PSY 490 Week 1 The Diverse Nature of Psychology Paper

Write a 1,050- to 1400-word paper in which you analyze the diverse nature of psychology as a discipline.

Address the following items as a part of your analysis:

• Evaluate the influence of diversity on psychology’s major concepts.
• Identify two examples of subdisciplines and two examples of subtopics within psychology. Examples of major concepts and their subtopics include the following:

  • Motivation: theory of emotion, and approach and avoidance
  • Behaviorism: aggression, cheating, and binge drinking
  • Cognition: cognitive dissonance and false memories

• How can the subdisciplines and subtopics you identified be applied to other disciplines and venues in contemporary society?
• Relate the subdisciplines and subtopics to your theoretical perspective.
• Conclude with your psychological contribution to society in the areas of work, education, health, and leisure.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

PSY 490 Week 2 Portfolio Presentation

This portfolio is your final presentation. Depending on class size, delivery of presentations will take place throughout Weeks Two, Three, and Four.

Create an original 20- to 30-minute capstone portfolio presentation that demonstrates your core content knowledge. Presentation modalities may include, but are not limited to, Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations of 12 to15 slides, videos, and so forth.

Complete the following in your presentation:

• Demonstrate an understanding of relevant theories.
• Include examples to support major points.
• Explain which theories you like and why you like them.
• Explain which theories you dislike and why you dislike them.
• Explain how you arrived at your conclusions.
• Explain how these theories will influence the future of psychology.
• Explain if there is a new method that you can apply to or research in psychology.
• Explain how the information in this presentation affects your worldview.
• Explain how you used critical or creative thinking in the creation of the presentation.

Present the Portfolio Presentation.

• For Local Campus students, these are 20- to 30-minute oral presentations accompanied by Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations.
• For Online and Directed Study students, these are Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations with notes.

PSY 490 Week 2 Psychological Issue Summary

Imagine that you work as a psychosocial rehabilitation specialist to help children suffering from emotional disturbances overcome maladaptive behaviors. The following role-play is to be performed by Local Campus students.

Select a psychological theory and obtain faculty approval of your selected psychological theory. Use your psychological theory to address the scenario presented above.

Role-play for 15 to 20 minutes using creative, critical, and probabilistic reasoning to solve the issue related to behavior and mental processes. Consider how you will solve the psychological issue presented according to the theory you selected.

Apply behavioral, cognitive, and socialization strategies to help your clients cope with family relationships, peer interactions, aggression, social skills, and academic difficulties.

Note: Online students must complete the following instead of the role-play:

Select a psychological theory and obtain faculty approval of your selected psychological theory.

Write a 700- to 1,400-word action plan that addresses the issue presented in the scenario.

Explain how you will solve the psychological issue presented according to the theory you selected.

Apply behavioral, cognitive, and socialization strategies to help your clients cope with family relationships, peer interactions, aggression, social skills and academic difficulties. Use creative, critical, and probabilistic reasoning to solve the issue related to behavior and mental processes.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

PSY 490 Week 3 Ethics Awareness Inventory

Complete the Ethics Awareness Inventory, located in Classroom.

 Write a 700- to 1,400-word summary that interpretsthe results of your survey. Apply the results to your personal and professional development. Include the following:

• Interpret the results of your survey. Use the information provided in your survey results to describe your ethics style and what your style means to you.

• Explain the results of your survey. Were you surprised by your results? Do you agree or disagree with the outcome? Explain why.

• Evaluate the role and importance of personal ethics in the field of psychology, the development of principles, and the code of conduct.

• Identifyhow your ethics style affects how you will apply psychological principles to personal, spiritual, social, and organizational issues.

• Discuss how ethics affect psychological knowledge and principles related to personal growth, health, and development.

• Analyzetheadvantages of choosing to pursue a degree in psychology. How do ethics play a role in your decision? Provide examples.

 Include an introduction, conclusion, and references page.

 Include two to three references. You must use the survey as one of your references.

 Format your summary consistent with APA guidelines.

 Note to Faculty. Do not change this assignment. This assignment is part of the University of Phoenix, College of Social Sciences formal assessment of the Bachelor of Science in Psychology program. Results from the analysis of these student assignments will be used to contribute to continuous improvement of the program. Any modifications to content, scoring, or other features may invalidate assessment results.

PSY 490 Week 4 Quiz

Resource: University of Phoenix Material: Quiz Review Guide

Complete the Week Four Quiz.

The child begins to initiate, not imitate activities; to develop a conscience; and to experience a sexual identity. The ______stage, as defined by Erik Erikson, involves the crisis of initiative versus guilt.

School-age child

Infant

Preschooler

Toddler

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Which of the following historical events created a strong need for Clinical Psychology and brought it to the forefront as being an important field of study?

The Great Depression

The World War II Draft

The Vietnam War Draft

The Civil War

• Correct answerquestion3

Consider the biological theories of aging. Which of the following best represent components of that theory?

Cellular Dial Theory

Hormonal Stress Theory

Attachment Theory

The Nun Theory

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The two psychologists credited with being the main founders of Industrial and Organizational Psychology are

Freud and Jung

Munsterberg and Scott

Sherlin and Billingsly

Hebb and Skinner

• Correct answerquestion5

The most commonly used statistic in Psychology is

criteria

mode

range

mean

• Incorrect answerquestion6

Culture-bound syndromes refer to

medical or psychic conditions limited to specific societies or cultural areas

cultural names for common conditions found around the world

medical or psychic conditions that are influenced by cultural factors

medical conditions found in geographic areas of the world

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Validity in testing refers to which of the following?

The test is measuring what it set to measure

Different forms of the test can be used

Whether the test is available in different languages

Test scores are stable

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John wants to train his dog, Spot, to shake hands. John decides to reward Spot with a treat every time Spot raises his paw. John hopes to increase Spot’s handshaking behavior by following the behavior with a reward. This is an example of

negative reinforcement

extinction

positive reinforcement

aversive conditioning

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Jill is obsessed with her physical appearance and often dresses in a provocative fashion. It is important for her to be the center of attention. She is prone to exaggerated emotional expression with much self-dramatization. Which personality disorder is Jill most likely suffering from?

Histrionic personality disorder

Borderline personality disorder

Schizoid personality disorder

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

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Which of the following is one of the five subtypes of schizophrenia?

Complex

Organized

Delusional

Catatonic

• Incorrect answerquestion11

Reliability in testing refers to which of the following?

What the test is actually measuring

Stability of test scores

Academic achievement

Fairness

• Correct answerquestion12

The two branches of statistical methods are

quadratic; quantitative

informal; formal

quantitative; qualitative

consumer; quantum

• Correct answerquestion13

Most psychotherapists would describe themselves as being

Psychoanalytic

Eclectic

Behavioral

Cognitive

• Correct answerquestion14

Ivan Pavlov pioneered the theory of

classical conditioning

Cognitive Psychology

Social Learning Theory

operant conditioning

• Correct answerquestion15

In a simple genetic context, DNA makes RNA, which forms amino acids which form

proteins

alleles

cell bodies

your genotype

• Correct answerquestion16

Environmental psychology can be defined as a behavioral science that investigates the interrelationships between

physical environment and human behavior

emotional motivations and human behavior

family dynamic and work behavior

biological causes of physiological disregard

• Correct answerquestion17

The state that occurs when people are faced with demands from the environment that require them to change in some way can be defined as

tolerance

pollution

transition

stress

• Correct answerquestion18

Work motivation theories are most concerned with

ability of the individual

attitude of the individual

persistence of the individual

reasons of the individual

• Correct answerquestion19

Which theorist is most associated with Social Learning Theory?

Rollo May

Carl Rogers

Albert Bandura

B.F. Skinner

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Philosophers who believe that truth can emerge from the careful use of reason are known as

Nativists

Rationalists

Dualists

Empiricists

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What is motivation?

Motivation is the activation of goal-oriented behavior and can be intrinsic or extrinsic.

Motivation excludes sound and emotions.

Motivation is based on sight and touch.

Motivation is the aversion to activity or exertion.

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Pavlovian conditioning requires which of the following components to create a conditioned response?

unconditioned stimulus; conditioned stimulus; spontaneous recovery

unconditioned stimulus; unconditioned response; conditioned recovery

unconditioned response; conditioned stimulus; conditioned reflex

unconditioned stimulus; unconditioned response; conditioned stimulus

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The child deals with mastering his or her physical environment while maintaining a sense of self-esteem. The ______stage, as defined by Erik Erikson, involves the crisis of autonomy versus shame and doubt.

Toddler

School-age child

Infant

Preschooler

• Correct answerquestion24

Cross-cultural psychology differs from general psychology in that

general psychology is the systematic study of only human experience and behavior.

cross-cultural psychology involves more aspects of human functioning, including dreams and visions

general psychology understands that culture cannot affect a person’s perception and intelligence

cross-cultural psychology includes a search for possible universals in behavior and mental processes

• Incorrect answerquestion25

What are the four major theoretical approaches to the study of personality?

Freud, Maslow, Allport, and Bandura

Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Dispositional, and Learning

Psychoticism, Humanism, Disposition, and Learning

Psychoanalysis, Humanistic, Dispositional, and Learning

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__________ is often referred to as the ‘Father of Psychology,’ after developing the first psychological research laboratory in Leipzig, Germany.

Wilhelm Wundt

Joseph Wolpe

John Watson

William James

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What theorist presents a hierarchy of needs and motivations?

Abraham Maslow

B.F. Skinner

Carl Jung

Sigmund Freud

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In operant conditioning, which of the following is accurate?

Any response that is followed by punishment is likely to not be repeated.

Any response that is preceded by a reinforcing stimulus tends to be repeated.

Any response that is followed by reward tends to become extinct.

Any response that is followed by a reinforcing stimulus tends to be repeated.

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In a topographical representation of the motor cortex, the homunculus is the largest area devoted to

the face

arms and legs

the tongue

the hands

• Correct answerquestion30

Which of the following would be a concern for a person during early adulthood?

Relationships

Midlife Crisis

Leisure-time activities

Civic responsibility

PSY 490 Week 4 Pay it Forward

Perform an anonymous act of kindness. Examples include helping someone carry groceries, paying for a stranger’s coffee, donating time or money to a cause you believe in, and so forth.

Write a 700- to 1050 word summary of your experience.

Address the following:

• Compare the respective roles of altruism, personal and professional social responsibility, and codependency.
• How does altruism apply to psychology or psychological principles?
• How does altruism improve the human condition? Are there limits to altruism?
• What are some personal and professional responsibilities related to altruism?
• What is the future of psychology, specifically in relation to altruism, in contemporary society?

PSY 490 Week 5 Senior Survey/Program Reflection

Resource: BSP Program Reflection Handout

 Complete the BSP Senior Survey through the link located in the BSP Program Reflection Handout. Provide your confirmation of survey completion to your instructor by providing a “Screen Shot”.  Please reference the “Screenshot Instructions” document for directions for capturing a screenshot.

Write a 150- to 200-word reflection, following the instructions listed in the BSP Program Reflection Handout.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

PSY 490 Week 5 Psychology Game

Develop a 20-minute Jeopardy game presentation that integrates the breadth and depth of core psychology knowledge.

Search the Internet for a Microsoft® PowerPoint® jeopardy game template.

Include the following topics in your game:

• Holistic approach to prior learning
• Integrating psychology into your personal life
• Psychology across all disciplines
• Integrating psychology into career and educational decisions
• Your personal learning theory