Respondent and Operant BehaviorsIn the science of behavior analysis there are two types of conditioning. Respondent behaviors can be thought of as reflexes that are elicited by stimuli. While operant behaviors can be thought of as behaviors that are maintained by environmental consequences and evoked by environmental stimuli. Describe a behavior you engaged in today […]
InstructionsReference your Module Two journal assignment to further explore the individual perceptions and resulting behaviors discussed. How will you take individual perceptions into consideration in conflict management? Do you feel after the reading and discussion this week that you may change your leadership approach relative to how you observe behavior? In addition, how will you […]
Research Paper and Poster Session For this assignment you should: prepare and write a unique methodological research paper; create and analyze some fictional data to test your research hypothesis; present your findings from your fictional data in a poster that could be used at a psychological conference; and and, if possible, send your research paper […]
Cognitive dissonance activity: The dissonance created by violence PSYC 3311 (Social Psychology) Excerpt from Malcolm Gladwell’s New Yorker article:“Thresholds of violence: How shootings catch on” published October 19, 2015 *If you would like to read the full article go to https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/10/19/thresholds-of-violence On the evening of April 29th last year, in the southern Minnesota town of Waseca, […]
Further discussion: What is the importance of work-life balance? In your current work situation, what do you see as good family friendly practices or recent changes that have supported a flexible workplace?
One of the important attributes of theory is the ability to help explain and predict outcomes. Within development, this couldn’t be truer. Developmental theories have helped researchers and professionals alike be able to understand how influential factors impact development and lead to positive and negative outcomes later on in life. For this assignment, you are […]
Final Project – Start of Portfolio During your time as an undergraduate student, you will have a range of experiences and will build several competencies and skills. Your portfolio will be one very explicit way of demonstrating to yourself, prospective graduate schools, and to prospective employers that you possess the skills and abilities in a […]
Artificial SanityPlease go to the following case: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/files/artificial_sanity.pdf 1. Discuss some accepted models of mental illness, i.e., psychological, biological, behavioral. How do these differ? What assumptions are being made? 2. How do these different models influence the treatment of people with mental disorders? 3. Tell the class the history of the present case. What does […]
Discussion boards provide students an opportunity to share their unique perspective, make recommendations, provide an opinion, or answer a question about an issue. Each response should be professional and must be written well (follow rules of grammar and mechanics), clearly, and concisely. In general, students should support each of their claims using empirical evidence, logic […]
Overview: For this assignment, due in Module Four, you will write a short paper discussing the cognitive and physical factors related to distracted driving. You have probably seen news stories about the dangers of talking on a cell phone or texting and driving. Logic tells you it is a disaster waiting to happen, but you […]
