Imagine That You Are Assigned to Participate in an In-Class

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Essay

Imagine that you are assigned to participate in an in-class debate. You are on the side claiming that global warming is caused by humans. Identify and explain three attitudes and/or skills of ideal critical thinkers that could help you to develop and defend your position.

Grasp the process and implications of spreading activation within a semantic network.

Distinguish between different types of memory and their implications on understanding human memory (e.g., episodic vs. semantic, explicit vs. implicit).

Identify factors influencing eyewitness testimony and memory accuracy, including misinformation effect and source-monitoring errors.

Comprehend the processes involved in memory errors and their implications for the reliability of memory.

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Definitions:

Nuchal Rigidity

Stiffness in the neck that resists bending, often a sign of inflammation of the meninges, the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

Antipyretics

Medications or substances that reduce fever by lowering the body temperature from a raised state.

Bacteria

Microscopic, single-celled organisms found almost everywhere, which can be beneficial, neutral, or harmful to humans and other organisms.

Febrile Seizures

Seizures that occur in a young child with a fever, typically without any brain or spinal cord infection or injury.