Social Work Human Behaviour Essay Questions
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University of Southern California School of Social Work
SOWK 503
Quiz 3
(100 points; 10% of course grade) Due: November 15, 2014; 6pm
Guidelines
This take home quiz is intended to help you demonstrate your reading and mastery of Units 9, 10, and 11. In this assignment you will demonstrate your understanding of the concepts and theories through critical analysis and graduate level writing. The quiz is open book and open note, but you are not to work with your colleagues or classmates. You must cite appropriately, including from readings, class lecture, or outside resources. There are 4 questions, each worth 25 points. Please answer each question, then provide the rationale for your answer in a one page, double-‐spaced response.
1. Two central concepts in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development are assimilation and accommodation. On, 9/11, Ella was watching the news and saw the first plane hit the World Trade Center complex in New York City. She thought it had to be an accident. When, the second plane hit, she knew that this could not be an accident. For the next few days, Ella watched the attacks over and over, trying to make sense of the events. Ella’s actions are an example of:
A. Assimilation B. Conservation C. Accommodation D. Schemata
2. John went to the fair with his sister. They ate a lot of different foods, some of which
John had never tasted before. Later that night, John became sick because of the flu. His vomiting, high fever, and chills lasted for 24 hours. Even after he got better, every time he smelled the type of new food he tried at the fair, he felt nauseous. He did not feel this way about food he had eaten that was familiar to him. John’s response of nausea to the new food is:
A. Classical Conditioning B. Operant Conditioning C. Aversion D. Accommodation
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3. Alex grappled with how to respond to the Heinz dilemma. He agreed that Mr. Heinz should try to save his wife by getting her life-‐saving medicine by any means, even if that included stealing. After all, Alex thought, the medicine was incredibly expensive at $2000, which was 10 times the amount of what it cost to make it. Alex did not feel that it was fair for the druggist to make so much money especially when people were sick. However, Alex could not get past the fact that Mr. Heinz could be arrested for stealing. Also, there were others who were in the same position that Mr. Heinz was in, weren’t there? Ultimately, Alex felt that Mr. Heinz should look at a legal way to obtain the medicine. Alex’s response indicates that he is what level of Kolberg’s Theory of Moral Development?
A. Level 1, Stage 2 B. Level 2, Stage 4 C. Level 3, Stage 5 D. Level 3, Stage 6
4. Hannah just started kindergarten. Her mother was worried because Hannah had a difficult time paying attention in class and was often upset when she was dropped off in the morning. This changed when Hannah’s class became part of a mentor project where second graders were assigned as “mentors” to the kindergartners. Hannah absolutely loved Joy, who was her “mentor.” Like Joy, Hannah had brown hair and brown eyes and both girls liked the same subjects in school like art and reading. Hannah was very proud when Joy received a school award for her art and said she wanted to be just like her. Hannah began to express more positive feelings about being in school and also started to participate more. Hannah’s increased self efficacy can be attributed to:
A. Mastery Experiences B. Vicarious Experiences C. Model Experiences D. Competent Experiences
