Respond by Day 5 to at least two of your colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways: Share an insight related to your colleague’s chosen ethics or justice violation scenario.

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Respond by Day 5 to at least two of your colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:

  • Share an insight related to your colleague’s chosen ethics or justice violation scenario.
  • Offer another factor that might have contributed to the colleague’s suggested ethics or justice violation scenario.
  • Validate an idea with your own experience.
  • Expand on your colleague’s posting.

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Case #30, Recording Data without Consent was selected for discussion this week.  This case described the actions of an I/O Psychologist who intentionally and secretly recorded several employees of a large organization.  The recordings were done by the I/O psychologists who was consulted to completed employee research surveys.  It was during one of the interview sessions for the surveys that the I/O psychologist recorded participants of the study as they expressed concerns about management. The I/O psychologist while reporting to management the findings, revealed to them that he severely recorded participants of the study.  Management asked the I/O psychologist to produce the tape; however, the request was denied, and he destroyed the tape to protect himself further.  Management highlighted concerns for the I/O psychologist actions which was a blatant disregard and trust for the participants.  Management also questioned the I/O psychologist lack of judgement which placed his needs above that of the participants (Schminke, 2010).

The situation being discussed was an individual lapse in judgment by the I/O psychologist who violated ethical principles and guidelines set forth by the American Psychological Association (2010) which states that no recording should be made without notifying the person(s) being recorded.  Additionally, the I/O psychologists, knowingly and willfully deceived the participants being studied thus did not obtain a consent from them to record them as they provided valuable data.  The I/O psychologist broke code of conduct by violating moral issues which caused harm to the participants (Schminke, 2010).   According to Bandura’s social learning theory, there are two reasons why a person behave ethically and that is either because of self-monitoring and successful ethical experiences.  Self-monitoring is described as the consistency/inconsistency of one’s behavior.  Bandura states that when someone acts in a manner where their behavior is questionable, they begin to experience self-condemnation which are inconsistencies with their behavior as it relates to personal beliefs and values.

A way in which this ethical situation could have been avoided was by the I/O psychologist adhering to the American Psychological Association (2010) guidelines and notifying the participants that in order to ensure their concerns are not being misrepresented, a recording was being made, and their consent was needed.  Additionally, the I/O psychologist could have demonstrated better respect for the rights and dignity of the participants by informing them of his plans to record their interviews.  Additionally, participants should have been informed of the ways in which the recording was going to be used.

#2 -HB

In Case 17, an internal consultant is tasked with distributing and analyzing feedback from 360° surveys.  In order to save costs, the psychologist decides to utilize the firm’s in-house Management Information System’s (MIS) existing email system.  This system works well to distribute the questionnaires and the respondents replied under what they believed to be anonymity.  When the consultant received the database for analysis, however, she learned that there had been personal name identifiers that automatically recorded each respondents name.  The consultant decided to use the information on the word of the MIS manager that the confidential information would not be released.

Several factors led to this ethical dilemma that could potentially unveil supposedly anonymous responders to colleagues that they work with as a supervisor, subordinate, peer or client.  Initially, the in-house consultant was unaware of the MIS’ system complete procedure.  When reviewing the cognitive process for ethical decision making, she might have been unaware that there was a moral issue at hand.  As Schminke explains, that is the first step followed by developing a moral judgment about the situation which informs our moral motivation to determine our moral conduct and whether it is in line with what is considered appropriate by society (2010).

Organizationally, there seemed to be no policy or standard operating procedure regarding the delivery or analysis of surveys.  Given social learning theory, did the consultant understand or have a model of the correct way to conduct an anonymous 360° survey to maintain the communicated anonymity? Situationally, the MIS manager seemed to also be uninvolved in understanding the needs of the project from the delivery of the emails through database analysis.  Rogerson, Gottlieb, Handelsman, et al., explain that “it is essential that psychologists use empirical knowledge about the processes of judgment and decision making to improve ethical practice” (2011).  A utility sanctioning system that would describe the unethical behavior could have made both the manager and the consultant more morally aware from the initiation of the project.

   

Summarize the murder case you selected. Provide at least two references from which you will obtain information about the case.

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Looking Ahead: Final Project: Psychological Aspects of Offender Behavior

Not all mentally ill individuals exhibit violent behavior and commit violent crimes, and not all criminals are mentally ill. The mental health of the offender, however, does play a role in the execution, investigation, and prosecution of a crime.

For your Final Project, you analyze a current or historical mass murder case. This could be any case involving killing three or more persons at a single location with no cooling-off period between murders; however, there must be enough information about the case for you to make an in-depth analysis.

To prepare for this Assignment:

  • Review pages 305–309 in the Bartol and Bartol course text.
  • Select a current or historical mass murder case.

By Day 7 of Week 3

In a 1-page paper:

  • Summarize the murder case you selected.
  • Provide at least two references from which you will obtain information about the case.

By Day 7 of Week 10

Write an 8- to 10-page interview strategy that includes the following:

  • A summary of the murder case you selected
  • An analysis of the offender’s personality, including any personality disorders or comorbidity that may be present
  • An explanation of how aggression, attachment, and empathy factor into the offender’s personality
  • An explanation of how “state” versus “trait” factors into the case
  • Recommendations for the interview, including the following:
    • Selection of the interviewer
    • Environment of the interview
    • How to manage the interviewer’s response
    • Description of how to ask the interview questions

Main Discussion Posting Content

Points Range:

21.6 (54%) – 24 (60%)

Discussion posting demonstrates an excellent understanding of all of the concepts and key points presented in the text/s and Learning Resources. Posting provides significant detail including multiple relevant examples, evidence from the readings and other scholarly sources, and discerning ideas.

Points Range:

19.2 (48%) – 21.57 (53.92%)

Discussion posting demonstrates a good understanding of most of the concepts and key points presented in the text/s and Learning Resources. Posting provides moderate detail (including at least one pertinent example), evidence from the readings and other scholarly sources, and discerning ideas.

Points Range:

16.8 (42%) – 19.17 (47.93%)

Discussion posting demonstrates a fair understanding of the concepts and key points as presented in the text/s and Learning Resources. Posting may be lacking or incorrect in some area, or in detail and specificity, and/or may not include sufficient pertinent examples or provide sufficient evidence from the readings.

Points Range:

0 (0%) – 16.77 (41.93%)

Discussion posting demonstrates poor or no understanding of the concepts and key points of the text/s and Learning Resources. Posting is incorrect and/or shallow and/or does not include any pertinent examples or provide sufficient evidence from the readings.

Reply Post & Peer Interaction

Points Range:

7.2 (18%) – 8 (20%)

Student interacts frequently with peers. The feedback postings and responses to questions are excellent and fully contribute to the quality of interaction by offering constructive critique, suggestions, in-depth questions, use of scholarly, empirical resources, and stimulating thoughts and/or probes.

Points Range:

6.4 (16%) – 7.16 (17.9%)

Student interacts moderately with peers. The feedback postings and responses to questions are good, but may not fully contribute to the quality of interaction by offering constructive critique, suggestions, in-depth questions, use of scholarly, empirical resources, and stimulating thoughts and/or probes.

Points Range:

5.6 (14%) – 6.36 (15.9%)

Student interacts minimally with peers or the feedback postings, and responses to questions only partially contribute to the quality of interaction by offering insufficient constructive critique or suggestions, shallow questions, or providing poor quality additional resources.

Points Range:

0 (0%) – 5.56 (13.9%)

Student does not interact with peers (0 points) or the feedback postings and responses to questions do not contribute to the quality of interaction by offering any constructive critique, suggestions, questions, or additional resources.

Writing

Points Range:

7.2 (18%) – 8 (20%)

Postings are well organized, use scholarly tone, contain original writing , proper paraphrasing, follow APA style, contain very few or no writing and/or spelling errors, and are fully consistent with graduate level writing style.

Points Range:

6.4 (16%) – 7.16 (17.9%)

Postings are mostly consistent with graduate level writing style. Postings may have some small organization, scholarly tone, writing, or APA style issues, and/or may contain a few writing and spelling errors.

explain the difference between Primary Data and Secondary Data. Identify two sources of Secondary Data you could use to support your research.

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ASSIGNMENT 7: Statistics

Reflect on the study you are using for your Final Project. Define Existing Statistics in your own words then identify two sources of Existing Statistics that you could use to inform your research. Then explain the difference between Primary Data and Secondary Data. Identify two sources of Secondary Data you could use to support your research.

  • Your assignment should be between 250-325 words in length (typically, one to one and half double-spaced pages), not counting cover page, reference list page, appendices, figures, or tables.
  • Your assignment should include a title page and a reference list page (if using references), and be completed in Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced, with appropriate header, page numbers, one-inch margins, and meet all other requirements of APA Stylebook.
  • One reference is required. Please format them in the most current APA format.
  • Please refer to the rubric associated with this assignment for detailed guidance about expectations and grading.
  • Please submit this assignment through Assignments in D2L by 11:59PM Central Time on Sunday.

In this course all your written assignments are expected to use APA Formatting and citation.  The following APA Style guide provides you with explanations, models, and resources for APA style formatting and citation. Purdue OWL: APA Format Guide.

Develop a brief summary of your topic to post to the Discussion board, including a justification for your choice. With these thoughts in mind:

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Refining the Problem Statement

Now that you have chosen a topic, this Discussion provides the opportunity to share with your classmates your choice of topic and the problem that you have identified.
Note: Please complete the Application Assignment prior to the Discussion question this week.

To prepare:

· Develop a brief summary of your topic to post to the Discussion board, including a justification for your choice.

With these thoughts in mind:
Post by Day 4 a description of the topic you chose for your Capstone Project and the problem you identified. Briefly explain why you selected the topic.

Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings.

Respond by Day 6 to at least one of your colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:

· Ask a probing question.

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· Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.

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· Offer and support an opinion.

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· Validate an idea with your own experience.

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· Make a suggestion.

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· Expand on your colleague’s posting.

My topic will communicate the importance of online counseling. There are advantages and disadvantages to using online counseling. My project will discuss the importance of using the tool and the problems that are associated with it’s use. I selected this topic because it deals with all forms of counseling and the the fact that there are more advantages than disadvantages and how it can be beneficial to individuals.

I am passionate about helping individuals whether it is online, in person, or face to face. It means a lot to me to reach each individual at his or her needs. These individuals are the ones that struggle with various topics starting from career goals to help with sorting out details of life issues.

Although online counseling is not for everybody, I will offer more options to those individuals that prefer a more face to face environment. General psychology is my field and according to Ricker, (2002), for people who do not have access to affordable mental health care, internet and/or telecommunication counseling may be a viable option, they add. The author also point out that without an office, clothes and physical appearance to potentially distract them, clients being counseled via internet or phone may be inclined to focus better on what the therapist says.

One of the problems that are associated with internet, online or telecommuncation counseling is the problem with technical and computer issues due to storms, hardware failure or software bugs.  I will present solutions to the problems.

References

Ricker, J. (2002). In Brief: Study shows telephone counseling can be effective. PsycEXTRA Dataset. doi:10.1037/e300082003-011