Throughout the course, you learned about many different types of research and when and where it would be conducted. Despite all the different methods that psychologists use to gather data and report results, many still consider the field a soft science. Read the article Public Skepticism of Psychology for a description of why psychology might be viewed as a soft science. After reading the article, use information that you have learned in the course to dispute this view. Discuss specific ideas you have learned in the course that illustrate the soundness of psychological research. Next, discuss how you might apply the skills you have learned throughout the course to your career and personal life. Discuss how understanding the course material will help you in your professional and personal life.
  

For this discussion, find a journal article and analyze the results section of the article. Answer the Question …..  Is Psychology a Soft Science?

   

I need two page of original content in two hours.

 

Prepare a 1,200- to 1,400-word paper in which you examine various forms of caregivers, parenting styles, and early childhood education. Be sure to include the following items in your assessment: Evaluate the different types of parenting styles and their influence on development during infancy and early childhood. Compare and contrast at least two different kinds of caregivers (e.g., stay at home parent, daycare, grandparent, nanny) and the positive and/or negative impacts on development during infancy and early childhood. Discuss how early childhood education has evolved and its impact on cognitive development in early childhood

Use a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

  

Does Rawls’ approach provide a better social contract than Hobbes?

For this discussion board recall the last module’s reading from Hobbes’ Leviathan and contrast it with the position of John Rawls in the selection from the first of his seminal work in political philosophy, A Theory of Justice (1972).

First, explain Rawls’ argument for the Original Position and it helps us choose the basic structure of society. Next briefly reiterate Hobbes’ argument for an absolute monarchy. Finally, consider each of the readings and provide an argument for which of these positions is a better or more realistic vision of political life. Choose only one to support, not both. Make sure you consider both readings equally in your response.

Required Reading – John Rawls, A Theory of Justice (Selection)

Recommended Reading – “Original Position”, Sections 1, 2, & 3.
< http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/original-position/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. > 

Important: You may find some of the information in Sections 5 & 6 helpful. Please be advised that you should proceed through this material in a cautious and careful manner. The terminology is tricky and it usage is not always as apparent as it would be in everyday conversation.

Final Project Milestone Two: Annotated Bibliography

In this milestone, you will work from the topic, applied setting, and research questions you identified in Module Two and start identifying relevant research to support your final proposal. Two major aspects of your final project include selecting foundational theories relevant to your topic and suggesting potential strategies or techniques that may alleviate a problem in an applied setting. To help you prepare for these aspects of the project, you will complete an annotated bibliography featuring a minimum of four research articles. Two of the articles that you find should be related to the theories you related to your topic that you intend to feature in your final proposal. The other two articles should discuss applied research related to your topic area.
 

For each article, include a summary that highlights how the article relates to your chosen topic and setting, and address the following questions:

How do the research results and statistical findings in the article apply to your research question and your applied setting?

What are the strengths and limitations of the research results and findings in supporting the research question?

How could you expand on available research to more specifically address your research question?

Overview:

When engaged in the research process, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the amount of information you are taking in. Sometimes writers begin to lose track of how the content they are reading will be helpful in

supporting the claims they make in their papers or in their research question. A working annotated bibliography helps writers organize potentially useful resources and streamlines the process of identifying relevant research.

When drafting a proposal, it is important to make a compelling case why the proposed project can improve practice in an applied setting. As a psychologist, you do this by pulling from examples of theoretical and applied research from the field. Works of theoretical research establish foundational theories and offer insight as to why problems exist in an applied setting. Applied research studies observe practice in an applied setting and suggest strategies and techniques to improve a problem based on collected data. Together, these types of research comprise a well – balanced argument that explains why a problem exists and how it can be fixed.

In Module Four, you will submit a working annotate bibliography with at least four entries, including

scholarly books or articles, pertaining to your proposal topic, applied setting, and the research questions

identified in Module Two. Two of the articles you find should be related to the theories you related to your topic that you intend to feature in your final proposal. The other two articles should discuss applied research related to your topic area.

For each article, include one paragraph summarizing how the article relates to your chosen topic and setting and a second paragraph addressing the following questions:

•How do the research results and statistical findings in the article apply to your research question and

your applied setting?

•What are the strengths and limitations of the research results and findings in supporting the research

question?

•How could you expand on available research to more specifically address your research question?

Conclude each entry with a brief critique of the article. What are the strengths of limitations of the research? How could future research build on these findings?

Guidelines for Submission: Each annotation should be 1-2 paragraphs in length, double-spaced in Times New Roman 12-point font, using proper APA citations.