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    Worldviews and Biases

    Give one challenge related to an African American counselor worldview and biases. Describe the applicable aspects of this worldview and relevant bias(es) that could impact his/her work with culturally dissimilar clients. Then explain how it could impact his/her work and, finally, how he/she would address that challenge.

    Research biases avoidance: ways to ensure

    How do you guard against areas in which you might be vulnerable to judging others? How do you protect your clients, patients, research subjects, or students from being too heavily influenced by your values?

    Generalizability of research findings

    What does the term "generalizability" mean? How the generalizability of a study can be affected by the sampling method used? What are two research studies that do not seem to have good external validity because of the samples they used. How do they possibly limit generalizability?

    Omission of Participant Information

    There are times when you might believe that the results of a study are not representative of the population. What is the best way to determine if the results are obtained from a representative group? What section of the paper should you look at, and what information should be stated in that section? Some papers provide details a

    Cultures and its influences on human behavior

    Include a definition of culture, and help me with two ways culture influences human psychology along with a specific example of human behavior (e.g., aggression, gender-specific behaviors, or mental health) and explain one way this behavior may be exhibited differently among the three different cultures.

    Benefits/Oppression of Culturally Diverse Populations

    Explain how the history and theories of counseling and psychology have both benefited and oppressed culturally diverse populations. You may use one particular group or more than one group to illustrate your points. Include the following modern controversial issues (e.g. use of psychotherapy) or discuss the deficit model and

    Cultural Competence

    Give an explanation of what it means to be culturally competent, as well as your thoughts about the importance of becoming culturally competent as a counselor/therapist. Also, address the level of training you believe is needed to become culturally competent.

    Attitude and Behavior

    Locate a psychological research journal article that is related to the discussion, and address the discussion topics posed below. Address these items: What are the factors that influence the link between attitudes and behavior? Provide examples that illustrate the factors you choose.

    Create a Public Service Announcement.

    Please I need help help on this assignment. Activity: Create a Public Service Announcement: For this activity, I want you to create a public service announcement for a magazine. There are two parts to this activity: Part 1--The actual public service announcement You can do this in a word document, on a PowerPoint slide, or

    Some Negative Aspects of an Automated Study

    Let's suppose a researcher has an almost completely automated study. The participant sees the investigator when he gets to the laboratory and is given the consent form. After he is given the consent form, he is placed in a room with a computer that instructs him throughout the study. The investigator simply gets an output of the

    Social Psychology

    Think about a group or social category to which you belong and with which you identify. What does this group mean to you? What are some examples that demonstrate your high level of identification to this group?

    Research in practice

    Give an explanation, based on the current research in the article attached as well as the information you know about Marriage and Family Counseling, of how research might inform a counselor practice. Offer your thoughts about future trends or changes in society that you believe may impact the field of couples and family coun

    Social Research and Positive Change

    Describe how you might apply some of the social theories and research in your own life. Can you also help me with some ideas about how specific areas of social psychological research that you think will have significant impact on the future.

    Persuasion: Who, What, To Whom

    1. Who - Describe the Characteristics of the Persuader: What influences our ability to become persuaded by someone? What specific characteristics must this person possess? Be sure to address the impact of credibility, physical attractiveness, and likeability in your response. Why do we respond well to those who possess such ch

    What is Social Facilitation

    What is social facilitation? How has the definition of social facilitation evolved? How do the concepts of personal space and territoriality differ? How is human territoriality different from that of nonhuman species?

    How does one's sex impact aggression?

    What does the research suggest about gender differences in aggression? How could you apply this information in your current or future professional setting to help reduce aggression?

    Aggression research

    Using a scholarly article, this solution assesses if viewing violent behavior increases the likelihood of aggressive behavior.

    Bystanders' helpfulness

    What are some of the factors that determine whether bystanders help in emergencies? How can you increase the likelihood of people being helpful to others in need?

    Social Psychology

    Using the arguments made in Issue 5, discuss the influence that consonant and dissonant cognitions have on attitudes and behavior. YES - Cognitive Consequences of Forced Compliance Leon Festinger and James M. Carlsmith and Daryl J. Bem NO Self-Perception: An Alternative Interpretation of Cognitive Dissonan

    Analyze the concept of social bias

    Define the concepts of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. Explain the differences between subtle and blatant bias. Describe the impact of bias on the lives of individuals. Evaluate at least two strategies that can be used to overcome social biases.

    Social Psychology

    How do social psychology principles regarding attraction help explain how friendships are formed and maintained? The discussion can cover both personal friendships as well as collegial friendships in the workplace or professional networks.

    Intervention with family case study

    Review the Del Sol family case study and Consider the following caveats: Rosa and Miguel have separated. Miguel has moved out but begs Rosa daily to change her mind and let him come home. Rosa has indicated she will attend family counseling before filing for divorce, to see if Miguel can change. â?¢ Consider intervention

    conformity or obedience

    Offer a brief description of a situation in which either conformity or obedience can be increased or decreased in order to promote positive social change. Provide at least three specific ways of addressing conformity or obedience in the situation and describe the intended results.

    analyze attachment theory and romantic love

    Hazan and Shaver (1987) were the first to conceptualize romantic love as an attachment process. Analyze attachment theory as it applies to understanding the process of romantic love. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of attachment theory as a theoretical framework for understanding human relationships. How could you apply th

    Buss' theory on mate selection

    David Buss (1989, 2003) has proposed a controversial evolutionary perspective to describe the process of mate selection. Critically analyze this evolutionary perspective. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of this theory as it relates to understanding human mate selection.

    Social Psychology/Persuasion

    What is persuasion? What is an example of a time that you were persuaded to do something? How were you persuaded?

    Termination of Counseling - Doorknob Statements

    A ploy that is often used by clients who do not want to deal with an issue or challenge in their life is to reveal something pivotal or shocking in the last five minutes of a counseling session as he or she is getting ready to walk out the door of the office. This happens more often than you may think and can present the counsel