How was factor analysis used to create Hans eysenck’s trait theory of personality?

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Part A psychology
1. Using explanation or examples outline Kohlberg’s ideas about moral development. Explain how carol Gilligan’s ideas about moral development differ from those of Kohlberg.
2. Describe dissociative disorders in general and several specific disorders of this kind by way of illustration. Contrast dissociative disorders with somatoform disorders, briefly explaining two such disorders.
Part B
1. With respect to aging, differentiate disengagement theory and activity theory.
2. In the context of operant conditioning, what is shaping?
3. How was factor analysis used to create Hans eysenck’s trait theory of personality?
4. Briefly, in terms of human behavior, how would you define or explain latent learning?
5. What is the opposite of a background stressor?
6. What kind of drug is rohypnol, and why is called the “date rape drug “?
7. What is the reticular formation? Where is it located, and why is it important?
8. Discuss memory traces and their role in decay.
9. When you wish an employee to become adept a particularly boring task, which schedule of reinforcement would you choose? Why?
10. Contrast the medical, psychoanalytical, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, and sociocultural perspectives of mental illness
The instructions on page 117 of your study guide state: The only source you may use is your textbook. Any use of outside information will result in an automatic post of 1 percent.
Topic 1: Conditioning. Begin by reviewing Chapter 5 beginning on page 162. Chapter 5 discusses Classical Conditioning and the experiments of Ivan Pavlov, Operant Conditioning and B.F. Skinner’s contributions to the field in particular with his discussion on rewards and punishment. Chapter 5 also went on to discuss Cognitive Approaches to Learning which include latent learning and observational learning based on Bandura’s experiments.
1. Choose one of these conditioning/learning styles and discuss how it may be applied to child rearing. In essay format, create a plan to help get a young child to clean his/her room.
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2. The text discusses the pros and cons of punishment and why reinforcement “beats” punishment. Conditioning still plays a role in punishment, explain the theory behind this phenomenon and give an example of it by how you used it when training an animal.

Assignment 1: The Effects Of War And Peace On Foreign Aid

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Assignment 1: The Effects of War and Peace on Foreign Aid Due Week 4 and worth 200 points Use the Internet to research one (1) developing nation of your choice. Your research should include an examination of the effects that war and peace have on the distribution of foreign aid, as well as the material covered by the Webtext and lectures in Weeks 1 through 3. Write a three to four (3-4) page research paper in which you: Assess the positive and negative effects that peace and war, respectively, have on the distribution of foreign aid in the developing country that you have selected. Support your response with concrete examples of each of the results that you have cited. Analyze the specific actions that the leadership of the selected country has taken, through the use of its foreign aid from donor nations and international lending institutions, to relieve the severe problems caused by warfare. Discuss whether or not the extension of foreign aid has successfully reduced poverty and the incidence of warfare in the selected country. Support your response with examples. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia, blogs, and other nonacademic websites do not qualify as academic resources. Approval of resources is at the instructor’s discretion.Resources must also be within the last seven (7) years. When referencing the selected resources, please use the following format: Webtext Format: Name of the author. Name of title. Retrieved from website url. Example: Soomo. Understanding Development [Webtext]. Retrieved from http://www.webtexts.com/courses/9218-cathey. Lecture Format: Name of the Author. Name of the lecture [lecture type]. Retrieved from lecture url. Example: Strayer University. (2013). Understanding Development [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from https://blackboard.strayer.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/SOC/300/1136/Week1/lecture/story.html. Internet Resources: Author’s Name. (Date of publication). Title of the resource. Retrieved from website url. Example: Wuestewald, Eric. (2014). Portraits of people living on a dollar a day. Retrieved from http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2014/04/living-on-a-dollar-a-day-photos-renee-byer-thomas-nazario. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: Analyze how funding in the form of aid, investment, and loans moves from industrialized nations to the developing world to alleviate the problems caused by warfare. Use technology and information resources to research issues in sociology of developing countries. Write clearly and concisely about sociology of developing countries using proper writing mechanics.

EMOTIANAL INTELLIGENCE

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You were recently asked to attend a meeting to discuss the hiring process in your workplace. The human resources director attended and made the following statement: “We obviously want intelligent people, but we also want them to have emotional intelligence.”

What did the HR director mean by that? To learn more about emotional intelligence, explore the sites listed below. Please take one of the emotional intelligence (EI) tests. Reflect on your results, and explore ways that you might develop an enhanced emotional IQ.

Write a paper of 2–3 pages that covers the following:

· Define and discuss emotional intelligence and its dimensions.

· Provide examples of emotional intelligence.

· Discuss why emotional intelligence is important.

· Discuss some ways that you can enhance your emotional intelligence.

Please use the following guidelines for formatting your assignment:

· Margins: Set to one inch

· Font: 12pt.-Times New Roman, no bold, no underline

· Title: Centered above the paper, 12 pt.-font (Level A Heading), no bold, no underline, no italics

· Pagination: Every page; consists of a header containing a short title for the paper and a page number placed in the upper right corner of the page

· Line Spacing: Double space all work, including the References page

· Point-of-View: Third person, objective; limit perspective to research; no personal opinion or narrative; first person is allowed in describing the test and results, as well as discussing personal ways to enhance EI

· In-text citations: Must conform to APA requirements

· References list: Must conform to APA requirements

Describe the affective events theory and explain how work events impact job satisfaction and job performance.

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Assignment: Emotional Intelligence, Attitudes, Moods, and Performance

Imagine you are the branch manager of a large bank. You want to improve both job satisfaction and job performance in your branch. Using the affective events theory as your framework that you previously practiced in the Learning Activity, create a 10-slide PowerPoint presentation which addresses the following:

  1. Describe the affective events theory and explain how work events impact job satisfaction and job performance.
  2. Describe how you might use emotional intelligence to control mood and create a positive work environment in your branch.
  3. Explain how you might change job characteristics and job demands to improve job satisfaction and performance.