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    Killings of Homeless

    Please find and read an article related to a social issue of your choice (e.g., education, healthcare, the economy, etc.) read it and please write two paragraphs summary of something that you learned or found interesting. Please provide reference (e.g., link, pdf, or full reference if gotten from paper media).

    Dr. Zak's Case Study

    Dr. Zak developed a test to measure depression. He sampled 100 university students to take his five item test. The group of students was comprised of 30 men and 70 women. In this group, four persons were African American, six persons were Hispanic, and one person was Asian. Zakâ??s Miraculous Test of Depression is printed be

    Counseling techniques and spirituality summary help is given.

    I need some help with some this assignment. 1. Develop a brief summary of the article in your own words. Do not copy and paste from the journal article--this is plagiarism! Simply provide a brief description in your own words of the topic under consideration in the article. If the article describes a research study, includ

    Reliability and Validity

    Internal Consistency Split-half Test/retest Parallel and alternate forms Face validity Content validity Criterion related Construct For each test listed above describe the test's application and under what conditions these types of reliability would be used as well as when it would be inappropriate. Also, describe each

    Counseling and Confidentiality

    Please help me answer these question below along with references 1. Purpose or positive benefit for confidentiality 2. The future for the Confidentiality 3. Purpose or positive benefit for dual relationships

    Nervous breakdowns

    What actually happens to someone when he or she suffers a mental breakdown?

    Introduction to Longitudinal Data Analysis

    Please help me with some insight into this assignment. Assume that you have been given grant money to conduct a longitudinal study in the research area of choice. YOU WILL REPORT: a) the hypotheses you would want to examine b) how you would set up the design? c) what statistical tests you would use to analyze the da

    Trends in modern-day American society

    Would you help me to answer these questions? 1. What are the major trends in modern-day American society? 2. How has the American family changed in the last fifty years? 3. Why is it important to understand cultural diversity in the field of clinical psychology?

    Test Taker's Bill of Rights

    What types of assessments have you taken? How was the assessment conducted? What should be included on Test Taker's Bill of Rights?

    Test bias

    What are some examples of possible test bias? How can test bias negatively affect test results? Can someone help me with the above questions. I think some examples could be An example of systemic variations are; creating a test or survey that is deemed favorable toward a particular group. The test bias negatively affects

    Trends and the Future of Psychotherapy

    What would be some of the explanation of an emerging trend in the field of psychotherapy? What would be some of the benefits and challenges of this trend using CBT therepeutic practice and challenges?

    Alfred Adler and Bella Swan summary

    1) What are Adler's primary theories/concepts about personality? 2) Using these theories/concepts of personality to analyze Bella Swan's personality, what are 6-7 examples from the Twilight films (not books) that illustrate these theories/concepts.

    How to Create a Graph and Table/Chart

    How to create a graph and one table or chart exhibiting ANY of the following: Frequency distributions, Correlations, Nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio scale data, results, research data comparisons or projections. The graph and table/chart need to pertain to the long term consequences of child abuse (physical and mental is

    What are the specific methods you would use to conduct a study?

    Please help with the following problem. Provide at least 200 words in the solution. Complete the design and methods section, including how you would analyze a data state: What are the specific methods you would use to conduct a study? How would the data be obtained? How would the data be analyzed? What statistical tool

    Filling gaps with research

    Is it possible to fill the gaps that are present in research (specifically about child abuse) and, if so, how?

    Factors Researchers Can Control in a Study

    The word "control" is a key concept for psychological researchers. Discuss three factors that a researcher can control when designing a valid study and three factors that a researcher can control to limit the effects that extraneous variables can have on the results of a study. 150 words

    Mental disorders and abnormal behavior

    1) Do you feel that societal pressures increased the development of mental disorders among adolescents? 2) Why is it more difficult to identify abnormal behavior among children than among adults?

    Addictions, abuse, and dependence

    1) How has society encouraged addictions? Provide examples in your response 2) What is the difference among use, abuse, and dependence? Why is it important to understand this difference?

    Bandura versus Skinner

    1) In comparing the theories of personality/learning of Bandura versus Skinner, who's theory is more powerful in explaining a behavior such as a child's high levels of aggression towards other children? 2) Why?

    Pavlov's work

    Please view the following YOUTUBE video . Write a two paragraphs summary focusing on Pavlov's work. What are your thoughts on classical conditioning? How does Pavlov's work generalize to human beings? Any other toughs that you found interesting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhqumfpxuzI

    Late Adulthood and the Death of an Individual

    Examine ageism and stereotypes associated with late adulthood - evaluate how individuals can promote health and wellness into late adulthood and mitigate the negative effects of aging - analyze the importance of relationships and social interactions as an individual nears end of life - identify cultural and personal atti