Are there individual differences in how much someones decisions will be affected by social norms meaning some people will be more affected by social norms than others? Are there, in other words, people who conform to social norms more than others and does it matter whether the norms are positive (such as helping others) versus negative (such as cheating or bribing)?
A brief description of the stress management technique you selected that was not covered in this course and explain why it might be effective. Then describe at least one possible barrier to the effectiveness of this technique and explain how you might address that barrier. Be specific. Then, post a brief description of the topic you selected and explain how you might apply the topic to promote positive social change. Be specific and provide examples.
The nature/nurture debate within psychology is concerned with the extent to which particular aspects of behavior are a product of either inherited (genetic) or acquired (learned) characteristics. This exercise will help you explore that debate by looking at one specific behavior, aggression.
Bandura's (1977) social learning theory states that aggression is learned from the environment through observation and imitation (nurture). He concludes this, in part, from the results of his famous Bobo doll experiment (Bandura, 1961). Review the Bobo experiment here: .
Reflect on the following issues:
When is it appropriate to ask a client questions? When would you ask open questions? Closed questions? Give an example of each.
In response to your peers, suggest specific open and closed questions to ask in the examples your classmates provide.
Case Study
Lydia and John were a couple in their nineties who lived in their own home and had been married over sixty years. Both were confused and forgetful. They had two sons who were in their seventies and lived in nearby towns. One son was estranged from them. The oth
The purpose of this assignment is to research one of the topics you have covered in this course.
You will collect 10 articles (published within the last 10 years) on a particular topic related to sex and sexuality (i.e. pornography, extramarital affairs, teen pregnancy, homosexuality, etc.). Articles should come from peer reviewed/ scholarly sources. You will then write and submit a 6-page paper with the following 3 main sections relevant to these articles:
Article Summaries: Summarize the main points of the selected articles in one paragraph per article.
Compare and contrast the information presented in the articles with the content presented in class (course text and presentations).
Explain how a therapist may use this information on your topic to help a client define healthy sexuality and how having that understanding can help the client make wise decisions in their relationships.
Papers will be written
PSYCH/665: Integrative Capstone: Psychology Past And Present
DQ week 1
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
Discussion 1 Coming to Terms with The Terms of Research
Read Chapter 2 in Exploring Research pages 23-29 and define Independent Variable and Dependent variable. How do you use these variables to develop your Hypothesis? WITH REFERENCES AND CITE
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After you have watched the (extra credit video attached) answer the question below from the professor on the short video clip that you viewed. In a word count of 300 words.
You Watch the video and post a substantive reply
Hi Class, this Capstone course focuses on helping you understand the research process and results in the writing of a research proposal. Although many of you will find this tedious and wonder why you need to do this. I hope to help you dev
Week 8: Team Project
Compare the team member's Parts 4-6 that were submitted in Week 7 as part of each student's Course Project. Each organization should have its own section in the team paper and a final section should be a comparison and assessment of these organizations. The team should express the developmental strategies, cost-benefit analysis, outcomes assessment, methodology for evaluating success and how each can be improved. There should be a literature review section of scholarly research covering developmental strategies, cost-benefit analysis, outcomes assessment, methodology for evaluating success and how each can be improved that contains at least 1 article per team member and is structured as an annotated bibliography. This paper should be at least between 7 and 9 pages per student on the team in length (not counting any images or charts). Each section of the report should be clearly labeled with appropriate headings and each
Students will write a research paper on a selected topic (choose from the topic list provided in Course Content, and narrow the topic down as necessary). The paper must be 3500-5000 words long, and use the Bible appropriately, along with at least 10 additional high quality sources. Church websites are not appropriate for this assignment and Journal Articles must be used only sparingly (no more than two). Websites of official organizations related to the topic, or government agencies and educational institutions, (such as abortion opponent groups, and advocates) may be used for factual information and statistics. Sensational type advocacy sites, sites that polemicize on the matter, must be avoided). Course texts should not be used in this assignment. The paper must follow Turabian and School of Divinity guidelines as to formatting, style, grammar, and graduate quality of work.
