Describe strategies that you think could have increased or decreased the likelihood of social loafing occurring in your group.

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Identify one ad (a static ad, not a commercial) you have seen that made you want a product or that you actually purchased a product you had not bought before. Evaluate it, and then reflect on the following questions.

§ What product does this ad attempt to market, and where is the ad from? (Provide a website link or upload the picture. If this is not available, describe the ad.)

§ Who is the intended audience for this ad?

§ Which component(s) of attitudes (e.g., affective, behavioral, cognitive) most appeal to you with this ad?

§ Knowing what you do about persuasion tactics, why do you think the ad was effective in catching your attention and making you consider purchasing the product?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

Journal 5

In this journal assignment, identify a time when you, or someone you know, was part of a group that suffered from social loafing. In your response, address the following items.

§ Briefly explain how social loafing applied to the behaviors of your group members.

§ Describe strategies that you think could have increased or decreased the likelihood of social loafing occurring in your group.

§ Based on your answers above, what do you think would have been the best course of action to reduce social loafing in your group? How might your recommendation change if you were the one engaging in social loafing versus other group members?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

Journal 6

Think of a time that you used the concept of catharsis as a way to release frustration or anger. In your journal response, describe what you did to engage in catharsis. Then, discuss both the positive and the negative outcomes to which using catharsis led. Considering these outcomes, what might you do differently in a similar situation? What actions may be more successful in moving forward and/or feeling better?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

Discipline Based Literature Review

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Discipline Based Literature Review

In this assignment you will choose three general topics of interest to you related to psychological assessment from the list below.

  • Infants and preschool-aged children
  • Children ages 5 through 12 years
  • Children with neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Neuropsychological assessment of adolescents
  • Children and adolescents with anxiety disorders
  • Children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
  • Adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
  • Adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
  • Intellectual assessment of adults
  • Individuals with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders
  • Individuals with obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
  • Individuals with intellectual disabilities
  • Individuals with autism spectrum disorders
  • Individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Individuals with depressive disorders
  • Individuals with neurocognitive disorders
  • Individuals with hearing impairments
  • Individuals with visual impairments
  • Gifted individuals
  • Individuals who have served in the military

Research five peer-reviewed articles in the Ashford University Library that were published within the last 15 years, including a minimum of one article for each of your three chosen topics. In your paper, begin with an introduction that describes the role of assessment in diagnosis and treatment. Using your researched articles, compare at least two psychological or educational tests and/or assessment procedures for each of the topics chosen. Analyze and describe the psychometric methodologies employed in the development and/or validation of the tests and/or assessment procedures associated with each of the three topics. Debate any relevant approaches to assessment of the constructs being evaluated by any tests and assessments you described. Include an analysis of any challenges related to assessing individuals from diverse social and cultural backgrounds for each of the three topics. Conclude by evaluating the ethical and professional issues that influence the interpretation of testing and assessment data. You may cite from your textbook to assist you in the development of your introduction and the conclusion of your paper; however, the textbook cannot count as one of the five required peer-reviewed articles.

Writing the Literature Review
The Literature Review:

  • Must be 6 to 8 double-spaced pages in length (not including title or references pages) and must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.).
  • Must include a title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must begin with an introduction that describes the role of assessment in diagnosis and treatment.
  • Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
  • Must end with a conclusion that summarizes your evaluation addressing the current use of psychological tests and the role of assessment in diagnosis and treatment.
  • Must use at least five peer-reviewed sources published within the last 15 years, all of which come from the Ashford University Library.
  • Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.).

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Explain what recommendations or strategies could be implemented to help establish more positive relationships.

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In the past several weeks, you examined criminal justices issues, responses, and influences from various historical perspectives. Now, you begin to examine more contemporary issues related to criminal justice.

Rapid growth, the need for increased federal powers, and the newfound demand for international respect have forced the U.S. criminal justice system to address a series of issues previously not demanding of an implemented system of justice. Many of today’s criminal justice policies can be tied directly to those coming out of the first seven decades of the 20th century. The key is to be able to directly relate them to current policies in the hopes of being able to provide the best approach to criminal justice issues. The inability to do so might result in these same issues reappearing in the future.

This week, you examine police professionalism and its effects in the Progressive Era. Then, you consider strategies for establishing positive relationships.

With the ever-growing demands of an evolving country, police professionalism was implemented to adhere to the expectations of a civil society. Police agencies were designed to provide the greatest level of protection and order maintenance for the American population.

Post by Day 3: Define police professionalism, and describe two outcomes of increased police professionalism during the 20th century. Provide one example of recent events involving police professionalism. Compare any similarities or differences between the two examples. You may pull from the media, newspapers, etc. Explain what recommendations or strategies could be implemented to help establish more positive relationships.

Respond by Day 5 to at least two colleagues, considering the outcomes of increased police professionalism discussed in the post. Suggest additional recommendations and/or strategies that were not brought up in the post.

Jones M., & Johnstone, P. (2011). History of Criminal Justice. (5th ed.) New York, NY. Routledge.

Summarize your results from the “Big Five.”  Do not copy/paste the results from the personality test; instead, summarize your results in your own words.

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Module 10 Written Assignment:  Personality Tests and Analysis (Worth 30 points)

Learning Objectives 3d and 4a

For this written assignment, you will explore your own personality by taking two *free* internet personality tests.

Overview of the Jung Typology Test

The first personality test is called the Jung Typology Test.  This test measures four trait domains:

  1. How we interact with our world (the continuum with introversion on one side and extroversion on the other).
  2. How we process information (the continuum with sensing on one end and intuitive on the other).  Sensors are data driven and those that “intuit” tend to see the “big picture.”
  3. How we make decisions (the continuum of thinking on one side and feeling on the other).
  4. How we plan our day (the continuum of judging on one side and perceiving on the other).  Judging in this context means planned and structured, and perceiving in this context means free-flowing and flexible.

Step 1:   Take the Jung Typology Test at the following link: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm.

Write a thoughtful one or two paragraph essay that addresses the following:

  • Briefly summarize your personality test results.  Do not copy/paste the results from the personality test; instead, summarize your results in your own words.
  • Explain the ways in which you agree or disagree with the results.  Next, think of someone that knows you well.  Explain the ways in which he or she would agree or disagree with your results.

Overview of the Five-Factor Module of Personality, also called the “Big Five”

First, watch the following Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/brian_little_who_are_you_really_the_puzzle_of_personality.

In the corporate world, research is done to pinpoint certain trait profiles that will result in a successful employee. Companies often give inventories when hiring, like a personality analysis based on the Five-Factor Model of Personality, commonly known as “Big-Five, which measures five core trait domains.

  1. Openness to experience/intellect: Are you eager to try new experiences and ideas, or are you more comfortable having experiences stay the same most of the time?
  2. Conscientiousness: How organized of a person are you? Are you a reliable person, or are you generally careless with your actions?
  3. Extraversion: Are you a social person who feels “recharged” when interacting with other people, or are you a quiet, more reserved person who prefers solitude?
  4. Agreeableness: Would you say you are a compassionate, forgiving, and understanding person, or do you tend to be more critical and blunt to people?
  5. Neuroticism: Are you someone who is nervous, anxious, and worries about the future, or are you calm and hard to fluster?

Step 2:  Take the “Big Five” at the following link:  http://www.outofservice.com/bigfive/.

Write a thoughtful one or two paragraph essay that addresses the following:

  • Summarize your results from the “Big Five.”  Do not copy/paste the results from the personality test; instead, summarize your results in your own words.
  • From the perspective of an employer, explain what they may conclude, based on your results, regarding whether or not you would be a successful employee.
  • Based on your results, identify one area you might like to improve.  Explain what strategies you might use to implement the improvement?

Step 3:  Review the grading rubric (webpage, opens in new tab), which explains the expectations for your writing assignment.

Step 4:  Put your essay from the Jung Typology Test and your essay from the “Big Five” inventory into one Word document.  If you do not use Word, please save your document as a PDF or RTF file. Submit your document to the drop box.