Forces That Shape Us

There are 2 sets of forces that shape much of the human experience: forces that push us together (e.g., engagement, globalism, secularism, and capitalism) and forces that pull us apart (e.g., isolationism, nationalism, spiritualism, and tribalism).Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:Identify how these forces influence intercultural contact in your community.Describe 1 way that each force promotes or hinders intercultural contact.Provide at least 1 idea or action for increasing push forces and reducing pull forces.Why do you think your ideas or actions would work?How would they benefit your community?

Bystander Effect

Review the Bystander Effect.In 750-1,000 words, define and discuss the ways in which diffusion of responsibility, pluralistic ignorance, and victim effects can influence helping behavior. Include ways social and cultural pressure, and beliefs about “self” affect helping behavior.Use two to three scholarly sources to support your thinking, your textbook can be used as one of the resources.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Assignment: Self-Report Measures

Assignment: Self-Report MeasuresSelf-report measures are widely used for data collection for psychological studies. There are two types of self-report measures: free-format and fixed-format. If you are designing a study involving math anxiety among freshman high school students, you could ask them to freely express their thoughts and feelings about math anxiety and you could record the responses exactly as given. Or, you could present students with a set of questions to measure their levels of math anxiety in which they select their answers from a given list of options. What could be the benefits and challenges in using each of these formats? You need to be able to answer such questions before you decide on a format for your study.For this Assignment, you compare free-format and fixed-format self-report measures.To prepare:Review Chapter 4 from the course text.Stangor, C. (2015). Research methods for the behavioral sciences (5th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage LearningThe Assignment (1 page):Respond to the following:Explain which particular free-format self-report measure (e.g., select from projective measures, associative lists,) you would prefer to administer if you were a researcher, and explain why. Would you prefer a different one if you were a participant in the study? Explain.Explain which particular fixed-format self-report measure (e.g. Likert type scale, semantic differential) you would prefer to administer if you were a researcher, and explain why. Would you prefer a different one if you were a participant in the study? Explain.Note: Support the responses within your Assignment with evidence from the assigned Learning Resources. Provide a reference list for resources you used for this Assignment.

2–3 page paper APA

****Must use the attached articles ****· Present an argument for your stance with respect to the first controversial issue regarding substance-related disorders: Is it possible for individuals with substance-related disorders, such as those who abuse alcohol, to moderate their use instead of taking the abstinence approach to treatment? Support your argument with evidence from this week’s required Learning Resources.· Present an argument for your stance with respect to the second controversial issue—namely, is a substance-related disorder a disease? Again, support your argument with evidence from this week’s required Learning Resources.References MUST come from the attached articles:1. The Effects of Drinking Goal on Treatment Outcome for Alcoholism2. Behavioural self-management with problem drinkers: One-year follow-up of a controlled drinking group treatment approach3. Comer, R. J., & Comer, J. S. (2019). Fundamentals of abnormal psychology (9th ed.). Worth.Chapter 10, “Substance Use and Addictive Disorders”