...A teenage girl is “in love” with her 17-year-old boyfriend. He is encouraging her to have sex with him saying that he will make sure they only have “protected” sex. As humans we are required to use our ability to make wise judgments on a daily basis, and in this scenario the teenage girl can use the five components of wise judgment to help her decide what to do in this difficult situation. Ultimately, the girl’s decision should be based upon what is best for her. The first component of wise judgment is factual knowledge about matters of life. This component focuses on knowledge about human nature, interpersonal relations, and social norms (Bolt, 2004). Utilizing this component will enable the girl to understand what motives her boyfriend may have for pressuring her into having sex with him. She should be able to conclude that her boyfriend is a typical 17-year-old boy with raging hormones, and the desire to have sex is just part of his human nature. She may also be able to conclude that he may be trying to fit in with social norms. Perhaps his friends have had sex and they are pressuring him into having sex to fit in with the group. The second component of wise judgment is procedural knowledge. Procedural knowledge is based upon strategies for dealing with life’s problems, handling conflict, and ways of offering advice (Bolt, 2004). This component can help the girl explain the consequences of having sex at such a young age to her boyfriend. By offering her advice...
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...Wise Judgment Scenario Psy 220 Wise Judgment Scenario I chose the scenario, “A teenage girl is “in love” with her 17-year-old boyfriend. He is encouraging her to have sex with him saying that he will make sure they only have “protected” sex.” I decided to choose this scenario because I have grown up in a generation where this situation is very common and many teenage girls do not know how to react to this. Sometimes it can be hard to use wise judgment but it’s not impossible. The first way would be to take a step back and recognize the situation before it gets out of hand. For instance the 17 year old girl has to recognize that the boy is maybe becoming too pushy about the situation by saying, “they will only have protected sex.” The problem here is that he is trying to persuade her and change her thoughts on the situation by saying it will be safe. By realizing this problem she will able to sit down and actually think about the situation instead of falling to pressure and having sex. She will also be able to realize that what he’s doing is wrong and maybe even be able to sit down and talk to him about everything. Another wise judgment would be to define each problem and decide which ones are solving. The problems in this situation are number one he is encouraging her to have sex. She apparently is having a problem with that or he wouldn’t have to encourage her to do anything. This problem would be easy to solve by telling him that she is maybe not ready...
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...Wise Judgment Scenario Psy 220 Wise Judgment Scenario I chose the scenario, “A teenage girl is “in love” with her 17-year-old boyfriend. He is encouraging her to have sex with him saying that he will make sure they only have “protected” sex.” I decided to choose this scenario because I have grown up in a generation where this situation is very common and many teenage girls do not know how to react to this. Sometimes it can be hard to use wise judgment but it’s not impossible. The first way would be to take a step back and recognize the situation before it gets out of hand. For instance the 17 year old girl has to recognize that the boy is maybe becoming too pushy about the situation by saying, “they will only have protected sex.” The problem here is that he is trying to persuade her and change her thoughts on the situation by saying it will be safe. By realizing this problem she will able to sit down and actually think about the situation instead of falling to pressure and having sex. She will also be able to realize that what he’s doing is wrong and maybe even be able to sit down and talk to him about everything. Another wise judgment would be to define each problem and decide which ones are solving. The problems in this situation are number one he is encouraging her to have sex. She apparently is having a problem with that or he wouldn’t have to encourage her to do anything. This problem would be easy to solve by telling him that she is maybe not ready...
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...Wise Judgment Scenario Choose one of the following scenarios and discuss how each of the five components of wise judgments can be applied to the scenario you have chosen. Then, make a decision based on the five components. Explain the rationale behind your decision. 1. A teenage girl is “in love” with her 17-year-old boyfriend. He is encouraging her to have sex with him saying that he will make sure they only have “protected” sex. 2. A man has had a difficult time finding a job that pays enough to support his family. He has finally landed the job and has been working six months. He discovers that his manager is engaging in illegal activities on the job. 3. A mother knows that her 7-year-old child has stolen a box of cookies from the store while she was grocery shopping. 4. A high school friend cheated on his college entrance exam and told you about it. Baltes and his colleagues have organized components of wise judgment into five areas. Understanding each component is important in handling the situation wisely. A seven-year-old child has stolen cookies from the grocery store. How does the mother handle the situation with her son stealing the cookies? Component one is factual knowledge. Component one consists of knowing characteristics and traits shared by humans, how they relate to other people and what is normal behavior. The component helps the mother conclude that stealing cookies is not normal behavior or a characteristic for all children. Stealing is a punishable...
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...There are five components to making a wise judgment according to Baltes and his colleagues. These components can be applied to any real-life situation. How can a mother of a seven year old child that has stolen a box of cookies from the store while she was grocery shopping use these five components to make the best decision to handle the situation? The first component is factual knowledge about matters of life. This consists of knowing the qualities and traits shared by all humans, how they relate to or are associated with other people, and what is socially acceptable as normal behavior. In this situation, the mother knows that stealing is not a trait that is shared by everyone. This is not an acceptable behavior and comes with punishment on many different levels. Procedural knowledge is the second component to making a wise judgment. In this component, one must come up with ways to deal with the situation without conflict. One must offer advice without sounding controlling or demanding of the other person. The mother must explain to the child that what she did was wrong and that instead of just taking something, ask for it. The daughter may not always get what she wants but she did not commit a crime by just taking something without paying for it. Lifespan contextualism is another component to making a wise judgment. In this component one must be aware that life changes on a daily basis and each situation must be handled in a different way. Throughout life, one will have...
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.... As humans we are required to use our ability to make wise judgments on a daily basis, and in this scenario the teenage girl can use the five components of wise judgment to help her decide what to do in this difficult situation. Ultimately, the girl’s decision should be based upon what is best for her. The first component of wise judgment is factual knowledge about matters of life. This component focuses on knowledge about human nature, interpersonal relations, and social norms (Bolt, 2004). Utilizing this component will enable the girl to understand what motives her boyfriend may have for pressuring her into having sex with him. She should be able to conclude that her boyfriend is a typical 17-year-old boy with raging hormones, and the desire to have sex is just part of his human nature. She may also be able to conclude that he may be trying to fit in with social norms. Perhaps his friends have had sex and they are pressuring him into having sex to fit in with the group. The second component of wise judgment is procedural knowledge. Procedural knowledge is based upon strategies for dealing with life’s problems, handling conflict, and ways of offering advice (Bolt, 2004). This component can help the girl explain the consequences of having sex at such a young age to her boyfriend. By offering her advice and opinions she may be able to persuade the boy to change his mind about sex. She can also use this component to contemplate her own personal goals...
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...Wise Judgment Scenario Wise Judgment Scenario Making a wise choice takes someone to trust their better judgment whatever the situation maybe. If you are someone like myself, who does not always trust their better judgment than you the choice of making a more promising decision by going over the five components to help someone or yourself to make a decision, trust the decision, and stick to it. When it comes to what I like to call a sticky situation, none of us ever really made that decision or trusted out better judgment that could have kept us out of the situation in the first place. Often times than not, most of us never really thought things through, so for us the five components has become our self-help book so to speak. The first of the five components is factual knowledge about matters of life. The knowledge of and about human nature has always been known to be complex, because there seems to be more than one way or reason to describe it. The factual part is information or knowledge that can be verified and is consider accurate, but also credible. The fact of life with the scenario of this teen girl and her 17 year old boyfriend is even though this is nothing new for most of us; there is something you can do. Between the ages of 12-16, puberty is bound to hit at some point, the urges in those hormones will give the teen the extra push to explore and cross boundaries they may not would have crossed without the hormones. The downside teens don’t seem to grasp is that...
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...Running head: WISE JUDGEMENT Wise Judgement Crystal Davila ENG 106 Survey of Literary Masterpieces University of Phoenix Daphne Matthews May 7, 2012 Wise Judgment There is this teenage girl Michelle who states that she is “in love” with her 17-year-old boyfriend. Her boyfriend is encouraging her to have sex with him saying that he will make sure they only have “protected” sex. The questions that come to my mind is what exactly is protected sex and how does she know she really is in love. At this age, do young adults really understand the true meaning behind love? There are five components of wise judgment and they can be applied to this scenario to understand what is happening and what can be done to help her understand how serious this situation can be. The first component to wise judgment is factual knowledge about matter of life. In this situation, does Michelle really understand what is at steak? This is similar to The Death of Ivan Ilyich when he states “What is the right thing?“ (Tolstoy, 2243). If not she should understand that correct information about protected sex. Even if someone has protected sex does not mean they are one hundred percent safe. Everything that is available for protective sex has warnings printed on them. Just because someone is in love does not mean they have to have sex. On the other hand, if Michelle was not ready and understood what can happen if she does give in to having sex with her boyfriend then she would...
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...expects us to represent Him well and to be an example for Him all the time. Matthew 24:36-44 is also reminding us that we need to be prepared for the second coming of the Lord. I also believe that this scripture verse has an underlying point to minister to the people we are working hand in hand with. Again in Matthew 25:1-13 it tells us to be prepared and always ready for the Lord’s coming. We don’t want to be unprepared like the foolish virgins instead we want to strive to be like the wise virgins who brought enough oil to last them the night. Edward Schweizer gives a great summary of being like the wise virgins, “those who are wise are those whose eyes are open to what is yet to come and do not live simply for the day. They rake along an emergency supply of oil, thinking beyond the immediate present.” (The Good News). Later on in this scripture verse it give us a good picture of what it will be like for those who do not know the Lord as their Savior. This is a picture of what the last judgment will look like, unbelievers will beg to get into heave but the Lord will refuse to let them in. I think this should be a motivation for us as Christians to go and share our faith with everyone...
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...at an expedited rate. There are various applications where ADR can be used as a helpful resolution tool with in civil cases as long as there is a mediation, settlement, and or arbitration. For example with in mediation this process becomes important as long as there is an equal compromise and a desire to preserve a relationship between both parties. For the case highlighted such is not the scenario in MICHAEL AVERY et al., Appellees, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY . The class action lawsuit stated State farm proven to prefer non original equipment parts as a less expensive replacement part to “crash parts” therefore further assisting in decreasing the value of the vehicle and creating additional non factory hazards violating contract agreements to restore vehicle back to factory standards and thus committing consumer fraud. Recommendations The cost of settling out of court would have been wise, while not being blamed at fault for a negligent business practice and poor assessment. As a result using the Traditional court system the Plaintiffs claimed to the judgment that ending the breach of contract and statutory consumer fraud, in addition to a claim seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. As a result the ADR process was not used. The jury returned a verdict in favor...
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...they wish to proceed to come to a resolution regarding this scenario. When comparing the next steps for the parties involved with this suit, a choice must be made to move forward with traditional litigation or seek alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Traditional litigation is sometimes referred to as judicial dispute resolution, because it involves the judiciary or legal system in the incident. Traditional litigation can be a “difficult, time-consuming, and costly process that must comply with complex procedural rules” (Cheeseman, 2010). This process involves all major phases of the legal process starting with the pre-trial litigation process of pleadings, moving into the discovery phase, followed by any dismissals and pretrial judgments, and rounding out with a potential pre-trial settlement conference. This portion alone can take quite some time. Once this process is complete and if neither side comes to a conclusion, the suit will move forward into the actual trial phase in which the courts will hear both sides of the case. The trial phase of tradition litigation is variable in length of time due to the complexities that can be involved in the jury selection process, as well as the time of potential multiple court appearances that may be required. This is all dependent upon the nuances and complexities of any given case. Upon completion of the trial process, a deliberation will occur and a legally binding judgment will be entered. Even then, the litigation process can continue...
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...Managers’ Ethical Evaluations of Earnings Management and Its Consequences* ERIC N. JOHNSON, University of Wyoming GARY M. FLEISCHMAN, University of Wyoming SEAN VALENTINE, University of North Dakota KENTON B. WALKER, University of Wyoming 1. Introduction and motivation The purpose of this study is to investigate, in an experimental setting, how favorable versus unfavorable organizational consequences influence managerial responses to an employee’s earnings management behavior. We focus on the following question: Do the ends of positive organizational consequences justify the means of earnings management? Earnings management is defined as ‘‘the choice by a manager of accounting policies so as to achieve specific objectives’’ (Scott 2003: 369). Earnings management can be fundamentally classified as either accounting related, involving the manipulation of accounting records through aggressive or fraudulent applications of accounting principles, or operating related, involving choices made by management regarding the timing of investment or operating activities, with the result that reported earnings are influenced by these choices (Lev 2003; Cohen, Dey, and Lys 2008; Roychowdhury 2006; Gunny 2010).1 The effect of earnings management on the value of the firm and the related issues of financial-based incentives for managing earnings has been widely examined in the accounting literature (e.g., Healy 1985; Dechow, Sloan, and Sweeney 1995, 1996; Healy and Wahlen 1999; Fields...
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...The sources of information ....................................................................................................................... 3 Underwriting Process ................................................................................................................................. 4 The challenges faced in underwriting ....................................................................................................... 5 Importance of Underwriting ...................................................................................................................... 6 Examples to underline importance of underwriting .................................................................................. 6 Current Underwriting scenario ................................................................................................................. 7 Underwriting in News...
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...|[pic] |Course Syllabus | | |Axia College/College of Social Sciences | | |PSY/220 Version 3 | | |Positive Psychology | Copyright © 2009. 2007 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description How much control does a person have over his or her thoughts, feelings, and behaviors? What does it mean to be “free?” PSY/220 offers students a contemporary and relevant approach to the study of psychology and the opportunity to learn more about themselves in the process. In this course, students evaluate, understand, and build on their psychological strengths and those of others. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at...
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...moral and ethical fortitude. Virtual Reality (VR) in the psychological sense is an ambition to experience a world free of inhibitions and social judgments. Because this apparition of reality pays no immediate consequences for the mistakes we make in it, moral and ethical guidance is imperative. Does this virtual experience of reality impair ones judgment of actual reality? The ethical and moral questions raised by this phenomenon are very important to preserving our continuous perception of what is real and what isn’t. This section of the research paper is going to explore the moral and ethical equivalents of participating in virtual reality. Questions about impairment of moral and ethical compasses will be answered. Psychological representations and definitions of VR will further enhance our understanding of how VR can be either be a tool for social reform or a danger to moral and ethical aptitude. A Third State of Consciousness Imagination is a very powerful exercise for escaping pain or peril. It fuels creativity and builds hope. It can also unconsciously or consciously be used to exaggerate fear that either imprisons or save us from imminent threats and danger. The human mind is always searching for some form of alternate reality, for a place that allows us to right our wrongs, exert revenge, and deliver judgment. An article titled The Real, the Virtual, and the Moral: Ethics at the Intersection of Consciousness published in the Journal of Mass Media Ethics...
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