Category Archives: Psychology

Explain the “certainty effect” in relation to Superfund environmental clean-up efforts?

Research-Reflection-Synthesis Answer the following questions and prompts in a 3-4 page narrative that demonstrates a personal understanding of the material. Provide detailed examples from your own experiences that illustrate the concepts; if possible, discuss how this information might be relevant to your future career; whenever possible, define concepts with your own words. Answer EACH of […]

How would you design the study if you were doing an experimental study?

“CORRELATIONAL VS. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS” You have been tasked to research the relationship between academic performance and studying either alone or in a group. How would you design the study if you were doing a correlational study? How would you design the study if you were doing an experimental study? Between these two designs which one […]

How would you teach a group of parents about why their adolescent boys and girls are “acting out”?

We could reasonably suggest that during the adolescent stage, it may be biologically difficult for a person to wrangle their emotions, impulses, and behaviors. As a medical educator, how would you teach a group of parents about why their adolescent boys and girls are “acting out”? In approximately 3 pages, create a “fact sheet” in […]

What is the step to guarantee that the members are adhering to the group agreement?

The 12-step program is a good one and one that should not be taken lightly. What universal factors would you incorporate in your group agreement? What steps would you take if the person comes in group under the influence? What is the step to guarantee that the members are adhering to the group agreement?

How vividly you felt your body movements during the activity.

As you complete this evaluation, remember that imagery is more than just visualizing something in your mind’s eye. Vivid images may include many senses, such as seeing, hearing, feeling, touching, and smelling. Vivid images also may include feeling emotions or moods. In this exercise you will read descriptions of general sport situations. You are to […]

What characteristics constitute social popularity in children?

1. Elaborate on at least four causes of obesity in children. 2. Itemize some the measures in which different elements of society may coordinate together to stop the “obesity epidemic”. 3. What is asthma and enumerate some causes of it in children. 4. Elaborate on the concept of Coregulation between parents and children. 5. What […]

Is it appropriate to label this a replication crisis? Or, is Morling right to characterize this as a replication debate?

Discussion Chapter 14 introduces the challenges psychology has recently faced with respect to the replication of published research. Dig a bit deeper and do some research this week (e.g., in the popular press; via the research literature, in websites of professional organizations). Is it appropriate to label this a replication crisis? Or, is Morling right […]

Discuss how Deindividuation played a role in the guards’ behavior, inmates’ behavior, and the experimenter’s behavior.

Watch the 2015 movie The Stanford Prison Experiment. Amazon.com: The Stanford Prison Experiment: Ezra Miller, Tye … The movie can be streamed for a fee on the following: 1. Amazon Prime 2. YouTube 3. ITunes 4. Google Play It can also be viewed with a subscription to Sling. Write a two page reaction paper. In […]

How did you feel conducting this interview session compared to the one you completed in the first week of class?

Role-Play Reflection paper Each student should submit their own reflection on their experience. Reflections should address the following: How did you feel conducting the interview session? What do you think your strengths were? What area(s) did you struggle with? Summarize the feedback you received from your partner and compare that to your own self-assessment. Were […]