Assignment 2: Discouraged Workers and the Economy A “discouraged worker” is an individual without a job who has a desire to work; however, the worker has not actively searched for a job within the last six months, because the worker believes that there are no jobs available. Such a worker is not included in the […]

Week 4: Perspectives on Learning   Introduction   So far in this course, you have examined the many ways in which individuals develop, and you have considered multiple influences on learning, including culture and community. Essential also to understanding the psychology of education is the study of theories of learning, which include cognitive, behavioral, and […]

Application: An Infant Case Study – Sam Many changes happen from conception to birth. A single-celled zygote multiplies and grows over approximately nine months into a living, breathing human being composed of trillions of cells. That’s quite an amazing feat! With such rapid growth occurring, it is not surprising that the developing fetus is vulnerable […]

Describe a specific behavior that you engage in fairly regularly, and discuss how this behavior is controlled by the different lobes of your cerebral cortex, as well as the more primitive parts of your brain. Which hemisphere or half of the brain do you believe was most heavily involved in the processing of this behavior […]

Write a 1,500–2,500-word paper that covers the following: A description of the social psychological aspect of bullying The most relevant researcher and theory associated with your topic (Bandura’s Social Learning Theory, for example) Answers about the topic/guiding question with completed activities The personal impact of knowledge gained—how it changes/strengthens personal beliefs A summative conclusion AND […]

Operant Conditioning For this Assignment, you will write a 2-4 page paper that addresses the following terms in your own words: operant conditioning positive punishment negative punishment positive reinforcement negative reinforcement ethical concerns that may arise when using the above methods to change or modify behavior You should provide references to the text to support […]

PSY 304 Physical Changes in Midlife   With middle adulthood comes a tremendous amount of change. While much of this change is cognitive and emotional, there is a significant amount of physical changes as well. With that said, describe the physical changes that we encounter during middle adulthood. For example, what health changes do we […]

Motivation   Everything you have learned in this course about development, how learning takes place, and the influences of culture and community on learning can provide important insights about a child’s motivation to learn. For the purposes of this Discussion, imagine that you are a teacher. As you review the Learning Resources in preparation for […]

The American Psychological Association (APA), the American Psychiatric Association, and the American Medical Association all oppose the use of coercion in interrogation. These organizations strictly prohibit their members from participating in interrogations in which coercion is used. These organizations claim that coercion is unethical. The resolution of the APA (2008) on coercion in interrogation includes […]

v 1 Which of the following is NOT one of the three fundamental features of science? a empirical questions b public knowledge c mathematical equations d systematic empiricism 2 A set of beliefs can be said to be pseudoscientific if it lacks one or more of the three features of science and _____. a its […]