James Is a Scientist for a Local Manufacturer That Employs

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Essay

James is a scientist for a local manufacturer that employs a large percentage of the small town where he lives. Until recently James has loved his job. However, it has been discovered that the company is releasing small amounts of toxins into the local river. James is extremely bothered by this information. Based on what you know about James, describe the cognitive dissonance that he is experiencing, and two ways that James might alter his behaviour or attitude to reduce the dissonance.

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Definitions:

Sum of Squares for Blocks

In experimental design, the sum of squares for blocks quantifies the variance in the response variable that can be attributed to differences across blocks or groups.

Cleavage Furrow

The indentation that appears in a cell's surface when it is about to divide, leading to cytokinesis in animal cells.

Cytokinesis

The process during cell division in which the cytoplasm of a parent cell is divided into two daughter cells, following the separation of the cell nucleus during mitosis or meiosis.

Mitosis

A form of cellular division leading to the creation of two offspring cells, each possessing an identical number and type of chromosomes to that of the original nucleus, commonly seen in regular tissue development.