There are very different views of what types of evidence are most credible in evaluating the effectiveness of psychological treatment research. In this discussion you will analyze basic applied psychological research as well as evaluate how researchers applied a research process in the development of specific components. To begin, read the following articles (which can be accessed through the ProQuest database in the Ashford University Library): 

· “Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology: Implications for Research and Research Training”

· “Practice-Based Evidence: Back to the Future”

· “Psychological Treatments: Putting Evidence into Practice and Practice into Evidence”

 After reading the articles listed above, select two of them.  Analyze the basic applied research within each of your two selected articles by answering the following questions:

· What is the main point-of-view in each article? 

· What are the primary assumptions each author makes?

· Which author are you inclined to agree with?  Support your choice with scholarly reasoning and cite your evidence. 

You are required to include one peer-reviewed source that was published within the last five years to support your perspective.  You may not use any of the sources that were assigned for this course.  

Decision-Making Based on our content this week, discuss the importance of rationale decision-making in an organization, using necessary citations. Include how bounded reality, cognitive biases, and conjunction fallacy might affect decision-making. Attribution Theory Explain attribution theory using necessary citations. Include a discussion about the effects of consistency, consensus, distinctiveness, and fundamental attribution error. Consider inclusion about the effects of perception, primacy and recency effects, selective perceptions, contrast effect, stereotyping to further support your discussion. Personal Experience: Inaccurate Judgement Based on our content this week, consider your own experiences with others. Have your actions ever been judged inaccurately by a person such as a boss, a peer, or a family member? How could this experience support your thesis about whether or not attribution theory and bias affect human behaviors with organization? Can self-serving, or other, bias affect one’s perception of a behavior? Creative Decision Making Explain how creative decision-making can improve our ability to make better decisions, considering the numerous obstacles to do so. Include an analysis about how good decision making can potentially affect productivity and job satisfaction.

Writing considerations: The introduction paragraph should introduce your topic and clearly explain what the paper will address. Headings can be used to organize your information. See template. (Each heading should include at least two paragraphs – minimum.) Each paragraph should make a point which can be linked back to your introduction paragraph. Design the topic sentence to embody what the paragraph will entail. The most important consideration in the body paragraphs is the argument that you want to develop (is or is not perceptions, attribution theory and bias applicable?) in response to the topic (applicability of perception, attribution theory and bias). This argument is developed by making and linking points in and between paragraphs. The conclusion paragraph should restate your thesis (your suggestion that perceptions, attribution theory and bias does or does not apply to human behaviors in organizations.)

Your assignment should be a minimum of five to six double-spaced pages, and should adequately discuss the topic, demonstrate maturating self-awareness, and include at least one peer-reviewed source, in addition to your text. Use the rubric to check for thoroughness. Include frequent citation to resources.

The Ashford Library should be used as your primary resource for this assignment, but other credible sources will also be accepted. Your sources should be cited according to APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..  

The paper  Must be five to six double-spaced pages in length, not including the title or references pages, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Must include a title page with the following: Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted Must begin with an introductory paragraph which will outline the two parts to be addressed within the paper. Must address the topics with critical thought and support all assertions with peer-reviewed sources. Must end with a conclusion that synthesizes your findings about attribution theory and bias effect on human behavior. Must use at least one peer-reviewed sources from the Ashford University Library, not including your textbook. Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the In-Text Citation Guide (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the APA References List (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

Due 1/29

 

For this journal task, you will first select one of three tracks in the study of abnormal psychology (biological, psychological, or sociocultural), on which you will focus your final project research investigation. 

Next, you will analyze one of the articles within the track, which will provide practice for your literature review. Prompt: First, refer to the Tracks and Topics for the Final Project document and select a track that you would like to focus your final project on. (Note: In this document, you are provided with three articles for each topic, but you will need to find two additional articles to use for your final project.) 

Next, analyze one of the articles within the tracks which, will provide practice for your literature review. 

 Keep in mind that these questions are practice and preparation for the more detailed literature review elements to come. In your journal entry, answer the following questions about the article: 

1.  What is the title of the article? Provide the reference for the article in proper APA format.

2.  What is the purpose of the article? 

3.  What is the hypothesis of the study? In other words, what claims do the authors make in the article? 

4. What variables (factors) are being looked at as an influence on abnormal behavior? 

5. If these variables or the relationship between these variables have been studied before, what does the article indicate about the findings of previous studies? This shows historical significance. 

6. Describe the type of research design that was used in the study.  Do you think the research in this article was conducted in an ethical manner? Why or why not? 

7. What was the outcome(s) of the study, that is, the conclusions that the authors made as a result of the study?

 Each question requires an answer in one to three sentences, although you can write more if needed. This should result in a journal entry that is around 1 page in length. 

Be sure to cite directly from the article to support your answers.  APA formatting of sources.  Edit question’s body

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