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I. The Persian Tradition … 1. Describe the achievements and significance of the Persians. 550 B.C.E., Cyrus the Great= Persian Empire across northern Middle East & into n.w India. Persians…

Persian Empire -First powerful empire the world ever saw, strong military, wealthy; stretched from Mediterranean sea to Kush mountains Alexander the Great -Ended the reign of the Persian Empire (Achaemenid…

What starts with “four score and seven years ago”? Gettysburg Address Who said “I have a dream”? Martin Luther King, Jr. What year did the Titanic sink? 1912 What kind…

Blockade The south had no navy this making them vulnerable to a blockade Robert E Lee Left US Army to become General of Confederate States Anaconda Plan Union would blockade…

Founder of Buddhism Siddhartha Founder of Confucianism Confucius Founder of Islam Muhammad Founder of Judaism Abraham Founder of Christianity Jesus Time/Orgin of Confucianism Zhou/Han Dynasty Time/Orgin of Islam Middle East…

Stock Market an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers Bull Market a market characterized by rising prices for securities Margin a permissible difference Margin call a demand…

Neolithic/Agricultural Revolution Transition period in which groups of people moved from nomadic lifestyles to agricultural lifestyles and town and city life (8000-3000 B.C.E.) Nebuchadnezzar Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon as…

ABOLITION noun the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery) ABSORPTION the mental state of being preoccupied by something; complete attention; intense mental effort;the social…

Fossil Naturally preserved remains or traces of animals or plants that lived in the geologic past. Fossil Record A term used by paleontologists that refers to the total number of…

Learning DisabilitiesStudents have a big gap between intelligence and achievement in one or more areas.Weakness of the federal definition of learning disabilitiesexclusion of adults reference to basic psychological process inclusion…

Behaviorwhat an animal does and how it does itEthologya research field which originated in the 1930s with naturalists who tried to understand how a variety of animals behave in their…

UmbrellaWhat insurance policy would you purchase if you wanted to increase your liability coverage?1031 like kind exchangeReal estate that you presently own that you exchange for some other rel Estae…

?English translation: one can be read as: ichi, itsu, or hito-?English translation: two can be read as: ni, futa-?English translation: three can be read as: san, mi-?English translation: four can…

CognitiveThe first stage of learning a motor skill when performers make many gross errors and have extremely variable performances.AssociativeClients begin to master the basics and are ready for more specific…

ContiguityAssociation of two events because of constant pairing.StimulusEvent that activates behavior.ResponseObservable reaction to a stimulus.Classical conditioningAssociation of automatic responses with new stimuli.RespondentsResponses(generally automatic or involuntary) elicited by specific stimuli.Unconditioned stimulusStimulus…

Understand the nature of managerial decision making, differentiate between programmed and nonprogrammed decisions-Programmed: Routine, virtually automatic decision making that follows established rules or guidelines -Non-Programmed: Nonroutine decision making that occurs…

Cognitive view of learningA general approach that views learning as an active mental process of acquiring, remembering, and using knowledge.Cognitive scienceThe interdisciplinary study of thinking, language, intelligence, knowledge creation, and…

Cognitive Learning TheoryRecognizes that humans develop cognitively along a predictable path, in four stages: Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, and Formal Operational.Stage 1: Sensorimotor stageInfants learn of their environments through sensation…

(L) What is learning?A relatively permanent change in the behaviour, thoughts or feelings of an organism as a result of experience(L) What is the behaviourist approach to learning?- Exploration of…

VygotskyRussian psychologist who developed a social constructivist theory of development – learning from experience. The theory therefore aims to explain a child’s acquisition of knowledge and skills through social experience,…