Explore three published employee preference or work style assessments, in addition to the DISC, such as:

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Explore three published employee preference or work style assessments, in addition to the DISC, such as:

1. Psychometrics

2. Intrinsic

3. Social Styles

4. MBTI

Create a 700-1050 word paper that discusses the following on the employee assessments you researched:

1. List the assessments you chose (total of 4)

2. Discuss the critical factors of each assessment.

3. How each assessments was developed?

4. How each assessment is administered?

5. Are there any validity or reliability studies that support each assessment?

6. Rate all the assessments in terms of their value in designing employee development offerings.

7. Indicate your assessment preference. Explain the strengths of the tool.

You must support opinions and any facts by citing credible sources in the body of the assignment and listing the references including at least three scholarly reference in APA style.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

Empiricism

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I would argue that one of the most important things that you should leave this course knowing is how the two epistemologies (Empiricism and Rationalism) paved the way for the creation of modern psychology and still structures its theories and methods. The image above, with apologies to any fantasy gamers, illustrates (in order) the following differences that you should be mindful of:

The origin of the ideas; where the ideas flourished; associated philosophers and proto-psychologists; early psychological supporters; how the mind is understood; the “flow” of information; and what current/classic aspects of psychology endorse such an epistemology.

To get started, answer the following…

1) When we talk about “tabula rasa,” what are we trying to explain about Locke’s theory of knowledge acquisition? 2) What do you make of Locke’s “basins” demonstration? 3) How would Berkeley answer the question “If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around, does it still make a sound?” 4) Provide a summary of David Hume and his contributions. 5) Provide a summary of British Associationism from David Hartley through Alexander Bain. 6) Would you support Hume, or Hartley, or Bain as the first actual psychologist? Which? And why? or Why not any of them? 7) Explain how Le Mettrie can be understood as saying what Descartes likely meant.

After you’ve read the section on Bentham, watch this clip. Trust me…

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Biome And Ecosystem Essay

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Biome and Ecosystem Essay

Pick a biome and ecosystem and create a 500-700 word essay addressing the following:

  1. Refer to the infographic provided and chose a biome to describe with an example ecosystem.
  2. Provide one example of a keystone species found in the biome/ecosystem.  Why is this keystone species important to the biome/ecosystem?  What defines it as a keystone species?
  3. Provide an example of an invasive species found in the biome/ecosystem.  What are some of the negative impacts this invasive species has on the ecosystem?  What is being done to mitigate impacts?
  4. Provide one example of an endangered species found in the biome/ecosystem.  Briefly discuss the causes of the decline in the species and what is being done to help.

Please include at least 3 academic sources and make sure all sources are cited in your essay.

Identifying Variables

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1)  In the article on cigarette smoking on college campuses by Lee, Ranney, and Goldstein (2013):

Lee, J. G., Ranney, L. M., & Goldstein, A. O. (2013). Cigarette butts near building entrances: what is the impact of smoke-free college campus policies?. Tobacco Control, 22(2), 107-112.

what is the explanatory variable and what is the criterion variable?

2)  For each of the following experiments below, identify:

a) The independent variable

b) The dependent variable

c) The extraneous variable, and 

d) How might the experimenter control for each extraneous variable?

Experiment #1:  A developmental psychologists want to know if exposing children to public television improves their reading skills.  She also knows that students who attend charter schools have higher reading scores than those that attend public schools.

Experiment #2:  A forensic psychologists wants to know whether exposing a person to a clip from a TV show like CSI or Forensic Files would change their attitudes about DNA evidence.  He also knows that some people have never seen these shows before and some people watch it crime dramas like CSI every week.  

Experiment #3:  A clinical psychologist wants to know if a new anti-depressant drug will cause less suicidal thoughts than other anti-depressant drugs currently on the market.  They also know that people who abuse the drug crystal meth have more suicidal thoughts than other people do.