Do you think the disagreement between supervisors and incumbents represents a lack of reliability and/or validity? What implications does this have for doing a good job analysis?

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Psychology

Job Analysis identifies which tasks employees currently perform on their job, what KSAs they need to be trained on, and what critical incidents employees deal with on the job. job analysis information can be gathered from differing SME’s (subject matter experts). Job incumbents, supervisors, and other SME’s (e.g., customers, clients, patients) often give different information about the tasks and KSAOs required for a job.

In this week’s discussion, you will address the following questions in your initial post:

Explain why you think this happens. (think outside the box).

Do you think the disagreement between supervisors and incumbents represents a lack of reliability and/or validity?.

What implications does this have for doing a good job analysis?

Should job analysts collect their information from just one source or across all sources? Why?

How can this issue be addressed? There are no right or wrong answers to this question. (Recommendation: review chapter 2 prior to answering this question)

What is the human connectome? How does experience interacting with the genome lead to a unique human being based on your understanding of the connectome?

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Cognitive Psychology 1

Read the peer reviewed article that is attached and respond to these questions in paragraph form:

-What is the human connectome?

-How does experience interacting with the genome lead to a unique human being based on your understanding of the connectome?

-How might the understanding of the human connectome lead to future advances in the understanding of human cognition?

Pick a film that involves psychology directly and analyze what is going on with the character or characters and summarize how it was handled.

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Personal experience

Pick a story involving you that links your personal experience to one of the topics that we cover in class. Be sure you are able to tie it in to what we study: Brain and behavior (genetics), the scientific mind (critical thinking), sensation and perception, learning and memory, personality, or abnormal psychology (behavioral disorders). The story does not have to be about something that happened to you, it could also be something that happened to a friend/family member that you witnessed

For a score of 20 points, the paper must:

Clearly describe a specific relevant event/experience from your life.

Fully explain how the event is related to theory and/or empirical findings on the topic.

Accurately use any relevant technical terms.

Follow standard conventions for spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Film analysis: Pick a film that involves psychology directly (as a main plot or big reveal at the end) and analyze what is going on with the character or characters and summarize how it was handled. Examples of films include A Beautiful Mind, Shutter Island, and The Soloist.

For a score of 20 points, the paper must:

Have a good summary of the movie

Have a good summary/outline of the problem at hand (of the character/characters)

Explain if there was any intervention or treatment for the character/s (therapy, medication, etc.)

Explain what you would have done in that situation (either as the person afflicted or the person trying to help)

Explain if it does a good job portraying the illness in your opinion, or if it just makes the person/illness look better/worse/different than you think it should.

What are the issues involved here? Which ones get beyond science consider? Which ones are beyond science because they are based on religion?

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Ethical Issues in Brain and Genetic Research

Write a short research paper on Ethical issues in brain and genetic research. Many states have passed recent laws or had referenda on stem cell research. What are the issues involved here? Which ones get beyond science consider? Which ones are beyond science because they are based on religion?

As a coach or Mental Performance Consultant, what would you do to help her? What other information would you want to get from her? Why you would want that information? What would you discuss with her? What suggestions would you give, or what interventions would you use?

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Case One: Beth /Case Two: Coaching change

Text to be cited: Horn, T. (2018). Advances in Sport and Exercise Psychology, 4E.

Instructions

Case Studies: Read each case carefully and answer each question completely. Be sure to use material from the textbook (and outside sources, where appropriate) to answer the questions.

Situation 1:

Beth plays third base on a college softball team. She is a sophomore who did not play as a freshman. She came from a very small town and did not play against strong competition. She has always practiced well, but still questions her ability to play at this level. The senior who plays ahead of her just got injured, and Beth is now being asked to start. She is extremely nervous because she does not think her abilities are up to par, and this has been noticeable at practice where she has started to make several errors.

Questions:

Based on your understanding of Sport and Performance Psychology thus far, summarize the mental skills and concepts most related to Beth’s case.

As a coach or Mental Performance Consultant, what would you do to help her? Specifically, discuss the following:

What other information would you want to get from her?

Why you would want that information?

What would you discuss with her?

What suggestions would you give, or what interventions would you use?

In your responses, be specific and use the textbook (and outside resources, when appropriate) to support your ideas.

Situation 2:

You have been asked to speak with a football team before their season. They have a new coach and he has asked you to come in and speak with his players. The new coach has noticed that his players seem “scared” and get very nervous when he, or other coaches, are evaluating them. Furthermore, in watching film from last year he noticed that the team appeared to “give up” when they played superior opponents or found themselves down early in a game. In speaking with the coach, he told you that the previous coach placed a premium on winning (in everything). Every drill was made into a competition, and winners and losers were posted on a board in the locker room. After losses, the coach would yell at the team for being “a bunch of losers.” After the few wins they did have, he would call them lucky and point out all their mistakes. After losses (even in a drill in practice), the coach would berate the loser, telling him he only wanted “winners” on his team. The players became very disenchanted with the old coach’s style of coaching. In addition, the old coach rarely complemented players on their success, choosing instead to yell at those who make a mistake. The former coach also micromanaged every aspect of the players’ lives. This coaching style led to decreased motivation and cliques within the team.

Questions:

Based on your understanding of Sport and Performance Psychology thus far, summarize the mental skills and concepts most related to Beth’s case.

As a coach or Mental Performance Consultant, what would you do to help her? Specifically, discuss the following:

What other information would you want to get from her?

Why you would want that information?

What would you discuss with her?

What suggestions would you give, or what interventions would you use?

In your responses, be specific and use the textbook (and outside resources, when appropriate) to support your ideas.

Identify the research problem for your proposed research concept, present the quantitative research question, and discuss the significance of your topic. Complete a draft of each of these research elements.

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Statement of Problem, RQ Development, and Significance of Proposed Study

Instructions

• Ensure that you have identified the research problem for your proposed research concept, present the quantitative research question, and discuss the significance of your topic.

• Complete a draft of each of these research elements.

Statement of Problem, RQ Development, and Significance of Proposed Study

Submit a draft of your three requirements (research problem, quantitative research question, and significance) for peer and instructor feedback. You will receive feedback and suggestions to improve the draft as responses to your post. Integrate instructor and peer feedback before submitting your final assignment for grading.

Note: Your research question should be a quantitative research question. That means that you will need to include a hypothesis and an alternative hypothesis.

Write one paragraph that describes the topic of media bias. Write one paragraph that communicates the background of media bias including the relevant research surrounding media bias.

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MEDIA BIAS DEVELOPING A QUALITATIVE RESEARCH TOPIC

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ASSIGNMENT

Write a paper that reflects media bias. Use the KL_week_4_assignment_template attached to structure the paper.

• Write one paragraph that describes the topic of media bias.

• Write one paragraph that communicates the background of media bias including the relevant research surrounding media bias. This paragraph will provide the context of media bias.

• Write one paragraph that describes the rationale for investigating media bias and why media bias is appropriate for qualitative research.

• Write a research question based on media bias that is aligned with each of the five methodological approaches using the research question examples provided this week as a guide above. (In other words, write five research questions and indicate which methodology each question represents.) The five methodological approaches are:

  • • Ethnography.
    • Case study.
    • Grounded theory.
    • Phenomenology.
    • Generic qualitative inquiry.

• Explain how the characteristics of each of the five methodological approaches align with its associated research question.

• Support the assignment with appropriate academic sources and include both citations and references in current APA format. Use 3–5 scholarly resources published with the past three years by recognized academic sources.

Write down a journal entry describing what was happening during your life in each of Erikson’s stages up to and including the intimacy versus isolation stage. Analyze whether or not Erikson’s stages fit your development during those stages of life. Identify the differences between Erikson’s theory and your own life experiences.

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Erik Erikson

This assignment requires research for at least two references in addition to the text

Rathus, S. A. (2020). HDEV. (6th ed.). Cengage Learning.

Write down a journal entry describing what was happening during your life in each of Erikson’s stages up to and including the intimacy versus isolation stage. Analyze whether or not Erikson’s stages fit your development during those stages of life. Identify the differences between Erikson’s theory and your own life experiences.

Choose and area or career in psychology you find interesting and define the area by providing historical information, important developments in that field of study, and a relevant person in the field. Explain why this area of psychology is of interest to you and briefly discuss how your current major in biology could benefit from a area of discipline in psychology.

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Career in psychology

Choose and area or career in psychology you find interesting and define the area by providing historical information, important developments in that field of study, and a relevant person in the field. Also explain why this area of psychology is of interest to you and briefly discuss how your current major in biology could benefit from a area of discipline in psychology.

Based on what you have learned in this module, explain to her the advantages and disadvantages of the following techniques as well as the possible outcomes.

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5-1 Discussion: Hypothetical Case Study

Julie uses heroin for her reported chronic pain. She states that if she does not take something for her pain, she becomes depressed and suicidal. She has agreed to see a counselor. She has also stated that she does not know anything about her treatment options but is willing to try any method to overcome her addiction and depression.

Based on what you have learned in this module, explain to her the advantages and disadvantages of the following techniques as well as the possible outcomes:

12-step program- advantages and disadvantages

Group therapy-advantages and disadvantages

Behavioral contracting-advantages and disadvantages

Pharmacotherapy-advantages and disadvantages

Relapse prevention-advantages and disadvantages

Once you have posted, review at least two of your classmates’ posts. Read over their advantages/disadvantages and outcomes. Do you share the same? Discuss which options you think would be the best for Julie.