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Task1:
Learning through online courses or traditional cla
问题
State whether you agree or disagree with the following statement. Then explain your reasons, using specific details in your explanation. Learning through online courses is more effective than learning in the traditional classroom setting.
Task2:
Sculpture Courses to Be Discontinued
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Sculpture Courses to Be Discontinued
University administrators announced yesterday that the sculpture program, a division of the art department, will be eliminated. “The main reason is a lack of student interest,” reported one administrator. “Although the number of art students has increased, fewer and fewer art majors are taking sculpture classes.” Furthermore, the department’s only sculpture professor is retiring this year. “Given the art department’s limited budget,” the administrator explained, “it just doesn’t make sense to hire a new full-time professor to teach sculpture for only a handful of students.”
问题
The woman expresses her opinion of the university’s plan. State her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.
Task3:
Behavior Modification
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Behavior Modification
Individuals often modify their behavior based on what they have learned about the possible consequences of their actions When an individual learns through experience that a certain behavior results in pleasant consequences, that behavior is likely to be repeated. An unpleasant consequence, on the other hand, discourages further repetition of the behavior. While behavior modification can be observed in experiments, it also occurs frequently in everyday settings, when individuals change their behavior based on what they have learned about the consequences of that behavior.
问题
Using the example from the lecture, explain what behavior modification is and how it works.
Task4:
Factors of Product Quality
问题
Using points and examples from the lecture, explain the two major factors of product quality and how their role in consumer decision making has changed.