Where are your interviewees in relation to the development stages of Erikson, Vaillant, Levinson, and Peck?

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Using the theories of Erikson, Vaillant, and Levinson, create a set of 15 questions related to the socioemotional, physical, and cognitive development of middle-aged people.

Submit the 15 interview questions only for preapproval to the instructor by the end of Day 2 of Week 12.

Use your approved questions to interview two middle-aged people (they may be your parents, relatives, or friends). Note: American Psychological Association (APA) ethical guidelines indicate that interviewees have the right to refuse to answer any question posed to them by an interviewer. Please ensure that your interviewees are aware of this and do not force an answer where the opportunity to reply has been refused.

From your interviews, write an essay of 1,000-1,500 words in which you relate your findings.

  1. Where are your interviewees in relation to the development stages of Erikson, Vaillant, Levinson, and Peck?
  2. Explain your rationale for placing the interviewees as you did.

 

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

More info for when you write it: Remember that it’s not just a report of what your interviewees say. You need to tie their responses in with the theoretical information.

Not good:

“Do you feel like you’re leaving a legacy?” Answer: “Yes.”

 

Also not good:

“The interviewee felt that they were leaving a legacy.” [Still no mention of the theorist]

 

Good:

 

 

“The interviewee said that they felt happy about the way she’s raised her children, and she continues to encourage them in developing their careers and growing their families one day. These are clear indicators of Erikson’s concept of generativity at play in her life.”

What are the psychological longterm impacts of being bullied during elementary/adolescent years?

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Watch the documentary Bully. It is directed by Lee Hirsch.

Write a two page reflection paper discussing the following questions:

 

What are the psychological longterm impacts of being bullied during elementary/adolescent years?

 

What can schools do to mitigate these effects?

 

How would you handle bullying if you were a school administrator?

 

 

Format your paper using APA style. The paper should be double-spaced, stapled, and in Times New Roman font.

Written Assignment – Job Motivation

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You are the only supervisor of a large customer service telemarketing unit consisting of 50 customer service representatives. Your reps primarily perform repetitive tasks such as taking calls, researching information, and answering customer inquiries. You are the sole supervisor of this large group.

 

Using the job characteristics model (JCM), describe how you might improve the jobs of your employees in order to improve motivation, performance, and job satisfaction.

Your submitted assignment should be 1-2 pages. Be sure to use proper spelling, punctuation, and grammar and cite your sources per APA.

Critical Thinking Test

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Name:

Date:

 

Test 6

(Units 6 and 7)

Save this test on your computer, and complete the questions by marking correct answers with the “text color” function ( Description: C:\Users\Ken\Desktop\Color symbol.JPG) located on the “home” toolbar

 

 

 

Section I . Multiple Choice/True and False

 

1.

One of the central tenets of homeopathy is the (unfounded) assertion that water retains a “memory” of substances dissolved in it, even when the solution becomes so weak that no trace of the original substance is present. However, if we accept this hypothesis, then any quantity of tap water would have already acquired all the beneficial chemicals, and all the harmful ones too. This . . . scenario weakens the hypothesis of water memory.

This refutation is a(n)

a. reduction to the absurd

b. counterexample

c. appeal to countervailing evidence

d. post hoc

e. suppressio veri

 

The premises of this argument are dependent: “Dogs make better pets than cats. They’re smarter, more sociable, more loyal, and easier to train.”

True

False

 

2.

If we can show that any premise of an argument is false, that argument has been successfully refuted.

True

False

 

3.

We may have good reason to question the credibility of a source if

a. the source was not in a good position to judge accurately

b. the source has proven unreliable in the past

c. the issue is not one that can be settled by expert opinion

d. all of the above

 

4.

Showing that one of its crucial* premises is in principle unverifiable refutes (defeats) the argument

True

False

*Note: What Bassham titles a “critical” premise I am referring to as a “crucial premise”, because I want to avoid the ambiguity involved in the former expression (between “critical” as essential and “critical” as criticizing.)

 

5.

The premises of this argument are dependent: “Dogs make better pets than cats. They’re smarter, more sociable, more loyal, and easier to train.”

True

False

 

6.

The circumstance that a crucial premise is unsupported always renders an argument bad. (careful)

True

False

 

7.

The principle of rational acceptance is a crucial technique for evaluating any claim. (careful)

True

False

 

8

There are legitimate and important ways of criticizing an argument that still don’t contribute to refuting it.

True

False

 

A fuzzy argument can still be a good argument due to its intrinsic merits.

True

False

9.

A fuzzy argument can still be a good argument due to its intrinsic merits.

True

False

 

Section II . Short Answers

10.

Please indicate any two of the characteristics that might serve to justify accepting a claim as a legitimate premise.

 

11.

Name any three of the conditions that might lead to question a claim based on your own sensory experience?

 

 

12.

Please indicate any 2 of the methods for showing a premise to be dubious or false:

 

13.

What is the principle of rational acceptance?

 

14.

Glenn Beck: “The Federal Government threatening to take over the State Parks if the State Government decides to privatize its parks! That’s sheer robbery!”

(Some background information: The parks in question were Federal Lands granted to the States under the condition that they be and remain public parks.)

Explain what is wrong with Beck’s argument here: What principle(s) of good argumentation does it violate?

 

15.

Are there cases where we might accept claims that violate our background information? If so, when and why?

 

Section III . Hands-On

 

16. (20 Points)

(a) What are some of the possible ways of introducing an argumentative essay? (b) Which do you regard as the most effective? Why?

 

17. (20 points)

Please refute the following claim:

“There are no dangerous animals in Lompoc!”

(a)

 

What is the name of the technique you utilized to do this?

b)

 

 

18. (20 points)

Indicate briefly (some of) the means of approaching an audience which is hostile, close-minded or committed to a different position than yours.

 

19 (30 points)

It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone to believe anything upon insufficient evidence. If a man, holding a belief . . . keeps down and pushes away any doubts which arise about it in his mind…and regards as impious those questions which cannot easily be asked without disturbing it – the life of that man is one long sin against mankind. W. K Clifford

Strong words!

(a) How might you go about defending Clifford’s claim?

 

(b) How might you go about attacking it?

 

 

(c) (c) How would you evaluate both of the lines of argument you have just developed? In each case: why so?