Compare the limitations of the studies you have collected.

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Topic 8 Paper

Refer to “Research Paper” and follow the instructions for completing this assignment.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide,
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 Social Psychology

Research Paper 

Throughout the program, you should be thinking of a research topic you would like to explore. In the capstone course (PSY-693), you will create a research proposal. To assist you in the creation of that proposal, you have decided on a research topic and begun collecting empirical studies to support the need for research. Your topic must relate to a basic social psychological principle; however it can fall into one of the applied subfields (forensic psychology, psychology of religion, industrial organization, health psychology, etc.).

For this assignment you will begin analyzing the current research around your chosen topic.

Using the empirical articles you have collected thus far, compare the current research for your chosen topic, in 2,400 words. The following information will assist in the analysis of the literature:

1. Introduction: This section should include your research question with a brief explanation of why the research is needed.

2. Compare and analyze the literature in the articles collected.

3. Compare the limitations of the studies you have collected.

4. A conclusion that includes how your research will add to the current field of research.

****Prepare a document that includes your research question(s), including how your research will add to the current research in your chosen field (from your Topic 3 assignment). Your document will include five scholarly, peer reviewed, empirical studies from the past 5 to 7 years. This section should include APA formatted citations for each article, including permalink or doi number.

NOTE: Will prefer something on forensic social rehabilitation

requirements:

proposal as described and questionnaire

Case Study 13-19 Windy Fluffball, JD, PhD Discussion

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Case 13–19: Windy Fluffball, J.D., Ph.D.,

agreed to serve as an expert witness in a civil lawsuit that involved alleged wrongful termination of a clinical psychology graduate student from a doctoral program. Dr. Fluffball expounded on his years of teaching and membership on the National Psychological Society’s Education and Training Oversight Committee. On cross-examination, Fluffball was forced to admit that his doctorate was in physiological psychology, that he never had clinical training, that he never worked or taught in a clinical psychology program, that he was not licensed as a psychologist, and although he had recently won appointment to the Education and Training Oversight Committee of his professional association, he had yet to attend a single meeting.

Explain how Shapiro’s Alternate View of Addiction is a consequentialist approach to the problem.

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Write a short reflection statement (350-500 words) after reading Chapter 5. Use complete sentences and correct academic writing to complete this assignment.

Respond in writing to these items:

  1. Discuss the two prominent prohibitionists arguments that Huemer dismisses in his essay.  In your response, consider how an entity such as an insurance company might respond to Huemer’s dismissal.  What type of moral argument would the insurance company use?  Discuss.
  2. What do you think of Marneffe’s argument for the decriminalization of drugs?  Do you agree with his logic related to the problems of legalization?  Discuss.
  3. Explain how Shapiro’s Alternate View of Addiction is a consequentialist approach to the problem.  Discuss what he means by humans being “interpretative animals” in regard to each of the 3 components of the Alternative View.

Provide a brief explanation of cognitive dissonance.

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Social Cognitive Theory

Cognitive theorists suggest that the interaction between an individual and the environment involves human beliefs and cognitive competencies that are developed and modified by social influences and structures within the environment. When we grasp the relationship between our environment and our behaviors, we are able to better predict our responses and future behaviors and, in turn, modify our behaviors.

A key figure in motivation is Albert Bandura. In 1977 he became dissatisfied with the way in which leading theories of the time (e.g., psychoanalysis, behaviorism) ignored the role of cognition in motivation. Hence, he developed the Social Cognitive Theory that places a clear emphasis on the way in which cognitive, personal, behavioral, and environmental factors interact to determine motivation and behavior (Crothers, Hughes, & Morine, 2008).

Within the theory, Bandura asserts, are four processes that lead a person to attain his goals: self-observation, self-evaluation, self-reaction, and self-efficacy. These components are interrelated and each has an effect on motivation and goal attainment (Redmond, 2010).

In short, Social cognitive learning Theory views motivation as a function of individuals’ thoughts rather than some instinct, need, drive, or incentive as examined by Freud, Hull, and Maslow. Through the lens of social cognitive learning theory, there are six motivational constructs that have been classified into three broad categories including individuals’:

  • perceptions about their ability to accomplish a task,
  • purposes or reasons for getting involved in a task and,
  • the techniques used to integrate information (King, 2012).