A private school utilizes a test with well-established predictive validity for admissions. However, members of a particular group tend to score low on this test. Is it ethical for the school to continue to use the test? Why or why not?

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In this discussion, you will debate an ethical dilemma around test development while relating it to validity and reliability concepts.

Consider the following scenario: A private school utilizes a test with well-established predictive validity for admissions. However, members of a particular group tend to score low on this test. Is it ethical for the school to continue to use the test? Why or why not?

Watch the movies – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Compare two characters psychologically, explaining the interactions between these characters and how their individual psychology defines their interaction.

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Compare two characters psychologically, explaining the interactions between these characters and how their individual psychology defines their interaction. (This will require outside sources, documented in MLA format).

Watch the movies – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Quotes should be used as direct support with a citation as to their origin if unclear.

Watch the 1981 film “On Golden Pond,” produced by Mark Rydell (ITC Films). Write a 6-8 page paper that examines the psychological attributes exhibited by the aging character Norman Thayer, Jr., played by Henry Fonda. Be sure to go beyond just describing what happens in the story

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Watch the 1981 film “On Golden Pond,” produced by Mark Rydell (ITC Films). (Caution: this film contains profanity and a couple of derogatory references to lesbians.)

Write a 6-8 page paper that examines the psychological attributes exhibited by the aging character Norman Thayer, Jr., played by Henry Fonda. Be sure to go beyond just describing what happens in the story. Your focus should be on observing what goes on with this character and describing/explaining it through application of the theories and research in your text, instructor notes, and other materials provided in this lesson. Headings in the instructor notes will remind you of the major specific areas you should cover in your paper, including personality, learning, memory, and motivation. If you wish, you may include other related areas as well.

You should analyze the major effects of divorce upon children. Pay attention to the psychological effects, development and highlight the main adverse consequences in their further social life. Academic journal with statistics to support your ideas, include page numbers. Make sure to format your paper properly.

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Analyze the major effects of divorce upon children.
Pay attention to the psychological effects, development and highlight the main adverse consequences in their further social life.
Academic journal with statistics to support your ideas, include page numbers. Make sure to format your paper properly.
Structure: 1. introduction: statistics regarding divorce in the USA and why the problem is relevant 2. Main body: highlight at least 3 adverse MAIN consequences! 3. Write a brief conclusion. Do not write too long or too short sentences.

Use Galileo to locate two peer-reviewed articles related to your major, research interests, or desired population to work with (i.e., at-risk youth, veterans, persons with disabilities, etc.). Critique these articles as one comparative analysis.

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Use Galileo to locate two peer-reviewed articles related to your major, research interests, or desired population to work with (i.e., at-risk youth, veterans, persons with disabilities, etc.). Critique these articles as one comparative analysis. Do not critique one article, the other, and then a comparison. Be sure the articles are no more than five (5) years old and from a peer-reviewed journal. You will be graded on APA format, critical thinking, writing skills, grammatical aspects, and selected articles.

In this module, you have learned a lot about the importance of sleep. In this assignment, you will develop a persuasive letter for why your state or federal lawmakers should pass legislation addressing issues related to sleep disturbances.

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In this module, you have learned a lot about the importance of sleep. In this assignment, you will develop a persuasive letter for why your state or federal lawmakers should pass legislation addressing issues related to sleep disturbances.

  • Teen car accidents and early school start
  1. Research your topic using information from your textbook and at least one scholarly resource. Think about how lack of sleep is involved, and how new regulations might improve safety.
  2. In a blank document, and using your research as support, you should write a letter that answers the following questions. You should address the lawmakers in your response, presuming they are your audience. Your answers should be about 300 words in total.
  • Why might a lack of sleep be particularly detrimental to the type of person you chose? What are the implications if this person falls asleep on the job/behind the wheel? Who is mostly likely to be hurt?
  • What does the literature say about the correlation between lack of sleep and the consequences you identified? Make sure to cite your source using APA format.
  • What regulations should lawmakers put in place to minimize these types of accidents? How would they help?

Do you agree with or disagree with Watson? Why? What do you know about learning that helps support your opinion? Cite your sources as you support your thinking. What aspects of the human experience cannot be explained using behaviorism?

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John Watson believed that differences in learning experiences were responsible for differences in behavior. He is even quoted as saying: “Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I’ll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select—doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief and, yes, even beggar-man and thief, regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vocations and the race of his ancestors.”

  1. Do you agree with or disagree with Watson? Why? What do you know about learning that helps support your opinion? Cite your sources as you support your thinking.
  2. What aspects of the human experience cannot be explained using behaviorism?

Your community is planning to open a brand-new child development community center. Now that you are an expert in the field, you have been chosen to create a proposal for interactive, fun, and educational programming activities that will be provided for children and adolescents in this center.

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Your community is planning to open a brand-new child development community center. Now that you are an expert in the field, you have been chosen to create a proposal for interactive, fun, and educational programming activities that will be provided for children and adolescents in this center. The chosen activities must be developmentally appropriate and based in theory. You will present your ideas to the city council with a written proposal describing the programming in detail. You have been asked to propose programming for the following five different age groups in the child development community center:

Infant (0-1 year)

Toddler (1-3 years)

Early Childhood (3-6 years)

Middle to Late Childhood (7-12 years)

Adolescence (13-18 years)

Use this Community Child Development Center Proposal TemplatePreview the document to organize your proposal. Enter the requested information on the title page where indicated. Where you find the text, “In this section you will describe the activity …” within the proposal template, please remove that and enter your own content. The headings in bold should not be altered. The final content for each “room” will consist of three paragraphs that will address three distinct activities that address physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development for that age group. Table 5.1 in your textbook will be very useful in identifying the major milestones in physical development.

 

In your Community Child Proposal,

 

Describe the activity in some detail (provide more than just the name of the activity).

Identify the specific domain related theory concept that supports the use of this activity.

Identify how the activity enhances physical, cognitive, or psychosocial development.

Special Notes:

 

A good way to brainstorm different age appropriate activities is using Google’s search tool before researching. Please review What Is CRAAP? A Guide to Evaluating Web Sources (Links to an external site.). For example, enter “activities to support cognitive development in toddlers” and numerous sites with suggested activities will be displayed. Remember that your activities may be simple (especially with newborns), but they must also be specific and age appropriate, and you are to connect them to developmental theory within the proposal. You must also cite the sources in your proposal.

Describe the first three steps you would take to begin the strategic planning process for a human services organization. Be sure to include the key stakeholders—who should be involved in each step and why they need to be included in the process.

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For this Assignment, think about how you would begin the strategic planning process for a human services organization. Consider the human services organizations for which you have worked either in your fieldwork or as an employee. Based on what you know about a particular organization, what steps might you take to establish a plan for the organization’s long-term development?

Assignment (2–4 pages in APA format): Describe the first three steps you would take to begin the strategic planning process for a human services organization. Be sure to include the key stakeholders—who should be involved in each step and why they need to be included in the process. In addition, include steps you would take to establish stakeholder support and confidence.

Note: Although you will base your strategic plan on what you know about an actual organization, do not include any identifying information about the organization or its stakeholders.

Determine the target population. Based on your knowledge of your community, specify the target population for your needs assessment.

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A needs assessment is a systematic appraisal of the needs of a particular population within a community.

Imagine you have been tasked with planning a needs assessment in your community. To complete this, you will need to do the following:
– Read existing literature on a population of interest to you.
– Interview at least one key informant.
– Develop a plan for data collection and analysis.
– Summarize your findings.

Write a 2,100- to 2,800-word paper to summarize your needs assessment. Include the following:
– Determine the target population. Based on your knowledge of your community, specify the target population for your needs assessment. The target population could be clients such as trauma survivors, preschool children with autism-spectrum disorders, adults in a substance-abuse treatment program, or homeless individuals. It might also be client advocates, parents, administrators, or human services professionals. Use current published literature and your knowledge of your community to identify a population with a perceived need or needs.
– Begin your paper with a summary of the perceived need or needs.
> Include existing data from published studies in this section of your report. Read a number of articles on the topic so you are well versed in the needs of a particular population.
– Describe the current status of the population in your community.
> For example, if you are interested in addressing the needs of homeless people in your community, describe the services and resources currently available and accessible to this population. Many needs may already be met by existing programs and services. Describe these needs.
– Interview at least one key informant or specialist in the field. Try to get as much information as you can on gaps that exist between available and needed services and resources. Ask probing questions.
> For example, what is the single most pressing need that homeless individuals have in this community? What are other important needs?
> How are these needs currently being addressed? If a particular need is not being addressed, why is it not being addressed? What resources are currently available for addressing these needs? Who would deliver the needed services? Summarize the results of your interview in this section of your report.
– Devise one additional strategy for collecting information about the needs of the target population.
> For example, you may decide to administer a questionnaire or organize a focus group. Discuss your strategy in detail. If there is already a validated questionnaire that is relevant to the group you are assessing, describe it. If not, describe the type of instrument that would be useful in assessing the needs of the target population. For additional information on needs assessment strategies, conduct additional Internet research.
– Outline a general plan for data analysis.
> Once you have collected data, either qualitative or quantitative, you need to analyze and interpret it. Describe how you would do this.
– The next step in a needs assessment is to analyze the data and use the results to plan appropriate interventions. Because you are only planning and not conducting a needs assessment, you will not have actual data to analyze and use. However, you may still anticipate the needs of a given population and discuss strategies for addressing them.
> For example, if information gleaned from research articles and if key informants suggest that the homeless population in your community needs education on existing mental health services, you may develop a plan for helping the homeless population learn more about community mental health services currently available to them. In other words, you can devise a strategy for increasing awareness of mental health services. At this point, your plan will be general and tentative, because you have not actually analyzed data. In this section of your paper, offer at least one strategy for addressing a likely need.