Write an essay about conditioning, memory, or motivation and emotion SSC130: Essay READING ASSIGNMENT Your project must be submitted as a Word document (.docx, .doc).

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Lesson 4 Overview In this lesson, you must write an essay on the topic of conditioning, memory, or motivation and emotion. 4.1 Write an essay about conditioning, memory, or motivation and emotion SSC130: Essay READING ASSIGNMENT Your project must be submitted as a Word document (.docx, .doc). Your project will be individually graded by your instructor and therefore may take up to five to seven days to grade. Be sure that each of your files contains the following information: Your name Your student ID number The exam number Your email address. To successfully complete this course, you must write a research essay based on information found in your textbook, Psychology and Your Life, by Robert S. Feldman, and three outside sources. You’ll choose one of the three topics below and write an essay of six complete paragraphs for or against the question being asked. After presenting both sides of the debate, you’ll make three claims to support your thesis and convince the reader why your opinion is correct. Topics 1. Media Violence: Does media violence cause violent behavior? 2. Eyewitness Testimony: Is eyewitness testimony reliable in the court of law? 3. The Opioid Epidemic: Are doctors who overprescribe narcotic pain medication causing the opioid epidemic? Note: You’re to select only one topic for your paper. Process Copyright Penn Foster, Inc. 2019 Page 2 Course Version: 2 Your essay must include the following: 1. A title page 2. Introduction paragraph and thesis statement 3. Topic background paragraph that presents both sides of the debate 4. Body consisting of three claim paragraphs and supporting evidence 5. Conclusion paragraph 6. APA style reference page.

Create a research hypothesis or brief clinical case scenario in which you must select an instrument to measure intolerance for uncertainty.

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Prior to beginning work on this assignment, please read the required textbook chapters and articles for this week.

Create a PowerPoint presentation with 16 to 20 slides (not including the title and reference slides) entitled Ethical and Professional Issues in Psychological Testing. Your presentation must provide 2 to 3 slides for each of the required topics and include appropriate citations of your referenced sources. Separate reference slides, which follow APA formatting guidelines for a References page, must be included at the end of the presentation. You must create your own template and organize your presentation in the sequence provided. Do not use a font smaller than 20 pt. You are encouraged to insert relevant figures and graphics. Make sure to appropriately cite any images you use. If you include a table or figure from a journal article, cite it according to APA guidelines. The notes section of each slide must include the text for oral comments you would make while presentating the materials to a live audience.

References must be cited according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. For assistance with creating a visually engaging and readable presentation, you may review Garr Reynolds’s tips for creating presentations (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

The presentation must cover each of the following topics in the order presented below.

The Ethical and Social Implications of Testing

  • Provide an overview and brief evaluation of the ethical and social implications of psychological assessment.

Professional Responsibilities

  • Describe the responsibilities of both test publishers and test users.

Testing Individuals Representing Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

  • Analyze and describe issues related to the testing of cultural and linguistic minorities.

Reliability

  • Explain the common sources of measurement error and how measurement error can impact reliability.

Validity 

  • Create a diagram or figure to compare the types of validity discussed in the textbook.
  • Describe the extravalidity concerns related to testing.
  • Review the articles by Fergus (2013), Kosson, et al. (2013) and Mathieu, Hare, Jones, Babiak, & Neumann (2013). Analyze the information presented in these articles on factor analysis and describe how it is used to validate the constructs of the instruments.

Clinical Versus Statistical Prediction

  • Compare clinical and statistical prediction of mental health decisions based on the work of Ægisdóttir, et al. (2006) and Grove & Lloyd (2006).

Application One: An Ethical and Professional Quandry

Application Two: Evidence-Based Medicine

  • Summarize Youngstrom’s (2013) recommendations for linking assessment directly to clinical decision making in evidence-based medicine.
  • Elaborate on each of Youngstrom’s recommendations by providing practical examples that illustrate the relevance of the recommendations in a clinical setting.

Application Three: Selecting Valid Instruments

  • Create a research hypothesis or brief clinical case scenario in which you must select an instrument to measure intolerance for uncertainty.
  • Use the information in the Fergus (2013) article to support which measure to use.

The presentation

  • Must consist of 16 to 20 slides (not including title and reference slides) that are formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
  • Must include a separate title slide with the following:
    • Title of presentation
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must use the assigned chapters in the course text, Standard 9 from the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, and the 3 required peer-reviewed articles assigned for Week One.
  • Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include separate reference slides formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Isabella Yun-Mi Guzman Insanity Plea

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Papers are required to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the current state of the research in your chosen topic. (Insanity Plea of Isabella Yun-Mi Guzman)

(needs 14 additional pages for a total of 18)

How would Milton Erickson approach the current presenting problem? Identify and describe two interventions that he may use and why.

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Details:

Read Vargas Family Case Study: Module 5. Write a 750-1,000-word paper in which you demonstrate how therapists apply Strategic Family Therapy theories to analyze the presenting problems and choose appropriate interventions.

Be sure to answer the following questions in your paper:

  1. How would Jay Haley or Chloe Madanes approach the current presenting problem? Identify and describe two interventions that he/she may use and why.
  2. How would an MRI-style therapist approach the current presenting problem? Identify and describe two interventions that would be used and why.
  3. How would a Milan-style therapist approach the current presenting problem? Identify and describe two interventions that would be used and why.
  4. How would Milton Erickson approach the current presenting problem? Identify and describe two interventions that he may use and why.

Cite at least three academic sources (peer-reviewed journal articles, books, etc.).

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

 

Must be done in APA and must have at least 4 professional resources