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    Self-efficacy and self-determination

    Can someone help by explaining how self-efficacy and self-determination can influence motivation and student learning, and explain two ways that self-efficacy or self-determination may be used to motivate students? I understand better if you provide examples.

    Reliability and Validity of a Survey

    I have a 20 page paper to write and I'm stuck. My example is this I am a psychologist working for a consulting firm that specializes in survey development. My firm has been contacted by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D.) to develop a survey that will identify teenagers who are at-risk for driving while intoxicated. M.A.D.

    Adolescent Life Today

    Review the following websites about adolescent life today. Reflect on each website and write one page paper discussing what you learned in these websites. Then find three of your own websites which describe or depict teenage life. First, copy and put the link in your paper, then write about the importance of each website or art

    Correlational Research, Experimental Research, and Case Study

    Write one research question which could be answered by each of these methods and explain why it is answered by each method: correlational research, experimental research, and case study. Be sure to write your paper in APA format and include a reference list.

    Developmental Stages in Psychology

    a) Select one developmental stage such as infancy: ages birth to 2; early childhood, ages 3 to 6; middle childhood, ages 7 to 12; or adolescence, ages 13 to 18. Explain the physical, social, and cognitive changes that are components of that stage of development. b) Select and discuss one theory or concept that fits best with

    Continuum of Masculinity-Femininity

    Referring to a persons' gender identity, explain how a person's masculine and feminine traits can be described using the continuum of masculinity-femininity.

    POMS and SCAT

    What do you think about POMS (profile of mood states) and SCAT (Sport competition anxiety test) and their effectiveness as tests?

    Community Psychology Application

    Give an example of an injustice that concerns you. Describe the potential role of community psychology for addressing the injustice. Discuss the importance of commitment and accountability in addressing injustice at personal, relational, and collective levels.

    Theory and Career Counseling for Teens

    Provide a brief description of the theory of your choice and the setting and client population you had in mind. Then briefly explain why you selected this theory for this setting and population, how you might use it, and why you think it would be efficacious.

    Empowerment in the Generalist Practices

    1) (a) Discuss Empowerment and Empowerment Theory in the Generalist Practice or social work practice, (b)The Strengths Perspective in the Generalist Practice or social work practices, and (c) Resiliency and why this focus is a vital concept in the Generalist Practice. 2) Discuss how the understanding of this focus intersects

    Group Theories in the Generalist Practices or Social Work

    Out of all the theories in social work (Field Theory in social work, The Social Exchange Theory in social work, The Learning Theory in social work, The Psychoanalytic Theory in social work, The Systems Theory in social work, The Empowerment Theory in social work, and The Feminist Theory in social work)... How does the Systems

    Health and Wellbeing- Sport Psychology

    What are the relationships between mental health, eating, and aggressiveness patterns that someone might note as indicators of more serious problems when working with an athlete?

    Gender, Race and Stereotypes

    Identify the steps or levels on the cultural competence continuum. Provide two specific ideas a sports psychology professional can do to move up to a higher cultural level competence.

    Theories and Groups

    Which theory helps you understand best how groups function: Field Theory, Social Exchange Theory, Learning Theory, Psychoanalytic Theory, Systems Theory, Empowerment Theory, or Feminist Theory? Discuss your rationale for selecting this theory and the concepts of the theory that make it seem most relevant to your understanding

    Bringing about Social Change

    Provide a description of an issue or problem, one that has to do with a needed social change. Include your thoughts about how you, as scholar-practitioner, might contribute to its resolution and bring about social change. Finally, share an experience in which you contributed to resolving an issue or problem in your workplace or

    Community Psychology (CP)

    What is community psychology (CP)? Be sure to include in your discussion the main components of community psychology as described by Nelson & Prilleltensky (2005): issues and problems; values; principles and conceptual tools; and science of CP.

    The History of Vocational/Career Counselling

    Provide a brief description of a total of at least three major developments from across the first eight stages in the history of vocational/career counselling. For each, explain why you believe it to be a significant contribution to the development and/or progress of vocational/career counseling. Finally, explain how each develo

    Research and Criteria to Evaluate Theories

    Out of the 4 major criteria that are used to evaluate theories, which of the four is the most important or are they all-important? Do all the criteria need to be satisfied to be valid? 1. Explains the past; predicts the future 2. Testable and falsifiable 3. Parsimonious 4. Promotes research.

    Symbolic Logic: Modus Ponens and Modus Tollens

    Symbolic Logic PART 1 1. Write two arguments in English, one in the form of modus ponens and one in the form of modus tollens. Then, write the arguments in symbols using sentence letters and truth-functional connectives. (If your computer does not have all the symbols needed, use some other symbol you do have access to and

    Educational Self-Regulation & Current Perspective of Psychology

    Can someone help with an aspect of educational self-regulation that enhances or challenges the current perspective of psychology? Please provide examples. (See self-regulation portion of Bandura article). Reference Bandura, A. (2001). The changing face of psychology at the dawning of a globalization era. Canadian Psychology

    Business Psychology with the Hawthorne Effect.

    Explain the premise of business psychology. Include the origins of this field and how the Hawthorne Effect may apply today. How might individual differences affect the workplace? Discuss Business Psychology's relationship to three major learning theories.

    Sport Psychology.

    Explain the difference between Imagery and Mental Rehearsal, and how you would apply these skills to help an athlete who is struggling with anxiety/arousal issues.

    Life Span Development

    Development is defined as the pattern of change that begins at conception and continues through the life span. 1) Define and briefly describe the biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional processes that make-up human development. 2) Explain how the biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional processes that make-up human

    What is Validity and Reliability

    Article Describe the variables used in the research and how they were measured. Describe any psychological assessments that were used. The variables are psychosis and maltreatment of children. The article is looking at the prevalence of child abuse with parents with psychotic disorder. • Discuss the types of reliability

    Values and Ethics Guiding Generalist Practice

    Review National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics: http://www.socialworkers.org/pubs/code/code.asp 1). Please summarize the preamble or the professional values and ethics that guide the Generalist Practice. http://www.socialworkers.org/pubs/code/code.asp 2) From the six core values: (Service, Social jus