Do you believe that sex research benefits individuals and society or that it leads to moral decay?

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In Chapter 2, you learned about the research methods used in the study of human sexuality. You also learned about notable leaders and researchers in the field. Some of their work seems outdated now and some are still very relevant. It’s clear that research priorities and perspectives are shaped by society’s current and evolving norms, attitudes, and morals.

Please take about 30 minutes to compose an at least 500 word discussion post that answers each of the following questions:

Do you believe that sex research benefits individuals and society or that it leads to moral decay? In your answer, provide one possible way that it benefits individuals and/or society and one possible way that it could or has led to moral decay.
Do you believe that there are areas of sex research and/or sexuality that need more attention? What areas of sexuality should be prohibited from being researched? Be sure to justify your points.
Who do you believe should make the decision for funding sexuality research? For example, should those decisions be made by politically-appointed heads of research agencies, by scientists who are experts in the field, or by popular vote among members of the general population? Or by someone else? Be sure to justify your points.

Choose three of the pseudoscience strategies listed in the Pseudoscience section in the textbook and describe/explain each of them.

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Fall 2020 online Unit 1 Paper #1—Pseudoscience

Goals:

Reading about a concept is not easily remembered unless you relate it to real life situations–called the self-reference effect (you will read about memory aids in Chapter 6).  Writing assignments in this class are intended to help you remember psychological concepts from each chapter through applying them to your own experiences.

Required format for your papers:

Papers must be written and stored in Microsoft Word.  The documents you create must be uploaded into Canvas before the due date/time.  Use Microsoft Word so I can easily open and grade them.  Canvas will accept only .doc, .docx, or .pdf formats.  Please don’t store and upload your documents using other word processors.

Writing assignments must be at least 1 ½ pages long.  Grades are partially based on length.

Margins must be 1-inch at the top, bottom, and sides (for most word processors, the default is 1 ½ inches, be sure to change margins to 1 inch).

Papers must be double-spaced and written in 11-point Ariel or Times New Roman font

Not following the format rules will result in low scores, rejection of your paper, or a zero.

Do not include a title page.  Write your name at the top of page one at the top 1-inch margin.  Begin writing on the next line.  Don’t include the date, my name, the due date, or other information you have been trained to use.

Do not double space twice between your name and the body of your paper, don’t double space twice  between paragraphs.

Paragraphs are identified by indenting the first line.

Use complete sentences and logical paragraphs. Paragraphs are required to separate your thoughts so that the reader (me) can follow your thinking.  If you have little experience writing college papers or have received low grades on writing assignments in the past, you need to know that I am a grammar, spelling, and logic nerd.  I will reduce your score if I cannot understand what your paper is about, if I have to read it multiple times to try to understand, if your paper is not in logical order.  A clue to good writing is to write like you are explaining something to a friend who is not at all familiar with the topic.    See the Syllabus for information about JCCC’s Writing Center for help.

The writing assignments are my only link to each student’s personality.  I enjoy reading them.  The guidelines will ask you to describe and explain concepts or information from the textbook.  That means to describe and explain your thoughts and ideas thoroughly.  Simple definitions are not what I want—I want to read about your thoughts and ideas rather than read the textbook definition of a concept.

When you have finished writing your paper, re-read it using the questions I ask in the Guidelines as a check list to be sure you have written about all of the assigned topics.

Plagiarism reminder:  Be conscious of the tendency to copy.  Sometimes we justify copying from the textbook or other sources “because we couldn’t say it as well ourselves.”  Don’t fall into that trap.

Specific guidelines for Unit1 Paper #1:

In the Science versus Pseudoscience section of the textbook on page 21, your will find 7 pseudoscience strategies that are used to convince us that are used to convince us that something that is not true is true.

This is an election year and we are consistently bombarded with campaign ads that try to convince us that one candidate is better than the others.  First, choose one ad that you have seen, heard, or read and describe it as completely as you can.  Include information about where you saw or heard it and who sponsored the ad if you are able to read the fine print, or whether there was no sponsor listed.

Second, choose three of the pseudoscience strategies listed in the Pseudoscience section in the textbook and describe/explain each of them.

Third, describe/explain how each of those three strategies were used in the campaign ad you chose.  Be sure to explain thoroughly so I understand how you are applying the strategies to the ad.

Re-read your paper, check the spelling, grammar, format, and be sure the paper is understandable and logical.  Be sure that you discussed all three of the parts of the assignment.

Discuss how the programs and activities of the organization are or are not consistent with intervention and action strategies in community psychology.

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The purpose of this assignment is for you to apply the knowledge that you acquire throughout the course to a real-world community problem, and become familiar with one specific organization that targets your chosen community problem. The paper requires you to THINK about what you are learning and APPLY it to a specific problem.

Your first tasks are to identify a community problem of interest to you and an organization that focuses on that problem. For example, if you chose HIV/AIDS as your problem, you could use The Minority AIDS Project (http://www.map-usa.org/html/greeting.html) for your organization. Then complete the following in 1,750-2,000 words.

Community Problem. Identify a community problem, include examples of the problem manifested; integrating material from online sources (e.g., magazines, newspapers) in order to bring the problem to life for the reader. You should also include statistics from a reputable source to support your claim that this is a problem that needs to be addressed. To help support your paper include at least two peer reviewed journal articles that support the topic.
Description of the Organization. Provide a brief overview of the organization with an emphasis on a description of the intervention and action approaches utilized by the organization.
Analysis of Approaches. Discuss how the programs and activities of the organization are or are not consistent with intervention and action strategies in community psychology. How could you describe the intervention in community psychology terms? In addition, use community psychology ideas to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the intervention strategies.
Action in your Community. Describe how you would replicate this program in your own community. How would you disseminate findings about the program to make others aware of the services? How would you educate the community for support of the program?
Use six to eight scholarly, peer-reviewed resources to support your explanations.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Write a paper that has following information on Alzheimer’s disease.

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Write a paper that has following information on Alzheimer’s disease.
1. Prevalence, incidence
2. Definition, diagnosis, symptoms
3. Course, age of onset, prognosis
4. Cause, etiology
5. Neuroanatomy, neurotransmitter systems involved
6. Neuropsychological and cognitive symptoms
7. Treatments and interventions (medication, therapy, rehabilitation)
8. Demographic notes (gender differences, cultural considerations, etc)
9. Diversity and neuropsychology, disease, and treatment related issue(s)
10. Case studies – however many you think is necessary for a well written paper.
please make #2, #4, #5 and #6 the core of this paper. It is a neuropsychology paper so please write accordingly to concentrate on neuropsychological aspect of the disease.

What kind of mindset does Reggie need to embrace to be successful?

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Case Study and Questions
Reggie works with Gloria and Lakeisha. He is a friendly older man who often talks about his plans for retirement in five years. He likes to make people laugh but often jokes about his struggles to learn new programs and technology.
The company recently informed the team that there will be a compliance test on new safety policies, which employees will need to pass in order to keep their jobs. The company has provided materials to study as well as optional practice exams. Gloria, Lakeisha, and Reggie are having lunch in the break room, and Gloria and Lakeisha mention that they have already signed up to take the first practice test. Reggie comments about how hard it is for him to learn a different way of doing the jobs that he has already been doing for years, joking that “you can’t teach an old man new tricks.” However, later in the day, he stops by Gloria’s desk to find out how she is preparing for the test and asks for advice. Given that they have a month until the compliance test, Gloria is confident that she can help Reggie prepare. Using your problem solving and self and social awareness skills and the information that you learned in Chapter 7 of the webtext about brain plasticity and mindset, answer the questions below:
1. What kind of mindset does Reggie need to embrace to be successful?
2. How does Reggie’s mindset affect his brain?
3. In Chapter 4, you learned about memory and how to effectively study. Using Chapter 4 in the webtext, what specific strategies should Gloria suggest to Reggie so that he will be prepared for the compliance test, and why?
4. If Reggie was your coworker, what important aspects of the situation would you want to keep in mind when offering advice and strategies to him? Why do you think this is important?
Instructions
Use the Case Study #3 Assignment Template to record your responses. For each question, you should write a paragraph-length response (5-7 sentences) to receive credit for this assignment. You may use your Soomo webtext as a resource. Once you have completed your work, save the file and upload it to the assignment submission area.

Write a paper (1,500-1,750 words) in which you discuss the relationship of the self to interactions with the environment through social cognition, social attention, and social heuristics.

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Humans interact with the environment through social cognition, social attention, and social heuristics. The self distinctly influence each of these environmental interactions. In this assignment, you will explore the relationship of the self to interactions with the environmental through social cognition, social attention, and social heuristics.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Directions:

Write a paper (1,500-1,750 words) in which you discuss the relationship of the self to interactions with the environment through social cognition, social attention, and social heuristics. Include the following in your paper:

A research-based discussion of how the self influences social cognition. What role, if any, is played by self-regulation? What factors affect a favorable self-concept in relationships? Why? (Benchmarks C3.5: Analyze cognitive processes used to understand ourselves and others.)
A research-based discussion of how nature and nurture influence cognitive development. How is social cognition influenced by nature and/or nurture? (Benchmarks C3.1: Critically analyze the influence of nature and nurture on cognitive development.)
A research-based discussion of how the self influences social attention. What grabs your attention? Why? How do verbal and non-verbal expression influence your attention?
A research-based discussion of how the self influences social heuristics. How does the self influence which shortcuts are preferred in a given situation?
A discussion of psychometrically sound measures that could be applied in a research study to explore the relationship of the self to interactions with the environment through social cognition, social attention, and social heuristics. What properties of these measures make them reasonable for use in such a research study? (Benchmarks C3.3: Evaluate and identify properties of psychometrically sound measures.)

What is the most significant influence of social heuristics on social roles?

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What is the most significant influence of social heuristics on social roles? Why? Are heuristic strategies more likely than controlled deliberate self-control in prosocial behaviors? Explain. Are these strategies more likely in situations that require time or money? Why or why not?

Provide an explanation of 1 or 2 defense mechanisms that you realized you have used in the past.

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Chapter 11 discusses Freud’s defense mechanisms as part of the personality. Use the textbook and outside references to consider the items below. Assignments must be three to four paragraphs of five to six sentences each; be sure that you cite and reference your sources using APA.

List and define each defense mechanism.
Provide an explanation of 1 or 2 defense mechanisms that you realized you have used in the past.
What was the outcome of the situation?Here is the link to the book
https://openstax.org/details/books/psychology

You do not need a log in to access the book

Explain how birth order impacts an individual’s personality.

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After completing this week’s readings, explain how birth order impacts an individual’s personality.
Generally, what particular qualities does a first-born child have?
The last born child?
Does an only child possess certain personality aspects that we might not observe in children who have siblings?
Are there ways to “generate” or facilitate certain qualities in children, based on birth order theories? In other words, can parents use birth order findings in order to manufacture an environment for the child that facilitates certain qualities without the actual siblings in the theories

Develop a 3 – 4 page paper that describes your agreement or disagreement with this position.

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According to the text, men often marry women who are similar to their own mothers. Develop a 3 – 4 page paper that describes your agreement or disagreement with this position. Justify your position. Describe whether you think the male’s choice is limited to women who resemble the male’s mother or is it more influenced by the woman’s personality’s similarity to the male’s own personality?
Consider how might our growing understanding of couples from the LGBTQA community impact statements limited to male and female relationships, such as the text currently offers.
Lastly, discuss potential pros and cons in choosing a mate who has personality resemblances to your parent.