Describe the role of personality in affecting situational behavior.

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Select two of the following theoretical approaches: psychodynamic, humanistic and existential, dispositional, or learning.

Obtain faculty approval of your selection.

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you compare and contrast the theories selected. Address the following:

  • Describe the role of personality in affecting situational behavior.
  • Examine the personality characteristics attributed to each theory in your approach.
  • Explain the interpersonal relational aspects associated with the theories selected.

Include a reference page with a minimum of three to five peer-reviewed sources.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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What is a stereotype?

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Assignment 2: Discussion—Typical Reasoning

People often take shortcuts in problem solving and quickly arrive at answers. Known as heuristics, these shortcuts may increase the speed of decisions but may also decrease the accuracy of those decisions. The experiment used in this assignment deals with inaccurate decisions based on the conjunction fallacy, where people think the chance of two events happening at the same time is greater than just one event occurring. However, the chance of one event occurring is greater than two events occurring; hence, the fallacy.

Access the CogLab demonstration Typical Reasoning. Follow the instructions to complete the demonstration. Next, answer the following questions:

  • For this demonstration, on average, do participants give higher ratings for single events or conjunctions of events? Based on the demonstration results, did you make your judgments by using objective probabilities? Why or why not?
  • What is a stereotype? How do stereotypes relate to the findings of this demonstration?
  • Respond to the following two situations:
    • You and two of your coworkers have just interviewed a candidate for a job opening at your law firm. Your boss asks you what inferences you made about the candidate during the interview. What can you do to maximize your likelihood of making a correct inference?
    • John is a young, energetic, muscular, and outgoing individual. Estimate the following for him:
        • He is tall and likes sports
        • He is tall, likes sports, and has lots of friends

Write your initial response in 4–5 paragraphs. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Describe the specific steps you would take in responding to the subpoena.

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Sheila came to your office about 8 months ago seeking counseling. She stated that she, “hoped to save her marriage.” After a few sessions with Sheila, you suggested that couples counseling might be helpful, but her husband, Roy, refused to participate. Three months ago, Sheila and Roy went through a very nasty breakup of their marriage, and now you have been subpoenaed to produce all of your records pertaining to Sheila’s treatment. Sheila has told you not to comply with the subpoena.

 

What should you do? Why?

 

Describe the specific steps you would take in responding to the subpoena.

4 Sociology Based Questions

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URBAN SOCIOLOGY

Please answer these 4 questions with 1-2 paragraphs each.

 

How did racial ideology shift from slavery to Jim Crow? How did this shift impact housing segregation?

 

What was the Great Migration and what were the responses to it?

 

How does segregation impact poverty concentration?

 

What is a ghetto? Differentiate between institutional and jobless ghettos. Why did ghetto conditions change? How are they perpetuated?