Applications of Motivational Learning Theory

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Applications of Motivational Learning Theory

Select and complete one of the following assignments:

Option 1: Environmental and Evolutionary Psychology Transcript

Option 2: Environmental and Evolutionary Psychology Brochure

Option 3: Forensic Psychology Transcript

Option 4: Forensic Psychology Literature Handout

Option 5: Health and Sports Psychology Plan

Option 6: Health and Sports Psychology Literature Chapter

Option 7: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Presentation

Option 8: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Handout

Option 1: Environmental and Evolutionary Psychology Transcript

Prepare a 10-minute talk or a 5- 7 page transcript for national park visitors, explaining the psychological benefits of spending time in nature and with animals. Support your points with information from peer-reviewed research studies.

Address the following in your presentation:

  • Demonstration of application of theory-based motivation (expectancy-value, self-worth, social comparison, and so forth) for learning to change behavior
  • Identification of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards in spending time in nature and/or with animals

Option 2: Environmental and Evolutionary Psychology Brochure

Prepare a motivational brochure for national park visitors, explaining the psychological benefits of spending time in nature and/or with animals. Support your points with information from peer-reviewed research studies.

Address the following in your brochure:

  • Demonstration of application of theory-based motivation (expectancy-value, self-worth, social comparison, and so forth) for learning to change behavior
  • Identification of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards in spending time in nature and/or with animals

Option 3: Forensic Psychology Transcript

Select an infamous serial killer and perform an analysis of this individual’s motivation, in terms of at least two of the four learning theories.

Prepare a 10-minute talk or 5- 7 page transcript for police officers, explaining the behavior of serial killers in terms of established learning theories and theories of motivation.

Address the following in your talk:

  • Identification of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards in the killers’ behaviors.
  • Demonstration of application of theory-based motivation (expectancy-value, self-worth, social comparison, and so forth) for how serial killers may have been motivated to learn such violent behavior

Option 4: Forensic Psychology Literature Handout

Select an infamous serial killer and perform an analysis of this individual’s motivation, in terms of at least two of the four learning theories.

Prepare a 3- to 5-page handout for police officers, explaining the behavior of serial killers in terms of established learning theories and theories of motivation.

Address the following in your handout:

  • Identification of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards in the killers’ behaviors
  • Demonstration of application of theory-based motivation (expectancy-value, self-worth, social comparison, and so forth) for how serial killers may have been motivated to learn such violent behavior

Option 5: Health and Sports Psychology Plan

Use elements of each of the four learning theories to develop a motivation plan for Olympic athletes in a sport of your choice.

Address the following in your plan:

  • Identification of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards in developing and practicing Olympic competitor-level athletic and sport skills
  • Demonstration of application of theory-based motivation (expectancy-value, self-worth, Social comparison, and so forth) for motivating athletes to push themselves to their highest competitive levels

Option 6: Health and Sports Psychology Literature Chapter

Write a chapter on motivation for a book on coaching Olympic athletes in a sport of your choice. Use (and identify) each of the four learning theories in your exposition.

Address the following in your chapter:

  • Identification of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards in developing and practicing Olympic competitor-level athletic and/or sport skills
  • Demonstration of application of theory-based motivation (expectancy-value, self-worth, social comparison, and so forht) for motivating athletes to push themselves to their highest competitive levels

Option 7: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Presentation

Typical first-line supervisors are unaware of the long-term effectiveness of intrinsic motivation compared with extrinsic motivation.

Use elements of each of the four learning theories (and identify them) to develop an improved intrinsic motivational system for employees of a metal furniture manufacturing plant.

Develop a 10- 12 slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes for first-line supervisors, explaining your improved intrinsic motivational system: how to implement it and why it will be more effective in the long term than extrinsic rewards.

Address the following in your presentation:

  • Nontechnical explanation of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation with examples from the workplace
  • Research support for the relative effectiveness of intrinsic motivation compared with extrinsic motivation in the long term
  • Practical methods (expectancy-value, self-worth, social comparison, and so forth) of implementing intrinsic motivation to build expertise in the workplace

Option 8: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Handout

Typical first-line supervisors are unaware of the long-term effectiveness of intrinsic motivation compared with extrinsic motivation.

Use elements of each of the four learning theories (and identify them) to develop an improved intrinsic motivational system for employees of a metal furniture manufacturing plant.

Develop a 3- to 5-page handout for first-line supervisors, explaining your improved intrinsic motivational system: how to implement it and why it will be more effective in the long term than extrinsic rewards.

Address the following in your handout:

  • Nontechnical explanation of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation with examples from the workplace
  • Research support for the relative effectiveness of intrinsic motivation compared with extrinsic motivation in the long term
  • Practical methods of implementing intrinsic motivation to build expertise in the workplace

explain the psychology of racism in the US to the world

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TERM PAPER OPTIONS –  10 pages with title page, text (8 pages), and references. You can also attach copies of news articles, tables, or other materials that explain your event or issue. You should include references to scientific journal articles within the text of your paper.

Option Term Paper Grading Sheet (1).doc

ANSWER THIS QUESTION: You are a United Nations specialist on race relations; explain the psychology of racism in the US to the world. Include definitions, history of the notion of race in science, theories of racism, and current issues in the research methodology. Include current issues facing both majority and minority groups and their members.

TERM PAPER REQUIREMENTS

1. The literature review must come from PsycInfo, Sociological Abstracts, PsycCritiques, or Psychology: A Sage Full Text Collection. You can use editorials and news articles and these should be cited in the references, but these are not scholarly materials. You should use editorials and news articles sparingly.

 2. Remember to cite all material or information in the text of the paper. To do otherwise is unethical. To plagiarize is unethical.

 3. The paper must come from one of the three options and be turned in for the deadline. No late papers are accepted.

 4. Make an outline to organize your information.

            Intro – statement of problem

            Background lit review for variables or issues

            If citing a study, include:

           Methods-participants, procedures, materials (or                                                     arguments to be used)

           Results – of research findings (or implications for your                                                    arguments)

             Discussion    restatement of findings and what findings mean

 5. At least, 8 pages of text are required (minus the title page and references).

 6. Use only double spacing. Never take your line spacing off double spacing.

 7. Never use author’s first names – only last names.

 8. Never use personal pronouns (I, we, our, etc.).

 9. Never write the name of the article or book within the text.

 10. Group similar content into 1 paragraph – when you switch a topic, start a new paragraph

 11. Keep Nouns and Verbs Together (NV RULE)

 12. Clauses come at the beginning and end of a sentence

 13. Transition Words (moreover, also, frequently, consequently, thus, etc.)

 14. No typographical or grammatical errors

 15. You should use American Psychological Association Writing Style.

 16. I will use the Department’s plagiarism scanner, if there is any question about the originality of the paper. I can provide testimonials on what happens to students who plagiarize in my class.

Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

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Research Paper about : Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

  • The paper assignment should include the following structure and it must comply with APA written standards: Title page (1), Abstract (1), Content pages (5), Conclusion (1), and References (1). Therefore, there must be a minimum of nine (9) pages per project.
  • You must include at least three (3) professional journal articles from journals in Psychology.
  • Use APA citation style in the body of your paper so I know where the information came from (like your text does). This is the (Author, date) you see in your text. It gives credit to original author’s research and are alphabetized by the author’s last name.
  • Research Paper Project Suggestions for General Psychology and Human Growth Class. These are some of the aspects you may utilize as a guide:
    • Why the name of the disorder / concept or definition.
    • Criteria to be followed in order to be diagnosed with this specific disorder according to the DSM-5 Edition.
    • History
    • Causes
    • Symptoms
    • Different types
    • Preventions
    • Treatment plans for short-term goals and long-term goals
    • Tips or suggestions on how to overcome the disorder
    • Parenting skills to help the individuals

    Evidence-based therapies for specific disorder

  • The paper assignment should include the following structure and it must comply with APA written standards: Title page (1), Abstract (1), Content pages (5), Conclusion (1), and References (1). Therefore, there must be a minimum of nine (9) pages per project.
  • You must include at least three (3) professional journal articles from journals in Psychology.
  • Use APA citation style in the body of your paper so I know where the information came from (like your text does). This is the (Author, date) you see in your text. It gives credit to original author’s research and are alphabetized by the author’s last name.
  • Research Paper Project Suggestions for General Psychology and Human Growth Class. These are some of the aspects you may utilize as a guide:
    • Why the name of the disorder / concept or definition.
    • Criteria to be followed in order to be diagnosed with this specific disorder according to the DSM-5 Edition.
    • History
    • Causes
    • Symptoms
    • Different types
    • Preventions
    • Treatment plans for short-term goals and long-term goals
    • Tips or suggestions on how to overcome the disorder
    • Parenting skills to help the individuals

    Evidence-based therapies for specific disorder

Evolutionary Psychology

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Select a topic from one of the following (unless you have been approved to use another):

1. Industry/ Organizational Psychology 2. Sport Psychology

3. Consumer Psychology 4. Forensic Psychology

5. Human Engineering Psychology 6. Positive Psychotherapy

7. Play Therapy 8. Neuropsychology 9. Holistic Psychology

10. School Psychology 11. Political Psychology 12. Evolutionary Psychology

13. Cultural Psychology 14. Psychophysiology

15. Community Clinical Psychology

16. Health Psychology

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in APA format discussing the topic you have chosen. This paper must be uploaded and submitted as an attachment on the link(click on “Browse” to locate your file and then click “Upload” to upload your file) provided within the instructions below. Include the following:

1. In your paper you must discuss the topic chosen by explaining how it is important to not only society but to your own life.

2. Furthermore, tell me about the topic as if you were the instructor teaching someone about the material for the first time.

3. You must have at least three references including at least book in the paper. Wikipedia is not a scholarly reference and will result in a zero on the paper.

4. The entire document must be doubled spaced.

4. References must be written in APA format. Don’t include an abstract section or tables, I just want you to use the format. In APA style, the alphabetical list of works cited, which appears at the end of the paper, is titled “References.”