1 point) AND explain why
you decided the example was classical or operant conditioning (1 point).
If it is an example of classical conditioning, identify each of the following (1 point each):
 Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS),
 Unconditioned Response (UCR),
 Conditioned Stimulus (CS),
 Conditioned Response (CR)
If it is an example of operant conditioning, identify if which type of conditioning, i.e.:
Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement, Positive Punishment, Negative Punishment
(1 point)
Also, explain your reasoning by stating each of the following (1 point each)
 what behavior the behavior is,
 what the consequence is,
 why it is reinforcement or punishment,
 why is it positive or negative.
NOTE: some of the examples of operant conditioning may be interpreted in more than one way.
Examples
Example 1: Every time you get the stomach flu, your roommate/mom feeds you chicken noodle soup. Now,
whenever you think about or smell chicken noodle soup, you feel nauseous.
(worth a total of 6 points).
Correct Answer:
This is classical condition (1 point) REASON: the stimulus (getting the stomach flu) comes first and an
involuntary response (feeling nauseous) follows (1 point).
The associated stimuli are as follows:
UCS: the stomach flu (1 point).
UCR: feeling nauseous (1 point)
CS: chicken noodle soup (1 point).
CR: feeling nauseous when you think about or smell chicken noodle soup
because you have learned to associate it with feeling sick from the stomach flu (1 point).
Example 2: You have test anxiety, but you discover that if you prepare more thoroughly by studying more, your test
anxiety is not as bad (worth a total of 7 points).
Correct Answer:
This is operant conditioning (1 point) REASON: the behavior (studying for exams) is voluntary and comes
first, and the consequence (reduced test anxiety) follows (1 point).
This is negative reinforcement (1 point).
The behavior is studying for exams (1 point).
The consequence is reduced test anxiety (1 point)
The behavior is increased making this reinforcement (1 point).
It is negative because test anxiety is taken away by the behavior (1 point).
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Assignment #2 – Classical and Operant Conditioning
Questions come in part from materials available at:
http://www.ar.cc.mn.us/biederman/courses/p1110/cond2answers.htm#Example%20Number%203
1. A lion in a circus learns to stand up on a chair and jump through a hoop to receive a food treat.
2. Your young nephew is bitten by a squirrel that was not captured and now he has to get a series of painful
rabies shots. The person who administers the shot always wears a white lab coat. Now your nephew screams
whenever he is approached by any adult who is wearing a white shirt.
3. Your hands are cold so you put your gloves on. In the future, you are more likely to put gloves on when it’s
cold.
4. You eat a new food and then get sick because of the flu. However, you develop a dislike for the food and
feel nauseated whenever you smell it.
5. Your car has a red, flashing light that blinks annoyingly if you start the car without buckling the seat belt.
You become less likely to start the car without buckling the seat belt.
6. Every time someone flushes a toilet in the apartment building, the shower becomes very hot and causes the
person to jump back to avoid being burned. Over time, the person begins to jump back automatically after
hearing the flush, before the water temperature changes.
7. You check the coin return slot on a pay telephone and find a quarter. You find yourself checking other
telephones over the next few days.
8. A professor has a policy of exempting students from the final exam if they maintain perfect attendance
during the quarter. His students’ attendance increases dramatically.
9. An individual receives frequent injections of drugs, which are administered in a small examination room at
a clinic. The drug itself causes increased heart rate but after several trips to the clinic, simply being in a
small room causes an increased heart rate.
10. You get excited and feel happy every time you see your boyfriend/girlfriend, who always wears the same
aftershave/perfume. Now you feel happy whenever you smell that aftershave/perfume.
11. Your father gives you a credit card at the end of your first year in college because you did so well. As a
result, your grades continue to get better in your second year.
12. Every week you watch the same scary program on TV, and while you watch, you always have a big bowl of
popcorn. Now whenever you smell or eat popcorn it makes you feel frightened.

In this discussion you will focus on the differences between nurse leaders and nurse managers.

Describe an effective nursing leader you know.

Describe an effective nursing manager you know.

What are the differences between these two and how would each influence nursing staff and the effective delivery of client care?

Cigarette smoking contributes to the development and severity of coronary artery disease. Educating patients and families regarding risk reduction related to the cardiovascular system is an essential component of patient centered care.

Read the following articles:

• Johnson, M. and Pennington, N.  (2015). Adolescent use of electronic cigarettes: An emergent health concern for pediatric nurses.  Journal of Pediatric Nursing. doi:10.1016/j.pedn2014.11.006
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2016) FDA takes significant steps to protect Americans from dangers of tobacco through new regulation. http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm499234.htm

Initial Discussion Post:

Are there sufficient evidence-based findings for the RN to have an informed conversation with a patient and their family about the risks versus benefits of e-Cigarettes? Why or why not?

Based on your reply to the risks versus benefits of e- cigarettes, develop a teaching plan that addresses stopping or limiting the use of e-cigarettes.

Base your initial post on your readings and research of this topic. Your initial post must contain a minimum of 250 words. References, citations, and repeating the question do not count towards the 250 word minimum.

You have been hired by an insurance company to help them launch a new product which would pay for long-term care in a nursing home for people at an average cost of $150,000/year. Among 90% of the population, there is a 1% chance of going into a nursing home in the next year but for 10% of the population, people with chronic conditions or over age 80, there is a 10% chance of going into a home. Assume that people live two years, the current year and the next, and you buy the policy this year and either use it or not next year. a) (1 point) If you were able to sell this to the entire population, what is the fair market value of this policy? (That is to say, what is the expected value of the policy to the average person?) What is the fair market price if you marketed the policy exclusively to people with chronic conditions and those over age 80. b) (1 point) Who would you expect would buy your policy if you offered it at the fair market price for the whole population? Will you be able to make profits offering it at this price to anyone who wants the policy? c) (2 points) What alternative strategies could you offer the company to make profits selling long-term insurance market? Think about moral hazard andadverse selection and how these affect your markets. Would you expect markets with moral hazard and adverse selection to provide the optimal amount of long-term care insurance at an efficient price?