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    The five senses and the systems that receive the sensory information

    One of the games the Product Development team is proposing has to do with sensation and perception in preschool learning. They are running experiments which they plan to adapt in their educational games and toys. Describe a specific example of a sense and describe how it can be perceived in different ways. In your response, e

    Three of Henry Murray's Needs

    List and define three of Henry Murray's needs. For one of the needs, provide an example of an occupation that would help to satisfy that need and explain why. For another need, describe how the need can cause trouble for a person in an occupational role.

    Biological Influences of Psychology

    In order to better understand how preschool children learn from their play activities, you have advised the Product Development department to study the biological influences of psychology. See the scenario for the specifics of your role. Develop a short presentation describing the biological influences of psychology. In your

    Adaptation Experiments

    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 again rate its coarseness. Did your perception of the coarseness change? How? Distribute one cup with sugar wa

    Theories of Early Psychology: Structuralism, Functionalism and Behaviorism

    Compare and contrast three of the ten different perspectives (specific theories) of early psychology described in your text or on the internet. These theories include: Structuralism, Functionalism, Behaviorism, Gestalt, Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Evolutionary, Physiological, Cognitive, and Culture and Diversity.

    Aspects of psychology are noted.

    Early behavioral psychologists demonstrated it is easier to modify behavior when the expected behavior is rewarded. For example, you compliment your child for doing well in school, or you get coupons for your next purchase because you spent so much at the grocery store. I explain the benefits of using this type of behavior mo

    Different types of temperament

    What are the different types of temperament? What are the different approaches for dealing children according to their temperamental styles?

    Understanding Test Scores

    This article will help the reader further understand commonly used test scores used in psychological and educational testing. These include: Standard Scores, Percentiles, Age/Grade Equivalents, Confidence Intervals, Bands of Error, and the Bell Curve.

    Open Ended, Closed and clarifying questions

    Would you agree with my answers to the following questions? 1. "What is it like for you when you get depressed?" OPEN ENDED 2. "Have you had a physical exam in the last two years?" CLOSED 3. "Are you saying you don't give up easily?" CLOSED 4. "How does this job affect your mood

    Discussion question - Teams, Team Motivation Strategies and Incentives

    Please answer the following discussion questions with at least a 30-50 word response. 1. How do team motivation strategies and rewards differ from those used for individuals? 2. How can team incentives be implemented in such a way that all team members benefit? 3. What are some examples of good individ

    Types of Child Abuse

    I would like to discuss different types of child abuse. This is for a 6-8 page paper I need to write. A detailed outline with at least 10 references would be helpful. Thank you.

    Groups, Conflict & Communication

    1. What are the common symptoms of impending conflict within groups? 2. What are some specific strategies that you can use for preventing conflict within your learning team? 3. How do you adapt your listening style to deal with interference (e.g., noise, loud voices, or telephones)? 4. How would you create a communica

    Developing group cohesion

    1. What is the most difficult aspect of developing group cohesion? 2. In the process of division of a work plan, does equitable always imply equal loads? Explain your answer. 3. How do individuals maintain their individuality while fully participating in the group process?

    Identify Common Psychological Disorders

    Details: Fun Learning and Toy Company is looking for ways to expand into non-traditional markets. Their goal is to explore the possibility of developing educational materials which will help psychologists treat patients. Develop a presentation in which you identify common psychological disorders. In your presentation you sho

    Behavior, Mental Processes and Arbitration Process

    1. Each founder of psychology focused on a different aspect of behavior and mental processes. Did they choose important questions? If you had been one of the founders, on which topic do you think you would have focused? 2.During a brainstorming session, a coworker disagrees with every idea you suggest. Depending on the attri

    Team work: challenges, responsibilities

    How has your work environment changed over the past five years due to the increasing focus on groups/teams? In what ways have you found the change to teams difficult? What are some of the responsibilities that team members need to assume in a work setting?

    Psychology - Grief

    In order to develop a better marketing approach , you and your workgroup want to know what is the purchasing educational games for prechoolers . You believe that understanding social behavior and its influences will help you make more astute marketing decisions. Share your opinion on the following topics:

    Debate question

    There is a ongoing debate between proponents of the heredity approach (who believe that intelligence is genetically determined) and the environment approach (who argue that intelligence depends at least in part on an individual's experience and environment). The important practical (and political) issue arising from this deba

    Behavior Across the Lifespan

    Fun Learning and Toy Company is looking for ways to expand into non-traditional markets. Their goal is to explore the possibility of developing educational materials which will help psychologists treat patients. Develop a presentation in which you identify common psychological disorders . In your presentatio

    Experiments

    Perform the following experiments and report your results. Devise the following experiments and report your results. Devise an Acronym relation to a concept you are having difficult learning. Write it down. Study it for 2 minutes. Come back in one hour. Can you now remember the information? Was this exercise he

    Types of intelligences are noted.

    This task is demonstrated: Details: Take out two sheets of paper. Label the first sheet "academic intelligence." In 5 minutes, list all of the behaviors that you can think of that are characteristic of academic intelligence. After completing this list, put this sheet aside. Label the second sheet "everyday intelligence" and s

    Spearman's Model of Intelligence and Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

    Use the Library and other Internet resources to research Spearman's Model of Intelligence and Gardner's Multiple Intelligences. Based on your findings, compare and contrast the two models. Provide several comparisons and several contrasts. Which of the two models do you feel is more in line with psychology today? Support your an

    Adjusting to modern Life

    Please list any and all references or resources that you use. 2. a. Discuss two main advantages and two main disadvantages of doing correlational research? b. Give an example of two variables that you think are negatively correlated with each other and explain why you think so. 3. a. What are th