Find two current research articles that support your belief or refute your belief regarding your chosen influence on development. Summarize each article individually to include purpose of the research, brief description of the methodology of the research and the findings of the research.

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Week 4: Middle Childhood Influences

As children move through middle childhood, parental influence is accompanied by a number of outside influences that can shape and impact development during this stage. These outside influences include peers, schools, television/video games and stress.

For this assignment, you will write an essay style paper detailing which outside influence you believe has a significant impact on middle childhood development outside of the home. Your paper should include the following aspects:

Introduction to your chosen influence and why you chose it.

Research: Find two current (within the past 5-7 years) research articles that support your belief or refute your belief regarding your chosen influence on development. Summarize each article individually to include purpose of the research, brief description of the methodology of the research (do not include specific statistics) and the findings of the research.

Conclusion: Write a concluding paragraph discussing how your opinion may or may not have changed on the topic based on your research. Also, include in your conclusion, two or three strategies for managing this influence.

Based on your research what possibly will America have to do to decrease the effects on America’s economic infrastructure post COVID?  How will this effect the current poverty guidelines? 

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Discussion Poverty (Related order: Poverty_#721234)

 Instructions

Although it may be too early to have a definitive response in reference to how COVID-19 has created and/or added to the Poverty conversation, we can review past pandemics and the effects that the pandemics had on the economic infrastructure of America.

Each student is to research how past pandemics have effected the American economic infrastructure and provide details on how America recovered. Based on your research what possibly will America have to do to decrease the effects on America’s economic infrastructure post COVID?

How will this effect the current poverty guidelines?

Support your answers with a citation. Do not list any reference unless you used it in the post. Your posts should show evidence of analysis and critical thinking, and the ability to use scholarly sources, as opposed to presenting an opinion.

 

When does it take place? What is the developing baby called during this prenatal period? Explain the development that occurs during this period.

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In Life-Span Development

After reading chapter 3 of textbook life span development, thoroughly complete the follow 5 questions about prenatal development and prematurity:

1. Germinal period
When does it take place?
What is the developing baby called during this prenatal period?
Explain the development that occurs during this period. (Bold terms used)

2. Embryonic period
When does it take place?
What is the developing baby called during this prenatal period?
Explain the development that occurs during this period. (Bold terms used) – Skip life supports systems here!!

3. Fetal period
When does it take place?
What is the developing baby called during this prenatal period?
Explain the development that occurs during this period. (Bold terms used)

4. Prenatal Life Support Systems – Identify the 3 life support systems that develop during the embryonic period and for each one be sure to discuss its function and purpose (number support systems as 1, 2, & 3 or bullet each one).

5. Explain prematurity and the risk factors that exist for a baby that is born prematurely.

Many people choose Clinical Psychology as a career because they are interested in helping other people. Beyond wanting to help others, describe your reasons for pursuing a career as a clinical psychologist. Specifically, indicate why you would like training at the doctoral level rather than at the master’s level.

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Clinical Psychology Program

Answer the following two questions in two separate documents (approximately 500 words each)

1. Many people choose Clinical Psychology as a career because they are interested in helping other people. Beyond wanting to help others, describe your reasons for pursuing a career as a clinical psychologist. Specifically, indicate why you would like training at the doctoral level rather than at the master’s level.

2. In your role as a clinical psychology student, you are likely to work and study with people from many backgrounds. Tell us what will be some of the challenges for you studying with people different from yourself, and what you would contribute in your interactions with them.

Describe a recent accomplishment in your life and explain it in terms of at least two theories of motivation discussed in the text. Compare and contrast the theories of motivation you chose to explain your example.

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Motivation and Emotion & Theories of Personality

Initial Post Instructions
For the initial post, respond to one of the following options, and label the beginning of your post indicating either Option 1 or Option 2:

Option 1: This week we learned about several different theories of motivation including, McClelland’s theory of motivation, drive reduction theory, arousal approaches, incentive approaches, and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Describe a recent accomplishment in your life and explain it in terms of at least two theories of motivation discussed in the text. Compare and contrast the theories of motivation you chose to explain your example.

Option 2: In our reading this week, we learned about different theories of personality: psychodynamic, humanistic, biological and evolutionary, behavioral, and trait. Most of us have a favorite television show or movie we could watch on repeat. It is the personality of these characters that make the television shows and movies so enjoyable to watch.

After reviewing the theories of personality, think about one of your favorite TV characters or a TV character you find particularly interesting. After choosing your TV character, focus on a specific episode. Briefly describe the plot of the episode or situation within the episode in enough detail, so someone who hasn’t seen the show before can understand. Explain the character’s behavior in terms of one or more of the major personality theories. You can choose characters with “healthy” personalities or those with maladaptive or negative personalities. Be creative in your application of theory!
Be sure to make connections between your ideas and conclusions and the research, concepts, terms, and theory we are discussing this week.

Follow-Up Post Instructions
Respond to at least one peer. If possible, respond to one peer who chose an option different than the one you chose. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification.

Compare and contrast classical conditioning and operant learning.

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Discussion 5

In addition to writing a 300 word answer to each essay question with APA formatted citations and references (APA title page and reference page are required. Students will answer each question thoroughly and completely, providing examples where required. A minimum of 6 scholarly references are required for this exam.

Answer the question below in your Week 8 Final essay exam.

 

  1. Compare and contrast classical conditioning and operant learning.

Evaluate Garcia’s work on taste aversion. Explain how his work differed from most studies of Pavlovian conditioning.

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Discussion 4

In addition to writing a 300 word answer to each essay question with APA formatted citations and references (APA title page and reference page are required. Students will answer each question thoroughly and completely, providing examples where required. A minimum of 6 scholarly references are required for this exam.

Answer the question below in your Week 8 Final essay exam.

Evaluate Garcia’s work on taste aversion. Explain how his work differed from most studies of Pavlovian conditioning.

What a researchers ethical responsibilities are? Discuss. Why these ethical responsibilities important? Discuss What could you do to ensure you as researcher are conducting ethical research? Discuss.

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Life-Span Development

1. Identify and discuss researchers’ ethical responsibilities when conducting research. You must discuss:

What a researchers ethical responsibilities are (FYI… a good resource other than your textbook is the American Psychological Association – you could google it and find this information easily)? Discuss.
Why these ethical responsibilities important? Discuss
What could you do to ensure you as researcher are conducting ethical research? Discuss.

 

Discuss the commonly held understanding of captivity in war experienced by POWs. Include a discussion outlining the common forms of treatment experienced and reported by POWs. Discuss the conditions in which POWs were held during captivity. Examine the psychological and physiological stresses that POWs experienced during captivity. Discuss the coping mechanisms used in captivity.

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POW Review Paper

The experience of captivity carries stresses that are unique in the broad discussion combat and combat related trauma. Examining the conditions endured and methods used to survive such conditions is necessary to gain context of the POW experience.

In a your paper, examine the psychological and physiological stresses endured by POWs and the resulting long-term physical and mental health implications based upon the course materials and other available scholarly publications, including each of the following areas.

Discuss the commonly held understanding of captivity in war experienced by POWs. Include a discussion outlining the common forms of treatment experienced and reported by POWs.

Discuss the conditions in which POWs were held during captivity. Examine the psychological and physiological stresses that POWs experienced during captivity. Discuss the coping mechanisms used in captivity.

Provide details discussing the reasons these reactions are more or less adaptive in captivity. Additionally, discuss the long-term physical and mental health implications of captivity.

Describe the two tests available to the parents, making sure you include advantages and disadvantages of each. Make a recommendation for each parent and support your decision with your knowledge of each approach.

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Intelligence

Instructions
There are probably as many definitions of intelligence as there are researchers studying the concept, but most include the ability to learn, apply knowledge and adapt to new situations, problem solve and reason. Intellectual aptitude in school-aged children has traditionally been based on the idea that intelligence is represented by a single, general factor. However, the fundamental question as to whether a single test score can accurately reflect the complexities of a child’s thinking has been debated, and alternative, broader definitions has been offered in the last few decades.

You work for a private company that provides intelligence testing for children. You have two types of intelligence tests from which clients can select: the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV) which is a traditional measure of intelligence, and The Sternberg Triarchic Abilities Test (STAT), which is based on Sternberg’s information processing, triarchic theory of intelligence.

Two parents come to you for a meaningful measurement of intelligence for their child. The first parent, Mrs. Anderson, is looking for an intelligence test score for placement. Her child will be entering 4th grade soon and she is looking for an intelligence test that will help determine if her child qualifies for entry into an advanced class of gifted children. The school system requires that a child be in the 95th percentile to qualify.

The second parent is Mrs. Letterman. Her son, also a third-grader, is struggling in school and performs about average on traditional tests of intelligence. However, the teacher told Mrs. Letterman that her son excels on projects that require nontraditional ways of approaching a question. Mrs. Letterman would like to gain a better understanding of her son’s cognitive thinking process and intellectual abilities so that she can work with the teacher to enhance the academic environment for her son.

Describe the two tests available to the parents, making sure you include advantages and disadvantages of each. Make a recommendation for each parent and support your decision with your knowledge of each approach.

To help ensure the auto-feedback system will function properly, your response must contain a minimum of 100 words and a maximum of 1000 words, though individual prompts or your instructor may provide a more precise target range for word count. Your response will be automatically reviewed by the system, and you will receive your grade after your instructor reviews and returns the scores. Your response should not contain in-text parenthetical citations or other special headers or formatting.