Describe the effect that obesity (childhood and / or adult) has had on you personally or your community.

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Assignment 3: Obesity in America

Due Week 9 and worth 65 points

Obesity in America is considered an epidemic. There are many contributing factors to obesity (both childhood and adult), such as biological, environmental, social, or economic factors. Review the information on obesity on pages 383 to 385 in the textbook. You may also use the Internet or Strayer Library to research obesity and its causes.

Suggested Reading:

  • “What Are the Health Risks of Overweight and Obesity?” located at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/obe/risks.html

Write a one to two page (1-2) page essay in which you:

  1. Describe the effect that obesity (childhood and / or adult) has had on you personally or your community.
  2. Select one (1) contributing factor to childhood or adult obesity. Recommend two (2) preventative measures related to the selected factor that people can take in order to reduce their chance of becoming obese.
  3. Discuss one (1) sociological theory that relates to the selected contributing factor to obesity.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • To keep this essay short and manageable, your only sources for the essay should be the article from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the sections noted in your text. For this reason, APA citations or references are not required for this assignment.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required assignment page length.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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In this analysis, your goal is to explain how the concepts of identification and social influence facilitate persuasion in the interpersonal context. In other words, how do the forces at work in interpersonal relationships influence the process of persuasion?

 

In 500 to 750 words, write an essay focused on explaining how identification and the social influence principles are related in the way they influence persuasive communication.

 

In the essay, you need to apply the concepts in an analysis of persuasive communication in a piece of media (film, television, novel, etc.) of your choice. Look for media that show interpersonal interactions between multiple characters.

 

You need to explain how the concepts (identification and social influence) are manifest or expressed in the persuasive communication of the characters in the show, film, book, short story, etc.

 

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

 

You need to have two to three references (used to clarify the concepts of identification and social influence principles).

 

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

 

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.

 

Submit the assignment to the instructor by the end of Topic  5.

Advanced General Psychology

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MUST ANSWER ALL OF THE QUESTIONS, USE APA STANDARDS, IN-TEXT CITATIONS CITED CORRECTLY, VALID REFERENCES CORRECTLY CITED, ZERO PLAGARISM!!!!!

Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner are considered the originators of behaviorism. All contributed to learning theory. All three of the researchers studied the effects of the environment on learning.

Select one of the three behaviorists who, in your opinion, offers the most compelling argument for the use of behaviorism when teaching a new subject to an adult and to a child. Identify that behaviorist, then answer the following questions about his approach:

  1. Describe how that behaviorist would teach an adult a new skill. Be specific; what is the skill?
  2. What steps would the behaviorist use?
  3. Would that behaviorist use a different approach with a child?
  4. Why do you think this behaviorist’s approach is best?
  5. What issues or problems do you find in the other two behaviorists’ approaches?
  6. MUST EDIT FOR GRAMMATICAL ERRORS! THIS IS A DISCUSSION QUESTION AND ANSWER AND MUST BE 200-300 WORDS.

Design a way to increase a person’s exercise habits using a door-in-the-face strategy.

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  1. (1–3 pages):

    For each of the scenarios below, describe: 1) the steps in the strategy, 2) the rule or psychological process that makes it work, and 3) how you would implement the strategy and how you would measure the effectiveness of the strategy. Your responses must be 1–2 paragraphs for each of the following scenarios:

    • Design a way to increase a person’s exercise habits using a door-in-the-face strategy.
    • Get people to start recycling by using a legitimization of paltry-favors strategy.
    • Create a way to get more people to volunteer time at a soup kitchen by using a four-walls technique.
    • Get people to reduce their water usage (for example, not watering lawns or taking shorter showers) using the  list technique.