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Expand on your colleague’s posting by providing additional assumptions that underlie need theories. Provide an additional example to illustrate the relationship between need theories and theories of emotion and affect

Maslow (1943) asserts that human beings are driven by their desire to satisfy their needs. This assumption has direct implications to behaviors they exhibit in a work setting. For example, a promotion to a managerial position may satisfy an ambitious individual’s need for power. Thus, organizations that provide opportunities for advancement may satisfy the needs […]

• Describe the explanatory method. Your description should include independent variable, dependent variable, control group, and experimental group.

Respond in a minimum of 175 words: Part1-Share a question you have that you would like to research. What is the population of interest? What type of sample would you collect for this study? Explain what guidelines you used to select that sample. Part2-Part two is attached below References: Chapter 1  • Explain the goals […]

Briefly summarize the claim and the evidence to support the claim(s) made in the popular media. Identify at least one aspect in the popular media that increased your skepticism.

Discussion: Critical Thinking In psychology, critical thinking is akin to the process of scientific reasoning. Unfortunately, numerous practices claim to be “science” but have no basis in fact or have not been supported by scientific evidentiary processes. Learning to become a skeptical consumer of information can help you distinguish among scientific and pseudoscience claims. After […]

Evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment interventions implemented by Dr. Heston, supporting your statements with information from the case and two to three peer-reviewed articles from the Ashford University Library.

Case Analysis – Collaborating with Outside Providers Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the PSY650 Week Three Treatment Plan  and Case 9: Bulimia Nervosa in Gorenstein and Comer (2014). Please also read the Waller, Gray, Hinrichsen, Mounford, Lawson, and Patient (2014) “Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa and Atypical Bulimic Nervosa: Effectiveness in Clinical Settings,”Halmi (2013) […]