Psychology

Topic: Racism, Discrimination, Prejudice and Stereotyping in America. Do Black Lives Matter?You may tweak the topic if you wish to give it your own personal touch but your paper must explore the identifiedconcepts against the rapid push for social change which is occurring both locally and internationally in response tothe death of George Floyd and others.Part 1(10 points)Define and briefly explore the concepts in the topic showing the differences and relationship between each. (forexample, prejudice is an attitude while discrimination is a behavior).For this section you should use your text book or any other reliable text as your major source. Racism is not definedin the text so you can use a reputable source for your definition which you must acknowledge. Do not downloadnameless sources from the internet that you are unable to acknowledge. Quote, for example, Myers (2018) definesprejudice as-“——“. You would then list Myers along with the name of the book, publisher, in your bibliography inAPA style.Part 2(20 points)Explore the rise of the Black Lives Matter Movement within the context of the two interrelated events which havesparked it. ie, 1) the killing of George Floyd, Eric Garner, Breonna Taylor and others by the police. 2) the killing ofunarmed black men such as Treyvon Martin, Ahmaud Arberry, Michael Brown etc by white civilians.For this section of your paper as well as for Section 4, your sources must be a minimum of 6 articles which must befrom a reputable newspaper or magazine such as the following. The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal,The Washington Post, The New Yorker (special edition devoted to the BLM movement) or Psychology Today. Youare not limited to this list however, do not use tabloids such as The Daily News or the New York Post. The 3newspapers have published excellent articles on every aspect of the issue and you should have no trouble findingmaterial. All articles must be listed in your Bibliography with the name of the author, date of publication etc.For example:Edmondson, C (2020) Defying Trump, Senate Panel Moves to Strip Military Bases of Confederate Names. NY Times,June 11, 2020. You can go directly to the website of these publications to access articles. The N Y Times will allowyou to read a limited amount for free. Do not go to the internet and plagiarize articles that have no author or validpublisher.Part 3(10 points)Choose 1:1. Describe a personal experience with racism, stereotyping, prejudice or discrimination. Explain how you coped withit.2. Have you participated in a Rally, Demonstration or Protest related to the current issues? Explain why.Part 4(20 points)Will Racism Ever End? In this section of your paper, examine some of the various proposals, ideas, solutions etcwhich have been put forward to tackle the issue (Some have already been implemented).Here are some examples:1. The calls to “defund” the police and divert funds to social programs.2. The dismantling of Confederate symbols, etc.3. Executive orders by several governors banning the use of chokeholds by the police.4. Making an untrue racist telephone call a hate crime.5. The move by major corporations to support the BLM movement.You are not limited to the above examples. The key question to address is how effective do you think they will be?Will we go back to Square 1 once the marches are over? What else do you think needs to be done?

Schizophrenia, like many mental disorders, has gone through many changes over the course of history from what causes it to how it is treated. Looking at the history of how Schizophrenia develops both in your textbook and briefly through this article you can see that the best minds in mental health can be wrong in trying to explain how a mental health disorder develops and how to treat it. This was particularly true with Schizophrenia and you can imagine the impact this “misunderstanding” had on clients and families. For your post discuss what do you think about how experts of the historical time period decided what is and isn’t labeled as “abnormal” behavior? How do individuals’ perspectives change when it is decided that some characteristic or issue is pathological? What implications for diagnosis and treatment come from these decisions? How would you go about explaining the etiology of Schizophrenia to a client and their family today?

Please use APA 7 Edition and follow instructions thoroughly. You can pick the company.Consider your current or previous place of employment and think about the organizational dynamic.Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that discusses a brief description of your organization, your role, and why you choose to work for this organization. Include the following in your paper:Discuss any myths, rites, or rituals that surround the organization culture.Apply the three levels of organizational culture to this entity.Compare the organization’s culture to its climate.Explain organizational strategies that promote change within your organization.

ASSIGNMENTS Assignment 2: Journal Article Critique Due Date: After you have completed Unit 8 Credit Weight: 5% of your final grade Expectation: 625-700 words (not including title page and references), based on a template, using APA Style. Instructions You are required to complete a journal article critique based on an article in the list below. This assignment is designed to help you read a research article correctly and efficiently, and to practice using APA Style. These skills will be valuable in completing the research paper later in the course. This assignment follows the same format as Assignment 1, but you will choose from a different set of articles. You are required to follow the Journal Article Critique Template provided, which includes the headings required, the questions that you must address, and formatting instructions. Your report must be in narrative (paragraph) form. NOTE: The critique must be an original work: that is, not copied from someone else, and not used in this course in a previous registration or in any other course taken at Athabasca University or elsewhere. Otherwise, this constitutes plagiarism and academic misconduct. You will not be permitted to re-write your journal article critique, so please follow the instructions carefully. Weiten and McCann (2013) give an excellent introduction to journal articles and to APA Style in Chapter 2, pages 77-78. Articles For this assignment, you must choose one of the following articles: NOTE: If you choose one of the articles listed below, no further approval is required. If you have an outside article [i.e., not on the list] that you would like to critique, you must submit the article or provide the particulars to your tutor for approval first – it must be pertain to Chapter 2 content. Approval is at the tutor’s discretion. If you submit an unapproved outside article critique, it will not be marked and you will receive a zero ‘0’ on the assignment. Bereczkei, T., Gyuris, P., & Weisfeld, G. E. (2004). Sexual imprinting in human mate choice. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 271(1544), 1129-1134. doi:10.1098/rspb.2003.2672

Find and take a free version of one of the following tests online: OCEAN (The “Big Five”) or DISC Behavioral Assessment. In 500-750 words, do the following: Describe what you think of the test you took. Do you agree with the results you received? Why or why not? Do you feel that these tests provide HR professionals with useful information on potential hires? Explain why or why not. Use two to three scholarly resources to support your explanations.

draw distinctions between Hope and Grace–the model articulated by Ripley compared to the one articulated by Sells. Your task now is to identify the benefits and shortcomings of each. The HFCT strength is its use of exercises which reshape habits and behavioral patterns of individuals within relationships. Worthington writes in his HFCT manual: “Maintaining a good marriage, improving a marriage, and solving problems in a marriage require that the partners exert effort–that they work on the marriage. Solving problems in marriage through marital therapy requires that the couple work on the tasks that the therapist assigns–both within the therapy hour and particularly between sessions. Inspire the couple to perspire to achieve what they aspire to. You cannot browbeat or coerce them into a work ethic.The strategy is faith working through love. HOPE-focused marital therapists should never consider themselves marital technicians or problem-solvers. Therapists are ministers of love.

Answer all of the following five (5) questions in the same order. Use your own words for the answers. 1. To a large extent, progress in all scientific fields depends on the development of new technologies and methodologies. What technological and methodological developments have advanced the field of behavioral/cognitive neuroscience? 2. A commonly used method of lethal injection involves the injection of potassium. Explain why too much potassium in your extracellular fluid having too would be fatal. 3. What are the strengths of testing patients who have suffered brain lesions? Are there any shortcomings to this research approach? If so, what are they? What are some of the ethical considerations? 4. Discuss what is currently known about the role of sleep in memory formation. 5. What do dichotic listening tests tell us about lateralization of language and emotion? Extra-Credit Question What might have been the evolutionary advantage for the development of empathy and theory of mind?

Describe observational learning using real-life examples.

Choose one aspect of Psychodynamic theory, and write about how the theoretical approach and key concepts of the theory apply to your personality. Choose one aspect of Humanistic theory, and write about how the theoretical approach and key concepts of the theory apply to your personality. Choose one aspect of Behavioral/Social Cognitive theory, and write about how the theoretical approach and key concepts of the theory apply to your personality. In addition, specifically discuss the Big Five trait theory and explain how well the trait theory’s theoretical approach and key concepts describe your personality. Conclude the paper by discussing the importance of using multiple theoretical approaches to understanding personality.

A study once found that, for any given year, there was a positive correlation between ice cream consumption and the crime rate (during the summer months). If ice cream consumption was high for a given year, the crime rate was also high; if consumption was low, the crime rate was also low. What can explain this phenomenon?