Category: Psychology

assignment 1 :
Complete Assignment 2. Read Case Study: Cheerful Robin (pp.27-29) and respond to the following questions only:
List the three DSM-5 domains of adaptive functioning. Then, describe Milena’s functioning on each of these three domains. (2 points)
DSM-5 identifies four levels of severity for children with intellectual disability. Clinicians specify the severity of an intellectual disability based on what? Which level of severity best describes Milena’s functioning and why? (2 points)
What is the behavioral phenotype for children with Down syndrome? How many aspects of this phenotype does Milena show? (2 points)
Statistically speaking, what most likely caused Milena’s Down syndrome? (2 points)
Milena’s school psychologist would likely use the results of her assessment to generate an IEP for Milena. What is an IEP (i.e., what does the acronym stand for) and what is its purpose or goal? (1 point)
In what way(s) might having a child with a known genetic disorder, like Down syndrome, be easier than having a child with a developmental disability of unknown origin? (1 point)
This assignment must be typed and submitted electronically in MS Word (.docx) format. The file must be named in the following format: Lastname_Assignment2. Submit your completed document to Assignment 2, listed on the Modules and Assignments pages, as a file attachment
assignment. 2 .
The goal of this assignment is to give you a valuable opportunity to practice and test your knowledge about the 10 characteristics of pseudoscience.
Instructions:
Find an example of pseudoscience online: article, blog, advertisement, Youtube video. It should notbe a journalism source (e.g., news or general information website) – but instead, someone actively promoting the claim. Make sure it fulfills at least two of the 10 criteria for pseudoscience we’ve discussed.
In a .docx uploaded to Canvas, provide a URL link to your example and list exactly twocharacteristics of pseudoscience. (Only the first two listed will be graded. Any additional ones will not be part of the grade but I can check for accuracy.) Refer to a specific location in the text/website that demonstrates that characteristic. Quotes are good, and an additional web link may be necessary to point me to pages within the website. Then provide each definition as it relates to your example.
Example of write-up:
Web advertisement: http://www.example_pseudoscience.com/stupidstuff
Empty language: article states that, “the energies from the universe will promote your natural healing capability.” This statement doesn’t actually promise anything – how would we know natural healing ability was “promoted?” It’s pretty but tells us nothing. Term “energy” is not defined, used in a vague way.
Stagnation: the treatment is described as “ancient wisdom from the Mayans.” This statement assumes the ancients knew more than us about health, which is probably not true. If the treatment has not evolved over time, it may not be legitimate.
Points: 12 points for accurate identification of characteristics of pseudoscience and correct description and definition. If you list more than two characteristics of pseudoscience, I will only grade the first two listed.
PLEASE NOTE: The example you submit must be a modern example, not a scanned photo from an old advertisement. Any image or source that can be found by searching Google for “pseudoscience example” will not be accepted. You need to do the work yourself by using other search terms you think might bring up some questionable claims. The example also must not closely resemble anything presented in lecture videos. In other words, your example must be unique!
This assignment must be typed and uploaded electronically in MS Word (.doc or .docx) format. The file must be named in the following format: Psy01301_Lastname_FirstName_A3.doc. Submit your completed document to Assignment 3, listed on the Modules and Assignments pages, as a file attachment.

Read the following scenarios below. Indicate what the ethical violation may be. (Hint: The ACA Code of Ethics is posted for you to review.)
1. Your counselor has recently gone through a difficult divorce. You confide in her that you are having marital problems. She advises you to get a divorce because men are awful human beings who will only take advantage of you.
2. You have been undergoing counseling for several months, and you feel you have a good rapport with your counselor. You mention you have a social media account and are concerned because you feel you are dependent on social media. Your counselor asks you for your account information, and he begins to send you inappropriate, romantic-leaning messages.
3. You are a counselor, and during a session with your client, you mention it is your birthday. Later that day, you receive a fruit basket from your client as a birthday gift. Should you accept it?
4. A client who has claustrophobia issues has been seeing a counselor twice a month for six months. The client has made significant progress and can now ride in an elevator, enclosed carnival rides and small taxi cabs. The counselor recommends six more months of counseling because his practice has been slow and he needs the money.
5. You have recently opened your own counseling center. You will employ six counselors and have asked that they participate in an off-the-books agreement to offer commissions to the counselors who generate the highest number of new clients.
6. A counselor recently decided to take several files home in his briefcase for review later. He stops at a busy restaurant for a take-out order. He places his brief case on the floor to pay for the order and hurriedly leaves the restaurant. At home that evening, he decides to review the files but remembers he forgot to pick up his briefcase at the restaurant. He frantically calls the restaurant, but no one has turned in the briefcase.
Examples from Ethical Standards in Confidentiality Texas Education Agency

Evaluating the Selection Process
OverviewYour company’s recruiting team collected candidate data on a test battery composed of several selection assessments or procedures. Your task is to review available information about the current selection process, evaluate the selection process to determine the extent to which it is meeting the organization’s needs, provide your expert opinion on the extent to which the selection process is legally defensible, and offer recommendations for changes to the selection process. The outcome of this assignment is a technical report for the HR leaders in your organization. Note there is no one best way to design a selection process as multiple factors should be considered and judgment is involved. This assignment is intended to give you an opportunity to thoughtfully consider several types of common challenges that arise with selection processes and to think through possible ways to improve the process based on what you learned in the course. As such, your review and recommendations should be well reasoned and supported by the relevant scholarly sources (for example, the course text, peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and professional standards such as the SIOP “Principles for the Validation and Use of Selection Procedures”). InstructionsIn a 5–7 page technical report:
State the purpose of the report and provide a brief description of the available information about the selection process that informed your evaluation (what type of information is available, when it was collected, et cetera.) Evaluate the selection process with respect to the following, providing support from the scholarly literature and professional standards (for example, SIOP principles):Job-relatedness: Evaluate the sufficiency of the available evidence to support the job-relatedness of each selection assessment. Professional guidelines: What patterns are you observing based on the results? What is working well and what challenges are present with consideration to the following professional guidelines for selection procedures?Validity: Prediction of important performance and business outcomes.
Legal defensibility: Adverse impact risk for protected groups (for example, women, candidates age 40 and older, or ethnic groups).
Candidate reactions (the candidate experience).
Practical considerations (for example, cost-benefit, or feedback from key stakeholders such as recruiters or hiring managers).
Make recommendations for the selection process, addressing each of the following questions posed by the business leaders: Do you recommend retaining the assessment battery in its current form or making changes? Why?If you would make any changes to the selection battery, provide recommendations for what you would retain and what changes or next steps you would take to address the challenges that you identified in your evaluation of the job-relatedness and professional guidelines for validity, adverse impact, the candidate experience, and practical considerations. What changes, if any, would you recommend making to the way selection decisions are made based on the selection assessments (for example, top-down selection, multiple hurdle, or using cutoff scores)? How do you anticipate your recommended changes will improve the alignment of the selection process with the organization’s objectives?Support your recommendations based on scholarly literature and professional standards for best practices in selection and assessment (for example, SIOP principles).
Refer to the Evaluating the Selection Process Scoring Guide to examine the grading criteria on which your assignment will be evaluated.
Additional RequirementsYour assignment should also meet the following requirements:
Written communication: Written communication is understandable to key stakeholders who do not have a background in I-O psychology. APA format: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and format. References: At least five references in the technical report, at least one of which should be for a professional standard or guideline resource.
Length of technical report: 5–7 pages, excluding the title page and references.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Line spacing: 1.0–1.5.

Write a 4-5 page literature review that synthesizes the sources you found related to your research question. I have added a template and the instructions.

The assignment is to read this article and then fill out the worksheet attachment:
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-Read “Multicultural Counseling Competencies and Standards: A Call to the Profession” by Sue, Arredondo, & McDavis from Journal of Counseling & Development (1992).
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Your response should generally be one or more paragraphs or approximately 50-75 words per question. (560- total words):
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1.Why do you think Sue, Arredondo, & McDavis (1992) are concerned “despite a long history of warnings and recommendations concerning the need to develop a multicultural perspective in the counseling profession”? Do you believe the warnings and recommendations by organizations mentioned in the article were warranted? Cite examples from the article to complete your answer and explain why you think it is important.
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2.Which four groups do the multicultural competencies refer to in this article?
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3.List and explain three of the rationales for multicultural perspective.
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4.What ethical issues are listed in this article for working with multicultural clients?
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5.List and describe three ethical codes that pertain to working with diverse populations.
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6.From Appendix A, beginning on p. 484 of the article, Counselor Awareness of Own Values and Biases, list one way that you have become more aware and sensitive to your own cultural heritage and to valuing and respecting differences as explained in 1.
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7.How could obtaining additional knowledge make one an ethically competent paraprofessional in working with a diverse population?
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8.What is important about what you read in the section Understanding of the Worldview of the Culturally Different Client: Beliefs and Attitudes on p. 482?
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9.After reading this article, what are your views about your level of multicultural competence? How might your level of multicultural competence assist you in developing an attitude of inclusion and openness as a behavioral health paraprofessional?
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10.What surprised you as you read the Knowledge and Skills sections of this article? Why?
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provide a in depth critical thinking response, provide 200 words to Michelle Daneu and 200 words to Shylia Tingle build upon their analysis. Is there something you notice in your peers’ conclusions that they did not? Is there a different way of interpreting the violence risk assessments? Attached
In 200 words answer the following: What are your thoughts about the role of clinical psychology judgment in the risk assessment process?

this is a Principle of Applied behavior analysis class. The assignment is to write an 8 to 10 summary of the following topics from the textbook Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis, by Fisher W.W Piazza and Applied behavior analysis by Cooper Jo. No text citation is needed, just a summary paraphrase for each topic in your own words. can use examples to explain them.
1) Examples of behavior, Response, and Response
2) Examples of Stimulus and stimulus class
3) Examples of the respondent and Operant conditioning
4) Positive and Negative Reinforcement Contingencies and schedule of reinforcement, and Rule government and contingency-shaped behavior.

*** HI, I have attached a copy of my last paper along with the scoring criteria the professor used to grade the paper. I highlighted the comments she made on what is needed to improve this paper. Below are the instructions to complete the research paper.. Graphs are needed for this portion so if you are not able to complete them or have any questions please contact me. Thanks***
For this assignment, you will complete the Methods section and the Results section of your hypothetical behavior analytic study. Since you have not conducted the study, you will need to create hypothetical data to present and graph. Then, you will graph the results and provide a visual analysis of the graph.
Instructions
Complete the following sections of your hypothetical behavior analytic study.
Methods
You completed the previous pieces of the Methods section in your previous assignment. Be sure to integrate any feedback you received from you instructor (Feedback is attached).
Design
Select the single-subject design that best fits your study based upon your research and understanding of each design (reversal, withdrawal, multiple baseline—across participants, behaviors, or settings, changing criterion, alternating treatment/multielement).
Describe why you selected it and how the design is specifically implemented within your hypothetical research study.
Results
Create hypothetical data for your study. Describe the results of the intervention that was implemented.
Provide a graph of the data using the appropriate single-subject design graph.
Copy and paste the graph(s) into the same document as the rest of the assignment (do not submit separate files).
Graphs should use the guidelines from Chapter 6 of your Applied Behavior Analysis text, including chart title, data line with markers in black and white only, phase labels, phase change lines, figure caption, x axis line and label, y axis line and label, and any additional elements depending upon the individual single subject design.
Summarize results of the graph in a visual analysis (trend, level, variability) across and between phases.
Additional Requirements
Written communication: Should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
APA formatting: Use current APA style and formatting, paying particular attention to citations and references. Refer to Evidence and APA for citing and referencing tips.
Length: 7–9 double-spaced pages, not including the title page or reference page.
References: A minimum of four scholarly or professional resources.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Define abnormal behaviour. In several paragraphs list and discuss the various criteria used to define abnormal behaviour.
Differentiate among three groups of mental health professionals: Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists, and Social Workers.
Few pages assignment APA style

Child Psychology Final Project
For this project, you will be choosing a media source-movie, TV/YouTube series, book, etc. that features a child between ages 3-10 as one of the main characters and comparing what you observe in that child’s development to 3 separate child development theories studied in this course. This assignment is due WEDNESDAY of week 4.
Part I – Describe the Media In this section, you will write your introduction paragraph explaining the purpose/thesis of the paper.
You will then write a detailed summary of the series you chose to review and use for this project. Make sure the source you choose adequately demonstrates several aspects of child development.
Part II – Write your analysis of the child’s development and compare it to 3 separate theories of child development As you prepare to write your paper try to identify the child’s functioning as it compares to normative information found in the text (e.g., Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, standard physical characteristics such as height and weight categories, Brown’s stages of language development, Kohlberg’s moral development stages, etc.) and/or your other readings (be sure to include appropriate citations). Write a well-integrated paper (be sure to use APA format) that includes an analysis of this child’s functioning as it compares to at least three (3) of the theories of child development presented in the book over the areas of functioning mentioned above (social, cognitive, emotional/psychological, sensory/perceptual, moral, physical, and motor). In other words, you will use at least three (3) different theories of development to explain the child’s social, cognitive, emotional/psychological, sensory/perceptual, moral, physical, or motor functioning. Discuss any discrepancies you discover or other influences that may explain functioning unique to the child you observed. Conclude your paper with a thorough and comprehensive conclusion paragraph. Be sure to use three scholarly sources in addition to your textbook(4 total sources). You may use sources from your annotated bibliography. Your paper is expected to be at least 1,200 words but no more than 2,000 words. You must list the word count of the body of the paper, not including the references page or title page. No abstract is needed.
*Your final project will be due by Wednesday of Week 4 by 11:59pm EST.
Final Project Grading Criteria Maximum Points Part I – Explanation of resource used for child observation, i.e. movie, series, book, etc. Part II – 1,200-2,000 word paper that thoroughly discusses observation as well as analysis of the child’s functioning from the perspective of 3 different developmental theories. Make sure to adequately demonstrate your understanding of the 3 theories and how the child’s development shown compares to what you learned. Proper APA format including citations and references. Minimum of 4 total sources cited.
Grammar, spelling, met and posted word count requirement