Psychology

Find a movie that depicts a group of Junior High or High School aged adolescents that lasts about 2 hours. This movie should depict adolescent interaction in any of the following settings: a private home, mall, athletic game, party, church or anywhere other than a formal classroom setting. I highly recommend Ordinary People directed by Robert Redford. I’m open to suggestions, but want you to keep your observations on a PG-13 level. This way we can focus on basic developmental aspects of adolescence. If you are observing movie characters, I still want you to complete and incorporate all of the following instructions. During the observation period note overall physical characteristics (ages, sexes, clothing, grooming, sizes, physical maturity, physical surroundings, etc), specific behaviors (aggression, smoking, touching, language, activity, play, etc), emotions (happy, sad, joking, smart-alecky, sympathy, cruelty, etc), grouping (pairings, races, popularity, physical appearances, sexes, ages, schools, stereotypes, etc), and attitudes (involved, lazy, intolerant, respectful, accepting, friendly, vulgar, etc). Keep notes on what you observe. You should type up the notes from your observation into a word document. These notes will be turned in with your paper, described below. The observation notes do NOT count towards the page requirements for your paper. After you have completed the 2 hours of observation, you should find and read 2 peer-reviewed empirical research articles that present a study or discussion of some of the things you observed (i.e., specific behaviors or attitudes, specific groupings, etc). The article must come from a social science journal, not a popular magazine, newspaper, or book. One way to identify if an article is from a research journal is by checking if it reports collected data and statistical analyses of that data.  Paper: You will write a 3 – 5 page type-written paper in APA format that provides a description of what you observed, discusses how this fits in with the course material we have or will review, and discusses how the research articles relate to the specific behavior that you observed. Use APA style to cite your references in the text. Do not use sentences such as, in an article in a Super Cool Research Journal, Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler observed some really neat things. Also, avoid using direct quotations as much as possible. You need to put things into your own words. If you must quote someone, be sure to properly cite it by including the page number. Your complete paper should contain the following sections:   Introduction (10 points): Provide a general description of the individuals you observed (demographic information such as age, sex, etc) and the observation setting. Description of what you observed (30 points): Describe the behavior or patterns of behavior that were interesting to you. Do NOT just put a chronological list of what they did. You need to show evidence that you made careful observations. Give examples of the physical characteristics, behaviors, emotions, groupings, and attitudes that you observed. Integration of research articles (30 points): Using your own words, describe how your chosen research articles relate to the specific behavior(s) or attitude(s) you observed. Describe what the research authors hypothesized and later found. Discuss how the research findings apply to the adolescents whom you observed. Reference section (4 points): You should include a reference section at the end of your paper with the citation information for your chosen articles, and any other references, in APA format. Observation notes (6 points): You should type your observation notes. These notes should be included after the reference section and begin on a new page titled Observation Notes. General formatting (10 points): Please see the Formatting instructions section below. Writing (10 points): Your writing should be clear, grammatically correct, and free of punctuation and spelling errors.   Plagiarism: Any copying and pasting from the actual research article or other papers or documents found anywhere (i.e., plagiarism) will result in all students involved receiving a 0 for the assignment.   Formatting instructions: Please format the document with 1” margins top, bottom, left and right. Please format the font to be 12 point Arial or Times New Roman. The line spacing should be double-spaced. You should use headings in accordance with the APA manual 7th edition. The following website provides a nice overview of APA style, http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/  (Links to an external site.) . Please include a title page as described in the APA manual 7th edition. Your paper should be between 3 – 5 pages in length in order to receive full credit. Your typed observation notes should be included at the end of your paper like an appendix.

Hello everyone, The assignment for week 8 is on mass suicides. You will research mass suicides/cults and write a five-page paper (in APA format); not including the title and reference pages. Instructions: – Your paper will focus on the following: 1. The Cult Leader – Describe in detail the background/history of the cult leader. 2. The Cult Population – Describe the type of people/person who become members of the cult. In particular, the similar characteristics with the cult leader. 3. Cult Population – Describe the abnormal psychological issues that this population has. 4. Lives Changed – Describe how the cult population lives changed upon joining the cult. 5. Mass Suicide – Describe the mass suicide, and give the reason for it. – Your paper will be five-pages in length and in APA format. – Include a picture of the Cult Leader and the population of cult members.

Research and discuss the role of cannabis in the Rastafarian culture in Jamaica, its reception in the society and policing of same. Discuss at least three medicinal properties/uses of cannabis/THC/CBD oil, making connections with its medicinal use in various cultures. In your opinion, how has its medicinal properties affected its legalization in the United States? What other political, economic and legal factors are at play in the legalization of cannabis? Why do you think some U.S. states are still hesitant to legalize?

Select one article that addressed a psychotherapy treatment modality you have observed or used in your practicum experience. In a 8 slide power point presentation (not including the title and reference slides, may include no more than ½ page presenter note per slide), address the following: Provide an overview of the article you selected. What American population is under consideration in the article?  Discuss the specific intervention that was used and the author’s claims Explain the outcomes of the study and if the outcome was translated into practice with any of the clients you observed or counseled during this practicum experience, if so, how? If not, why not? How would the limitations of the study impact the ability to use the outcomes presented in the study. Support your position with evidence-based literature 0

Milgram’s obedience study. Take a supporting position regarding Migram’s research. Support that it was still unfortunately unethical. Support the position with well-reasoned and well researched arguments. Review the following 2 articles: Baumrind’s view on Milgram’s study: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Some-thoughts-on-ethics-of-research%3A-After-reading-Baumrind/f3744ab227bbd5700116e20aa33a78ac6f46eba1  Milgram’s reply to Baumrind’s view: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.651.4444  2 pages long and completed in APA.

For this assignment, you will research and locate one article pertaining to human rights initiatives in the prison system. Once you have selected your article, submit a double spaced, brief summary and your response to the article. Length: 1 page Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

After watching the video about Kelly, answer the following questions: 1. What was the video about? 2. How did you feel during and after watching the video? 3. How did Kelly’s life experiences impact her self-esteem and perceptions of life? 4. Research three (3) scholarly articles that talks about the effects of traumatic experiences on a persons mental health.

The purpose of doing this assignment is to help you to think more in depth about a Biological/Genetic perspective of personality and how it might be used to explain behavior. Find three scholarly research articles (not websites, magazines, blogs, etc.) dated after 2008 that shows the relationship between any trait and biological processes or genetics. We are trying to get new information (outside of your textbook) on how personality is affected by either specific genetic inheritance (such as 5HTTLPR) or by biological functioning such as hormones, enzymes (such as dehydrogenase), or other neurotransmitters (such as serotonin). First, pick one of the BIG 5 Personality Traits. Think about a trait that you would like to look further into from a Biological/Genetic perspective; for example, OPENNESS. Think about a question or form a hypothesis that you think would be interesting to look for answers to such as, “From a Biological/Genetic viewpoint, what makes one person take more risks, such as using drugs or climbing mountains, than others?” or “Having a high Openness trait relates to becoming addicted to drugs or taking risks such as scuba diving more than those who have a low openness trait”. (This is worth 5 points.) You can decide on your own topic or question of interest, but it MUST be looked at from a Biological/Genetic perspective. Then, find three (3) related journal articles. Use In-Text citations from all your references. (This is worth 5 points each for a total of 15 points) Synthesize your evidence and give your interpretation of what you have found. Discuss your findings What are your conclusions based on the evidence you have found? Have you found the evidence to get an answer to your question? Explain. Does the evidence support or negate your hypothesis? Explain. (This is worth a total of 50 points). Type and submit on a WORD DOCUMENT ONLY. Type your references APA style with a brief summary of each article under the cited reference (an abstract.) Summary can be a couple of paragraphs long. (This is worth 10 points each for a total of 30 points) “I chose agreeableness “

1.  We discussed three types of temperaments exhibited in infants (The easy or flexible child, the difficult or feisty child, and the slow-to-warm-up or fearful child). In your own words, briefly discuss each one.   2. Further, How would you describe your own temperament? If possible, ask your parents or someone who knew you when you were an infant about your temperament. Were you an easy child, a difficult child, or a slow-to-warm-up child? How stable has your temperament been over the course of your development? If you had brothers or sisters, how different or similar were your individual temperaments? Do you think temperament is inherited? How do other individuals (your parents, siblings, grandparents, friends, teachers, etc.) react to your temperament style? What have been the advantages and disadvantages of having your temperament? Do you think there is a connection between your temperament and how your body feels during emotions? (For example, if you are shy, do certain situations make your body feel uncomfortable?)

Current demographics show that there are more females and more whites among the elderly than males and non-Caucasian. However, population trends suggest that the proportion of non-Caucasian among the elderly will increase. Many of these non-Caucasian elderly people will have a lower socioeconomic status. Do you think the health-care system is equipped to meet the care demands of this group of elderly people? What can health-care providers, insurers, and the governments do to meet this challenge?