Summarize the findings and beliefs of Philip Zimbardo

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Chapter 4 class discussion

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Watch the two videos below: (1)  Abu Ghraib: The Bad Barrel and  (2) Stanford Prison Experiment After watching the two videos, read the section in your texbook from chapter 4 (“When does Behavior Affect our Attitudes”) and then answer the following questions.  To receive credit, your answers and explainations must incorporate information from our textbook (reference the page number and section), as well as, information taken from the videos.

  • Is prison brutality a product of evil prisoners and malicious guards? Or do the institutional roles of guard and prisoner embitter and harden even compassionate people?
  • Do the people make the place violent? Or does the place make the people violent?
  • Summarize the findings and beliefs of Philip Zimbardo (Explain the findings of his experiement and his take on the Abu Ghraib controversy.
  • What are your personal thoughts and feelings regarding these two videos and the findings in general?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYE2vms4qXE (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZwfNs1pqG0 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Why did Milgram conduct his experiments on obedience?

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2. Aronson and O’Leary conducted a study designed to encourage water conservation among male students showering at the university field house. Under what conditions were students less likely to conserve water? Explain the conditions under which students were more likely to conserve water (by turning off the shower while soaping up).

3. Why did Milgram conduct his experiments on obedience? What features, according to Article #4 in Readings About the Social Animal, helped to account for the high levels of obedience displayed by Milgram’s subjects?

4. Define and give examples of compliance, identification, and internalization. Which of these has the most permanent influence on an individual’s behavior? Select one of these responses and describe an instance of your own behavior that might be or have been the result of this particular type of social influence.

5. Why don’t bystanders come to the aid of victims of injury or crime? Summarize the reasons for non-intervention by bystanders. Summarize the conditions under which some bystanders do respond to someone in distress.

APA format. Answer each question thoroughly.  Due 9/10/17 (won’t let me choose today)

Examine your figure or character from the perspective of Jung’s theoretical approach to personality

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Personality Analysis

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review Chapter 3 in your textbook and the HumanMetrics Jung Typology Test website, and read the Choca (1999), Paris (2005), and Westen (1998) articles.

For this assignment, choose a historically important figure or a  character from a movie, novel, or TV show, then address the following in  your paper:

  • Examine your figure or character from the perspective of Jung’s  theoretical approach to personality and describe your chosen figure or  character based on the dichotomous facets of personality as defined by  Jung.
  • Evaluate the current Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality  instrument, which is based on Jung’s theories, and provide your  impression of your chosen figure or character through the major facets  of the MBTI.
  • Analyze how ethical issues might affect the implementation of MBTI personality assessment in the setting native to your chosen figure or character.
  • Assess the MBTI and its use to provide results on your chosen figure  or character and describe the efficacy and reliability of this  assessment as it relates to your chosen person.
  • Summarize and present your opinion about how well this theory  describes the person in question. Provide research to support your  claims.

The Personality Analysis

  • Must be three to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

Compare And Contrast Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Adlerian Psychotherapy, And Client-Centered Psychotherapy

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Compare and contrast Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Adlerian Psychotherapy, and Client-Centered Psychotherapy with regard to how each views normal and abnormal development. Which theory best fits with your own personal theory of development?

Criteria:

  •  Comparison and contrast of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Adlerian Psychotherapy, and Client-Centered Psychotherapy with regard to how each views normal and abnormal development. 
  •  Identification and explanation of theory that best fits with your own personal theory of development 

 

Compliance with APA paper source crediting and formatting standards.

Minimal to no grammar, spelling or basic writing errors

Assignment is five pages, not including title page and references page