Post by Day 3 2 to 3 paragraphs analyzing the effects of the revision process on writing a suitable ending to your story. Include the answer to the following question:

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Discussion – Week 4COLLAPSE

Wrapping Up Your Short Story

Having learned how to incorporate different techniques of development and elements of creative writing into your short story during the first three weeks, it is now time to think about adding the finishing touches and polishing it. How will you conclude your story and what should you consider as you revise the story with help from your peers? In this Discussion, you will reflect on the conversation that takes place among the different components of a short story and the impact rewriting can have.

To prepare for this Discussion:

  • Review the assigned portions of Chapters 8, 11, and 12 in Shaping the Story.
  • Review “Not Even Angels Are Immortal,” by Jeremy Blodgett, and “The Traveler,” by Wallace Stegner, in Shaping the Story.&νβσπ;
  • Reflect on the ways that writers create smooth connections among the elements of the story.
  • How might you use the same strategies for your story?
  • How might you identify these patterns in your peers’ stories?

Consider how the authors begin and end their stories.

  • What kinds of introductions and conclusions have you seen demonstrated so far?
  • Think about how each author uses language to bring her short story to life.
  • Consider the questions in Shaping the Story, Chapter 12, that may help you identify areas to revise in your short story.

With these thoughts in mind:

Post by Day 3 2 to 3 paragraphs analyzing the effects of the revision process on writing a suitable ending to your story. Include the answer to the following question:

  • How does the process of revising affect creativity and why?
  • What techniques did your observe in the stories this week that you could use in your own story?
  • Be sure to cite at least two examples from your readings.

Be sure to support your ideas by connecting them to the week’s Learning Resources, or something you have read, heard, seen, or experienced.

Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings.

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

  • Ask a probing question.
  • Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.
  • Offer and support an opinion.
  • Validate an idea with your own experience.
  • Make a suggestion.
  • Expand on your colleague’s posting.

Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of the comments your colleagues made.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three fundamental features of science?

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1 Which of the following is NOT one of the three fundamental features of science?
a empirical questions
b public knowledge
c mathematical equations
d systematic empiricism

2 A set of beliefs can be said to be pseudoscientific if it lacks one or more of the three features of science and _____.
a its adherents claim or imply that it is scientific
b it has been discredited by scientific research
c it seems “crazy”
d it refers to phenomena that cannot be directly observed

3 Research questions in psychology can come from which of the following?
a previous research
b informal observations
c practical problems to be solved
d all of the above

4 Which of the following is a categorical variable?
a eye color
b IQ
c number of lifetime sexual partners
d shoe size

5 A research methods student conducts a study on the relationship between people’s level of extroversion and the number of close friends they have. She computes Pearson’s r, which comes out to be – 1.70. Which of the following is most clearly true?
a The relationship between the two variables is weak.
b More extroverted people have fewer friends.
c She ought to use a bar graph to display her results.
d She made an error in computing Pearson’s r.

6 When you want to show that Variable X has a direct effect on Variable Y, what is the best kind of study to conduct?
a a non-experimental study
b an experiment
c an observational study
d a survey

7 The relationship between people’s heights and weights is positive.
a True
b False

8 In a negative relationship, higher scores on one variable are associated with lower scores on another variable.
a True
b False

9 Pearson’s r cannot be negative.
a True
b False

10 What three groups must be taken into account in the consideration of the ethics of a research project?
a society
b clinical practitioners
c the scientific community
d research participants

Explain under what conditions they may not be acceptable and under what conditions, if any, they may be appropriate.

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Is the Measure of Consistency a State of Mind?

In your unit readings from the Psychological Testing and Assessment text, you read about three sources of error variance that occur in testing and assessment. These include test construction, test administration, and test scoring and interpretation. Additionally, other sources of error may be suspect. You were also introduced to reliability coefficients, which provide information about these sources of error variance on a test (see Table 5-4).

The following reliability coefficients were obtained from studies on a new test, THING, purporting to measure a new construct (that is, Something). Alternate forms of the test were also developed and examined in subsequent studies published in the peer-reviewed journals. The alternate test forms were titled THING 1 and THING 2. (Remember to refer back to your Psychological Testing and Assessment text for information about using and interpreting a coefficient of reliability.)

  • Internal consistency reliability coefficient = .92
  • Alternate forms reliability coefficient = .82
  • Test-retest reliability coefficient = .50

In your post:

  • Describe what these scores mean.
  • Interpret these results individually in terms of the information they provide on sources of error variance.
  • Synthesize all of these interpretations into a final evaluation about this test’s utility or usefulness.
  • Explain whether these data are acceptable.
  • Explain under what conditions they may not be acceptable and under what conditions, if any, they may be appropriate.

(Discussion Guidelines)

Discussion question instructions will be presented for each question as it is posted. Your discussion answers must be thorough and expansive. Be sure to answer every question substantially using excellent integrative material from course readings and research. Usually a good answer to a set of discussion questions is about 1-2 pages (three to four substantial paragraphs for a total of 500 words…..NOT including the questions or references; only your answer). It is HIGHLY encouraged to conduct a word count before submitting your discussion answer. One or two short paragraphs or one or two sentences per paragraph will not meet the rigor requirements for this class.

Discussion question instructions will be presented for each question as it is posted. Your discussion answers must be thorough and expansive. Be sure to answer every question substantially using excellent integrative material from course readings and research. Usually a good answer to a set of discussion questions is about 1-2 pages (three to four substantial paragraphs for a total of 500 words…..NOT including the questions or references; only your answer). It is HIGHLY encouraged to conduct a word count before submitting your discussion answer. One or two short paragraphs or one or two sentences per paragraph will not meet the rigor requirements for this class.

Support all work (even reflections and article reviews) with excellent integration of material. This class places a heavy emphasis on how well learners use resources to supplement and support their work. The answers to discussion questions are not to be opinion papers, but professionally presented research/course material-based work. Therefore, to be eligible for top grading of your work, each unit discussion answer requires AT LEAST TWO resources/references (one of which must be from the required Cohen, Swerdlik, & Sturman text book) listed at the end of the work. In addition, you must have SEVERAL (three or more) citations in your work that are associated with your references. Each answer to every question must have resource support

In which aspect(s) of therapist resilience do you currently feel you are the strongest and which area do you believe requires more attention?  Remember to cite the readings in your posts and include a reference list.

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Thinking about the three components of therapist resilience.  What steps would you take if you found yourself struggling in any of these areas, as a family counselor?  In which aspect(s) of therapist resilience do you currently feel you are the strongest and which area do you believe requires more attention?  Remember to cite the readings in your posts and include a reference list.

According to Table 1.1 on page 11 of Goldenberg and Goldenberg (2013), Therapist Resilience consists of Trust in Self, Career Development, and Practice of Therapy.  This is included in the eighth edition of the textbook.

Trust in Self deals with emotional self-awareness, as well as a committment to personal growth.  Career Development refers to the idea that becoming a therapist is indeed a calling, and not something that you gravitate towards, simply because you have been told that you give good advice.  Lastly, Practice of Therapy is a consistent enjoyment of watching clients overcome difficulties.

Participation Guidelines

Whenever you participate in a discussion it is essential that you follow these guidelines:

  1. Each answer must be at least two paragraphs.
  2. Make sure that your initial posting to any discussion question is your answer to the question. Your instructor needs to know that you are thinking, analyzing, and concluding. It must be a substantive comment.
  3. Your discussion posting should reflect;deep thought; and not be done without deliberation.
  4. Always be respectful of other students; this does not mean you have to agree. Far from it, but you must always address each other with civility. Especially when giving feedback to others.
  5. Although agreeing with others is fine, you must state your own opinion clearly and with the proper amount of information. You must explain your own point of view, even if you are agreeing with another student.
  6. Short comments are acceptable in a discussion but they are not sufficient in themselves to constitute participation. You are participating when you express and idea or point of view and provide a detailed, well thought out response.
  7. Discussion postings must be timely but cannot reflect a one and done approach. You should be reviewing the discussion section at least twice for each assignment.