Post a summary of each of the articles you found. Explain the positive and negative impact your selected digital device has on the physical development of the age group you selected. Use proper APA format and citations.

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According to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition (n.d.), “only one in three children are physically active every day” and at least one contributor is the large number of hours children spend either watching television or playing video games. Recently, video games have been developed that offer physical interaction and activity to encourage more physical activity and develop fine motor skills. There are many other types of digital devices, some of which encourage physical activity and others that encourage relaxing behaviors.

In this Discussion, you select one type of digital device and a specific age group. You then examine research related to the impact that digital devices have on the physical development of your selected age group.

To Prepare for this Discussion:

  • Review this week’s Learning Resources related to digital technology and its impact on physical development
  • Consider and select one of the following digital devices:
    • Game consoles
    • Tablets
    • Smartphones
    • Laptops
    • Fitness bands
    • Digital sports cameras (e.g., GoPro)
  • Select one of the following age groups: infants, children, adolescents, adults, older adults.
  • Search the Internet and the Walden Library for at least two articles regarding the positive and negative impacts your selected digital device has on physical development of your selected age group

By Day 4

Post a summary of each of the articles you found. Explain the positive and negative impact your selected digital device has on the physical development of the age group you selected. Use proper APA format and citations.

some readings for question:

 

Cadmus-Bertram, L., Wang, J. B., Patterson, R. E., Newman, V. A., Parker, B. A., & Pierce, J. P. (2013). Web-based self-monitoring for weight loss among overweight/ obese women at increased risk for breast cancer: The HELP pilot study. Psycho-Oncology, 22(8), 1821–1828. DOI: 10.1002/pon.3219
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Calvert, S. L., Staiano, A. E., & Bond, B. J. (2013). Electronic gaming and the obesity crisis. New Directions for Child & Adolescent Development, 2013(139), 51–57. DOI: 10.1002/cad.20031
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Chen, M., Huang, L., Lee, C., Hsieh, C., Lin, Y., Liu, H., & … Lu, W. (2015). A controlled pilot trial of two commercial video games for rehabilitation of arm function after stroke. Clinical Rehabilitation, 29(7), 674–682. DOI: 10.1177/02969215514554115
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Hulteen, R. M., Ridgers, N. D., Johnson, T. M., Mellecker, R. R., & Barnett, L. M. (2015). Children’s movement skills when playing active video games. Perceptual & Motor Skills, 121(3), 767–790. DOI: 10.2466/25.10.PMS.121c24x5
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Lamoth, C. C., Caljouw, S. R., & Postema, K. (2011). Active video gaming to improve balance in the elderly. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 167, 159–164.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Soos, I., Biddle, S. H., Ling, J., Hamar, P., Sandor, I., Boros-Balint, I., & … Simonek, J. (2014). Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, use of electronic media, and snacking among youth: An International study. Kinesiology, 46(2), 155–163.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Write a brief (1,250 – 1,500 words) review of the current literature regarding the implementation and benefits of ABA, and OBM to a field of interest to you (adapt this to relate to your dissertation topic). Include the following in your paper:

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Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is used as a science of modifying behavior in many professions involving elements of performance. For example, a sports coach uses performance management knowledge to train and improve the performance of players. Human resource professionals use similar knowledge to increase the effectiveness and engagement of their employees.

In this assignment, you will briefly review the current literature regarding the implementation and benefits of ABA, and organizational behavior management (OBM) to a field of interest to you.

Write a brief (1,250 – 1,500 words) review of the current literature regarding the implementation and benefits of ABA, and OBM to a field of interest to you (adapt this to relate to your dissertation topic). Include the following in your paper:

1. A brief review of the current literature regarding the implementation and benefits of ABA in the selected field.

2. A brief review of the current literature regarding the implementation and benefits of OBM in the selected field.

3. Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.

4. This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.

Alice expresses guilt that she may have caused Lauren’s disorder and is also concerned that it might occur again in future offspring. What would you advise her in terms of preventive actions, available testing, and reproduction options?

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By the due date assigned, submit your response to the appropriate Discussion Area. Use the same Discussion Area to comment on your classmates’ submissions through the end of the module, and continue the discussion through the end of the module.

Choose one of the seven disorders you read about in this unit: Fragile X syndrome, ADHD, Turner syndrome, Down syndrome, Williams syndrome, autism, and FAS. Respond to the following questions using the disorder you chose.

Your friend Alice tells you that her daughter Lauren has been recently diagnosed with this disorder. Alice would like more details and comes to you for information.

Provide a brief description of the disorder.

Ask three friends or family members who are not in the field of medicine or psychology what they know about the cause and symptoms of the disorder. Analyze their replies and discuss what this might imply about how this disorder is known and perceived by the general public.

Alice expresses guilt that she may have caused Lauren’s disorder and is also concerned that it might occur again in future offspring. What would you advise her in terms of preventive actions, available testing, and reproduction options?

This assignment is due on by the due date assigned. Post your responses to the Discussion Area. Your readings for this module covered argument structures, nonstatements, premises, and conclusions. For each of the sentences below, determine if it is an argument. For those that are arguments, identify the premises and the conclusion.

With regard to argumentation, define what a premise and conclusion are.

  1. She is from Minnesota, so we know that she is nice.
  2. How can the paper be due today? Today is Tuesday!
  3. I won’t eat broccoli. Broccoli is yucky.
  4. The park was beautiful, with trees, flowers, and buzzing bees. The bright flashes of the wings of dragonflies were everywhere.
  5. Get your work done now!
  6. We studied hard, did all the exercises, and practiced all the proficiency. Thus, there is no way that we will fail this course.
  7. She was laughing and thus having fun.
  8. Why are we looking for premises and conclusions?
  9. Many teachers do not know whether students have too much homework, too little, or just enough.

Through the end of the module, participate in the discussion and comment substantively on at least two responses of your classmates, applying at least four concepts and providing two sets of reasoning.

How was the intervention implemented? Where? By whom? Under what conditions? When was it carried out? How often?

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You are at the point in the course where you have gained a great understanding of community psychology, its principles and application. Your task in this assignment is to review information presented to the general public concerning prevention and promotion of a social issue. You may want to use this assignment to help you prepare for your Signature Assignment as well.

Many national prevention and promotion public awareness campaigns have an abundance of material available to the general public. For example, the Red Cross not only has a web site, but it also has local, national and international offices. It often distributes its pamphlets to doctors’ offices, hospitals and local emergency response agencies. The same holds true for the American Cancer Society. Your community may have a number of outreach programs as well, addressing such issues as homelessness, domestic violence, literacy, etc.

Once you have decided on what campaign and organization you would like to examine for this assignment, collect a sample of its outreach materials. You also will need to look for media coverage of the campaign; newspaper and magazine articles, video clips and web sites all may have information of value to you for this assignment. As you collect your materials, remember to keep track of the source and context of the work.

Review the material and address the following questions in an essay to form an analysis of the effectiveness of the selected prevention/promotion campaign:

  • What is the purpose of the work? Does it discuss a community or social issue that could be addressed by prevention/promotion initiatives? Or does it report on a specific prevention/promotion intervention?
  • If a prevention/promotion intervention is described, what protective processes is the program trying to strengthen? What risk processes is the program trying to weaken?
  • What population is being focused on? How were particular participants chosen? Some criteria may include age, gender, race or ethnicity, socioeconomic status or class, urban/suburban/rural location or geographic area, nation, or historical/political/cultural context.
  • What social systems are involved–health care (includes prenatal/ birth/postnatal care), parents/families, peers, schools, religious settings, workplaces, leisure/recreational, community organizations, media/Internet/cyberspace, other?
  • What ecological level or levels of analysis does the article address–Individual, microsystems, organizations, localities, and/or macrosystems? What specific persons or groups does it address at that level? Is it targeted at the right level(s)?
  • If a prevention/promotion intervention is described, does it respond to a planned or predictable life situation (such as an education-related transition) or to an unpredictable life event (a reaction to a stressful or crisis event, such as divorce, bereavement, unemployment)?
  • Does the article focus on a wider community or social issue, such as poverty, social injustice, prejudice, or drugs? How might “small wins” thinking be applicable in prevention/promotion efforts on that issue?
  • If a prevention/promotion intervention was conducted, who planned it? How much were various constituencies and stakeholders involved? At what points? Were the persons most affected by decisions made in this program involved in making those decisions? Was there sufficient sensitivity to cultural and contextual factors?
  • How was the intervention implemented? Where? By whom? Under what conditions? When was it carried out? How often? Over what period of time? Did the program developers check to see if the program was actually implemented as planned?
  • What is the evidence for the effectiveness of the intervention? What are the sources of that evidence?
  • Which of the objectives were clearly met? Not met? Met partially? Did it have an impact on the wider community? How?
  • Was the intervention implemented in multiple settings or contexts? Was it effective in all settings?
  • Are you convinced that the authors’ interpretations or organization’s claims of effectiveness are true? Why or why not?
  • What are the most important things you think can be learned from what you read? What important questions does it raise?

Length: 5-7 pages

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to the topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be careful to adhere to Northcentral’s Academic Integrity Policy.