What physiological changes occur in the brain due to the stress response? What emotional and cognitive effects might occur due to this stressful situation? Would the above changes (physiological, cognitive, or emotional) be any different if the same stress were being experienced by a person of the opposite sex or someone much older or younger than you?

Assignment 1: LASA 2: Effects of Stress
Provide a 1-page description of a stressful event currently occurring in your life. Then, referring to information you learned throughout this course, address the following:

What physiological changes occur in the brain due to the stress response?
What emotional and cognitive effects might occur due to this stressful situation?
Would the above changes (physiological, cognitive, or emotional) be any different if the same stress were being experienced by a person of the opposite sex or someone much older or younger than you?
If the situation continues, how might your physical health be affected?
What three behavioral strategies would you implement to reduce the effects of this stressor? Describe each strategy. Explain how each behavior could cause changes in brain physiology (e.g., exercise can raise serotonin levels).
If you were encouraging an adult client to make the above changes, what ethical considerations would you have to keep in mind? How would you address those ethical considerations?

In addition to citing the online course and the text, you are also required to cite a minimum of two scholarly sources. Please see the Academic Resources section under Course Home to use the Argosy University online library to find appropriate scholarly sources. For reputable web sources, look for .gov or .edu sites as opposed to .com sites. Please do not use Wikipedia.
Your paper should be double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font, and with normal 1-inch margins; written in APA style; and free of typographical and grammatical errors. It should include a title page with a running head, an abstract, and a reference page. The body of the paper should be at least 6 pages in length.
Save the response as AU_PSY350_M5_A1_LastName_FirstInitial.doc. Submit your response to the M5 Assignment 1 LASA 2 Dropbox by Monday, March 20, 2017.

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

Described a stressful event.

20

Explained the physiological changes that occur in the brain due to the stress response.

36

Explained the emotional and cognitive effects that may occur due to this stressful situation.

32

Analyzed potential differences in physiological, cognitive, and emotional responses in someone of a different age or sex.

32

Discussed the physical health risks.

28

Provided three behavioral strategies to reduce the effects of the stressor and explained how each could cause changes in brain physiology.

40

Analyzed ethical considerations in implementing behavioral strategies and offered suggestions for addressing these.

40

Integrated at least two scholarly references to support ideas.

8

Organization (16 points): Introduction, transitions, and conclusion.Style (8 points): Tone, audience, and word choice.Usage and Mechanics (16 points): Grammar, spelling, and sentence structure.APA Elements (24 points): In-text citations and references, paraphrasing, and appropriate use of quotations and other elements of style.

64

Total:

300

In many cities throughout the United States, the prevalence of hate crimes has increased. You have been asked to provide your insight into this and recommend ways to decrease the occurrence of these types of crimes. Research the topic of hate crimes and address the following: Create a profile of the typical individual who commits hate crimes. Who are some targets or victims of hate crimes? What are some of the causes and effects of these crimes?

2 Pages 
 
 
In many cities throughout the United States, the prevalence of hate crimes has increased. You have been asked to provide your insight into this and recommend ways to decrease the occurrence of these types of crimes.
Research the topic of hate crimes and address the following:

Create a profile of the typical individual who commits hate crimes.
Who are some targets or victims of hate crimes?
What are some of the causes and effects of these crimes?
What actions can be taken to minimize the occurrence of hate crimes?

Please submit your assignment.
The following rubric will be used for grading:

Grading Rubric

Submission addresses content requirements

30%

Evidenced critical thinking and connection to real-world and assignment scenario applicability

40%

Justified ideas and responses by using appropriate examples and references from texts, Web sites, and other references or personal experience

20%

Adherence to assignment deadlines, length requirement, correct spelling and proper grammar, and properly formatted per APA style

10%

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials. Please refer to the following multimedia course material(s):
 

Unit 3: Discriminatory Social Issues
Unit 3: Social Inequality, Technology, Family
Unit 3: Prejudice, Stereotypes, & Discrimination
Unit 3: Social Inequality
Unit 3: Understanding Prejudice

magine you are in a fast-food restaurant where a lady tells you that she had heard there was a gene for liking or hating the taste of cilantro. You looked on the Internet to investigate this statement, and although you found similar comments on reputable websites, you are yet to find any scientific studies supporting this claim. Should you be skeptical about the scientific merit of this claim after browsing the Internet? Why? Do you think there are times when scientifically-sound research is not accepted for publication? Why? What should you do to continue this investigation?

The Research Process
Imagine you are in a fast-food restaurant where a lady tells you that she had heard there was a gene for liking or hating the taste of cilantro. You looked on the Internet to investigate this statement, and although you found similar comments on reputable websites, you are yet to find any scientific studies supporting this claim.

Should you be skeptical about the scientific merit of this claim after browsing the Internet? Why?
Do you think there are times when scientifically-sound research is not accepted for publication? Why?
What should you do to continue this investigation?
Using the South University Online Library, find two peer-reviewed articles discussing genetics and food preference. Using the skills you learned from this week’s lectures, summarize each of them.
What is a primary source for any research study? Why is it important to read the primary source?
Why do most students settle for reading secondhand or thirdhand accounts of research studies instead of reading the primary source?
When might you have to depend on a secondary source of information? Are thirdhand accounts of research studies reliable? Why?

prompts include drawing a comparison between the characters Will Kane in High Noon and Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver.  To compare and contrast these two characters, use incidents from the respective films.  Who are these characters?  What is their motivation? In what ways might they be similar?  How do they differ? 

prompts include drawing a comparison between the characters Will Kane in High Noon and Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver.  To compare and contrast these two characters, use incidents from the respective films.  Who are these characters?  What is their motivation? In what ways might they be similar?  How do they differ?  One needs to consider the different times in which the two films are set as well as the different times, literally, the two films were made.  1952 and 1976, respectively. (For example, the Kenndey assassination, Vietnam, the moon landings, and Watergate happened between those years.) 

Complete the simulation “Applying ANOVA and Nonparametric Tests” located on . Prepare a 3summary addressing the following items:   What are three lessons you learned relative ANOVA and Nonparametric tests? As a result of using this simulation, what concepts and analytic tools will you be able to use in your workplace (i.e., how do you expect to apply what you learned)? Based on your experience, what additional information would you recommend to the key decision maker in the simulation to solve the challenge given?

Individual Assignment: Applying ANOVA and Nonparametric Tests Simulation
 
Complete the simulation “Applying ANOVA and Nonparametric Tests” located on . Prepare a 350-700-word summary addressing the following items:
 
What are three lessons you learned relative ANOVA and Nonparametric tests?
As a result of using this simulation, what concepts and analytic tools will you be able to use in your workplace (i.e., how do you expect to apply what you learned)?
Based on your experience, what additional information would you recommend to the key decision maker in the simulation to solve the challenge given?
 
 
Individual Assignment: Quiz
 
Be prepared to take a quiz on topics covered in the previous weeks.

As your organization grows, the possibility of having child-care and elder-care issues grow. You have been tasked to head up a small committee to assess the possibility of including these benefits into the current compensation package. Identify at least six (6) questions the committee will have to answer in order to develop a strategy to include these benefits.  

HRM 533 Total Rewards
Week 10 Discussion 1: “Future Benefits”
1.) It is the year 2020. Speculate wht work-life benefits are mmost prominent among the top employers in that year and why you selected them.
 
Week 10 Discussion 2: “Work Cultures”
1.) As your organization grows, the possibility of having child-care and elder-care issues grow. You have been tasked to head up a small committee to assess the possibility of including these benefits into the current compensation package. Identify at least six (6) questions the committee will have to answer in order to develop a strategy to include these benefits.
 
Please note these are discussion questions not an assignment. Also add The WorldatWork Handbook of Compensation, Benefits & Total Rewards (2007) as a reference  for  full 10 points credit.

Your brother wants to borrow $10,000 from you. He has offered to pay you back $12,000 in a year. If the cost of capital of this investment opportunity is 10%, what is its NPV? Should you undertake the investment opportunity? Calculate the IRR and use it to determine the maximum deviation allowable in the cost of capital estimate to leave the decision unchanged.

Week 3 Problem Set
Answer the following questions and solve the following problems in the space provided. When you are done, save the file in the format flastname_Week_3_Problem_Set.docx, where flastname is your first initial and you last name, and submit it to the appropriate dropbox.
Chapter 7 (pages 225–228):
1.
Your brother wants to borrow $10,000 from you. He has offered to pay you back $12,000 in a year. If the cost of capital of this investment opportunity is 10%, what is its NPV? Should you undertake the investment opportunity? Calculate the IRR and use it to determine the maximum deviation allowable in the cost of capital estimate to leave the decision unchanged.
 
8.
You are considering an investment in a clothes distributor. The company needs $100,000 today and expects to repay you $120,000 in a year from now. What is the IRR of this investment opportunity? Given the riskiness of the investment opportunity, your cost of capital is 20%. What does the IRR rule say about whether you should invest?
 
19.
You are a real estate agent thinking of placing a sign advertising your services at a local bus stop. The sign will cost $5,000 and will be posted for one year. You expect that it will generate additional revenue of $500 per month. What is the payback period?
 
21.
You are deciding between two mutually exclusive investment opportunities. Both require the same initial investment of $10 million. Investment A will generate $2 million per year (starting at the end of the first year) in perpetuity. Investment B will generate $1.5 million at the end of the first year and its revenues will grow at 2% per year for every year after that.

a. Which investment has the higher IRR?
b. Which investment has the higher NPV when the cost of capital is 7%?
c. In this case, for what values of the cost of capital does picking the higher IRR give the correct answer as to which investment is the best opportunity?

 
 
 
Chapter 8 (260–262)
1.
Pisa Pizza, a seller of frozen pizza, is considering introducing a healthier version of its pizza that will be low in cholesterol and contain no trans fats. The firm expects that sales of the new pizza will be $20 million per year. While many of these sales will be to new customers, Pisa Pizza estimates that 40% will come from customers who switch to the new, healthier pizza instead of buying the original version.
a. Assume customers will spend the same amount on either version. What level of incremental sales is associated with introducing the new pizza?
b. Suppose that 50% of the customers who will switch from Pisa Pizza’s original pizza to its healthier pizza will switch to another brand if Pisa Pizza does not introduce a healthier pizza. What level of incremental sales is associated with introducing the new pizza in this case?
 
6.
Cellular Access, Inc. is a cellular telephone service provider that reported net income of $250 million for the most recent fiscal year. The firm had depreciation expenses of $100 million, capital expenditures of $200 million, and no interest expenses. Working capital increased by $10 million. Calculate the free cash flow for Cellular Access for the most recent fiscal year.
 
12.
A bicycle manufacturer currently produces 300,000 units a year and expects output levels to remain steady in the future. It buys chains from an outside supplier at a price of $2 a chain. The plant manager believes that it would be cheaper to make these chains rather than buy them. Direct in-house production costs are estimated to be only $1.50 per chain. The necessary machinery would cost $250,000 and would be obsolete after 10 years. This investment could be depreciated to zero for tax purposes using a 10-year straight-line depreciation schedule. The plant manager estimates that the operation would require $50,000 of inventory and other working capital upfront (year 0), but argues that this sum can be ignored because it is recoverable at the end of the 10 years. Expected proceeds from scrapping the machinery after 10 years are $20,000.
If the company pays tax at a rate of 35% and the opportunity cost of capital is 15%, what is the net present value of the decision to produce the chains in-house instead of purchasing them from the supplier?
 
 
 

 ScenarioYou are a member of a high-functioning team and want to apply for an open management position. Part of the interviewing process involves you reflecting on your own behavioral growth and development in order to demonstrate your commitment to relating to others while achieving personal and professional goals. To do this, you need to identify two different situations that indicate a focus/change needed to make others want to work with you as their manager. One situation needs to be a positive experience while the second is a negative experience. Instructions Create a presentation (i.e. PowerPoint) based on your self-awareness of your behaviors in the workplace and based on each situation you identified for self-awareness. Your presentation will need to include: Details or background on the two situations identified (positive and negative). For each situation, discuss what non-verbal cues were given or used.

 ScenarioYou are a member of a high-functioning team and want to apply for an open management position. Part of the interviewing process involves you reflecting on your own behavioral growth and development in order to demonstrate your commitment to relating to others while achieving personal and professional goals. To do this, you need to identify two different situations that indicate a focus/change needed to make others want to work with you as their manager. One situation needs to be a positive experience while the second is a negative experience.
Instructions
Create a presentation (i.e. PowerPoint) based on your self-awareness of your behaviors in the workplace and based on each situation you identified for self-awareness. Your presentation will need to include:

Details or background on the two situations identified (positive and negative).
For each situation, discuss what non-verbal cues were given or used.
For each situation, explain what the outcomes were.
For each situation, determine what tools could be used to make improvements (i.e. listening more, empathy, more information, etc.).
Include speaker notes on each slide.

Rubric:-Clear and robust details or background information given for both positive and negative situations using multiple clear examples in a well-crafted presentation.-Provided clear and concise explanations on non-verbal cues for each situation using multiple clear examples in a well-crafted presentation.-Provided clear and concise explanations on outcomes for each situation using multiple clear examples in a well-crafted presentation.-Clear and concise determination on possible improvements or tools used for each situation using multiple clear examples in a well-crafted presentation.-Included clear and detailed speaker notes on each slide. 

Your web servers are experiencing issues with high CPU workload and abnormal spikes in memory because of unpredictable workloads. Respond to the following. Describe each of the following instances, and identify which would meet this requirement: Reserved instances Spot instances On-demand instances Dedicated host 

Scenario: Your web servers are experiencing issues with high CPU workload and abnormal spikes in memory because of unpredictable workloads.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: 

Describe each of the following instances, and identify which would meet this requirement:
Reserved instances
Spot instances
On-demand instances
Dedicated host 

As the data center manager for your organization, you have been asked by the CIO to provide a short presentation on the advantages and disadvantages of replacing old servers (3 or more years old) with new servers and the advantages and disadvantages of just maintaining the existing servers.   Assignment Guidelines Create an 8–10 slide PowerPoint presentation that follows the outline below per the CIO’s request:  Introduction Advantages of replacing old servers Disadvantage of replacing old servers Advantage of just maintaining existing servers Disadvantage of just maintaining existing servers

As the data center manager for your organization, you have been asked by the CIO to provide a short presentation on the advantages and disadvantages of replacing old servers (3 or more years old) with new servers and the advantages and disadvantages of just maintaining the existing servers.
 
Assignment Guidelines
Create an 8–10 slide PowerPoint presentation that follows the outline below per the CIO’s request: 
Introduction
Advantages of replacing old servers
Disadvantage of replacing old servers
Advantage of just maintaining existing servers
Disadvantage of just maintaining existing servers
Your final recommendations
References
Each content slide should contain 2–4 bullet points. At least a paragraph of speaker notes needs to be associated with each slide.
An 8–10 slide PowerPoint presentation that addresses the advantages and disadvantages of maintaining or upgrading data center equipment