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    Nature vs Nurture: Which One is Best?

    1. Which plays a greater part in development, nature or nurture? Explain why. 2. Which life span theory do you think best explains your development? Explain your answer.

    Social Learning and Trait Theories and Theorists

    The major figures that influence each theory, the key concepts that determine personality formation, and how each theory explains disordered personality. Evaluate each theory for its validity, comprehensiveness, applicability, and cultural utility.

    My friend her behavior as a passive aggressiveness

    A.describe her type of behavior. b.examine the conditions that precede the passive aggressiveness c.examine the consequences that follow selected type of behavior. d. describe how psychology can be used to explain the behavior. In addition, identify the ethical dilemmas that could arise from your observation.

    Sample Question

    Conduct an experiment to illustrate the concept of a perceptual set. Engage at least three subjects (family members, coworkers, or friends) in your experiment. Ask your subjects to observe a specific room and take note of everything in the room that is a particular color, for example, anything and everything that is brown. You m

    What are the effects of hormones during puberty?

    1. What are the roles of hormones during puberty from start to stop? 2. What do the hormones do to cause the symptoms, etc? 3. Any specific roles of the hormones? In other words: Name, role, effect, etc during puberty?

    Critique a Qualitative Research Article: Youth Gambling

    Critique of a Qualitative Research Article (see attached) Utilize research protocols in defining, researching, analyzing and synthesizing appropriate scholarly research within the topic/issue selected. The learner may utilize the sub-questions as a guide to what content needs to be addressed within each component. Rese

    Sample questions about Psychosocial Stage of Development.

    In which you analyze your current psychosocial stage of development. In your analysis, include the following items: a. Identify your present Eriksonian psychosocial stage of development (your selected stage of development may not correlate with your current age). b. Explain how your current psychosocial stage of devel

    Child growth and development

    Q 1: Please discuss factors that can lead to brain damage in the young child. Q 2: Please discuss and distinguish between gross and fine motor skills, and discuss the development of of each during the play years. Q 3: Describe and discuss the major characteristics of preoperational thought, according to Piaget. Q 4:

    Rational and Irrational Behaviors in Psychology

    Consider the fact that at one point in US history the decision to own slaves was considered rational and informed. Today we would consider the decision to own slaves "irrational". For this project: Identify one other example of a decision (past or present) that was once considered "rational" but that is now reviewed as "irratio

    Abnormal Psychology Models

    a. Briefly examine the origins of abnormal psychology. b. Provide a brief overview of how abnormal psychology has evolved into a scientific discipline. c. Briefly analyze the psychosocial, biological/medical, and sociocultural theoretical models related to the development of abnormal psychology.

    Experiments

    Conduct three of the following experiments and record your reactions. Be specific for each experiment. 1. Rub your index fingers gently over a piece of very coarse sandpaper a few times and rate its coarseness on a scale from 1 (very soft) to 7 (very coarse). After a minute or two, rub the same finger over the paper and a

    Serial rapist /Jack the Ripper

    You have heard that there is a serial rapist in London that is known as the "Ripper Copycat." You found out that a colleague of yours from London is on the investigation team for this serial rapist. Your colleague has emailed you and asked if you were familiar with Jack the Ripper, and if so, do you have any information on the f

    Cultural Influences on Abnormal Psychology

    Please reply in a 150-200 word summary of one thing that can be learned about Abnormal Psychology. Use at least two outside resources plus your text to help support your learning summary.

    Program to improve adolescent self-concept

    Discuss how a program could be designed to assist adolescent/young adults in achieving a positive self-concept and self actualization by following the humanistic theories. Think about the goals and objectives that the program should have, as well as any barriers that might be encountered.

    Psychology Summary of a Professional Journal

    I am looking for a one to two page summary and three inspirational ideas from the article attached. Stress Versus Discrete Negative Emotions in the Prediction of Physical Complaints: Does Predictive Utility Vary Across Ethnic Groups? (Consedine, Magai, et al., 2006).

    Erickson's theory

    1. the types of personality characteristics associated with Erickson's theory.

    Case Study and Experimental Research Methods

    Compare and contrast two of the following five research methods in psychology described in your text or on the internet. These research methods include: Case study, Naturalistic observation, Correlational research, Survey research, and Experimental method. Include in your discussion the research techniques, reliability and valid

    Compare and contrast two of the following five research methods in psychology

    Compare and contrast two of the following five research methods in psychology described in your text or on the internet. These research methods include: Case study, Naturalistic observation, Correlational research, Survey research, and Experimental method. Include in your discussion the research techniques, reliability and valid

    Nonverbal, Verbal, and Discrepant Behaviors

    Description of a minimum of four dimensions, providing a specific example for each, from within the categories of verbal behavior, nonverbal behavior, and discrepancies that you believe are most important to observe. Justify your choices.

    Correlation between Birth Order and Abuse

    I did a survey about the birth order, and I found that 14 teen out of 21 middle born children stated that they were abused. However, 14 out of 21 stated that they felt that they were treated very well. I can understand how this can be conceivable, could you explain this to me in 175 words or less?

    Motivation:Difference between winners and losers on these teams.

    Using the following article, please help me so that I can write about the question: Pearlman, Jeff. (2009) Winners and Losers. http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200903/success-winners-and-losers Identify 3 types of motivation that explain the difference between winners and losers on these teams.

    Aphasia Students and Special Educations Classes

    In school are there regular classes, special Ed classes, and Aphasia classes. I want to know more about Aphasia students. How do they become Aphasic students? Was it because of brain injury, born that way or what? On the other hand, what if the mom took something during pregnancy that could have caused the child to have a birt

    Child Growth and Development

    Q1. Explain what object permanence is, how it is tested in infancy, and when it develops. Q2. Differentiate three theories of language learning, and explain current views on language learning. Q.3 Describe the main development in the emotional life of the child between 6 months and 2 years. Q.4 Define attachment, e

    Defense Mechanisms in Work Settings

    THE QUESTION IS THIS "A supervisor confronts a group of employees about the problem of not cleaning up after themselves in the employee lounge/kitchen." Could you explain how these defense mechanisms would guard the employees from the anxiety produced by the encounter with the supervisor. T Describe the types of defense mech

    Reward Systems

    I have to answer this question below in 250 words. I have been reading the chapter and don't fully understand this question: How can you assess employee needs to tailor effective rewards?

    Reward Systems

    ? How can you integrate rewards given at all levels of an organization into a company-wide reward system?