To what extent is prejudice a problem in your current environment?

To what extent is prejudice a problem in your current environment?

Week 6 Forum – Prejudice and Discrimination PYSC515

400 WORD MINIMUM

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To what extent is prejudice a problem in your current environment? If you think it is a problem, what are some of the subtle—or even blatant—ways that prejudice is expressed? What are the most common forms of prejudice in your social or work environment (e.g., racism, sexism, ageism, basic intolerance for different points of view, etc.)? If you feel you are living or working in an environment without blatant or subtle prejudice to what do you attribute this bias-free environment? Have you ever suddenly realized that you were acting or feeling prejudiced toward another person or group? Were you surprised to discover this about yourself? Form some comments or opinions and share them with your classmates. As always, you are encouraged to be honest but respectful in sharing your thoughts and experiences.

How does your human’s development reflect what Piaget says about early childhood development?

How does your human’s development reflect what Piaget says about early childhood development?

Write another 3-4 pages documenting your human’s physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development during early childhood. Be sure to refer to and cite a variety of theoretical perspectives that we are studying this week in our readings. How does your human’s development reflect what Piaget says about early childhood development? Which of Erikson’s crises has your human encountered so far, and how has he or she resolved them?

Summarize what went well and what difficulties your human experienced during this period? Consider how race/ethnicity, class, and gender may have influenced these experiences, and remember to carry the events of your human’s fetal development and birth through into what you write this week.

Some ideas might include, but are not limited to the following:

  1. Where does your human live, and who else lives there? What kind of neighborhood is it, and what is the home environment like?
  2. What were your human’s first words, and how old was he or she when they started speaking? How old were they when they started walking?
  3. Did he or she get regular pediatric checkups and vaccinations? Did the doctor or anyone in the family ever express concerns about your human’s development?
  4. What is your human’s favorite toy?  Story?  Game?
  5. How does the family celebrate your human’s birthdays?
  6. Describe a holiday celebration involving your human. Did he or she take part in any family traditions?
  7. Does your human’s mother work outside of the home?  Does he or she go to preschool or have a babysitter?
  8. What was your human’s health like?  Any serious illnesses?  Did he or she have any food preferences or dietary restrictions?
  9.  Describe your human’s personality and some of their typical behaviors.
  10. What style of parenting did your human’s parents use?  Did both parents use the same style or were they different?  Explain your answers, using examples.
  13. This is another part:
  15. You have been hired as part of a new project to educate parents on the physical, mental, and social development of young children.  Your job this week is to develop a flyer on one of the following topics pertaining to development in preschool age children: physical development, mental/cognitive development, or social development.  The purpose of the flyer is to inform parents about early childhood development.  In your flyer, address major developmental milestones and provide suggested activities to encourage growth in the three areas.  Pretend this is a real flyer so make it informative, attractive, and interesting.

Is the issue of mothers using illicit drugs more of a legal or medical concern? Why do you think that?

Is the issue of mothers using illicit drugs more of a legal or medical concern? Why do you think that?

Read Box 2.3: Should Women Who Use Drugs During Pregnancy Be Arrested and Jailed?on page 50 of your textbook. This box describes the results that occurred when pregnant women with a history of drug abuse faced potential arrest and incarceration. Additionally, read How States Handle Drug Use During Pregnancy. You will notice that only 3 states consider substance abuse during pregnancy to be a crime, and yet 18 states have laws that say drug use during pregnancy is child abuse, and in nearly every state women have been prosecuted for drug use during pregnancy. Answer the following questions in your post:

  • Critics contend that the criminal justice system should not be involved in what is considered a healthcare problem. What do you think?
  • Is the issue of mothers using illicit drugs more of a legal or medical concern? Why do you think that?
  • What if Florida was considering enacting a law that would make substance abuse during pregnancy a crime – what would be the pros and cons? Would you be for or against this law, and why?

Analyze the case and your agency’s required timeline for diagnosing from an ethical perspective.

Analyze the case and your agency’s required timeline for diagnosing from an ethical perspective.

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Assessment and Diagnosis “Under the Gun”

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, review Standard 9: Assessment  (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. in the APA’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct and DSM-5.

It is recommended that you read Chapters 4, 7, and 10 in the Sommers-Flanagan and Sommers-Flanagan (2015) e-book, Clinical Interviewing, as well as the Kielbasa, Pomerantz, Krohn, and Sullivan (2004) “How Does Clients’ Method of Payment Influence Psychologists’ Diagnostic Decisions?” and the Pomerantz and Segrist (2006) “The Influence of Payment Method on Psychologists’ Diagnostic Decisions Regarding Minimally Impaired Clients” articles for further information about how payment method influences the assessment and diagnosis process.

For this discussion, you will assume the role of a clinical or counseling psychologist and diagnose a hypothetical client.  Begin by reviewing the PSY650 Week Two Case Studies document and select one of the clients to diagnose.

In your initial post, compare the assessments typically used by clinical and counseling psychologists, and explain which assessment techniques (e.g., tests, surveys, interviews, client records, observational data) you might use to aid in your diagnosis of your selected client. Describe any additional information you would need to help formulate your diagnosis, and propose specific questions you might ask the client in order to obtain this information from him or her. Identify which theoretical orientation you would use with this client and explain how this orientation might influence the assessment and/or diagnostic process. Using the DSM-5 manual, propose a diagnosis for the client in the chosen case study.

Analyze the case and your agency’s required timeline for diagnosing from an ethical perspective. Considering the amount of information you currently have for your client, explain whether or not it is ethical to render a diagnosis within the required timeframe. Evaluate the case and describe whether or not it is justifiable in this situation to render a diagnosis in order to obtain a third party payment.

Guided Response: Review several of your colleagues’ posts and respond to at least two of your peers who chose a different case than you by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in this discussion.

In your responses, evaluate whether your peer took into account the ethical guidelines outlined in the APA’s Ethical Principles of Psychologist and Code of Conduct when he or she assessed and diagnosed the client. Suggest additional questions your peer might ask the client. Propose an alternative diagnosis that might arise from the additional questions you have suggested.

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How do think stability and controllability affect performance attributions, based on our reading this week?

How do think stability and controllability affect performance attributions, based on our reading this week?

ttribution Theory and Performance

Prior to beginning this assignment, be sure to read Chapter 4: Cognition, Learning, and the Environment, and read the article “Extending Attribution Theory: Considering Students’ Perceived Control of the Attribution Process”, the Instructor Guidance, and view the following website The Critical Thinking Community (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.(http://www.criticalthinking.org/).

For this written assignment, you will demonstrate your understanding of attribution theory. In essence, attribution theory states that individuals tend to make sense of (logically prescribe) situations by associating them to self, others, thoughts, feelings, or actions. This theory suggests that learners should consider why they do what they do, and what or who they are giving credit for both the victories and the failures. Further, this theory suggests that if a person believes that they are not good at something, they may attribute their unsuccessful outcomes to external factors, rather than to themselves. In contrast, if individuals have success, they more often may attribute their successes to internal factors.

Using your required resources to support, discuss the following:

  • Describe a time where you feel you have failed and blamed someone else: the teacher, the friend, a loved one. (Failure could be academic, relational, and/or organizational – loss of a job.)
  • Do you believe that you blamed external things to support a more stable version of your own self-image? (In other words, it could not be your mistake). If not, what other reasons might external variables be attributed for our own performance?
  • How do think stability and controllability affect performance attributions, based on our reading this week?
  • Why do you think that self-efficacy plays such a critical role in how we process our learning behaviors?
  • What strategies could be applied to utilize what we know about self-perception and attributions to increase your learning performance in the future? (Minimum of two strategies.)

Suggested template.

The Attribution Theory paper

  • Must be five to six double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must use headings and sub-headings. See example. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
  • Must use appropriate research methods (e.g. use of the Ashford library) and skeptical inquiry (http://www.criticalthinking.org/) to support the content inclusions.
  • Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement. Visit the Ashford writing Center to clarify how to create a strong thesis statement and what it helps you to accomplish. You may also use the Thesis Generator (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
  • Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. For assistance with the critical thinking portion of the written assignment, please see the information included on the Critical Thinking Community website (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
  • Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis. The conclusion typically has two parts: the summary statement (one or two sentences that restate the thesis in a fresh way to reinforce the essay’s main idea) and the clincher (a final thought that creates a lasting impression for the reader).
  • Must use at least one scholarly source from the Ashford University Library, in addition to the required e-book.
  • Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. If you are unsure how to create an APA style reference page, please visit the Citation and Reference page on the Ashford Writing Center website.

How was the chosen ethical issue an example of poor ethical decision making?

How was the chosen ethical issue an example of poor ethical decision making?

Create 1-slide presentation, including detailed SPEAKER NOTES, on the effect of ethical reasoning and decision making. Include the following:

  • What ethical traits, concepts, and principles are presented in this article?
  • How was the chosen ethical issue an example of poor ethical decision making?
  • What ethical reasoning strategies could have helped in this situation?

Format your presentation according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines:

  • Include in-text citations on any body slides that require them, revealing outside source information.
  • Make the last slide the references slide.

How is science portrayed in fictional media

How is science portrayed in fictional media

There is nothing like reading a good book or watching a great movie for a little escapism and entertainment. With all of the television channels available and easy access to the internet, you can watch just about anything you want at any time. Earlier in the course you discussed the science involved with technology, but in this Assignment, you will turn the tables and delve into how the media portrays science.

How does a pop culture portrayal of science and scientists impact the average person’s view of what science is and how research is conducted? Can what is presented by the media affect how the general populace views a particular research field? What might the long-term impacts of such a depiction be? These are just a few questions that you will reflect upon in this Assignment.

For the Unit 9 Assignment, you will complete a reflective essay to address the following questions:

  1. When you hear the word “scientist” what do you envision?
    1. Discuss at least three characteristics of your vision of a scientist.
    2. Which famous people or characters from the media come into your mind?
    3. What characteristics do they have in common?
  2. Has your image of what a scientist does and how they look changed over time? If so, how has this changed and what influenced you?
  3. Are fictional scientists usually the heroes, villains, or a combination of the two? Provide at least two detailed examples to support your position.
  4. How is science portrayed in fictional media (i.e., television shows, movies, music, books, etc.)? Is it seen as a positive, negative, or neutral force in the world? Give specific examples supporting your position.
  5. Do you think the portrayal of scientists in the various forms of media influences how society views people in this profession? Why, or why not?
  6. Can the portrayal of science in media influence how certain research and technology is viewed and accepted by the general public (e.g., cloning)?

Read this resource from the KU Writing Center on how to write a reflective essay:

https://kucampus.kaplan.edu/MyStudies/AcademicSupportCenter/WritingCenter/WritingReferenceLibrary/WritingTypesAndTools/WritingAReflectiveEssay.aspx

You are expected to use outside resources for this essay. Cite outside sources in proper APA format. You can find numerous APA resources in the KU Writing Center Writing Reference Library on the Research, Citation, and Plagiarism page.

https://kucampus.kaplan.edu/MyStudies/AcademicSupportCenter/WritingCenter/WritingReferenceLibrary/ResearchCitationAndPlagiarism/Index.aspx

Your essay should include a highly-developed purpose and viewpoint; it should also be written in Standard American English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, grammar, and mechanics. There should be no evidence of plagiarism. If you are unsure about what constitutes plagiarism, please review the KU plagiarism policy.

https://kucampus.kaplan.edu/MyStudies/AcademicSupportCenter/WritingCenter/WritingReferenceLibrary/ResearchCitationAndPlagiarism/KaplanUniversitysPlagiarismPolicy.aspx

Basic Writing Expectations:

  1. A minimum of 1,500 words not including the title or reference pages.
  2. At least three reliable academic resources utilized.
  3. Per APA include a title page, double space, font size 10 or 12.
  4. Include a highly-developed viewpoint/thesis, purpose, and exceptional content.
  5. Demonstrate superior organization: use logic.
  6. Free of grammar and spelling errors.
  7. No evidence of plagiarism. Note: no more than 10% of your paper should be direct quotes.
  8. Use APA style for all in-text citations, references, and body of paper.

Turnitin Analysis

A special feature is available to help you with reviewing your Unit 9 Final Project for plagiarism. When you submit your Assignment to the Unit 9 Assignment Dropbox, your Assignment will automatically be analyzed by the plagiarism detection tool, Turnitin. Soon after you submit your Assignment, you will be able to view the Turnitin Originality Report. Originality Reports provide a summary of matching or highly similar text found in a submitted paper. When an Originality Report is available for viewing, an icon will appear in the report column of the Assignment Inbox. Originality Reports are only available in the InBox. For this reason, you will need to download the report prior to the grading of the Unit 9 Assignment. To do this, click on the print icon at the bottom of the Originality Report. This will prepare a readable, PDF version of the Originality Report that you can save to your computer.

examine and discuss sport psychology research

examine and discuss sport psychology research

The purpose of this assignment is for you to examine and discuss sport psychology research. Students will be asked to write a 4-5 page Article Analysis/Critique from a peer-reviewed journal such as: The Sport Psychologist, Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, etc. Papers must be written in APA format. The Analysis/Critique must include a brief description of the study, a description of the sport and exercise psychology topic used, study limitations, and a discussion for further exploration in the area. This will be discussed further later in the semester.

*Late work – Two points will be deducted per day for each day the assignment is turned in after the deadline. Papers turned in 5 school-days (1 week) after the deadline will not be graded.

Use the worksheet available in canvas to complete the assignment. Type your answers directly into the worksheet. Your submission should include the following:

– APA reference citation (see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/)

– Summary (purpose, methods, results, conclusions)

– Implications (future research directions, application of research)

– Personal Evaluation (your thoughts about the research and implications)

– Include a pdf copy of the research article

How do you imagine clients may react?

How do you imagine clients may react?

  • Review the Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) video program.
  • Complete the MMSE exam by responding as if you are the client. Make sure to write down your answers.
  • Score your answers and save your results.
  • Take the Jung Typology assessment online. Score your answers and save your results.

By Day 3 of Week 8

  • -In 1-2 paragraphs, share what the experience was like to be asked the questions in the Mini Mental State Exam.
  • -Describe what it was like to answer the questions, your thoughts as you went through the exam, and how you reflected on your final MMSE score.
  • -What was it like to take the Jung assessment online? Do you feel that it describes you?
  • -What insights did you gain in terms of how it felt to be assessed?
  • -How do you imagine clients may react?

Resources:

 

Neukrug, E. S., & Fawcett, R. C. (2015). Chapter 9: “Intellectual and Cognitive Functioning: Intelligence Testing and Neuropsychological Assessment.” In The essentials of Testing and Assessment: A practical guide for counselors, social workers, and psychologists (pp. 190-220). Stamford, CN: Cengage Learning.

Neukrug, E. S., & Fawcett, R. C. (2015). Chapter 11: “Clinical assessment: Objective and projective personality tests.” In The essentials of Testing and Assessment: A practical guide for counselors, social workers, and psychologists (pp. 247-280). Stamford, CN: Cengage Learning.

Humanmetrics Inc. (1998-2017). Jung typology test. Retrieved at http://www.humanmetrics.com/

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