Entries by SK

Week 4: Leadership In Human Services

As a human services professional and agent of social change, you will undoubtedly encounter conflict. To be a leader in the helping professions, you must be able to effectively manage this conflict and use it to positively impact the lives of individuals. Because your reactions to difficult situations can influence how others perceive you, it […]

Classification Of Mental Disorders

abnormal psychology: an overview learning objectives 1 ·  1.1 How do we define abnormality and classify mental disorders? ·  1.2 What are the advantages and disadvantages of classification? ·  1.3 How common are mental disorders? Which disorders are most prevalent? ·  1.4 Why do we need a research-based approach in abnormal psychology? ·  1.5 How do we gather information about […]

Classical Conditioning

Introduction: Classical conditioning involves a learned association (when one thing happens, you expect another thing to happen because they have been paired together several times). We all encounter instances of classical conditioning in life every day. We are often so used to these learned associations that we don’t pay them much attention. Operant conditioning involves […]

Assignment: Variables, Measurement, And SPSS

Quantitative research consists of testing and understanding relationships between variables. Researchers construct these variables as measureable expressions of social phenomena. Modern statistics provides you with a host of resources to answer questions, but each statistical test has a set of assumptions regarding the measurement of the variables. It is therefore important to understand how variables […]