Identify the difficulties in apprehending and treating mentally ill offenders in FL.

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3-4 Slides

Please remember to list you references.

The PowerPoint I attached is just a mock title page, and all you have to do is insert new slides.

PLEASE remember to use the notes section at the bottom of each slide.

incorporate pictures/visuals into your slides. It’s not required, but could add extra appeal.

 

 

 

**Identify the difficulties in apprehending and treating mentally ill offenders in FL. Provide a summary of the insanity statutes in a state of your choice. Be sure to include how often the statutes are used in court proceedings, some major criticisms, and the success rate.

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each piece.

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Review Paper—Draft of Literature Findings

 

Evaluate the evidence. Create a draft of the findings of the articles you have selected and how they contribute to our k

Topic Proposal

Steven Jones

PSY/492

May 7, 2015

Professor Gonzalez

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Hereditary and Environment: Influence on psychological developments

One of the biggest controversies that behavioral psychologists contend with is the evidence of the existence of a possible link between heredity and environment, and their impact on human psychological developments. Sharp criticisms have emerged on the idea that environmental factors have significant impacts on human psychological functioning and development (Rutter, Pickles, Murray & Eaves, 2001). This problem demands research and revisiting to settle the controversy over whether environmental factors have implications on psychological functioning. Furthermore, many researchers have attempted to explain how peer environment work together with genetic variables to influence human’s social developments. Such researches have mostly confined their scope to adults. However, there exists a dearth in knowledge and literature on how peer environment works together with genetic variables to impact young children and teenagers’ social development.

My knowledge on this area of study touches on five distinctive domains of individual differences in behavior: personality, cognitive abilities, social attitudes, psychopathology, as well as psychological interests. This corresponds with the current position held by researchers on the topic. For instance, according Ehrlich and Kennedy (2005) the aforementioned elements greatly determine the interplay between human psychological differences and environmental impact. Nonetheless, I believe that the research topic will give me the opportunity to expand my understanding of the topic. I would like to extend beyond the basic knowledge on social attitudes, cognitive influences, and personality.

I chose this topic because I am greatly interested in the subject of human development. As a psychologist it will be important for me to have adequate knowledge on the subject and understand the factors that influence development. I believe that study on the interplay between heredity and environment will expand my understanding of the various problems experienced by humans as they develop from one stage to another. The other reason why I chose this topic is that I have always longed for a platform and an opportunity to contribute to knowledge and understanding in the field of psychology. I can only do this through research.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

Ashley, D., & Orenstein, D. M. (2005). Sociological Theory: Classical Statements (6th ed.). Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Pearson Education.

Bouchard, T. J., & McGue, M. (2003). Genetic and environmental influences on human psychological differences. Journal of neurobiology, 54(1), 4-45.

Brendgen, M. (2014). The Interplay between genetic factors and the peer environment in explaining children’s social adjustment. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 60(6), 101-109.

Cialdini, R. B., Demaine, L. J., Sagarin, B. J. et al. (2006). Managing social norms for persuasive impact. Social Influence 1, pp. 3–15

Ehrlich, P. & Kennedy, D. (2005). Millennium assessment of human behavior. Science 309, pp. 562–563

Garcia, E. (2002). Student cultural diversity: Understanding and meeting the challenge (3r.ed.). New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company.

Gintis, H. (2007). “A Framework for the Unification of the Behavioral Sciences.” Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 30, pp. 1-2

Hockenbury, K. & Hockenbury, C. (2010). Psychology. New York: Worth Publishers

Layton, R. (1998). An Introduction to Theory in Anthropology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Rutter, M., Pickles, A., Murray, R., & Eaves, L. (2001). Testing hypotheses on specific environmental causal effects on behavior. Psychological bulletin, 127(3), 291.

Shaffer, D., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence. New York, NY: Cengage Learning.

nowledge of this problem. Be sure to address each of the following items in your draft:

 

1.  Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each piece.
2.  If the articles talk to each other (that is, if they support or contrast with one another), explain how and why.
3.  What does the evidence tell us?
4.  Is there another possible explanation you can think of?  Based on what you have read, what is your hypothesis?  In other words, what is your explanation for the findings?
5.  How can you refine your question or topic even further, now that you have described the findings?

 

The body of the paper should be at least 4-5 pages in length

Examine the social, cognitive, and societal origins of prejudice and stereotypes.

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Prejudice, Stereotypes, and Discrimination

In many cases, prejudice stems from the unknown. As individuals, we tend to migrate toward those who may look like us, act like us, and think like us. As a result, it may be difficult for us to open our minds and embrace those whose values, beliefs, and overall sense of self differ from our own.

For this assignment, compose a paper that is three to four pages in length.  In your paper, discuss the impacts of prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination in the context of social psychology.  Be sure to address the following points:

1.   Define and describe the following terms: prejudice, stereotype, discrimination, and ingroup vs. outgroup. Based on your own experiences in the social world, can you relate to any of these terms? Do you identify with a particular term? Why or why not?

2.   Examine the social, cognitive, and societal origins of prejudice and stereotypes. Be sure to include specific information regarding categorization, such as ingroup favoritism and the outgroup homogeneity effect, norms, competition for resources, and social inequalities. Of the categories presented, which do you think are the most significant in our society and in your particular community?

3.   Analyze the influences that promote stereotyping, and offer strategies to reduce prejudice. What are the consequences of stereotyping and discrimination? Who does this behavior hurt, and in what ways does it hurt them? Are we inadvertently creating self-fulfilling prophecies in our society? If so, how can we take steps to improve attitudes, judgments, and behaviors?

Your paper must include an introduction, a thesis statement, and a conclusion. Your completed assignment should be three to four pages in length (excluding title and reference pages), include a minimum of three references, and follow APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Describe how that behaviorist would teach an adult a new skill. Be specific; what is the skill?

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Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner are considered the originators of behaviorism. All contributed to learning theory. All three of the researchers studied the effects of the environment on learning.

Select one of the three behaviorists who, in your opinion, offers the most compelling argument for the use of behaviorism when teaching a new subject to an adult and to a child. Identify that behaviorist, then answer the following questions about his approach:

  1. Describe how that behaviorist would teach an adult a new skill. Be specific; what is the skill?
  2. What steps would the behaviorist use?
  3. Would that behaviorist use a different approach with a child?
  4. Why do you think this behaviorist’s approach is best?
  5. What issues or problems do you find in the other two behaviorists’ approaches?