Jamal Is Taking a Course in Social Psychology and Learns

question 14

Essay

Jamal is taking a course in social psychology and learns about the Milgram Experiment, in which the majority of participants administered potentially fatal shocks to another person when an experimenter told them to do so. After class, he thinks to himself that the results are really not that surprising. He most certainly would have guessed that people are willing to hurt others if someone tells them to. Describe what bias to which Jamal is potentially falling prey.

Identify common infectious diseases and their modes of transmission.

Understand the prevention and treatment options for STIs and infectious diseases.

Describe the characteristics and effects of chronic, latent, and acute infections.

Distinguish between direct and indirect transmission of infectious diseases.

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Definitions:

Platt Amendment

An amendment passed in 1901 that stipulated the conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops remaining in Cuba after the Spanish-American war, greatly influencing Cuba's sovereignty.

Cuban Affairs

Refers to the political, social, and economic activities and policies involving Cuba and its relationship with other countries.

United States

A federal republic in North America comprising 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

Treaty of Paris

A historic agreement that ended the American Revolutionary War in 1783, acknowledging the United States of America as an independent nation.