Psychology

For the final project in this course, you will marshal the knowledge you have built to accomplish the core goal of all psychologists—to explain human behavior. You will select a current or historical event and use theory and research from the field of social cognition and perception to explain, from your perspective, why the event occurred. You will also suggest, again drawing from social cognitive theory and research, how this event could have turned out differently had it occurred in a different culture. Although you will not have been exposed to the material in the entire course by the time you begin working on the project, you should feel free to utilize theory and research covered in any portion of the course readings, or elsewhere within the field of social cognition, in achieving the project objectives. The project will be completed in three steps: a topic proposal, a detailed outline and tentative annotated bibliography, and a final paper. The project is divided into two milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Three and Five. The final research paper will be submitted in Module Seven. This assessment will assess your mastery with respect to the following course outcomes: ? PSY-326-01 Evaluate contemporary research in social cognition and perception for its contributions to and importance for analyzing human behavior ? PSY-326-02 Analyze the impact of cognitive theory and methodology on socialpsychology ? PSY-326-03 Assess the impact of the social environment (with a focus on both functionality and shortcomings) on basic cognitive processes, perceptual processes, and behavior ? PSY-326-04 Apply the automatic versus controlled model of social cognition to the analysis and evaluation of human behavior ? PSY-326-05 Assess the role of culture as one component of the social environment for its impact on basic cognitive and perceptual processes Prompt Your paper will address two major questions: 1. How does the literature in social cognition and perception help explain a real-world event? 2. Based on the literature, how could this event have happened differently had it occurred in a different culture?

you will reflect on the main points “highlights” of the readings and the activities. Ask yourself: “What have I learned in this unit?” “Why is this important?”, “What does this new knowledge mean to me?”, “How will this knowledge help me in future?” “Why are these concepts important?” You may wish to discuss your answers to these questions online with others in your class before writing your reflection. Set 3 is very similar but is required to be a little longer as it covers an additional unit. Set 3 should consist of 5-6 pages. Every reflection set should contain a citations and reference page following the style of the American Psychological Association (APA) style 6th edition. The library quiz will give you some guidance about APA style and some of the basics.  For Set 3, you will include at least 3 references from Units 6-8 and at least 2 additional references that are not included in the course. One of the additional references MUST be an academic article but the other(s) may be from any other resource. Remember this is a reflection rather than a simple summary so ensure that your writing demonstrates how this unit is applicable to your life. Do not be afraid to offer critique where applicable. You should avoid the presentation of quotes from the reading material unless absolutely critical to illustrate a particular point. This should not be a copy of the text, but rather your personal account of the theoretical material as it relates to your own context. You are not limited to reflecting on the course material alone and are encouraged to include material beyond the course readings and activities. Events from your own experience and insights gained from discussion forum conversations are also encouraged. Readings for Unit 6 Recommendations of Physical Activity + Physical Activity Guidelines Warburton, D.E.R., Nicol, C.W., & Bredin, S.S.D. (2006). Health benefits of physical activity: the evidence. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 174(6), 801-809. (yes-this is a second look at this article but please concentrate on answering the question “How much physical activity is enough?” using pages 805 & 806) Available at the University of Manitoba library electronic collection If the link above doesn’t work, try this: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.051351 Haskell, W., Lee, I., Pate, R., Powell, K., Blair, S. et al. (2007). Physical Activity and Public Health. Updated recommendations for adults from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association. Circulation, 116, (9),1081-1093. Available at the University of Manitoba Library electronic collection Canadian Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for Children 0-4 years, 5-11 years, Youth 12-17 years, Adults 18-64 years, and Older Adults 65 years and older (2017) Available at: CSEP Guidelines Handbook (pages 1-12) Reading for unit 7 The use of Theory/Models to understand and promote Physical Activity Fitzgerald, N. & Spaccarotella, K. (2009). Barriers to a healthy lifestyle: From individuals to public policy – An Ecological Perspective. Journal of Extension, 47(1), 1-8. Available at: http://www.joe.org/joe/2009february/a3.php Lox, C.L., Martin, K.A., & Petruzello, S.J. (2010). Theories and Models of Exercise Behavior I. Social Cognitive Approaches. In: The Psychology of Exercise: Integrating Theory and Practice. Scottsdale, AZ: Holcomb Hathaway, Publishers. p. 50 -56. Available in the readings pack Mack, D.E., Sabiston, C.M., McDonough, M.H., Wilson, P. & Paskevich, D.M. (2011). Motivation and Behavioural Change. In; R.E. Crocker (Ed.) Sport and Exercise Psychology: A Canadian Perspective. Toronto, ON: Pearson Canada. p 83-88. Available in the readings pack Plotnikoff, R.C., Lubans, D.R., Costigan, S.A., Spence, J.C., Downs, S., & McCargar, L. (2011). A test of the theory of planned behaviour to explain physical activity in a large population sample of adolescents from Alberta, Canada. Journal of Adolescent Health, 49(5), 547-549. Available at the University of Manitoba Library electronic collection Dallow, C.B. & Anderson, J. (2003). Using self-efficacy and transtheoretical model to develop a physical activity intervention for obese women. American Journal of Health Promotion, 17(6), 373-381. Click here to access: Dallow (PDF) Readings for unit 8 Interventions to Promote-increase Physical Activity Week 12 – (Individual and Social Approaches) Lox, C.L., Martin, K.A., & Petruzello, S.J. (2010). Physical Activity Interventions. In: The Psychology of Exercise: Integrating Theory and Practice. Scottsdale, AZ: Holcomb Hathaway, Publishers. Available in the readings pack Week 13 – (Group and Macro levels)  Workplace physical activity. The Research File. Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute. Issue 5, 05/2009. Available at: http://www.cflri.ca/node/496 If the link above doesn’t work, use this to download: https://cflri.ca/sites/default/files/node/496/files/Research_file_09_05.pdf The influence of after-school programs on children’s physical activity levels in ‘Active pursuits after school’ The Research File. Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute. Bulletin 3, 2018. Access by clicking this Levine, J. A. & Miller, J.M. (2007). The energy expenditure of using a “walk-and work” desk for office workers with obesity. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 41, 558-561. Available at the University of Manitoba Library electronic collection Don’t let this be the most physical activity our kids get after school. Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. (2014). Available at: AHKC_2014_ReportCard_Short_ENG.pdf >> Download the short form report card. World Health Organization. (2006). Promoting physical activity and active living in urban environments. The role of local governments. p. 19-32. [edit Nov 2020: pages refer to the page #s of the book, not the pdf viewer. Start at the bottom of pg. 19 and go all the way to pg 32] Available at: http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/98424/E89498.pdf Non Communicable Disease Prevention: Investments that Work for Physical Activity. The Toronto Charter for Physical Activity: A Global Call to Action. (2011) Available at: Investments that work for Physical Activity.pdf

I need you to write a paper over the benefits to patients and health care professionals for pet therapy. I need you to use 7 sources

Psychology is defined as ‘the science of behavior and mental processes’.  Yet most psychologists are practitioners who do not do research and often do not rely on science to guide their practice.  There is also a movement toward neuropsychology and the use of medications to understand and influence behavior and mental processes.  So, what is going to happen to our discipline?  Are we moving toward becoming behavioral neurologists or in the direction of Dr. Phil?  How can these extremes be reconciled?  How can we maintain our scientific stature and still devote ourselves to understanding the human experience?  And since these approaches are in some ways like oil and water, the answer lies in something deeper than just blending them.   You should focus on the current mental health crisis.  How can we do a better job of identifying and treating those in need thus reducing the number of fatalities and violent crimes.

This assignment is intended to address one of the major objectives for this class which is to have you reading and critically analyzing research publications in top tier I/O journals. For this assignment you must select one of the following articles. For the article you select, you will of course read it (perhaps more than once if needed) and write a short paper summarizing and reflecting on the article. Specifically, your commentary must include: The APA style citation. Summary: Summarize the purpose of the study, the study’s methods, and its main findings in your own words as if you were explaining the study to your instructor, a professor, and/or your fellow classmates. Reflection: Provide thoughtful commentary on the article. Explanation for non-expert audiences: Imagine you are explaining this research and its findings to non-expert audiences (i.e., an audience that is unfamiliar with the subject matter, statistical methods, and research methods). Write a summary of the research and key take-aways in a way that a non-expert audience can understand and find value in. In your commentary, you should not ask for simple or technical clarifications (e.g., “What is an analysis of variance?”) nor merely list various things you liked about the article. Rather, your commentary should thoughtfully address issues that you found interesting, relatable, confusing, exciting, or contradictory in what you have read. Again, you should not merely list such things, but explain why (e.g., why did you find that interesting/confusing/etc.). In your write up, you will be graded on adherence to these instructions as well as APA formatting, grammar, punctuation, and critical thinking. Submit your document to Webcourses as a Word document (.doc or .docx file formats). Please utilize the library for help accessing journal articles. Late submissions will not be accepted. Article Commentary 4 For this assignment you will choose one of the articles below and write a paper summarizing and reacting to the article. Submit one Word document (.doc or .docx) with the following. Greenberg, J. (1990). Employee theft as a reaction to underpayment inequity: The hidden cost of pay cuts. Journal of Applied Psychology, 75(5), 561-568. Sliter, M., Jex, S., Wolford, K., & McInnerney, J. (2010). How rude! Emotional labor as a mediator between customer incivility and employee outcomes. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 15(4), 468-481. Below I have listed more detailed notes regarding what your summary/reflection/explanation for non-expert audiences should address to help you get started: Summary: Describe the following in your own words: The purpose of the study. What is the current gap in the literature? Why is a new study needed? The main variables / constructs that are being studied. The study’s hypotheses and the logical and theoretical arguments that the authors use to justify their hypotheses. Why do the authors hypothesize what they hypothesize? If there are many hypotheses, try to summarize them in a few sentences. The study’s method. Who participated? How were the variables measured? The study’s main findings. In your own words, what are the important takeaways? Reflection: Provide thoughtful commentary on the article. You’re not required to answer specific questions because you will want to comment on different things. Some questions you might address include: Why are you interested or not interested in this topic? How important / relevant is the study? What about the article did you find particularly intriguing or interesting and why? How does the article relate to topics we discussed in class? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the article? To what extent are the study’s findings generalizable to other contexts? What is a way you could extend the findings of this study with a study of your own? To what extent are your personal experiences consistent or not consistent with the findings? Do you agree with the authors’ conclusions and why? Explanation for non-expert audiences: Explain this study and its findings in a way that someone who does not have any expertise in the area would be able to understand. What are the key “takeaways” from the study? How can the results of the study be applied/used in the real world? The APA style citation of the article you chose. Your summary section will be graded on how well you demonstrate understanding of the article. If you use excessive quotes or make vague statements (“Biodata is data about oneself.”), it will be harder for me to determine with certainty that you have a good understanding of the content. To receive a high score, your summary should clearly describe the purpose, method, and conclusions of the article in your own words. Your reflection section will be graded on the depth of your comments. I want you to demonstrate critical thinking. If your comments are too surface-level (“I liked that the article was easy to read.”) it is difficult for me to determine that you critically thought about the article. To receive a high score, your comments should thoughtfully analyze the content of the article (“My experience with abc issue is consistent with xyz finding because…”). The more detail you provide, the better. Your explanation for non-expert audiences section will be graded on the quality of your explanation and proper understanding of audience.

WEEK 5:  Chapter 5: Applying Social Psychology to Crinical and Counseling Psychology Discussion Week 5: Coping w Stress – Daily Hassles v Major Life Change Events 1 What do you think are the most challenging stressors which can affect individuals? Explain What are simple coping strategies you can suggest for the indicated stressors? What action plans should be implemented to better cope with the stressors?  Stay Objective. Required Resources Week 5 Health Reading Chapter 8 in your eText. Applying Social Psychology to Health Article at mindtools.com:  Understanding the Impact of Long-Term Stress (Links to an external site.) Article at mindtools.com: Assessment Tool – Holmes Rahe Life Change Events (Links to an external site.) Article at verywellmind.com: Compliance Technique Links to an external site.) Article at referralcandy.com: 6 Principals of Persuasion (Links to an external site.)   E-Text: Applied Social Psychology: Understanding Addressing Social and Practical Problems 3rd Edition. By Gruman, Schneider, Coutts. Published: September 2016

As a human service professional, please review the following case and answer the required questions. Reggie is a 24-year-old African American man. He is currently unemployed, homeless, and has charges pending for writing a number of bad checks. Reggie reports that both of his parents were drug addicts and alcoholics. He experienced verbal, physical, sexual and emotional abuse while growing up in the hands of both parents. His father died of liver disease last year at the age of 40. Reggie reports he was kicked out of his home when he was fifteen because his father suspected that he was gay. Although they all live in a small town, he has not had any contact with his parents since they kicked him out. He did not attend his father’s funeral. Reggie has one older sister he sees “once in a while if I run into her”. Reggie is not currently in a steady relationship but does have a large group of friends from the local gay community with whom he stays off and on. When he was kicked out of his parent’s home, he survived by becoming involved in sexual relationships with older men, many of whom were also abusive. He has had numerous sexual partners (both male and female). He has traded sex for drugs and money, has had sex under the influence of drugs and alcohol, and has been made to have sex against his will. Reggie identifies himself as bisexual, not gay. Reggie is a poor historian about his alcohol and drug use. He does state he started drinking and smoking pot when he was 12. He has used inhalants, marijuana, amphetamines, and cocaine. Two months ago he started smoking crack. He drinks alcohol “whenever” and reposts getting drunk at least twice a week. He is seeking help now because of a recent overdose when he was clinically dead for 2-3 minutes. He states he wants to “turn his life around before he dies”. Answer the following questions: What are the positives in this scenario? What are the negatives? Discuss. What are your first concerns? In what order would you address these concerns? How would you begin to address these concerns? Are there services or community resources that would be supportive of this situation where you live? Are there any ethnic/cultural/ethical considerations that seem relevant? Discuss why or why not. Write 5 open-ended questions that you would ask in this situation. Who would you address these questions to? (You can address these questions to more than one person in the scenario if applicable.) Identify any possible transference/countertransference issues that you might deal with in this situation.

In the final assignment students will: (A) complete an 8-10 page paper discussing their personal theoretical orientation to counseling. The paper should be written in APA 6th edition format and should have at least 3 sources;The major points of the paper should include:2). Your view of human nature (what motivates human beings and how doespathology 3). How can your personal theory bring about change in human beings (what doestheory say is necessary for a person to be mentally hea 4). Your view of the therapeutic process including beliefs about goals and thecounselors function and role5). Your view of techniques/interventions which are necessary for change to occur 6).  How does your personal theory address/respect client spirituality (if applicable) 7). Strengths and limitations of your theory

In the “Young Infants prefer prosocial to antisocial others,” piece, the researchers conduct several studies using games.  Do you think that these games and the conclusions that they draw are adequate to make the conclusions that they do (either for or against)?  Please explain. If these conclusions are valid, this carries profound implications.

A. Review the list of the ‘Top 10 Persistent Questions’. Choose any 2 and answer the question. Obviously your answer is your personal choice as there is no correct answer.B. Give examples of the ‘Schools and Viewpoints’ and the ‘Ways of Knowing’ that are most consistent with your answer.C. Discuss the answers you selected and the corresponding ‘Schools and Viewpoints’ and ‘Ways of Knowing’ in terms of how they might affect your life and how they might influence your personal and professional choices in the psychology field.For example,A. Your position is that nurture influences development more than nature.B. Behaviorism is very consistent with your choice because if all behavior is learned and everything we do is done for a pay off then our environment would have a greater influence on us than our genetic or biological predisposition. Empiricism and science are ways of knowing that are consistent with this position.C. Go into detail regarding how your choice will influence how you raise your children, how you look at and/or diagnose the problems others might have, and how you view your personal world and the world in general.Each of the 2 questions you choose will require 3 or 4 pages.DO NOT CHOOSE ‘NATURE V NURTURE’!