Complete the Participant Observation checklist to assist you with organizing your research and to take notes during your observation. Then, using your observation notes, write a paper that has these elements:

/in /by
Assignment

Assignment

Participant Observation: A Study in Gender Roles

Have you ever thought about how much of everyday life is organized by gender? When you stop to think about it, much of what most people do during the routine of a normal day is categorized as either masculine or feminine. From the soap you use for that morning shower to the restroom you use when are work, much of what we do is influenced — even dictated — by what society says is appropriate because of our biological sex.

To explore this concept of a gendered society in more depth, you will use the Participant Observation Checklist to organize and conduct your research to identify and explain two examples of how society is segmented by gender at any single location in your community. You might choose a park, a grocery store, your favorite pub or fast food restaurant, a department store, or the local hardware store. Remember that you should be acting in both the participant and observer roles. Look around to see if there are obvious signs that gender determines some aspect of how people act in that location. Then, use the structural functional theory to explain how separating events, actions, or even merchandize by gender works to keep the overall society stable.

For example, if you chose to observe as a casual shopper in department store, one obvious sign that gender is important in how the store is organized is that there are likely two different departments for women’s and men’s clothing. That same department store would likely have restrooms designated for ladies and gentlemen, too. The structural-functional perspective would suggest that separating the clothing by gender makes it more convenient for shoppers to find what they want, and separate restrooms for men and women are thought to be necessary for reasons of modesty that are part of stable cultural patterns of behavior within this society.

Instructions:

Complete the Participant Observation checklist to assist you with organizing your research and to take notes during your observation. Then, using your observation notes, write a paper that has these elements:

  • An introduction that explains the research conducted and the purpose of the paper
  • Detailed descriptions of the two observed instances in which gender influenced the actions of people in the real world. Be sure to address these questions: Who? What? Where? When?
  • An explanation that incorporates the structural-functional theory to explain how gender was at work to keep society orderly in the social setting that you chose.
  • A summary that restates the main points of the paper and suggests one lesson learned from the observation that is applicable to your own life in a gendered world.

Your paper should be between 4 and 5 pages, plus a title and reference page. You should include in-text citations in APA format for at least one academic source in addition to the course text. You should include the Participant Observation Checklist when you upload the Assignment into the Unit 4 Assignment Dropbox.

ID: SS144-04-09-A

Select specific detailed examples of learning theories (behaviorism, social cognitive, information processing and constructivism) in the video that demonstrate methods to apply transfer of learning concepts in a specific workplace of your choosing.

/in /by

The DQs

 WK 3 DQ 1-Shaping and Chaining, Reinforcement Schedules, and One-Trial Learning

Define and provide a research example of each of the following: shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules, and one-trial learning.

WK 3 DQ 2-Explain the Role of Memory in Learning

Watch the following videos in the Week Three Media Enhancements link: “Memory Processes,” “Storage and Recall,” “Study of Memory,” “Stages of Memory,” “Amnesia and the PDP Model,” and “Memory and Changes in the Brain”. How do theorists in the four major psychological theories explain the role of memory in learning?

 

WK 4 DQ 1-The Role of Motivation in Learning

How do theorists in the four major psychological theories explain the role of motivation in learning?

WK 4 DQ 2-The Relationship between Motivation and Learning

Which learning theory best explains the relationship between motivation and learning? What are the strengths of that theory that make it more explanatory than the other theories? What are the weaknesses?

 

WK 5 DQ 1-The Transfer Process

Discuss the transfer process in a workplace of your choosing.

WK 5 DQ 2-Analyze specific factors in the transfer of learning.

Please define the two theories you choose and use examples of the specific factors you analyze.

 

WK 6 DQ 1-Ethical plans for self-regulation

Transfer of training ethics

Professional psychologists serve their corporate, agency, and individual clients most effectively when they can assist people in directing their own learning. Some critics may argue that transferring training responsibilities from the employer to the employee can create ethical and legal dilemmas; for example, self-trained employees may miss important safety considerations that result in possible injuries to themselves or customers. 

How might ethical plans for self-regulation be constructed by behaviorist, social cognitive, information processing, and constructivist theorists?

WK 6 DQ 2 – Relative effectiveness of each self-regulation theory

Discuss the relative effectiveness of each self-regulation theory.  Make sure to use examples

 

Week 3 Assignment

Shaping and Chaining, Reinforcement Schedules and One-Trial Learning

 

Select and complete one of the following assignments:

Option 1: Environmental and Evolutionary Psychology Presentation

Option 2: Environmental and Evolutionary Psychology Literature Review

Option 3: Forensic Psychology Proposal

Option 4: Forensic Psychology Literature Review

Option 5: Health and Sports Psychology Proposal

Option 6: Health and Sports Psychology Literature Review

Option 7: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Proposal

Option 8: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Literature Review

 

Option 1:Environmental and Evolutionary Psychology Presentation

 

Prepare a 10-minute or 5- 7 page proposal for a research project demonstrating how developmental psychologists can employ shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules or one-trial learning techniques (only one) to teach a social skill to intellectually challenged youth.

 

Address the following in your presentation:

 

·         Hypotheses

·         Methodology

·         Population

 

Option 2:Environmental and Evolutionary Psychology Literature Review

 

Prepare a 3- to 5-page literature review for a research paper on how developmental psychologists employ shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules and one-trial learning techniques in teaching new tasks. Provide citations from relevant human and animal research to support your review.

 

Address the following in your assignment:

 

·         Theoretical or construct basis for the concepts of shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules and one-trial learning techniques, including historical development

·         Current understanding of effective application of these learning concepts

 

Option 3:Forensic Psychology Proposal

 

Prepare a 10-minute or 5- 7 page proposal for a research project demonstrating how prison staff psychologists can employ shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules or one-trial learning techniques (only one) to improve inmate compliance.

 

Address the following in your proposal:

 

·         Hypotheses

·         Methodology

·         Population

 

 

Option 4:Forensic Psychology Literature Review

 

Prepare a 3- to 5-page literature review for a research paper on how prison staff psychologists can teach correctional staff to employ shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules, and one-trial learning techniques in teaching anger management skills to inmates. Provide citations from relevant human (and animal, if available) research to support your discussion.

 

Address the following in your review:

 

·         Theoretical or construct basis for the concepts of shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules, and one-trial learning techniques, including historical development

·         Current understanding of effective application of these learning concepts

 

Option5: Health and Sports Psychology Proposal

 

Prepare a 10-minute proposal for a research project demonstrating how sports psychologists can teach sport coaches to employ shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules, or one-trial learning techniques (choose only one) to improve the technical skills of the athletes they coach. Limit your discussion to a single skill in a single sport.

 

Address the following in your proposal:

 

·         Hypotheses

·         Methodology

·         Population

 

Option6: Health and Sports Psychology Literature Review

 

Prepare a 3- to 5-page literature review for a research paper on how sports psychologists employ shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules, and one-trial learning techniques in teaching new technical skills among athletes. Provide citations from relevant human and animal (for example, dressage, steeplechase) research to support your review.

 

Address the following in your paper:

 

·         Theoretical or construct basis for the concepts of shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules and one-trial learning techniques, including historical development

·         Current understanding of effective application of these learning concepts

 

Option7: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Proposal

 

Prepare a 10-minute proposal for a research project demonstrating how engineering psychologists can employ shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules or one-trial learning techniques (choose only one) to teach equipment operators how to operate a new piece of equipment—for example, pilots transitioning from an analog cockpit to a digital cockpit.

 

Address the following in your proposal:

 

·         Hypotheses

·         Methodology

·         Population

 

Option8: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Literature Review

 

Prepare a 3- to 5-page literature review for a research paper on how engineering psychologists employ shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules, and one-trial learning techniques in designing the transition from one situation to a new one—for example, production assemblers learning to assemble a new computer that is similar to the previous model but has subtle but important differences. Provide citations from relevant human and animal research to support your assertions.

 

Address the following in your paper:

 

·         Theoretical or construct basis for the concepts of shaping and chaining, reinforcement schedules and one-trial learning techniques, including historical development.

·         Current understanding of effective application of these learning concepts

 

Week 4 Assignment

Applications of Motivational Learning Theory

 

Select and complete one of the following assignments:

Option 1: Environmental and Evolutionary Psychology Transcript

Option 2: Environmental and Evolutionary Psychology Brochure

Option 3: Forensic Psychology Transcript

Option 4: Forensic Psychology Literature Handout

Option 5: Health and Sports Psychology Plan

Option 6: Health and Sports Psychology Literature Chapter

Option 7: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Presentation

Option 8: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Handout

 

 

Option 1:Environmental and Evolutionary Psychology Transcript

 

Prepare a 10-minute talk or a 5- 7 page transcript for national park visitors, explaining the psychological benefits of spending time in nature and with animals. Support your points with information from peer-reviewed research studies.

 

Address the following in your presentation:

 

·         Demonstration of application of theory-based motivation (expectancy-value, self-worth, social comparison, and so forth) for learning to change behavior

·         Identification of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards in spending time in nature and/or with animals

 

Option 2:Environmental and Evolutionary Psychology Brochure

 

Prepare a motivational brochure for national park visitors, explaining the psychological benefits of spending time in nature and/or with animals. Support your points with information from peer-reviewed research studies.

 

Address the following in your brochure:

 

·         Demonstration of application of theory-based motivation (expectancy-value, self-worth, social comparison, and so forth) for learning to change behavior

·         Identification of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards in spending time in nature and/or with animals

 

Option 3:Forensic Psychology Transcript

 

Select an infamous serial killer and perform an analysis of this individual’s motivation, in terms of at least two of the four learning theories.

 

Prepare a 10-minute talk or 5- 7 page transcript for police officers, explaining the behavior of serial killers in terms of established learning theories and theories of motivation.

 

Address the following in your talk:

 

·         Identification of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards in the killers’ behaviors.

·         Demonstration of application of theory-based motivation (expectancy-value, self-worth, social comparison, and so forth) for how serial killers may have been motivated to learn such violent behavior

 

Option 4:Forensic Psychology Literature Handout

 

Select an infamous serial killer and perform an analysis of this individual’s motivation, in terms of at least two of the four learning theories.

 

Prepare a 3- to 5-page handout for police officers, explaining the behavior of serial killers in terms of established learning theories and theories of motivation.

 

Address the following in your handout:

 

·         Identification of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards in the killers’ behaviors

·         Demonstration of application of theory-based motivation (expectancy-value, self-worth, social comparison, and so forth) for how serial killers may have been motivated to learn such violent behavior

 

Option5: Health and Sports Psychology Plan

 

Use elements of each of the four learning theories to develop a motivation plan for Olympic athletes in a sport of your choice.

 

Address the following in your plan:

 

·         Identification of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards in developing and practicing Olympic competitor-level athletic and sport skills

·         Demonstration of application of theory-based motivation (expectancy-value, self-worth, Social comparison, and so forth) for motivating athletes to push themselves to their highest competitive levels

 

Option6: Health and Sports Psychology Literature Chapter

 

Write a chapter on motivation for a book on coaching Olympic athletes in a sport of your choice. Use (and identify) each of the four learning theories in your exposition.

 

Address the following in your chapter:

 

·         Identification of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards in developing and practicing Olympic competitor-level athletic and/or sport skills

·         Demonstration of application of theory-based motivation (expectancy-value, self-worth, social comparison, and so forht) for motivating athletes to push themselves to their highest competitive levels

 

Option7: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Presentation

 

Typical first-line supervisors are unaware of the long-term effectiveness of intrinsic motivation compared with extrinsic motivation.

 

Use elements of each of the four learning theories (and identify them) to develop an improved intrinsic motivational system for employees of a metal furniture manufacturing plant.

 

Develop a 10- 12 slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes for first-line supervisors, explaining your improved intrinsic motivational system: how to implement it and why it will be more effective in the long term than extrinsic rewards.

 

Address the following in your presentation:

 

·         Nontechnical explanation of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation with examples from the workplace

·         Research support for the relative effectiveness of intrinsic motivation compared with extrinsic motivation in the long term

·         Practical methods (expectancy-value, self-worth, social comparison, and so forth) of implementing intrinsic motivation to build expertise in the workplace

 

Option8: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Handout

 

Typical first-line supervisors are unaware of the long-term effectiveness of intrinsic motivation compared with extrinsic motivation.

 

Use elements of each of the four learning theories (and identify them) to develop an improved intrinsic motivational system for employees of a metal furniture manufacturing plant.

 

Develop a 3- to 5-page handout for first-line supervisors, explaining your improved intrinsic motivational system: how to implement it and why it will be more effective in the long term than extrinsic rewards.

 

Address the following in your handout:

 

·         Nontechnical explanation of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation with examples from the workplace

·         Research support for the relative effectiveness of intrinsic motivation compared with extrinsic motivation in the long term

·         Practical methods of implementing intrinsic motivation to build expertise in the workplace

 

Week 5 Assignment

Analysis of Factors in the Transfer Process

 

Watch the “The Learning Machine” video available on the student website.

 

Select and complete one of the following assignments:

Option 1:Transfer of Learning Presentation

 

Select specific detailed examples of learning theories (behaviorism, social cognitive, information processing and constructivism) in the video that demonstrate ways to apply transfer of learning concepts in a specific workplace of your choosing.

 

Prepare a 10-12 slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes for your classmates on your ideas.

 

Address the following in your presentation:

 

·         Relate the example to one or more of the explanations of transfer of learning included in one of the learning theories.

·         Provide a description of how this example can be generalized to the workplace.

 

Option 2:Transfer of Learning Paper

 

Select specific detailed examples of learning theories (behaviorism, social cognitive, information processing and constructivism) in the video that demonstrate methods to apply transfer of learning concepts in a specific workplace of your choosing.

 

Prepare a 3- to 5-page essay on your ideas. Share this essay with your classmates by posting on the student website or providing paper copies.

 

Address the following in your essay:

 

·         Relate the example to one or more of the explanations of transfer of learning included in one of the learning theories.

·         Provide a description of how this example can be generalized to the workplace.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

 

Week 6 Assignment

Self-Regulation of Learning

 

Use published human and animal research and behaviorist, social cognitive, information processing and constructivist theory to develop an outline of a research proposal to measure self-regulation in one of the following fields:

 

·         Environmental or evolutionary psychology

·         Forensic psychology

·         Health or sports psychology

·         Industrial/organizational or engineering psychology

 

Select and complete one of the following assignments:

 

Option 1:Self-Regulation Presentation

 

Prepare this outline of a research proposal as a 10-minute Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes as if your audience were members of a foundation grant screening committee.

 

Address the following in your presentation:

 

·         A description of how you are proposing to measure self-regulation

·         The operational definitions, limitations, assumptions, hypotheses, and data analysis plans

·         The deficiencies a critic might identify in your statement of limitations and assumptions

 

Option 2:Self-Regulation Outline

 

Prepare a 3- to 5-page annotated or expanded outline for review by members of a foundation grant screening committee.

 

Address the following in your outline:

 

·         A description of how you are proposing to measure self-regulation

·         The operational definitions, limitations, assumptions, hypotheses, and data analysis plans

·         The deficiencies a critic might identify in your statement of limitations and assumptions

What role do you think symbols may have played in behaviour? (Scientist in the white coat; guard with sunglasses; chain on prisoners’ leg etc.)

/in /by

 

PSYC15065G – Psychology: Core Concepts

Major Assignment (30%): Conformity, Authority, Obedience

Essay Format –

1) Title Page: A title page template is provided for you to follow on page 2.

2) Introduction Paragraph: Introduce the topics that will be discussed and include a thesis statement at the end of the

paragraph.

A thesis statement is the main argument that you are making, summarized in an affirmative one-line statement; always placed at

the end of the first paragraph.

3) Essay Body: This is your main body of work.

4) Conclusion Paragraph: This paragraph summarizes everything you discussed. It is usually a good idea to reword your thesis

statement and incorporate it into the conclusion as well.

5) References: APA style

5 pages minimum (Please note: this is the minimum allowed for the essay to be marked.)

6 pages or more is recommended.

Please feel free to write as many pages as you would like beyond 5 pages.

(Double spaced lines; 12 font size; New Times Roman font; 1-inch margins; 5-page minimum does not include Title Page;

5-page minimum does not include References page)

Essay Question:

Under what conditions does a person obey authority, who commands actions that go against his or her own conscience?

Incorporate the studies of Stanley Milgram, Philip Zimbardo, and (optional) Solomon Asch.

Essay Resources:

1) Milgram Journal Article (1963). SLATE under “Content” – “Major Assignment”

2) All of the video links. SLATE under “Content” – “Major Assignment”

3) Chapter 12 of your textbook

4) Choose 1 of the 3 Zimbardo Journal Articles provided. SLATE under “Content” – “Major Assignment”

5) Any additional resources you wish to investigate

Things to consider:

1) Many of us believe that we are independent enough to never go against our moral code to the extreme, regardless of the

pressure put on us.

– Please consider that none of the participants in the Stanley Milgram experiment were under any physical or violent restraints;

why did they continue to go along?

– Were they in the majority or the minority? According to Milgram, is this a universal constant across time and culture?

2) Consider the Zimbardo experiment: Why did the “good guards” conform to the situation and look the other way? Why did the

prisoners commit degrading acts against each other on command by the guards?

3) Incorporating real world examples can never hurt. Any examples like Abu Ghraib prison, the holocaust, the genocide in

Rwanda etc. Unfortunately, there are many examples of atrocity in human history.

4) Shifting of responsibility from the individual to the authority figure is a key theme.

– Do those who obey have unique personality traits?

– What role do you think symbols may have played in behaviour? (Scientist in the white coat; guard with sunglasses; chain on

prisoners’ leg etc.)

5) Is all obedience destructive? What is the significance of the bystander effect with regards to this theme?

For example, Why do horrible events happen to good people? Why do people abuse their children?

/in /by

Upon hearing the stories of sometimes horrific atrocities clients or client families have experienced, you as a social worker may find yourself confronting existential questions such as Why? For example, Why do horrible events happen to good people? Why do people abuse their children?

Trying to make sense of such trauma is not easy, and you may seek answers to these existential questions your whole life. And yet, there are opportunities for growth despite trauma for both clients and social workers. This is known as post-traumatic growth, where a renewed sense purpose or a more profound outlook on life is the by-product.

In this Discussion, you work to seek meaning from the trauma your clients experience and the subsequent healing you help your clients achieve in your social work practice.

To prepare:

  • Read about trauma-informed social work, and read this article listed in the Learning Resources: Vis, J.-A., & Boynton, H. M. (2008). Spirituality and transcendent meaning making: possibilities for enhancing posttraumatic growth. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work, 27(1/2): 69–86. http://dx.doi.org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1080/15426430802113814

By Day 3

Post:

  • In 1 sentence, identify an existential question with which you have grappled in relation to a client who has been traumatized.
    • Reflect on your fieldwork, or perhaps identify an existential question that might arise in working with the client in the case study you have selected throughout the course.
  • In 3 to 4 brief sentences, describe where there is potential for growth for the client as a result of the trauma.
  • In 3 to 4 brief sentences, explain where there is potential for growth for you, the social worker, as a result of listening to the client’s stories and bearing witness to their trauma.
  • Describe any challenges you may experience between the meaning you hold based on your personal beliefs and working within the client’s potentially different belief framework.

 

 

Required Readings

Turner, F. J. (Ed.). (2017). Social work treatment: Interlocking theoretical approaches (6th ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Chapter 20: Mindfulness and Social Work (pp. 325–337)
Chapter 37: Trauma-Informed Social Work Treatment and Complex Trauma (pp. 553–573)

Garland, E. L. (2013). Mindfulness research in social work: Conceptual and methodological recommendations. Social Work Research, 37(4), 439–448. https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svt038

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Vis, J.-A. & Boynton, H. M. (2008). Spirituality and transcendent meaning making: Possibilities for enhancing posttraumatic growth. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work, 27(1/2): 69–86. http://dx.doi.org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1080/15426430802113814

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

UCLA Health. (n.d.). Free guided meditations. Retrieved December 8, 2017, from http://marc.ucla.edu/mindful-meditations

For Discussion 2, listen to a guided meditation by selecting a link on this website.

Required Media

Sommers-Flanagan, J., & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2014). Counseling and psychotherapy theories in context and practice [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.psychotherapy.net.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/stream/waldenu/video?vid=277

This week, watch the “Existential Therapy” segment by clicking the applicable link under the “Chapters” tab.

Note: You will access this video from the Walden Library databases.

Optional Resources

Knight, C. (2015). Trauma-informed social work practice: Practice considerations and challenges. Clinical Social Work Journal, 43(1), 25–37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-014-0481-6

Lynn, R., & Mensinga, J. (2015). Social workers’ narratives of integrating mindfulness into practice. Journal of Social Work Practice, 29(3), 255–270. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2015.1035237