On 5/6/02 11:53:00 AM, Erica Allen wrote:
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>Exercise 2.1: Finding the
>Questions
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>1. Psychology of serial
>killers with connection to
>world leaders
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>In the space below, write the
>title of your tentative topic
>(e.g. Internet addiction)
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>2. I am interested in the
>psychology of murder and what
>reasoning that may have
>evolved to cause such action.
>I am curious to see if I can
>find a connection with
>psychology of serial killers
>and world leaders. Interested
>in finding something shocking.
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>Briefly state why you chose
>this topic.
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>3. Hitler thought killing was
>the key. Serial killers are
>smart.
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>Spend about five minutes
>listing what you already know
>(if anything) about your
>topic. For example, are you
>aware of any interesting
>facts, common misconceptions,
>your own assumptions,
>important people or
>institutions involved, key
>schools of thought, the extent
>of the problem, current
>trends, etc.?
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>4. Is there a connection in
>psychology between world
>leader and serial killers?
>What are some motivations that
>each may have to murder other
>people?
>XX Can murder have good
> intentions?
>How can society be aware and
>understand such acts?
>XX Does society play the role of
God to world leaders? This
>influences their decisions.
>Is there any way to cure
>people who are sociopath?
>Did Hitler influence other
>people into killing?
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>Now spend at least fifteen
>minutes brainstorming a list
>of questions about your topic
>you’d love to learn the
>answers to. Make this list as
>long as you can, and don’t
>worry whether every question
>is a good one.
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> 5.
What is the basic profile on a serial killer?
Is there a brain wave pattern that may be associated with serial killing?
Is there a similar line to serial killers and leaders as there is to genius and insane?
How much does emotional state have to do with murder?
What percentage of serial killers come from disfunctional homes?
What percentage of leaders come from disfunctional homes?
What percentage of serial killers and world leaders have emotional damage?
What is the process of analyzing a personality type?
How do profilers learn to profile and what is their training?
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>If you’re working in a
>computer lab (or generating
>hard copies of the exercise),
>your instructor may ask you to
>comment on other students’
>responses to Steps 1-4. Focus
>particularly on what your
>classmates did in the
>fourth step. For each you
>view, do two things: add a
>question you would like
>answered about the student’s
>topic, and mark the question
>you find most intriguing.
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