Psychology

1. In which ways is life like Monopoly where the goal is to acquire? In which ways is it not? 2. Is it better to invest or to save money? Why? 3. In which ways does the world/society work like the game of Monopoly? In which ways does it not? 4. “The game does strange things to you.” What does it mean to become the master of the board in the real world? (If taken as an analogy from the game) Who/how do you have to be in order to become the master? 6. What matters?

1) Explain your understanding of the “Nature vs. Nurture debate based on explanations from the film (Zeitgeist – Moving Forward) and on discussion during class 2) Why is it dangerous to claim that a particular behaviour or characteristic is genetic? 3) What is an epigenetic effect? 4) What are the laws that all life on a planet, including human life, is governed by? 5) What makes a particular discipline, such as psychology a science? 6) What is the difference between implicit and explicit m...