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Post PSY101 Unit 1 Discussion

The job of a Psychologist is to describe, explain, predict, and possibly change behavior. Toward this end, different psychological perspectives have emerged in order to explain behavior. These include the neuroscience, psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, and humanistic perspectives. Describe THREE of these perspectives and illustrate each perspective by using an example from everyday life. Which perspective do you think has the most relevance in today’s society, and why?

Post PSY101 Unit 2 Discussion

Answer the following questions.

What are 3 facts you learned about the brain that you didn’t know before through these activity? Please be sure to provide examples.
Why do you personally think that learning more about the brain is helpful in studying psychology? Please be sure to provide examples.
Choose a famous individual with a nervous system disorder and explain his/her condition and how the brain has been affected. Please be sure to share specific details to aid in your discussion.
Post PSY101 Unit 3 Discussion

After viewing Bandura’s original video from his 1963 study above, answer the following questions:

Explain the basic concepts demonstrated in this study in regard to observational learning.
Based on the video and your reading, do you believe that violence in television, media, or video games likely promote violent behaviors according to the principles of observational learning? Please share your thoughts and examples.
Additionally, discuss your own real-life example of the concept of observational learning by sharing an incident either witnessed personally or through the media.
Post PSY101 Unit 4 Discussion

Choose oneof the following topics and address the corresponding questions.

A. Intelligence Test

Base your answers on your observations about the intelligence test you took in the Unit Readings and Activities.

Were the concepts of fluid and/or crystallized intelligence demonstrated through the test you took? Why or why not? Provide examples from the test itself in support of your response.
Did the test measure practical and/or emotional intelligence? If so, how? If not, how did it not measure practical and/or emotional intelligence? Provide examples from the test in support of your response.
Was the test accurate in measuring intelligence, according to Binet? If so, how? If not, how was it not accurate? Provide examples from the test to support your answer.
How might this test have been culturally biased? Conversely, do you feel that it was culture fair? Provide examples from the test that support your perspective.
OR

B. Multiple Intelligences

What is meant by Multiple Intelligences?
Take the Multiple Intelligence Inventory and determine which intelligences you score “high” on and which you score “low” on. Are the results consistent with your perception of yourself? Why or why not?
Do you feel the test was culturally fair?
What applications do the theory of Multiple Intelligences have in educational settings?
Post PSY101 Unit 5.1 & 5.2 Discussion

Unit 5.1

In thinking about the nature versus nurture debate, explain why you think nature, nurture, or both has/have the strongest impact on development. Include information from the video and scholarly resources to support your viewpoint.

Please give specific examples from your own development or the development of someone you know.

Unit 5.2

1. Review the information in the Unit page on how to insert in-text citations according to APA style.

2. Locate a scholarly article from one of the following APA style journals: http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/browse.aspx?query=Title:*&type=journal

Read the “Introduction” section, looking for placement of in-text citations.

Include (copy and paste) a few sentences from your article (Introduction section) that include the in-text citations you will post about (see below).

After reviewing these sentences from the Introduction section, what do you notice about the placement of the in-text citation relative to its related content? For example, does the citation appear at the end of the paragraph, or immediately after the related content is first mentioned? Please discuss and provide examples and details.

What features do you notice about the format of the in-text citations in terms of author and date (ex. Streck (2016) or (Streck, 2016)? Please discuss and provide examples and details.

Post PSY101 Unit 6 Discussion

Based on the results of taking the Big File Inventory above, answer the following questions:

Do you think that the results of the personality test were accurate in reflecting your personality? Please explain with examples from the concepts of the Big Five Theory.
Do you think that tests such as this, that demonstrate the Big Five Factors, are a good way to examine personality differences? Please share details on your thoughts.
Post PSY101 Unit 7 Discussion

Choose a psychological disorder from the DSM-V.

Summarize the symptoms of the disorder.
What type of therapy do you believe would be the most successful in treating this type of disorder? Support your opinion with research evidence.
Locate a current events or recent journal article on the disorder and share the key points (findings) with your classmates.
Post PSY101 Unit 8 Discussion

In Asch’s study referenced above, answer the following questions:

How is the principle of conformity examined?

When and why do you think the subject in the experiment began to “second guess” himself?
What are some of the circumstances in the experiment which contribute to “conformity”?
Why do you think some participants would be more likely to conform than others?
There are many reasons why people conform. Were you ever in a situation where you had to conform? Why did you feel the need to conform?
Post PSY101 Unit 1 Paraphrasing Assigment

The paraphrasing assignment is designed to help you rewrite a paragraph in your own words. This is a skill you will need for this course and future courses as you conduct research to write papers.

Complete the following steps:

1. Watch the following video on plagiarism and APA citation format:

http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics/index.htm

2. Read the following course requirement for writing in Psychology courses at Post University.

For all written work in this course, it is expected that you will write using your OWN words. You are expected to discuss psychological concepts, theories, and research results. In doing so, you will learn to communicate using the “language” and terminology of Psychology. Although you will learn the language of Psychology, it is critical that you communicate your learning by using your own words. If you describe the theory or research results of others; you must paraphrase the main ideas in your own words. Watch this video below to learn more:

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/02/

Paraphrasing is the only way you can clearly show your instructor what YOU have learned. Paraphrasing is different from summarizing. Watch this video to learn the difference:

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/1/

3. After watching the video, paraphrase the paragraphs below. That is, re-write the passage in your OWN words.

The following passage is taken from your textbook, Chapter 1, pp. 26-27.

“The scientfic method is the approach used by psychologists to systematically acquire knowledge and understanding about behavior and other phenomena of interst. It consists of four main steps: (1) identifying questions of interest, (2) formulating an explanation, (3) carrying out research designed to support or refute an explanation, and (4) communicating the findings.

In using the scientifc method, psychologists start by identifying questions of interest. We have all been cirous at some time about our observations of everyday behavior. We have all be curious at some time about our observations of everyday behavior. If you have ever asked yourself why a particular teacher is so easily annoyed, why a friend is always late for appointments, or how your dog understands commands, you have been formulating questions about human behavior.

Psychologists, too, ask questions about the nature and causes of behavior. They may want to explore explanations for everyday behaviors or for various phenomena. They may also pose questions that build on findings from their previous research or from research carried out by other psychologists. Or they may produce new questions that are based on curiosity, creativity, or insight.

After a question has been identified, the next step in the scientific method is to develop a theory to explain observed phenomenon. Theories are broad explanations and predictions concerning phenomena of interest. They provide a framework for understanding the relationships among a set of otherwise unorganized principles.”

4. Remember to include in-text citations. Your in-text citation for this assignment should look like the sentence below. Note that the in-text citation comes before the period at the end of the sentence.

This is the sentence referencing the resource(Feldman, 2013).

5. In addition, you will need to include a reference at the end of your paraphrasing assignment. Your reference should look like this:

References

Feldman, R. S. (2015). Essentials of understanding psychology. (11th Ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill.

Post PSY101 Unit 2 Scholarly Source Assignment

What is the Difference between a Scholarly Journal Article and a Popular Magazine Article?

It is important that the information you learn about Psychology is supported by strong academic research. Research that is published in peer-reviewed journals is considered scholarly work. For this assignment you will distinguish between a scholarly journal article and a popular magazine article.

1. Please view the “Welcome to the Traurig Library!” Tutorial:Welcome to the Traurig Library Tutorial

2. Write aminimum one-page essay following these guidelines:

• Summarize the characteristics of each type of article.

• Compare and contrast a scholarly journal article with a popular magazine article by including three ways they are similar and three ways they are different.

• Choose a scholarly article related to your topic and a non-scholarly article directly related to your topic and explain how they are similar and different. Please use specific examples from each article.

• Make sure to include references to your articles.

Post PSY101 Unit 4 Paper Resources Assignment

For your course paper, you will need to include a minimum of FOUR scholarly sources to support your ideas. One source may be your textbook and the other three should be scholarly journal articles.

It is similar to an annotated bibliography. Refer to the following resources for more information.

• https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/1

• https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/03/

For this assignment,

• List your sources in APA style. For more information on APA style, refer to this website: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/

• Summarize the main findings described in the sources.

• Explain how each source relates to your paper topic.

Post PSY101 Unit 5 Paper Outline Assignment

Prior to writing your course paper in paragraph form, you will create an outline for your paper. The outline should be organized similarly to the sample outline provided.

Your outline should have an Introduction section, Body section, and Conclusion section. The Body section should be organized according to themes you will discuss in your paper. The scholarly sources you are using must be included in the sections in which you plan to discuss their content.

For additional outline samples, refer to the following site:

• https://owl.english.purdue.edu/media/pdf/20081113013048_544.pdf

Post PSY101 Unit 7 Course Paper Assignment

You are required to complete one course paper during the 8-week module; it will be due at the end of Unit 7. Please note that PRIOR to completing the course paper you will complete two other assignments that are designed to help you write a successful course paper. These include:

1. Course paper resources assignment due by Wednesday of Unit 4

2. Course paper outline assignment due by Sunday of UNIT 5

These assignments are designed to help you complete your paper in stages. You will be graded on these assignments and receive feedback from your instructor so you will be comfortable that you are on the “right track” to complete the course paper in UNIT 7.

The requirements for your course paper are as follows:

· Written in the format of the most current (6th) edition of the APA manual.

· This type of research paper is similar to a literature review in that you will be discussing what information is currently known about your topic.

· Include a discussion of psychological theory AND key research findings relevant to your chosen topic (below). Your incorporation of theory and research should come from the information you find through your reading of scholarly sources and journal articles (from your course paper resources assignment due in UNIT 3).

· Include specific examples that support theory and research.

· Please note that this is NOT an opinion essay.

· The body of the paper must be five full pages in length, not including APA style title page and References page.

· Each paper must be a Word document, double spaced with size 12 Times New Roman font and 1 inch margins on all sides.

· Please use complete sentences, appropriate grammar, spelling, and a minimum of 4 SCHOLARLY references (you may use your textbook as one reference). Please be sure to avoid using Internet sources such as Wikipedia or other web-based resources that do not have strong academic backing.

· You will also be required to use in-text references in your work in accordance with APA style to avoid plagiarism. Plagiarism detection software will be used to scan each paper.

Refer to the rubric below for a guideline as to how your paper will be graded. Students are strongly encouraged to use the writing center ([email protected]) for assistance with all assignments.

Each paper must be submitted via Blackboard; emailed copies will not be accepted. Policies in regard to turning work in late also apply to these assignments.

Course Paper Topics:Please choose ONE of the following topics below for your paper:

· Compare and contrast humanistic and behavioral approaches to psychology? Please be sure to use at least 4 scholarly research examples to help demonstrate these principles.

· Choose a topic (examples: aggression, schizophrenia, depression, learning, conformity, media influence) in Psychology you would like to study. How would YOU study this topic using the Scientific Method? This should be your OWN design and not a copy of a previously published study.

· Describe four primary ethical principles required for psychological research with human beings. Please be sure to use at least 4 scholarly research examples to help demonstrate the principles.

· Why does a course on psychology begin by examining the structures and function of the nervous system? Give specific examples from at least 4 research studies that demonstrate how the nervous system influences behavior.

· Compare and contrast classical conditioning and operant conditioning. Explain real world applications of these learning theory principles. Please be sure to use at least 4 scholarly research examples to help demonstrate the principles.

· Define reinforcement and punishment. Why do psychologists prefer negative reinforcement to punishment as a way to shape behavior? Be sure to share at least 4 scholarly research examples in your discussion of the concepts.

· Describe the effects of watching violent television programs and movies on children. Please be sure to use at least 4 scholarly research examples to help demonstrate these effects.

· What are three harmful maternal behaviors that can affect the developing child? Please be sure to use at least three scholarly research examples to support your discussion.

· Choose one aspect of development (cognitive, personality, language, social/emotional) and discuss how nature and nurture might interact to influence this aspect of development. Please be sure to use at least three scholarly research examples to support your ideas.

· How do cultural factors influence human development? Please be sure to use at least three scholarly research examples to support your ideas.

· Choose a theorist (Freud, Piaget, Erikson, Skinner, or Bandura). Explain the main features of their theory and the relevance of their theory today. Please be sure to use at least four scholarly research examples to support your ideas.

· Choose a psychological disorder. Define the disorder, explain symptoms and impact on the individual and family/society. Discuss potential causes, and treatments. Please be sure to use at least four scholarly research examples to support your ideas.

· Explain how attitudes are changed through persuasion, and describe how attitudes and behavior influence one another. Please be sure to use at least four scholarly research examples to support your ideas.

· Define cognitive dissonance. Provide an example of cognitive dissonance from your own experience. Explain why cognitive dissonance can cause attitude change. Please be sure to use at least four scholarly research examples to support your ideas.

· Define social influence and conformity, and describe the factors that influence conformity. Please discuss a recent example from the news (global, national, or local) that helps demonstrate these concepts. Also, please be sure to use at least four scholarly research examples to support your ideas.

Post PSY101 Unit 4 Quiz

Question 1

5 out of 5 points

Learning is defined as a relatively permanent _______________________________.

Question 2

5 out of 5 points

The scientist who introduced the concept of classical conditioning was named___________________.

Question 3

5 out of 5 points

According to classical conditioning theory, the bell can be initially thought of as the ________________ stimulus, but after conditioning is considered the ___________________ stimulus.

Question 4

1.5 out of 5 points

After returning from the war in Afghanistan, Gerald becomes fearful and dives for cover when he hears firecrackers on July 4th. In this situation, the firecracker is the _________________ stimulus and the diving for cover is the _______________________response. By responding to the firecracker, does Gerald show stimulus generalization or stimulus discrimination?____________________________.

Question 5

5 out of 5 points

Operant conditioning differs from classical conditioning in several ways. State two of these differences.

Question 6

5 out of 5 points

The scientist most associated with operant conditioning is _______________________.

Question 7

1.5 out of 5 points

Tommy is having difficulties following directions in school. His teacher puts him on a behavior modification plan. Each time Tommy follows directions he receives a sticker. The sticker is ______________ reinforcer. If Tommy shows an increase in the number of times he follows directions, the sticker can be considered a______________________. If Tommy does not show an increase in the number of times he follows directions, the sticker is not a __________________________.

Question 8

0 out of 5 points

Carla’s teacher is trying to coax her to sit with the group for story time. Carla insists on sitting away from the group but sometimes stands up to peek at what the group is doing. Carla’s teacher reinforces Carla whenever she shows interest in the group. Eventually Carla joins the group. The reinforcement strategy of rewarding successive approximations of the desired behavior is known as _________________.

Question 9

5 out of 5 points

The scientist most associated with stating the importance of observational learning is __________________. Through his famous ÒBobo DollÓ experiment, he suggested that children exposed to violent behavior via adult modeling may be more likely to _________________________.

Question 10

0 out of 5 points

Three year-old Evan is watching violent cartoons on TV. Specialized neurons in his brain known as ________________ might be firing when he thinks about mimicking the violent behavior.

Question 11

5 out of 5 points

Intelligence is defined as _____________________________________________.

Question 12

5 out of 5 points

General intelligence is known as _______________.

Question 13

0 out of 5 points

Anna is excellent at solving puzzles and reasoning abstractly. She is strong in ___________ intelligence.

Question 14

0 out of 5 points

Adam is excellent at recalling the meaning of vocabulary words. He is strong in ________________ intelligence.

Question 15

5 out of 5 points

Howard Gardner’s theory of ___________________ suggested 8 different forms of intelligence.

Question 16

5 out of 5 points

Karen is a natural athlete. According to Gardner, she possess __________________intelligence.

Question 17

5 out of 5 points

Anna wants to become a psychotherapist. According to Gardner, it would be advantageous if she possessed _____________________________ intelligence.

Question 18

Partial Credit

Keith is excellent at solving word problems, but his sister says he has no “common sense” to figure out how to solve problems in everyday living. According to Sternberg, Keith lacks____________________________.

Question 19

Henry often insults his classmates. He does not understand why his classmates are reluctant to work with him on group projects. Henry could use some helpful suggestions to improve his _________________________ intelligence.

Question 20

5 out of 5 points

IQ scores are normally distributed within the population. When plotted, this normal distribution forms a ________ shaped curve with a mean IQ score of _________.

Post PSY101 Unit 6 Quiz

Question 1

5 out of 5 points

Maria and Elena are identical twins. Maria was given up for adoption at birth while Elena was raised by her birth parents. Maria and Elena both developed schizophrenia in their early twenties. This suggests that nature OR nurture is more responsible for development of schizophrenia. Choose either nature or nurture.

Question 2

0 out of 5 points

You are studying the long term effects of a new medication on the symptoms of ADHD. You choose to conduct a __________________ study design in which you will examine the effects of the medication after 3 months, 6 months, and again at 1 year.

Question 3

5 out of 5 points

___________________ is a chromosomal abnormality in which the affected individual has an extra chromosome which causes intellectual disability.

Question 4

5 out of 5 points

A teratogen is defined as ________________________________. An EXAMPLE of a teratogen is_______________________.

Question 5

0 out of 5 points

Twenty-five year old Linda still finds it hard to develop close relationships with friends. She has difficulty believing them when they tell her the truth. According to Erikson’s theory of socioemotional development, Linda may have had difficulties as a young child in the _______________________ stage of development.

Question 6

3.5 out of 5 points

According to Piaget’s theory of ______________ development, children in the _________________________ stage of development do not have the capacity to discern that liquid poured from a wide short jar into a taller thinner jar contains the same amount of liquid. They lack _________________.

Question 7

5 out of 5 points

Harry Harlow showed that infant attachment was based on the mother meeting the nutritional needs of the infant. True or False? ______.

Question 8

5 out of 5 points

One year old Benjamin cries when his mother leaves the room. When she returns, he ignores her. According to Mary Ainsworth, BenÕs attachment style is _______________________.

Question 9

5 out of 5 points

When Ariel cries because she wants a cookie before dinner, her parents explain that they understand that she wants the cookie, she can have the cookie, but she must wait until after dinner. This parenting style is best described as _______________________.

Question 10

5 out of 5 points

In Vygotsky’s view of cognitive development, ___________ interactions play an important role in cognitive development.

Question 11

5 out of 5 points

According to Freud, the personality has three components. These are the ________, ____________, and __________________.

Question 12

5 out of 5 points

According to Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, children pass through five stages of psychosexual development. These are the ____________, ________________, _________________, _______________, and _____________________,stages.

Question 13

5 out of 5 points

Ellen is cheats on her boyfriend so she is convinced her boyfriend is cheating on her. According to Freud, Ellen is using the defense mechanism of ___________________.

Question 14

5 out of 5 points

Eight year old Kyle has started sucking his thumb after his new brother came home from the hospital. According to Freud, Kyle is using the defense mechanism of ___________________.

Question 15

5 out of 5 points

Trait theorists believe personality is best explained by___________________.

Question 16

5 out of 5 points

The Big Five Personality Test measures the following five traits_____________________, _______________________, ______________________, _______________________, and ______________________.

Question 17

5 out of 5 points

“Erica is outgoing and social. She is the “life of the party”. On the Big Five Personality test, Erica is likely to score high on the trait of ________________________ .”

Learning theory perspectives on personality focus on how ________________________ determines one’s personality.

Question 19

5 out of 5 points

Two projective tests of Personality are the _______________________ and the ___________________________.

Question 20

5 out of 5 points

Jerome Kagan believes that a newborn’s ___________________ will be an early indication of the type of personality the child will develop.

Post PSY101 Unit 8 Quiz

Question 1

5 out of 5 points

Correct

Abnormality may be defined as__________________________________.

Question 2

5 out of 5 points

The DSM-V is used to_____________________________________________.

Question 3

0 out of 5 points

For a long time, Angela has had difficulty controlling her worries and fears even when there is no immediate circumstance that is responsible for her nervousness. Angela may be suffering from __________________________________________.

Question 4

2 out of 5 points

Tom climbs the stairs at work in order to avoid the intense anxiety he experiences when being confined in an elevator. Tom may be suffering from______________________.

Question 5

5 out of 5 points

Tina cannot leave the house without repeatedly checking that the stove is off and the door is locked. She is frequently late for school every day because she cannot leave the house on time. Tina may be diagnosed with a form of ____________________________________.

Question 6

0 out of 5 points

Marla’s sister has just been diagnosed with schizophrenia. She hears voices and is paranoid that someone is trying to control her. She will likely be placed on anti-psychotic medication that targets the neurotransmitter called________________________.

Question 7

5 out of 5 points

Peter cannot concentrate, is extremely sad, and is having difficulty sleeping. He sees a therapist who suggests he is suffering from Depression. She refers him to a psychiatrist who prescribes Zoloft. Zoloft belongs to a class of drugs known as SSRIs which act on the neurotransmitter_____________________.

Question 8

1 out of 5 points

Cognitive Behavior Therapy is an effective form of treatment that focuses on changing a client’s maladaptive________________________.

Question 9

5 out of 5 points

Behavioral techniques are best suited for treating __________________ disorders.

Question 10

5 out of 5 points

Person-centered therapy focuses on the therapeutic relationship in which the therapist provides unconditional________________ _____________ for the client.

Question 11

0 out of 5 points

“Corey’s doctor tells him he is overweight and has a family risk of obesity related heart disease. Corey is not particularly committed to changing his diet and exercise routine. According to Leon Festinger, this may lead Corey to experience a mental conflict known as ____________ ______________.”

Question 12

10 out of 10 points

Alexandra just got cut off in traffic. She is angry and decides the driver is a “bad person”. Alexandra is attributing the driver’s behavior to _____________________ ___________________ rather than ____________________ ______________________.

Question 13

8 out of 10 points

Attribution theory is defined as_____________________________________________________________________. Give an example of a time when you or someone you know showed an attribution bias________________________________________________________________________.

Question 14

10 out of 10 points

Conformity is defined as____________________________. Give an example of a time when you changed your behavior to conform with the behavior of others.

Question 15

5 out of 5 points

Groupthink is defined as ________________________________________________.

Question 16

5 out of 5 points

Stanley Milgram performed an important study on _____________________________.

Question 17

5 out of 5 points

Prejudice differs from discrimination in that prejudice is____________________________________ whereas discrimination is ______________