Self-Management Project

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Self-Management Project

Self-management can be described as the situation where an individual engages in one behavior so as to control the likelihood of some other behavior at a later time (Miltenberger, 2012). Self-management can occur so as to decrease undesirable behavior or increase desirable behavior. The behavior that I want to increase is undesirable and it is the consistent picking and biting of my finger nails.

The target behavior is the picking and biting of nails. The biting of nails is to be divided into a deficit or behavior excess. It is the behavior excess that is to be reduced in frequency (Miltenberger, 2012). The main hypothesis behind me biting and picking on my nails is that it helps me to reduce anxiety. The behavior is also more frequent when am under a lot of stress for example during exams and when many projects are due around the same date. The biting of the nails seems to release some of the stress and anxiety and there is, therefore, a negative reinforcement of the behavior. The recording method that is going to be used is self-monitoring. A notebook will be used to mark the frequency of the behavior and the environment which it occurs.

References Miltenberger, R.G. (2012). Behavior Modification: Principles & Procedures (5th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.

African American Personality Development Reaction Paper

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African American Personality Development Reaction Paper #3

For reaction paper #3, you will choose an article from one of the following Special Editions of The Journal of Pan African Studies (JPAS), and dialogue with what the author has written. You can choose from one of the following Special Editions:

Special Edition on African/Black Psychology: http://jpanafrican.org/archive_issues/vol3no8.htm

Special Edition on Amos Wilson: http://jpanafrican.org/archive_issues/vol6no2.htm

Special Edition on Frantz Fanon: http://jpanafrican.org/archive_issues/vol4no7.htm

Special Edition on Frances Cress Welsing: http://jpanafrican.org/vol10no6.htm

Please do not choose the Intro or the interview with Dr. Linda James Myers in the Special Edition on African/Black Psychology because we will read this for class. Some questions to keep in mind include: What is the thesis of the article? Do you agree with what the author has written? Do you have any criticisms of the article? How does this article pertain to what we have covered in class so far? What is the importance of a Black Studies journal dedicating an entire Special Edition to African/Black Psychology or to an African/Black Psychologist? Have you ever heard of these African/Black Psychologists before? Why or why not? Does this Special Edition move African/Black Psychology as a body of knowledge forward? If we have already read an article by the author you chose, how does this article relate or compare? How does your article/this Special Edition move to discipline of Black Studies forward? What is the importance of this information being included in an online Black Studies journal that is accessible to everyone?

This paper should be 4 pages (at least 1200 words) of actual text excluding the cover page and the Works Cited/Bibliography page. This paper must also be:

*formal in structure

*grammatically correct

*formatted correctly via your citation style

*cited correctly (via MLA, APA, or Chicago)

*typed

*double spaced

*use 12-point font

*use Times New Roman font

*include page numbers

*include a title

*underline your thesis

*type in the word count on the bottom of the last page of the paper

Also, please make sure you take into consideration all of the comments you received on your last papers. This reaction paper is due on Wednesday, October 24th. No late papers will be accepted. Hotep!

Where should we be headed in terms of child welfare policy?

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Please read your choice of article, The case of Marie and her sons OR The New Jane Crow. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. As detailed on your syllabus, write a two to three page response (double spaced). In the response, please address the following issues: Why am I asking you to read these articles? How does it relate to the historical material we are discussing? What historical themes are reflected in this contemporary issue? Can our history help to inform our responses? Moreover, how does this article relate to some of the major themes we have been talking about in class thus far (such as, inequality in terms of gender, race and class; the role of the government at the federal, state, and local level in addressing social problems; beliefs about children and belief about the relationship between the state and the family). Refer to and properly cite course sources (readings, text, podcasts etc.) as appropriate Where should we be headed in terms of child welfare policy?

Psychology 2010L: Lab 1 – Observation Lab

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Psychology 2010L: Lab 1 – Observation Lab

 

To Be Completed in PARTNERS

The purpose of this lab is to acquaint you with conducting observational research. We want you and a partner to conduct an observational study in which you will examine “extraversion”. You will be required to come up with the question that you will address, operationalize the variables that you will be examining, determine the comparison groups you will examine, set out your hypotheses, decide on the measures you will use, collect the data, analyze the data, and present your results in an APA-style write up. You and your partner will submit only one report between the two of you.

For this lab you must:

1) Come up with your operational definition(s) for “extraversion” and any other important constructs that you investigate. In other words, you must decide how you will define this construct for the purposes of your study and how precisely you will measure it. What behaviours will you observe? You should decide if you want to use frequency, duration, interval, or some combination of measures for coding behaviour. You should also decide if you wish to employ time, event or individual sampling.

2) You must determine where and how you are going to conduct your observations. Both you and your partner will be observing the same individuals in the same place at the same time, in a public location. You are not to interact with or contact the participants in your study (this also means that you cannot send in another person to interact with the participants). Please remember ethical issues when conducting your observations and try to be as unobtrusive as possible to ensure the integrity of your observations. Digital recordings are NOT allowed.

3) Develop coding sheets that allow you to record observations accurately and easily.

4) Derive a testable experimental hypothesis (or hypotheses) for your study.

5) Collect your data. You must observe a minimum of 40 individuals. You must ensure that you have EQUAL numbers of observations in the different groups/conditions you set out.

6) Calculate summary statistics of your data in a way that is appropriate for your question.

7) Calculate a measure of inter-rater reliability.

Once you have obtained all of the above information you should then include it in a full APA-style write up. Your write-up should include the following:

a) Title Page

b) Brief Introduction (max. 1.5 pages)

c) Method

d) Results

e) Discussion (max. 2 pages)

f) References Page

g) Appendices – (you must include the original coding sheets of both partners and the calculations that you performed)

For your brief introduction, we want you to get two research articles related to the topic to provide you with some background, ideas about methodology, and results. You should also briefly describe your study. Make sure that you provide your operational definition for “extraversion” and any other important constructs that you examine, briefly describe the general design of your study, and provide your experimental hypothesis. The introduction is to be brief so it should not exceed 1.5 pages. You must also have full method, results, and discussion sections. Please note that the type of sampling of behaviour (time, event or individual) and coding technique (frequency, duration, interval, a mixture of two) that you are going to use must be described in your Procedure section and your methodology must be explained clearly. In your discussion section, be sure to discuss whether your experimental hypothesis (hypotheses) was/were supported or not. Do your results fit with those of the articles you obtained? Also, make sure to discuss the implications of your findings. Can you think of any limitations to your study? What would you do next?

You must include the PsycINFO printouts of the abstract for each of the articles you used in your introduction.

Don’t forget to include your partner work distribution form to the back of the lab write-up.

Please upload at least the final electronic version of your paper to the Turnitin 2 assignment for the Observation lab that will be on ACORN (you can make multiple submissions if you like but the final version of the paper must be uploaded). You do not need to upload the reference page, the original coding sheets or the PsycINFO printouts in the electronic version you upload. The hard copy of the Observation lab (including the original coding sheets, PsycINFO printouts and partner work distribution form) must be submitted by the due date for this lab, as outlined in the heading for this lab (see previous page).