Psychology

Developmental Toys Assignment STEP 1: Either go to a toy store or search for toys online to choose toys that would be appropriate for EACH of the following ages: 6 months old 4 years old 8 years old STEP 2: Describe each toy and its purpose. STEP 3: Describe both Piaget’s and Erikson’s stages of development at this age and explain why the toys you chose are appropriate for that age group. Add supporting evidence from your text and/or outside references.

For this journal submission, imagine you are the director of a community preschool program. A parent of a four-year-old child with autism has decided to enroll his son in your program. His son, Benny, has participated in an intensive in-home program provided by the school district. He has not participated in a group program before. A team of specialists is involved in his program, including a shadow paraprofessional who will be accompanying Benny to your school, a speech therapist, and the Early Intervention Program Director, who is an early childhood educator and behavior analyst. She is available for consultation and training. One of your teachers is resistant to the idea of having this child in her room. Write a detailed plan, including answers to the following questions, regarding how you will ensure a smooth transition to your program. What questions/information will you get from the parent and team? What would you like the enrollment process to look like? What will you do to prepare your staff? How will you work with the resistant staff member? Finally, what Federal legislation do you have to keep in mind when writing this plan? 2-3 pages in length Double-spaced, 12-point font, 1-inch margins APA Format

According to Sarah Matthews (2005, Crafting Qualitative Research Articles on Marriage and Family), what are the common shortcomings of articles submitted for publication? How does the author suggest each weakness be addressed? Please read the article attached

The current COVID-19 pandemic and its related issues have some far-reaching impacts on our world and our local communities. For example, there are immediate problems with meeting the needs of those that are considered vulnerable populations who are already utilizing social services. There is an unprecedented number of people who are applying for welfare services as the impacts on the economy continue to unfurl. There is much conversation among analysts and specialists as to the long-term or lasting impacts that this pandemic will have on individuals, local communities, national governments, and the world overall. As social workers, these concerns should be on our radar as this will impact the populations that we serve and may even greatly increase the number of people in need of our services. Your assignment is to look over the article and choose three risks we are facing — any three — and discuss how it may impact a given population that social workers would normally work with. For example, the article mentions concerns with the healthcare system becoming expensive or ineffective. If you are a social worker in some type of medical social work, discuss how this might be a challenge for you or the population you serve. Then, in a short paper (2-3 pages) discuss your three chosen social concerns. You must cite the given article, as well as at least one other RELIABLE/SCHOLARLY resource for each of the three risks (four total sources cited). Also be able to cite from the attached article. This paper should be written in MLA format. Paper should demonstrate critical thought. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/whats-at-risk-an-18-month-view-of-a-post-covid-world/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

Discussion Board Guidelines Please listen to the following podcasts and share your thoughts. Include what you have learned, what surprised you, what you already knew, and what questions you still have. Relate the material in the podcasts to the material you have read so far in the course. In addition, you may share examples, personal anecdotes, or other resources with your peers. There is no specific minimum word count, however, you are expected to fully answer the questions and give a well-thought out response. This will likely be about 250-350 words. If you utilize any sources, including your textbooks, please cite them appropriately according to APA format (Purdue Owl). Your initial response to the discussion thread is due by Thursday at 09:59 pm. You are also to post at least 2 replies to peers on this discussion thread. Your response to peers are due by Sunday at 11:59 pm. The responses to peers should use the following format: Acknowledge the contributions of the person to whom you are responding Build on the ideas of the original poster by adding your own thoughts or analysis Contribute to the discussion by asking a probing question that deepens understanding of the material and/or provide a supplemental resource. AHC Fireside Chat: What is Human Nature? Part I AHC Fireside Chat: What is Human Nature? Part II

The literature review should include 5-7 research articles and be 5-7 pages (not including references or cover page). Format and references should follow APA guidelines, be free of grammatical errors, and use a 12-point Times New Roman font. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jzMbjtPvj9U2TzIDGJGogM7RglSsW1bgGAQ2IPANc1s/edit?usp=sharing

4. Respond to the following five questions (based on the Jacard and Jacoby text): 1. Explain how science is similar to other belief systems. How does it differ? 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing a literature review before you start thinking about a phenomenon? 3. What issues and criteria should you consider when choosing a topic area to study? Elaborate on each of them. 4. Provide an overview of the grounded theory approach to theory construction. 5. Conduct a thought experiment that describes a relationship between two qualitative variables of your choice. Derive relevant theoretical propositions from this experiment.

A Study of Students’ Behaviors and Beliefs about This New Phenomenon (Li, 2010). Please use the following headings to organize your summary. 2 Pages or more if needed to sufficiently summarize APA style double spaced. Only 1 source. Attached. Introduction Methods Sample Design Measures Procedures Results Discussion Introduction What was the researcher interested in (what was the research topic)? What were the variables? How were they conceptually defined? (See Chapter 5, Psychological Measurement (Links to an external site.); especially section 21. Practical Strategies for Psychological Measurement) What were the researcher’s research questions? Methods Sample: Describe the sample – sample size (how many), gender, age, ethnicity and race, any other important demographic information. How were they recruited? Design: Was the research experimental or non-experimental? If non-experimental: Was it simply describing variable(s), or was it correlational? If experimental: What was the independent variable(s)? What was the dependent variable(s)? Was a between-subjects or within-subjects design used? Measures: How did they operationally define their variables? I.e., what measures where used? (What are they called and what do they measure?) Procedures: What did the participants have to do? Results What did the researchers find/what were the results? Note: for this section, you do not need to include any statistical information. Using everyday language, explain what the main findings were. Discussion What explanations (possible reasons) does the researcher give for the results? In other words, why do they think they found what they did? What were the limitations of the study? What do the researchers recommend future research should do?

2. Explain Popper’s ideas about what makes a good theory as presented in Conjectures and Refutations. Choose one of the major models of Marriage and Family Therapy, and discuss whether or not it’s a ‘good’ theory based on Popper’s arguments. *Please use structural family therapy model*

INTRODUCTION This program is instituted in the Netherlands and is offered to college students as a form of Service and Community Engagement to help defer the cost of their education. Address the following in your discussion: 1. What are some benefits that college students would receive by participating in this program? 2. What are some benefits that nursing home residents would receive by participating in this program?3. Do you identify any possible disadvantages that college students and nursing home residents might experience as a result of this program? If so, what are they? 4. This program is being implemented outside of the United States. Do you believe that a similar program would be successful in the United States? What could be some of the barriers to implementing a program like this in the United States? 5. If you were offered a chance to live rent free at a nursing home in exchange for service and assistance with college costs, would you? Why or why not? ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR EARNING FULL CREDIT: 1) Answer all parts of the questions above 2) Cite at least one supporting fact, example, or study to support your answer 3) Include at least two source citations for your answer and they should be in APA format: *an in-text citation from a fact based source that identifies the author * a source citation at the end of your post