•  This assessment will be used to determine how well you have learned Course Learning Outcome 1, “Analyze human behavior using theories from the major theoretical perspectives of psychology.”
• You will be writing ONCE and ONLY ONCE about each of the following behaviors: Aggression, Being Organized, and Smoking.
• For each behavior, you must apply ONE of the theoretical perspectives to explain how that behavior may have been acquired. You must use each theory once, and only once. For example, if you use Biological Theory to explain ‘Aggression’, you may NOT use Biological Theory for either ‘Being Organized’ or ‘Smoking.’ You only need to write a brief description (probably around 3 sentences or less!) for each.
• 1.  What theory will you be applying first (Biological, Learning, or Psychoanalytic)? If you selected Learning Theory, you MUST ALSO state whether you will be describing Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, or Social Learning.
• 2.  Please use that theory to explain how one of the behaviors (Aggression, Being Organized, or Smoking) may have been acquired (Three sentences or so!)
• 3.  What theory will you be applying second (Biological, Learning, or Psychoanalytic)? If you selected Learning Theory, you MUST ALSO state whether you will be describing Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, or Social Learning.
• 4.   Please use that theory to explain how one of the behaviors (Aggression, Being Organized, or Smoking) may have been acquired (Three sentences or so!)
• 5.  What theory will you be applying third (Biological, Learning, or Psychoanalytic)? If you selected Learning Theory, you MUST ALSO state whether you will be describing Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, or Social Learning.
• 6.  lease use that theory to explain how one of the behaviors (Aggression, Being Organized, or Smoking) may have been acquired (Three sentences or so!)
• 7.  Please cut-and-paste your APA style references that you used to complete this assignment (if you are not familiar with APA style, please see the announcements page for some more information.

Histograms and Descriptive Statistics

Your first IBM SPPS assignment includes two sections in which you will:

1. Create two histograms and provide interpretations.
2. Calculate measures of central tendency and dispersion and provide interpretations.

Key Details and Instructions

• Submit your assignment as a Word document.
• Begin your assignment by creating a properly formatted APA title page. Include a reference list at the end of the document if necessary. On page 2, begin Section 1.
• Write your report in narrative format, integrating your SPSS output charts and tables with your responses to the specific requirements listed for this assignment. (See the Copy/Export Output Instructions in the Resources area.)
• Label all tables and graphs in a manner consistent with APA style and formatting guidelines. Citations, if needed, should be included in the text as well as in a reference section at the end of the report.
• Refer to the IBM SPSS Step-By-Step Guide: Histograms and Descriptive Statistics (in the Resources area) for additional help in completing this assignment.

Section 1: Histograms and Visual Interpretation

Section 1 will include one histogram of total scores for all the males in the data set, and one histogram of total scores for all the females in the data set.

Using the total and gender variables in your grades.sav data set, create two histograms:

• A histogram for male students.
• A histogram for female students.

Copy the histogram output from SPSS and paste it into a Word document. Below the histograms in your Word document, provide an interpretation based on your visual inspection. Correctly use all of the following terms in your discussion:

• Skew.
• Kurtosis.
• Outlier.
• Symmetry.
• Modality.

Comment on any differences between males and females regarding their total scores. Analyze the strengths and limitations of visually interpreting histograms.

Section 2: Calculate and Interpret Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion

Using the grades.sav file, compute descriptive statistics, including mean, standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis for the following variables:

• id
• gender
• ethnicity
• gpa
• quiz3
• total

Copy the descriptives output from SPSS and paste it into your Word document. Below the descriptives output table in your Word document:

• Indicate which variables are meaningless to interpret in terms of mean, standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis. Justify your decision.
• Next, indicate which variables are meaningful to interpret. Justify your decision.
• For the meaningful variables, do the following:
  • Specify any variables that are in the ideal range for both skewness and kurtosis.
  • Specify any variables that are acceptable but not excellent.
  • Specify any variables that are unacceptable.
  • Explain your decisions.
• For all meaningful variables, report and interpret the descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis).

Submit both sections of your assignment as an attached Word document.