Category: Psychology

Introduction
Imagine that you are a professional psychologist, working in your s

Introduction
Imagine that you are a professional psychologist, working in your specialization. You are tasked with creating professional development for an interdisciplinary team of professionals in your workplace, on how theories, principles, and evidence-based best practices of cognitive and affective psychology can be used to help people in your work context.
You will be working to help improve a specific concern for a specific population that may be addressed in your line of work. Over three assignments in this course (Week 3, Week 5, and Week 7), you’ll explore the concern from cognitive and affective perspectives, and then will present the information you have gathered to a specific audience of your coworkers, and make recommendations for professional practice based on the information. The progression is as follows:
Week 3 – Paper – cognitive factors for a specific concern and create an informational handout for the population.
Week 5 – Paper – affective factors for a specific concern.
Week 7 – Presentation for coworkers or interdisciplinary team.
This week you will create a paper focused on cognitive factors. Cognitive factors to consider may include:
Perception.
Consciousness.
Attention.
Memory.
How knowledge is represented, manipulated, and organized.
How language is acquired and processed.
Problem solving and creativity.
Decision-making and reasoning.
Human or artificial intelligence.
You do not need to cover all of these topics in your paper. Consider the cognitive factors that may play a prominent role in the concern, or those that you may find helpful in working toward a solution or improvement in the concern.
Assignment Instructions
Part 1
For this assignment, select a problem or concern for a specific population or group with whom your specialization works or would work that can be addressed by consideration of cognitive and affective (emotional) factors.
In your paper, describe the concern, describe the population, and describe the setting. For example, you might be working in a school with children who experience school anxiety or are targets of bullying, or you might be working in a mental health clinic with those who have personality disorders or who suffer from chronic depression. These are just examples from many possibilities. Choose a population and concern of interest to you and your future goals as a practitioner.
Once you describe the setting, concern, and population, explain theories that can be applied to understanding and addressing the concern. These may be learning theories, psychological theories, biological theories, or others. Apply the theories to create a better understanding of cognitive factors that may be relevant for the population in reference to the concern or problem.
Next, explore research on the subject. Search for scholarly articles that address cognitive factors related to the concern or problem. Present research findings from the articles and then apply those findings to a better understanding of the population and concern. What was researched? What did the researchers find? How can it be applied to the population and concern you are addressing within your professional scope of practice?
In your paper, also address the diversity that may exist within the population with whom you are working. The diversity may reflect, for example, going on our previous examples, diversity within a student body, or clinical population, or based on age, culture, gender identity, range of abilities within a certain area, demographic location, or others.
Make sure that your sources are properly cited and referenced according to the current edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Check your spelling, grammar, and flow and cohesion of ideas.
This part of your assignment submission aligns with the following rubric criteria:
Apply theory to understanding cognitive factors related to a specific concern for a specific population.
Apply research findings to understanding cognitive factors related to a specific concern.
Describe diversity within the specific population served.
Address assignment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
Format paper, citations, and references using APA style with few errors.
Part 2
Once you have completed your paper, create a 1–2 page handout or fact sheet for the population of interest about the concern.
Provide some of the professional information that you have gathered in a way that is appropriate for the audience. Provide information and resources that may benefit the audience.
Attach the handout along with your completed paper.
This part of your assignment submission aligns with the following rubric criteria:
Create a handout addressing a topic of concern designed for the population served.
Address assignment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
Submission Requirements
Length of Paper: 5–6 double-spaced pages of content, in addition to an APA-style title page and reference list.
Length of Handout: 1–2 pages, as appropriate, to convey the information and desired format of your handout to your chosen audience.
Communication: Must be clear, with correct spelling, grammar, and syntax, and with good organization.
Writing style: APA expectations for scholarly writing include the use of third-person narrative, unless it is awkward to do so. However, because you are talking about yourself in this paper, you may write in the first person.
APA formatting: References and citations should be formatted according to APA style and format. Refer to the Writing CenterLinks to an external site. for guidance. Include a title page, abstract, and reference list.
Submitting your work: Once you are satisfied with your assignment and have made all necessary revisions, submit your assignment no later than 11:59 p.m. CST Sunday.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:
Competency 2: Integrate theories, principles, and concepts in the application of cognitive and affective psychology.
Apply theory to understanding cognitive factors related to a specific concern for a specific population.
Competency 3: Apply evidence-based findings from cognitive and affective psychological research to professional practice.
Apply research findings to understanding cognitive factors related to a specific concern.
Competency 5: Analyze theories and principles of cognitive and affective psychology in relationship to practice with diverse populations.
Describe diversity within the specific population served.
Create a handout addressing a topic of concern designed for the population served.
Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the psychological professions.
Address assignment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
Format paper, citations, and references using APA style with few errors.

Please see the attached rubric for guidance, if you have any questions please do

Please see the attached rubric for guidance, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.

Popper has criticized the traditional approach to testing scientific theories by

Popper has criticized the traditional approach to testing scientific theories by suggesting that confirmation is not an appropriate strategy for gathering evidence in support of a scientific theory. i. Explain Popper’s reasons for holding this view. ii. Present his alternative to it and explain the differences between the more traditional view and this alternative. iii. Explain the difference between the “naive” and the “sophisticated” version of falsificationism including in your answer the relevance of Lakotos’ “protective belt”. iv. What is the difference between a “progressive” and “degenerating problem shift” in a research program and how does this difference give credibility to the notion that a scientist who continues to defend a theory that has generated hypotheses that have later been falsified may be motivated by rational criteria (Popper and Lakotos) rather than psychological or sociological criteria Kuhn? v. Explain why Popper believes that psychoanalysis could not, in its present form, be a scientific theory. vi. (optional) If one were to adopt Thomas Kuhn’s (1962) earlier approach, is there any argument that might be utilized to defend the idea that psychoanalytic theory may be considered a scientific discipline? If so, state and evaluate what that argument is. Would Kuhn’s later revised theory (1970) reject psychoanalytic theory as scientific (explain)? Write an essay 5-7 pages, double spaced, times new roman, use 2 sources outside and cite them in APA format.

Successful rehabilitation of an offender out of a criminal lifestyle has been, a

Successful rehabilitation of an offender out of a criminal lifestyle has been, and will continue to be, a highly debatable topic in our society. No one has discovered the secret for a treatment strategy or type of rehabilitation program that will “always” be successful at preventing an offender from returning to incarceration. However, researchers and mental health/psychology professionals specializing in offender rehabilitation have been able to identify why some strategies are more effective than others. Furthermore, they have discovered the importance of understanding the intricacies of a criminal mind and how every offender has unique criminal motivators and needs.
The treatment and rehabilitation of criminal offenders garner attention in the field and debate over the effectiveness of treatment as it relates to the reduction of recidivism continues. Choose an article of your choice to discuss the effectiveness of treating criminal offenders. You may address an individual case, a single population of offenders, or offenders in general.
*Provide details on evidenced-based strategies proven to be effective at successfully reducing recidivism.
*Explore reasons and/or examples for why some criminal rehabilitation practices have been ineffective at reducing recidivism rates.
*Also, discuss some of the unique factors one must consider when working with a forensic population that may not be a concern in other clinical populations.
The textbook below should be referenced. You can reference another academic source that is at the most 10 years old.
Costanzo, M., & Krauss, D. (2021). Forensic and legal psychology: Psychological science applied to law (4th ed.). Worth Publishers. (Chapters 16 & 17)

For this assignment, you will consider an interaction you had with another perso

For this assignment, you will consider an interaction you had with another person over the last few days, and complete the four parts outlined below. You can reference Skinner (1957) p. 38 for an example Speaker-Listener diagram as a support for completing this assignment. Create a document with each part of the assignment clearly indicated (you can choose to draw your diagram by hand and include a photo of it in your assignment OR create it electronically). (A) Once you have decided on an interaction to utilize for your assignment, you will diagram this interaction as in Figure 1.1 (from Ming et al (2023), shown below), showing both: (1) the scenario/script and (2) the Speaker/Listener diagram including the interlocking contingencies as sources of antecedent and consequential control within these interactions. (B) Identify the relevant motivating operations for the speak and/or listener in this example. (C) Describe the role of audience as a controlling variable in this example. (D) Notice how your behavior influenced the other’s behavior. If you changed one of your responses, how would that change the whole interaction?

Imagine you are a psychologist who has set out to “prove” that people are born k

Imagine you are a psychologist who has set out to “prove” that people are born kind––that is, that compassion and kindness are instinctual and automatic as opposed to socially learned or culturally derived. What would constitute the strongest evidence for such a claim and how might it be gathered? In an essay of 450-550 words, please describe this evidence and outline the study that would be necessary to generate it. While you should include more than 2 citations, you must include at least one reference to a course lecture and at least one reference to an assigned reading.
In other words, you are taking the stance that humans are innately compassionate and kind. What are the strongest pieces of existing evidence that support this assertion? What additional evidence would provide the strongest support for this assertion, and how could you collect that evidence in a research study? Your essay should focus on the methods for your proposed study and your rationale for using those methods.
Be creative. And remember: you can outline any study you’d like––even one, for example, that is run all over the world––so long as you provide the rationale for the different features of your study.

Examine methods forensic psychologists use to assist law enforcement.
You are a

Examine methods forensic psychologists use to assist law enforcement.
You are a forensic psychology professional working as a consultant for a law enforcement agency (i.e., local police or sheriff, state investigation unit, FBI). You are going to demonstrate your ability to effectively set up a criminal profile and prepare for interviewing eyewitnesses, negotiating the safety of potential hostages/victims, and an interrogation to assist in ensuring the right person is charged and convicted. This assignment will help you identify elements of this role, as well as the steps to take throughout this consultation process.
For this assignment, you will create a criminal profile based on an actual case or character of your choosing. The character/suspect can be taken from any movie, television show, book, podcast, documentary, etc., or any defendant from a criminal case. The profile will be designed for the law enforcement agency and should be constructed in a way that helps the agency locate and apprehend the individual in a timely fashion. Since your audience is outside the field of forensic psychology, ensure your work is clear, concise, comprehensive, and can be easily understood by those without your expertise.
Your first goal is to generate leads for suspects. Next, you will prepare interview techniques for potential witnesses of the crime(s) and negotiation strategies you would use if the suspect still has victims being held hostage. Lastly, you need to prepare an interrogation and use methods which are adapted to the individual characteristics of the suspect and unique factors of the case. You may not be able to find all the information needed for your character from the source you choose, such as a television show. If this is the case, fill in the blanks with hypothetical information found from other similar cases and research.
Prepare a 15-18 slide PowerPoint presentation, with speaker notes, covering the following topics:
*You will record your live presentation with narration in Unit 9 after all elements have been added to your presentation.
Create your Criminal Profile and Prepare for Interviewing, Negotiation, and Interrogation
*Background Information and History (4 – 5 slides)
*Evidence gathering methods used (i.e., obtaining school records, mental health records, previous arrest record, family interviews, research similarities in previous cases).
*Social engagement (i.e., ability to make friends, peers, romantic relationships, family, society, school attendance)
*Childhood abuse and neglect (i.e., sexual, emotional, physical)
*Previous criminal engagement (i.e., juvenile and adult)
*Violence risk (i.e., static, dynamic, and protective factors)
*Substance use and addictions/fetishes
*Diagnosis of mental health disorders and disabilities related to criminal behavior
*Motivations for criminal behavior (i.e., pleasures seeking, satisfying criminal sexual desires, money, power, revenge, etc.)
*Forensic Science: Crime Scene Analysis (4 – 5 slides)
*Elements of forensic science (i.e., DNA, weapons, autopsy, etc.)
*Geographical profiling (i.e., locations and settings connected to crimes)
*Victimology (i.e., patterns and similarities of victims, i.e., age, hair color, sex, socioeconomic class, likeness to previous abusers)
*Criminal behavior patterns (i.e., weapons used, violence before death, capturing or luring victims, motivations (i.e., revenge, drugs, power, sexual desires, pleasure, experimentation, delusional purposes (i.e., saving the world, carrying out acts of voices, etc.)
*Interviewing, Interrogation, and Hostage Negotiation (4 – 5 slides)
*Interviewing methods (i.e., methods used with eyewitnesses to help them recall memories more accurately)
*Hostage negotiation methods (i.e., build rapport, tactical empathy, de-escalation, evidenced-based models)
*Interrogation Methods (i.e., lie detection, direct confrontation, deception, alliance, conversational vs. confrontational, etc.)
*Potential Concerns, Issues, or Limitations of Criminal Profile (2 – 3 Slides)
*Personal bias (i.e., type of people that “look” more guilty, race, etc.)
*Confidentiality concerns (i.e., keeping leads, suspect names, and profile from public)
*Factors that interfere with accuracy (i.e., assumptions, previous crime statistics, false confessions, inconsistencies in eyewitness reports, etc.)
*Do not forget to include a title slide and a reference slide, as you should cite supporting literature.
Your assignment should be a 15-18 slide PowerPoint presentation, not including the title and reference slides, and should include the following elements:
Title slide: Provide your name, title of assignment, course and section number, and date.
Content slides: Answer all the questions, reflecting appropriate personal and professional insights.
The assignment must be written in Standard English and demonstrate superior organization, including a highly developed viewpoint and purpose. Your responses should reflect professional writing standards, using proper tone and language. The writing and writing style should be correct, accurate, and reflect knowledge of skills and practice in forensic psychology.
Presentations are visual; therefore, use clear, concise bullet points and avoid crowded slides. You may include the use of graphics and SmartArt to streamline information in a memorable manner. Additionally, images and diagrams are wonderful presentation tools, but be sure to include all required citations. Please review the Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations resource for tips and suggestions. Submissions must be in .pptx format and no larger than 40 MB.
Note: Visual effects and some dark colored themes, such as Slate, may prevent Turnitin from fully processing a PowerPoint file and, consequently, from generating a Similarity Report. Review the file requirements to ensure a report will be generated.
*Reference slide: Sources listed in current APA format.
*Include a minimum of three scholarly or academic sources to support your responses and conclusions.
*Use Arial or Times New Roman
*Use current APA formatting and citation style.
The textbook below should be referenced along with at least 3 other scholarly or academic sources.
Constanzo, M., & Krauss, D. (2021). Forensic and legal psychology: Psychological science applied to law (4th ed.). Worth Publishers.
Chapters 2, 3, & 4
Chapters 4: “The Psychology of Forensic Identification: DNA, Fingerprints, and Other Types of Physical Trace Evidence”
Chapter 5: “Criminal Profiling and Psychological Autopsies”

The purpose of this assignment is to help students synthesize the similarities,

The purpose of this assignment is to help students synthesize the similarities, differences, and uses of each of 3 major preference assessments used in applied behavior analysis.
Test Content Outline (6th Edition) content areas addressed: F-5 Conduct Preference Assessments
Activity
Describe the pros and cons of each of the 3 preference assessments discussed in the Webinar.
Describe why “preference assessment” is not the same as “reinforcer assessment.”

After review of all uploaded documents, The Prospectus, Template and Chapter 1.

After review of all uploaded documents, The Prospectus, Template and Chapter 1. Make sure all information is in accordance with directions and instructions. Attach any/all information that is required in order for the Dissertation Template v.10 and Chapter 1 to pass approval of the Doctoral Committee. (Please state on a separate page what has been changed). Upon receiving your upload, It is extremely important that all uploaded document(s) be ready to forward to the Committee for a Zoom meeting to discuss and hopefully approve the work on the 5th of Feb. at 8a.m.

Directions: Select a target child for this assignment. You will be identifying

Directions: Select a target child for this assignment. You will be identifying appropriate assessment data to select meaningful targets for intervention. You can use this document as a guide to select and measure behavior. Please go to File -> Make a copy, and save the document on your drive. You can also download a copy to your computer to edit and upload to the LMS when finished.
Identifying, justifying and measuring a target behavior:
Use a variety of measures to select up to 4 potential target behaviors. You must use, at a minimum, a FAST, ABC chart and one other measure. Use the template provided to justify the inclusion or exclusion of each type of assessment:
Indirect Assessments

Direct Assessments

Ecological Assessments

Describe the behavior(s) and justify the social significance using the criteria in figure 3.7 in Cooper (2020) p. 60.
Prioritize the potential target behaviors using Figure 3.9 in Cooper (2020) p. 67.
Write the behavior as an observable and measurable objective.
Designing a measurement system based on the dimension of the target behavior:
What dimension/s of behavior will you collect and why did you choose the dimension(s)?
How will you collect those data?.
How will you calculate or analyze baseline and intervention data?
What are the considerations you need to keep in mind (see table 4.1)
Attach your proposed data measurement tool (e.g., data collection form) when submitting your work.
How will you ensure the validity, accuracy and reliability of your measurement?
Discuss how to ensure that your measure is valid and how you will overcome threats.
Discuss how you will ensure that your measure is reliable.
Discuss how you will ensure that your measure is accurate.
Collect and display data:
Collect between 5 to 10 data points on your target child’s selected behavior (Baseline behavior, or condition a)
Analyze your within condition data considering:
Variability
Level
Trend
Create and analyze hypothetical data for an intervention or b condition. Evaluate the between condition data considering:
Variability
Level
Trend
DIscuss what you learned from this experience:
Reflection should be 2-3 pages
At least 4 learning concepts are addressed in full
Each learned concept is linked to professional practice (e.g., what a BCBA is expected to know and do on a daily basis)
For additional information, see the rubric.