In addition, you should discuss whether the explanations offered by the different perspectives are complimentary to one another or contradict one another.

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Your task is to select ONE psychological topic you find particularly interesting. This may be a topic we have covered in the course or a psychological topic we have not covered.  You will then examine this topic from three different philosophical or theoretical perspectives within psychology.  For example, you could examine your topic from any of the following philosophical perspectives: physiological, behavioral, cognitive, social, humanistic, evolutionary, psychoanalytic, etc).  Alternatively, you could opt to examine your topic more specifically using three different theories, which may or may not differ in their philosophical perspectives.  For example, imagine that you choose “bullying” as your topic.  You could examine how bullying is explained from a biological, behavioral, and social perspective (three different philosophical perspectives).  Alternatively, you could choose to examine how three different theories attempt to explain bullying.  Two of these theories might be theories from a “social” perspective and one might be a theory from a “biological” perspective.

In either case, you must utilize and cite original sources for those perspectives in your analysis/discussion. This means that you must research your topic to find three different explanations for your topic. Your analysis cannot be based on personal opinion alone.

Write-up: Your write-up should begin with a general overview of your topic and the reasons why it is particularly interesting or relevant to you.  This introduction should be followed by an analysis of your topic from three different philosophical or theoretical perspectives.  Your analysis should demonstrate a general understanding of your topic and the fundamental principles used by each philosophical or theoretical perspective to explain that topic (using at least three academic sources outside of your textbook as source material).  In addition, you should discuss whether the explanations offered by the different perspectives are complimentary to one another or contradict one another. Finally, your analysis should include your own personal reflection of these perspectives and an informed assessment of what you see as the strengths and weaknesses of each based on your research of them.

THE CRITERIA:

Review the grading criteria for this assignment on the attached grading rubric (see page 3) to understand what you need to address in your case study to earn points on this assignment.

Your Completed Assignment MUST Include:

1) Identification and description of ONE psychological topic that interests you.

2) A 2-3 page write-up (12 point font, double-spaced and 1 inch margins) in which you examine this

topic from THREE different philosophical or theoretical perspectives within psychology (e.g., cognitive, behavioral, social, physiological/neuroscience, evolutionary, psychoanalytic, etc).

3) Full citations (in text and in a Reference list) for all research sources used in this assignment in APA

format.

John is playing a video game in which he needs to catch balls. He earns 20 points for each of the first 25 balls that he catches and 112 times the regular score for every additional ball that he catches. How many points does he earn for catching 30 balls?

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Question 1
John is playing a video game in which he needs to catch balls. He earns 20 points for each of the first 25 balls that he catches and 112 times the regular score for every additional ball that he catches. How many points does he earn for catching 30 balls?

Question 2

Read the scenario below and answer the questions that follow.

The XYZ Company has developed a new blow dryer. It says that the blow dryer uses state-of-the-art cool-wind technology to eliminate split ends and still dry your hair as fast as a traditional blow dryer. The company is pricing the product at $99 and expects to sell 8 million units in the first year after release. The estimated market size for the product is 64 million people.

The item will be sold to retail wholesalers for $50 each. Any amount that the customer would not pay from the $99 price tag would have to come off of the wholesale price. The company considers the product to be financially viable and worth the risk if it generates an estimated minimum profit margin of 20%.

You should answer the following questions:

  • Will the $99 price tag allow the company to sell the 8 million blow dryers that it wants to sell?
  • Will the price be high enough to allow for the company to make a 20% profit on the product?

Discussion 3

Be constructive and professional with Andrew and Charles post, advancing the conversation with questions and examples

Andrew post

Gasoline operated automotive vehicles are a product that has been around for many years. The product lifecycle has shown to last over the decades and has transformed from primitive versions to much more advanced versions running off computerized systems. Even though the market is huge and still thriving today, there is a greater emphasis on renewable energy sources and the health of our planet. This has caused a ripple in the lifecycle and marketing of this product. Automotive makers are having to develop electric cars and cars that are safer for the environment. It does not look good for the lifecycle of our traditional combustion engines. One huge change already has been the hybrid cars running half combustion and half electric. The most recent has been electric cars like the Tesla models. More and more are seen on the roads today. This is forcing the marketing strategies to change and a change in the sales market of the product line. Due to the high cost of such products, it will be many years till the conversion but as with any new technology the market will have to change to meet the demands. This may happen quicker than expected. As written by CNN.com (2019), “According to Bernstein, dramatic declines in the price of batteries will allow leading automakers to sell fully electric vehicles for less than cars powered by gasoline and diesel as soon as 2022.”

Charles post

I actively work in research for a product called CoStar, which is a commercial real estate marketing and information service. Per QuickMBA, there are 4 stages in a product life cycle: Introduction, Growth, Maturity, and Decline. The product I work on was introduced in the late 1980’s and quickly spread through the commercial real estate broker community. Deals were made with some of the largest brokerages to provide information and marketing services, but our information wasn’t great yet and had a lot of gaps. Since the company going public in 1998, our product seems to be stuck in a perpetual growth phase. New features are added constantly, and the information the database contains is constantly being improved and updated by a team of over a thousand people. We don’t have a lot of competition, mainly because we’ve gotten large enough as a company to purchase competitors outright if we can’t beat their pricing or product. We’ve added ways for our clients to access the product, with Apple Store mobile apps, and we have Android apps in development. After over two decades the product doesn’t seem to be slowing down, and is so unique within the industry that there isn’t a need for differentiation. This is good for our marketing team, because the constant improvements and additions to what we offer incentivizes new clients that might not have seen value in what we had just weeks or months before.

In response to Brittany, comment on facts about the normal distribution your peers have posted, supporting your response by explaining why it captures your interest or describing how the principle can be applied in psychology and/or everyday life.

Brittany post

A normal distribution in data values can be classified as a frequency distribution described as a symmetric bell-shape, consisting of only one peek that corresponds to the mean, median, and mode of the observed data values (Bennett, et al, 2014).  What I found to be interesting about the normal distribution is that it occurs in observed when the studied values are influenced by many factors including genetics or environment.  I find this so interesting because it can be applied to many topics relating to the psychology field.  Many of the objects that are studied can be influenced by multiple factors and normal distribution can help properly describe the findings of studies.

I also found the 68-95-99.7 rule to be interesting.  This rule acts as a guide for data values that fall between 1, 2, or 3 standard devations of mean (Bennett, et al, 2014).  For a normal distribution, this rule states that about 68% of data lie within one standard deviation of mean, 95% lie within 2 standard deviation of mean, and 99.7% of value lies within 3 standard deviations.  This rule is interesting and helpful in identifying and unusual data values, and how it relates to the normal distribution.

Behavioral Approaches to Couples Counseling

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  • Explain in detail how the Gottman Method of couple therapy and its underlying Sound Relationship House Theory differs from each of the therapies and theories you have studied thus far in this course:
    • Humanistic therapy and theory
    • Experiential therapy and theory
    • Emotional focused therapy
    • Bowen Couples Counseling
    • Structural Couple Counseling
  • Describe one specific quality or principle of the Gottman Method that presents opportunities for integration into your own main theoretical orientation in your future practice.
  • Consistently support and justify your explanation and analysis by applying concepts, research, theory, and frameworks, particularly from the text and the required readings and media for this week. 
  • Document your text and other references at the end of the post and cite them throughout your post where you are applying them.

Learning Resources

 

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings

Gurman, A. S., Lebow, J. L., Snyder, D. K. (2015). Clinical handbook of couple therapy. New York, NY: The Guilford Press.

  • Chapter 2, “Cognitive Behavioral Couple Therapy”
  • Chapter 3, “Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy”
  • Chapter 5, “Gottman Couple Therapy”

Gottman, J. M., & Driver, J. L. (2005). Dysfunctional marital conflict and everyday marital interaction. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 43(3/4), 63–77.

Gottman, J. (2017). Couples. Psychotherapy Networker Magazine, 41(1), 35-37.

Platt, L. F., & Scheitle, C. P. (2017). Is marriage counseling perceived as scientific? Examining the views of US adults. The Family Journal, 25(3), 239-246.

Document: Treatment Plan Template (Word document)

Required Media

Gottman, J. M., & Gottman, J. S. (Producers). (2009a). Gottman couples therapy: A new research-based approach: Our research methods [Video file].

 

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 10 minutes.

 

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Gottman, J. M., & Gottman, J. S. (Producers). (2009a). Gottman couples therapy: A new research-based approach: The sound relationship house [Video file].

 

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 30 minutes.

 

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Credit: Provided by Gottman Institute

Psychotherapy.net. (Producer). (2002a). Cognitive-behavioral child therapy [Video file]. United States: Author.

Psychotherapy.net. (Producer). (2000). Couples therapy for addictions: A cognitive-behavioral approach [Video file]. United States: Author.

Optional Resources

Use the link below to access the MSW home page, which provides resources for your social work program.

MSW home page

explain how you might design a study to gather data about the effectiveness of these parenting classes. Use the following questions to focus your thinking:

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This week’s video introduces you to the Hernandez family. Juan and Elena Hernandez are mandated to attend parenting classes. As part of the parenting classes, they are required to participate in both a pretest (taken before classes begin) and a posttest (taken after classes end). Pretests and posttests can yield very useful information. They can measure the learning that has or has not taken place as a result of the education being provided.

For this Discussion, imagine what kinds of questions would be on a pretest and posttest for this particular study sample (the parents who are taking parenting classes).

 

Post your explanation of what you think the social workers wanted to know when they designed the pre/posttest for evaluating the parenting classes. Be sure to address the concept of attrition and whether or not you believe they took that into account. Be sure to explain why. Then, analyze potential lessons learned from attrition. Finally, explain how you might design a study to gather data about the effectiveness of these parenting classes. Use the following questions to focus your thinking:

  • Would you recommend a pre-experimental, experimental, or quasi-experimental design?
  • Would the study involve measurement over time?
  • Would there be a control group?
  • In this group research design you imagine, what or who will be compared?
  • What limitations in terms of generalizability and internal validity can you anticipate based on the research plan you envision?
  • What can you tell the social worker about the issue of client drop out (also called attrition or experimental mortality)?
  • If there is no control group, what type of research design could answer the question: Is this parent training class effective in reducing abusive parenting practices?

Please use the resources to support your answer.

300-400 words 

use scholarly resources