Relationships Between Childhood Poverty Of major concern to educators and psychologists alike is the relationship of childhood poverty and deprivation on suppressed cognitive development, executive functioning, and attention. Further, recent research suggests that childhood poverty also can play an important role in negative health outcomes and attitudes towards aging that extend into adulthood. Discuss the […]
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Explain how these early theories were developed, and why there is concern related to race, gender, socioeconomic status, and other areas of diversity in how these theories were developed.
The Early Theories of Human Development Several theories attempt to describe human development. Briefly describe the Freud, Erickson, and Piaget theories regarding development. Provide the major similarities and differences between each. Explain how these early theories were developed, and why there is concern related to race, gender, socioeconomic status, and other areas of diversity in […]
Explain the main stages of human development and describe what you think may be the important hallmarks of each stage.
Week 1 Discussion We began the study of human development by understanding that human development is more than just going from child to adult. Human development continues through the life-span, hence the term life-span development. Even though we look at human development across the life-span, there are still hallmarks or stages of human development that […]
Discuss the importance of construct validity, internal and external validity, on experimental research in psychological science.
Norming Lab Report Background context: -discuss the importance of construct validity, internal and external validity, on experimental research in psychological science. (refer to the readings to motivate theoretical rationale of norming studies) Literature review: -Briefly describe a few examples of norming studies. (refer to the readings to discuss examples of norming studies and the methodology […]
What way was Ardell’s reaction to the news of her impending death inconsistent with the Elisabeth Kübler-Ross stages of death and dying?
As we reach the end of the human life span, we all face the issue of death. The most influential theory about our psychological reaction to death and dying is from a psychiatrist, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Based on extensive interviews of people who were dying, Dr. Kübler-Ross developed a five stage theory to describe our response […]
Describe what specific emotion you think each image is trying to evoke (e.g., joy).
For each of the 4 images you see: 1) Describe how the image makes you feel. What thoughts, memories, or ideas come to mind when you look at the image? Then, list the specific emotions that you feel. 2) These images are used in research studies to evoke specific emotions. Describe what specific emotion you […]
Describe an experiment on the testing effect and discuss how this experiment is relevant to which principle?
How can students use judgments of learning to improve the efficiency of their study? What are the potential drawbacks of relying on judgments of learning? How have these drawbacks been tested? What are the four principles of memory improvement and learning efficiency? Describe an experiment on the testing effect and discuss how this experiment is […]
What practical steps can school counselors take to meet their legal and ethical responsibilities to students in light of these caseloads?
The first one is, Parents are naturally protective of the privacy of their families and are frequently uncomfortable with school personnel having access to private family information. They are also rightfully concerned about what happens to their children at school. How can school counselors respect those wishes and yet still serve adolescent students who want […]
How do our history and culture affect our understanding of psychological disorders?
While psychological disorders still have a stigma, steps have been taken by some individuals to help others understand the disorders a little better. For example, photographer John William Keedy captured images to express anxiety disorders, OCD, and varied neuroses in “Photos Reveal What It’s Like to Have Anxiety Issues.” Review “What It’s Like to Have […]
What are the central techniques and methods necessary to achieve therapeutic goals,
For this assignment, students should write a final paper, with a culmination of their own personal theory of change. You should write a 8-10 page paper on your emerging theory. You must base this theory on at least two other theories, at least one of which is the focus of a chapter from the required […]
