Tag: Hypothesis

What is an area of human development that particularly interests you? Is there a theory that we have studied this far that you think needs more research?

Development Experiment Proposal

Thus far this term we have read about numerous research studies that have been completed with the goal of understanding some aspect of human development. It is now your turn to try your hand a designing a research study.

What is an area of human development that particularly interests you? Is there a theory that we have studied this far that you think needs more research? Pick an area that is interesting to you.

You will not be conducting this research; however, go through the steps of developing a study including: selecting a research question, developing a Hypothesis, designing an experiment, and identifying which data elements you will want to analyze.

You can do this in paragraph form, outline form, or a combination there of; whichever allows you to best communicate your research proposal. This finished document should be 2-3 pages in length

What does that say about the two cultures in which the languages are spoken? Have yo uencountered words that seem to be “missing” in another language?

Verbal Communications Discussion

How language shapes the way we think Lera Boroditsky Duration
Watch Video Using Chapter 5 from the textbook as a basis, answer ONE of the following questions and use AT LEAST 2 TERMS FROM THE TEXTBOOK in your initial post.

Make sure to CITE the textbook as a source.
• The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis says that our language shapes our reality. Reflect on ONE of the following questions:

O There are indigenous languages in North and South America that lack possessive and perosnal pronouns

Based on the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, what does that tell us about the respective culture in which the language is spoken?

O If you speak more than one language, have you ever come across words that are difficult to translate into another language?

Have yo uencountered words that seem to be “missing” in another language?

What does that say about the two cultures in which the languages are spoken?

O In the English language, we have many more negative words to describe women than men, and many names for professions/jobs do not have a feminine form of the word at all.

Based on the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, what does that say about how English-speaking people think about women?