Provide examples of how research methods are used to study the process of learning

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Complete Parts 1 and 2 for this assignment.

Part 1

Watch the “Ethics vs. Psychological Research” video in the Week One Electronic Reserve Readings.

Part 2

Professional psychologists, in nonclinical fields, provide valuable consultation services to governmental, corporate, nonprofit agency, and individual clients. Many times this advice focuses on application of learning theory to educational or training tasks.

Select one of the following professional fields:

  • Environmental or evolutionary psychology
  • Forensic psychology
  • Health or sports psychology
  • Industrial/organizational or engineering psychology

Create a 5- to 7-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes for a client explaining psychological learning theory and how it can be applied in the workplace.

Address the following in your presentation:

  • How the basic tenants of theory influence the study of learning
  • How psychological learning theory can be applied in the workplace
  • Provide examples of how research methods are used to study the process of learning
  • Any American Psychological Association (APA) ethical guidelines or specific division ethical guidelines relevant to your presentation

Note. If you select industrial/organizational psychology, you might prepare a presentation for an audience of manufacturers on how learning theory can be used to design effective training programs for product assemblers on a moving assembly line.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.  Please reference at least two peer reviewed journal articles.

Compare the Adaptive Model and the Dual Process model.  What are the similarities and differences?  Which seems to fit best to your style of counseling?  Why is that so?

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1.  List the myths regarding rape and sexual assault.  Why are these societal myths so detrimental?

Discuss the long term effects/symptoms in adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

 

2.  Why does a crisis worker need to have a thorough knowledge of the risk factors that suicidal/homicidal clients might portray? In your response, list several of the risk factors that are considered most serious in times of the client’s vulnerability to lethality.

 

 

3.  Walker’s theory of learned helplessness has been hotly debated.

Walker sees it as a sophisticated coping mechanism that allows

women to survive a potentially lethal relationship while many

feminists see it as demeaning of women in that they fit into the

stereotype of “helpless females.” Take a position for or against

learned helplessness in battering relationships.

 

4.  Take a position, pro or con, on the following statement, and support your argument:  Gambling or sex may be classified as addictions.

Or

Critics of the disease” concept of chemical dependency argue that it is actually “disease” with one’s ability to cope and have enough discipline to stop abusing substances.  Discuss whether you believe chemical dependency is truly a “disease” or is “dis-ease”.

 

 

5.  Compare the Adaptive Model and the Dual Process model.  What are the similarities and differences?  Which seems to fit best to your style of counseling?  Why is that so?

Analyze the impact of the school and the peer group as a socializing agent, and identify the key areas of impact of both in this case study.

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Assignment 2: LASA 1: Assessment of Child’s Behavior

A thorough assessment of a child’s behavior is a very important and involved task. Too many times individuals look at the child’s behavior and label the child as angry, aggressive, troublesome, etc. In this assignment, you will begin to apply many of the different dynamics that could be in play in a child’s life. You will analyze a case study (the one that you identified in Module 2: Working Ahead) to create an assessment of a child’s behavior by identifying the child’s role in the family, school, and peer groups.

Click here to download and review the case studies.

In this evaluation, you will ascertain the possible determinates of his or her behavior given what you have learned about the influences on a child such as family, peers, school, and community. You will review what type of role he or she may be playing in the family as well as in the school based on these dynamics. Keep in mind that this is an assessment of an individual in a community and not an introspective psychological type of assessment. Support your answers with information cited from at least two peer-reviewed academic sources and your textbook.

  • Choose a case study from the list provided, if you have not done that already.
  • Present the case by explaining the child’s behavior in light of your understanding of the ecology of the child. Give special attention to the following:
    • Family and social environment
    • Economic circumstances
    • Health care access
    • Physical environment and safety
    • Behavior
    • Education
    • Health
    • Apply your knowledge of these indicators to explain possible determinates of various aspects of the stated behaviors in the case study.
  • Given your understanding of the ecology of the child, of the family, and of socialization, identify the top three areas that seem to be the most influential in this child’s behavior. Support your answer with professional information from the text and two peer-reviewed research articles.
  • Review the role this child plays in his or her family and how that correlates with the expressed behavior.
  • Analyze the different theories of macrosystem and microsystem influences including parenting orientation and parenting style and how that impacts children. Then apply the theory that might best fit your selected case study.
  • Review the role this child plays in his or her school and peer group and how that correlates with the expressed behavior. Analyze the impact of the school and the peer group as a socializing agent, and identify the key areas of impact of both in this case study.

Write a 6–8-page paper (in addition to the title page and references page) in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources, including use of in-text citations and full references. Academic sources could include your textbook, required readings for this module, or academic journal articles found in the Argosy University online library. Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M3_A2.doc.

By the due date assigned, deliver your assignment to the Submissions Area.

Grading CriteriaMaximum PointsPresented the case by explaining the child’s behavior in light of students’ understanding of the ecology of the child giving special attention to: family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health. Applied knowledge of these indicators to explain possible determinates of various aspects of the stated behaviors in the case study.24Given their understanding of the ecology of the child, the ecology of the family, and the ecology of socialization, chose the top three areas that seem to be the most influential in this child’s behavior and supported their answer with professional information from the text and the two peer-reviewed research articles.28Reviewed the role this child plays in his or her family and how that correlates with the expressed behavior.24Analyzed the different theories of macrosystem and microsystem influences including parenting orientation and parenting style and how that affects children; then applied the theory that might best fit this particular case study.28Reviewed the role this child plays in his or her school and peer group and how that correlates with the expressed behavior.24Analyzed the impact of the school as a socializing agent and identify the key areas of impact in this case study. Analyzed the impact of the peer group as a socialization agent and identify the key areas of impact in this case study.28Writing StandardsOrganization (12)
Usage and Mechanics (12)
APA Elements (16)
Style (4)44Total:200

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As a mental health worker, how would you explain the process of dealing with body donation to a family inquiring about this process? What resources could you provide a family that is in the process of deciding to donate their loved one’s organs?  How will you deal with your own beliefs and values as you are providing this assistance?