Review List for Final

Monday, Tuesday 1:00 – 3:00 Jepson 017, Thursday 1:00–3:00 our classroom

Test material- from lectures and reading

Test covers 3 Disciplines of Thought and Validity

Discipline 3: Critical Response

1. What is the difference between assessing rationales (using the three strategies in Discipline #2) and giving a critical response?
2. Give an example of a situation in which the best thing to do might be to assessing someone's rationales and a situation in which a broader critical response would be preferred.
3. Characteristics of giving a good critical response

Discipline 4: Recognizing Knowledge

1. General forms of knowledge in human culture. university disciplines, shamans, wise persons, etc.
2. Review the following topics on quantitative and numeric information, identify the issue and examples used:

1. Establishing a measure===

1. Percentage and rate
2. Linear Vs. Non linear
3. Baseline
4. Survey
5. Cognitive bias (depressive realism- safer in truck)
6. Probability
7. Regression and multiple regression

#5 Recognizing Complexity

1. understanding key concepts
2. System, complex system
3. Network
4. 6 degrees of separation
5. Konigsberg bridge problem
6. Coupling
7. Feedback loops
8. Buffering affect
9. Critical variable- indicator variable
10. Intransparency
11. Review examples of complex systems
12. Police partners
13. Syphilis
14. Gonorrhea
15. Relationships
16. What are characteristic of people who are good at managing complex systems