Psych Assignments

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Learning Activity #2: Motivation Response

  • Read Chapter 9 of your textbook.
  • In 3-4 paragraphs, answer the following:
  • Define and explain the four theories of motivation, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each (these can be simple bullet points if necessary).
  • After reading and examining Maslow’s theory relating to the Hierarchy of Needs, what are the cultural implications of this theory? Does it apply to everyone? Can you think of anyone or any culture where this would not be appropriate? Explain your answers. Learning Activity #4: Health and Stress Response

  • Learning Activity #4: Health and Stress Response

    Read
    the following scenario:

    Your
    Uncle Bob is a man who works hard. He lives in an area that was just flooded
    from a hurricane and his house is damaged. He lost all of his possessions and
    his beloved dog in the flood. He now has to relocate, alone, as he was never
    married and has no children. Because of the hurricane, there is no cell phone
    reception in the area. While you know he is alive, you can’t communicate with
    him on a daily basis. He normally calls your mom (his sister) daily just to
    chit-chat as they are close siblings. Now, he can’t do that as easily and it’s
    frustrating him even more as he’s trying to get things together to relocate.The
    day before he is supposed to travel to his new home 4 hours away, your mother
    receives a call that your Uncle Bob has had a heart attack and is in the
    hospital. She immediately flies down to see him. She reports to you that he has
    also developed pneumonia and his diabetes (which has always been very
    controlled) has begun to get worse. Your mother calls you and says, “He had a
    heart attack because of all this stress. This stress is going to kill him!” While
    it’s not really the “best time” to offer your mom some education on the issue,
    she’s someone who finds great comfort in information.

  • Provide
    a 2 to 3 paragraph response addressed to your mom that describes how Uncle
    Bob’s health issues and stress are correlated.
  • Read
    Chapter 10 in your textbook.
  • Learning
    Activity #6: Big Five Response

    Once scientific methodology took root in psychology, personality
    became more empirical.

  • Write a two to three paragraph response to the following:
  • How are traits assessed? Provide and describe some examples
  • What are the Big Five factors?
  • Why do they provide us with useful information regarding
    personality variation?