Why do you think many people might be skeptical about psychology being a science?

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https://cnx.org/contents/Sr8Ev5Og@5.76:lAYBvVZM@5/History-of-Psychology

ANSWER IN COMPLETE SENTENCES

1. This is a general psychology course. Why do you think psychology courses like this one are often requirements of so many different programs of study? Explain fully.

2.  Freud is probably one of the most well-known historical figures in psychology. Where have you encountered references to Freud or his ideas about the role that the unconscious mind plays in determining conscious behavior?

3.  Why are you taking this course? What do you hope to learn about during this course?

 

4. Why do you think many people might be skeptical about psychology being a science? Explain fully.

5.  As a college student, you are no doubt concerned about the grades that you earn while completing your coursework. If you wanted to know how overall GPA is related to success in life after college, how would you choose to approach this question and what kind of resources would you need to conduct this research?

6. Why is it important to use critical thinking skills in psychology? Explain fully

Self-Management Project

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Self-Management Project

Self-management can be described as the situation where an individual engages in one behavior so as to control the likelihood of some other behavior at a later time (Miltenberger, 2012). Self-management can occur so as to decrease undesirable behavior or increase desirable behavior. The behavior that I want to increase is undesirable and it is the consistent picking and biting of my finger nails.

The target behavior is the picking and biting of nails. The biting of nails is to be divided into a deficit or behavior excess. It is the behavior excess that is to be reduced in frequency (Miltenberger, 2012). The main hypothesis behind me biting and picking on my nails is that it helps me to reduce anxiety. The behavior is also more frequent when am under a lot of stress for example during exams and when many projects are due around the same date. The biting of the nails seems to release some of the stress and anxiety and there is, therefore, a negative reinforcement of the behavior. The recording method that is going to be used is self-monitoring. A notebook will be used to mark the frequency of the behavior and the environment which it occurs.

References Miltenberger, R.G. (2012). Behavior Modification: Principles & Procedures (5th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.

African American Personality Development Reaction Paper

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African American Personality Development Reaction Paper #3

For reaction paper #3, you will choose an article from one of the following Special Editions of The Journal of Pan African Studies (JPAS), and dialogue with what the author has written. You can choose from one of the following Special Editions:

Special Edition on African/Black Psychology: http://jpanafrican.org/archive_issues/vol3no8.htm

Special Edition on Amos Wilson: http://jpanafrican.org/archive_issues/vol6no2.htm

Special Edition on Frantz Fanon: http://jpanafrican.org/archive_issues/vol4no7.htm

Special Edition on Frances Cress Welsing: http://jpanafrican.org/vol10no6.htm

Please do not choose the Intro or the interview with Dr. Linda James Myers in the Special Edition on African/Black Psychology because we will read this for class. Some questions to keep in mind include: What is the thesis of the article? Do you agree with what the author has written? Do you have any criticisms of the article? How does this article pertain to what we have covered in class so far? What is the importance of a Black Studies journal dedicating an entire Special Edition to African/Black Psychology or to an African/Black Psychologist? Have you ever heard of these African/Black Psychologists before? Why or why not? Does this Special Edition move African/Black Psychology as a body of knowledge forward? If we have already read an article by the author you chose, how does this article relate or compare? How does your article/this Special Edition move to discipline of Black Studies forward? What is the importance of this information being included in an online Black Studies journal that is accessible to everyone?

This paper should be 4 pages (at least 1200 words) of actual text excluding the cover page and the Works Cited/Bibliography page. This paper must also be:

*formal in structure

*grammatically correct

*formatted correctly via your citation style

*cited correctly (via MLA, APA, or Chicago)

*typed

*double spaced

*use 12-point font

*use Times New Roman font

*include page numbers

*include a title

*underline your thesis

*type in the word count on the bottom of the last page of the paper

Also, please make sure you take into consideration all of the comments you received on your last papers. This reaction paper is due on Wednesday, October 24th. No late papers will be accepted. Hotep!

Where should we be headed in terms of child welfare policy?

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Please read your choice of article, The case of Marie and her sons OR The New Jane Crow. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. As detailed on your syllabus, write a two to three page response (double spaced). In the response, please address the following issues: Why am I asking you to read these articles? How does it relate to the historical material we are discussing? What historical themes are reflected in this contemporary issue? Can our history help to inform our responses? Moreover, how does this article relate to some of the major themes we have been talking about in class thus far (such as, inequality in terms of gender, race and class; the role of the government at the federal, state, and local level in addressing social problems; beliefs about children and belief about the relationship between the state and the family). Refer to and properly cite course sources (readings, text, podcasts etc.) as appropriate Where should we be headed in terms of child welfare policy?