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Explain the differences between the correlates for criminal behavior in terms of the degree to which they contribute to and explain criminal behavior.

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An important task in studying and understanding criminal behavior is identifying biological, psychological, and social (or sociological) developmental risk factors—such as weak family structure, poverty, and peer rejection—that may contribute to deviant behavior and crime. A task of criminologists, in fact, is to study developmental risk factors to gather information about the degree to which […]

Write about how each behavior positively or negatively impacts the relationship or how it can potentially change a relationship.

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Masters & Disasters discussion forum In our current topic for this course, Love & Communication, many concepts were explained that deal with relationships, love, intimacy, and, yes, divorce/separation as well. In his monumental research on long term couples (married/cohabiting/committed), Professor John Gottman uncovered communication patterns in thousands of couples and, from this data on communication patterns within couples, […]

Which of the following is NOT a general goal of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?

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  QUESTION 1 When working with a “Customer”, the counselor should utilize ___________ tasksA.BehavioralB.ObservationalC.InsightfulD.Strenuous 0.5 points   QUESTION 2 In the practice of Solution Focused Therapy, the counselor focuses most of his/her attention on which of the following?A.Deficits and challengesB.Strengths and weaknessesC.Strengths and resourcesD.Weaknesses and the past 0.5 points   QUESTION 3 In Narrative Therapy, […]

Based on the population you selected, post an explanation of the role of ethics in developmental psychology research with attention to the characteristics of this vulnerable population.

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Research and Ethics in Psychology   Developmental psychology attempts to understand cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development throughout the lifespan. In order to understand, for example, how maternal stress during pregnancy might impact the child later in life, pregnant women and children could be studied. Vulnerable populations, such as pregnant women, newborns, children, cognitively impaired individuals, […]