Discuss the ethical implications associated with psychological research that involves human subjects. What steps might researchers take to protect human subjects in research?

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Answer each question completely and correctly with at least 300 words of thoughtful, detailed, creative analysis; adding several examples to support response.
Prompt 1: Discuss the ethical implications associated with psychological research that involves human subjects. What steps might researchers take to protect human subjects in research?
Prompt 2: Select two theoretical perspectives from which to explain psychosocial development throughout the lifespan (i.e. Freud and Erikson, etc.). Describe the major tenets of each theory. Compare and contrast the two approaches to explaining development.
Prompt 3: Describe the symptoms, challenges, and possible treatment approaches to schizophrenia.
Prompt 4: Select one theoretical model or process for explaining or measuring intelligence (i.e. Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences, standardized IQ tests, etc.). Critically explore the strengths and weaknesses to that approach to understanding intelligence.

Explain the difference between imperative pointing and declarative pointing.

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1. What is an infant’s speech perception ability and how does it relate to language development?
2. Explain and give a few examples of phonotactic regularities.
3. Explain the difference between perceptual categories and conceptual categories.
4. Why is an infant’s awareness of movement and understanding of the goals underlying action an important precursor for language development? Explain your answer.
5. Explain what jargon is and what role it plays in an infant’s language development.
6. Explain the difference between imperative pointing and declarative pointing.
7. Pretend you have a neighbor who is not producing 50 words by age 2. The child’s mom, knows you are taking this class and asks your opinion. Based on the information about late talkers in your text/lecture, what would tell the parent ? Include a description of late talkers and an explanation of why these children are a concern to parents and clinicians.

State, in your own words, how one should, or should not, proceed with validity scales. Cite at least one advantage and one disadvantage regarding the use of validity scales.

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Analyze how validity in psychometrics, as you explored in Unit 4, is different from a validity scale in a test of personality.
Describe this difference in terms of their definitions.
Provide at least two examples of validity scales.
Integrate and cite the AERA standards from Chapter 10, “Psychological Testing and Assessment,” of your Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing text that directly address validity scales. Provide your interpretation of the standards and the use of validity scales.
Discuss if the standards permit, reject, or provide guidance on integrating such scales in a report.
State, in your own words, how one should, or should not, proceed with validity scales.
Cite at least one advantage and one disadvantage regarding the use of validity scales. The test authors provide several pros and cons of using validity scales in personality assessment.
Based on your readings, including preparation for this discussion, what is your position on this issue; that is, using and interpreting validity scales on a measure of personality?
When you post this discussion, change your subject line to Use, or Don’t Use.

Identify a guide for clients in your area who may need services for an older family member.

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For this activity, use the resources provided this week to identify a guide for clients in your area who may need services for an older family member. If the resources provided this week are insufficient, Include the following sections listed below. The guide can be formatted as a bullet point list of resources.
• Housing
• Mental health services
• Health services
• Personal care services
• Activities of daily living
• Financial planning
• Long-term care insurance
• Family issues
• Religious/spiritual issues
• End of life issues
• Any additional factors you would like to include
Length: 3 pages, not including title and reference pages
Your assignment 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

How many participants were in the study? Describe the group of participants (gender, age, race, religion).

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Please refer to the Module 1 content guide entitled “How Do I Read and Review a Journal Article” for a full review of the instructions on how to find relevant information within published academic research. Within your submission, you must answer the questions listed below. Your submission must be written in essay style, be 2-3 pages in length (double spaced), and must follow the APA guidelines for citations. Please refer to the content guide labeled, “How do I use APA style to Cite my Sources?” in the Research Basics Module for details on how to do this. There is a grading rubric attached so you can understand how your submission will be assessed. You will notice there are two possible scores listed for each category. This is to allow points to be distributed differently if you are reviewing an article with one study compared to an article with more than one study. Please chose ONE of the following articles to review.
Article Choices

Blackford, B., Gentry, J., Harrison, R., & Carlson, L. (2011). The Prevalence and Influence of the Combination of Humor and Violence in Super Bowl Commercials. Journal of Advertising, 40(4), 123–134.

Questions

What was the rationale for the current research (the answer to this should often include previous literature or theory)?

What is the current hypothesis (or hypotheses if there are more than 1)?

How many participants were in the study? Describe the group of participants (gender, age, race, religion).

Describe the procedure. In other words, what happened to the participants from the time they began the study until the time it ended. Make sure to include any measures (surveys or questionnaires) and/or materials (technology or props).
Did the data support or fail to support the hypothesis (or hypotheses)? This answer should be in plain English. You should not be using numbers (statistics) in your answer.

What are the implications of this research? In other words, how does this work affect everyday people, theory formation, interpretation of current events etc.. Make sure to describe the social psychological phenomenon, principles, theories, and/or concepts being examined within the article. You can reference your textbook within this answer to tie in some of the concepts we’ve learned, just make sure to use APA guidelines for citation when doing so.

What were the limitations of the current study? You do not need to use the limitations given by the author(s) of the study. You can feel free to rely on what we’ve learned about research methods and ethics to suggest your own. Just be sure to keep an academic tone throughout your writing.
If there were multiple studies within your article, you should also answer the following questions:

What is the rationale for completing the additional study?
What is the hypothesis for the additional study?
How is the method different in this study from study 1?
What are the conclusions from this additional study?
How do these conclusions build upon those from study 1?

Explore the effects of emotional empathy, self-esteem and neuroticism on toxic online disinhibition effect

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Explore the effects of emotional empathy, self-esteem and neuroticism on toxic online disinhibition effect

Can OCD lead to other Disorders ? (comorbidity) What to take into consideration when choosing the write treatment for patients who are also diagnosed with other disorders along with OCD

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Research Paper Guidelines
Must include:
• 5 Written Pages
• 5 resources with (APA) format for citations.
• You may use books and/or recent journal articles

Topic:
Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Research Paper Outline: (Not fixed, but written in regards to these sub-topics as close as possible.)

1. Background Information on OCD
• What is OCD?
• What are the symptoms in DSM-5
• What are prevalence rates?
2. The Biological Theory of OCD
• What is the Biological Theory of OCD?
3. What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
• What are the types of CBT
• How do they work?
4. Can OCD lead to other Disorders ? (comorbidity)
• What to take into consideration when choosing the write treatment for patients who are also diagnosed with other disorders along with OCD
Ex. Sometimes people with OCD also have other mental disorders, such as anxiety, depression, and body dysmorphic disorder, a disorder in which someone mistakenly believes that a part of their body is abnormal.
5. Additional Information
• Are these interventions Effective?
• Conclusions

Distinguish among purpose statements, research questions, hypotheses, and objectives.

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Using your research topic, talk about your rationale for why you want to study what you are studying. Turn this in to a purpose and also include research questions. How you might conceptualize the problem?

Distinguish among purpose statements, research questions, hypotheses, and objectives.
Define the nature of a variable and the types of variables in quantitative research.
Define a theory and its test using variables.
Write a quantitative purpose statement, research questions, and hypotheses.
Identify similarities and differences between quantitative and qualitative purpose statements and research questions.
Define a central phenomenon in qualitative research.
Describe the emerging design process in qualitative research.
Write qualitative purpose statements and research questions.

Why do people need self esteem?

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PLEASE PROVIDE IN-TEXT CITATIONS FOR ALL POINTS MADE!!

BACK UP EVERY SINGLE POINT MADE WITH EVIDENCE/RESEARCH!!!

please DO NOT provide long descriptions of studies (summarise them, mentioning most important and relevant points to the essay question)

Provide a critical explanation/analyses of why people need self esteem; to what extent is this point true? theories?

the good and the dark of self-esteem?

critically evaluate at least two pieces of literature i.e. methodology of the study

 

What are the possible challenges a social worker might encounter while using the instrument for assessment?

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Part 1: Select a psychiatric disorder or mental illness listed in the DSM-5, write a brief overview of the illness and provide a rationale for selecting the illness as it pertains to assessment.

Part 2: Review the literature and select one valid and reliable instrument that a social worker could possibly use for an assessment with the identified population. The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate critical thinking skills as an advanced generalist practitioner. Use knowledge gained through readings, classroom discussions, field practicum and/or work-related experience.

Review and provide the following information:

Purpose of the instrument
Description of the instrument
Norms, scoring, reliability and validity score
A copy of the instrument (do not spend money to purchase an instrument; rather, provide a list of the questions of the instrument in an Appendix in your paper)
Part 3: Critique the instrument from a culturally competent perspective. Use the NASW Cultural Competence Standards (PDF) (Links to an external site.) for this purpose.

Identify two standards that were not infused in the instrument selected for the critique. Some of the questions that could be considered to assess the cultural congruence of the instrument include (but are not limited to): Do the instruments take into account diversity issues? Could the instrument be used with any population, or is it specific to a certain population? What are the possible challenges a social worker might encounter while using the instrument for assessment? Are there any ethical issues that should be considered?
After you have identified the gaps, identify at least two ways to strengthen the instrument from a culturally competent perspective and provide substantive recommendations for questions/statements in the instrument.