Category: Psychology

For this assignment, you will:
Read the passage (below) from your textbook.
Think about the main ideas contained in the passage.
Make a list of four (4) main ideas contained in the passage.
In your own words, summarize the main ideas in paragraph form with a minimum of four (4) complete sentences.
Do not quote directly from the passage.
Textbook Passage:
Paul Pedersen (1990, 1991), a leading multicultural psychologist, proposed that multiculturalism is the fourth force in psychology. What does he mean? In psychology, the term force is used to describe a theory that has a huge influence on the field and precipitates a paradigm shift, or major change, in the way people think about human behavior.
The notion that multiculturalism is the fourth force suggests that this perspective will have just as big an impact on the field of psychology as the first threeforces—psychoanalysis, behaviorism, and humanism (Table 1.2). Pedersen (1990, 1991) does not see multiculturalism as replacing the other three theories, but as adding a fourth dimension to psychology to supplement and, ideally, to strengthen the other three. According to Pedersen, labeling multiculturalism the fourth force “explores the possibility that we are moving toward a generic theory of multiculturalism that recognizes the
psychological consequences of each cultural context, where each behavior has been learned and is displayed . . . and calls attention to the way in which a culture-centered perspective has changed the way we look at psychology across fields andtheories” (1999, p. xxii).
In other words, calling multiculturalism the fourth force challenges us to acknowledge that (a) all behavior occurs in and is impacted by a cultural context; (b) until recently, this fact has virtually been ignored by the field; and (c) once we understand the nature and contribution of culture, this understanding will dramatically alter and expand the way we study and understand behavior. Pedersen and other multicultural psychologists believe it is no longer possible for psychologists to ignore their own culture or the cultures of their clients and research participants. A multicultural perspective makes our understanding of human behavior more clear and meaningful, rather than more obscure and awkward. According to Pedersen (1999), “The main goal of [multicultural psychology] is to convince general psychology that culture is an important contributor to the development of human behavior, and to our understanding and study of it” (p. 6). Thus, identifying multiculturalism as the fourth force in psychology attempts to place it at the center of the field.
Summarize this paragraph in your own words and include the following reference citation for your textbook below your summary:
Mio, J. f., Barker, L. A., Domenech Rodriguez, M. M., & Gonzalez, J. (2020). Multicultural psychology: Understanding our diverse communities (5th ed.). Oxford University Press.
Requirements:
Incorporate all main ideas into your own words.
Use appropriate APA placement and style for in-text citations and the reference.
Complete your work in a Microsoft Word document

Level 4 Research Report: Is there a difference in subjective psychological well-being in people who practice mindfulness and those who do not practice mindfulness, and how does mindfulness contribute to their well-being?
*data set given in attachments
* Jamovi software needed to be downloaded to process data
* create new variables

“In your own words, and referencing course materials, compare and contrast the Biomedical and Biopsychosocial Models of health and illness. Discuss their differences and similarities and discuss under what circumstances one might make more sense or be more appropriate than the other, in your own words; also, discuss which you think is the appropriate model and why.”
*You should make specific, thoughtful references to course materials and cite those materials in APA style (see note below).
*Your original post must include at least 300 words, and your reply to one classmate must include at least 150 words. Note for ALL Discussion Posts: Please make sure to use proper grammar and spelling, and to use full sentences in all of your discussion posts. If you are stating any ideas that are not your own or any information that you obtained from another source, please make sure to always clearly state where the information is from (e.g., your textbook) and/or to explicitly cite the information using APA-style in-text parenthetical citations.

Topic: Schizophrenia
• Format: APA Style, Power-point
• Length: 12 Slides, 250 words in speaker notes
• Criteria:
✓ Pathophysiology
✓ Prevalence
✓ Signs and Symptoms
✓ Diagnosing
✓ Treatment
✓ Risk Factors and Prevention
✓ Minimum of 5 references within five years

Lobes of the brain – Queensland Brain Institute – University of Queensland
Greetings Scholars:
For this discussion, please pick an activity you do during the day and tell us five different parts of the brain and how it helps. Be sure to answer clearly identify the brain parts and define them, as well as link back to your activity of choice.
For instance: I like to read. What five parts of the brain might I be using to read? You may need to think a little outside the box for this one.

In your two paragraph (5-6 sentences per paragraph) include substantive details

Prompt: Go to the Belhaven University Library website, select Databases, then
select Academic Search Complete, select Advanced Search, type in “IDEA Act”,
select a Field (Subject Terms), click Full Text and Scholarly Journals, then click
Search. Select two or three articles, and write about the following: (do not
plagiarize!)
▪ What is the main point or hypothesis of the article? How does the author
support his or her claim? What evidence does he or she provide? Do you
agree with the article’s conclusion? Why or why not? If not, what
additional evidence would the author need to provide to convince you?
What did you learn that you did not know before reading this article? If
you are or were the parent of a child, how would this help you advocate
for your child in their school system?
o Requirements: Minimum of 750 words, include references; APA format.

Part 1: Memory Techniques Flyer
Read https://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/nervous-system/how-to-improve-your-memory10.htm. Then, read Michigan State University’s Study Tips (PDF) through both documents, as well as your unit readings. Then create a flyer. In your flyer, you will choose three memory techniques that you think work best and “advertise” them to your fellow students. Why should students use these memory techniques, and how can they use these techniques to study for an exam? In your flyer, you also need to explain the encoding, storage, and retrieval processes and how these processes operate while studying for and taking an exam.
Part 2: Short Term Memory and Forgetting
Next, let’s test your short-term memory! First, test your ability to remember a series of letters with this Short Term Memory Test. Once you have completed that, then test your ability to remember a series of pictures with this Short Term Memory Picture Game. After you have completed both activities, answer the following questions. Your answers should be detailed and thorough. Each answer should be at least one full paragraph in length.
Describe your results. Was it easier to remember the letters or the pictures? Why?
Discuss the process of forgetting. Answer the following questions in your response:
Why did you forget some of the letters and pictures in these activities?
Why do you forget some of the information that you studied while you are taking an exam?
Why do you forget some of the information that you learned in your class after the class is over?
How would you be able to move these items from your short-term memory into your long-term memory? What would need to happen?
Be sure to cite https://nobaproject.com/modules/memory-encoding-storage-retrieval andhttps://nobaproject.com/modules/conditioning-and-learning. (These are the unit readings)

This week you will be completing an Annotated Bibliography on the connection between substance use disorders and mental illness.
In completing the annotated bibliography, select six (6) scholarly, peer-reviewed, empirical, original research articles related to your selected topic for review.
*Provide full, APA formatted reference entries for each of the selected articles.
*Beneath each article, include a two (2) to three (3) paragraph summary of each research article that includes concise overviews the researchers’ goals, methods, procedures, findings, and conclusions.
*Develop a comprehensive theme or overarching topic of the collection being reviewed, including a clear statement of how each article reviewed is relevant to the theme and relates to the other selections at the close of each summary.

In Week 05,(files attached) you identified a habit you wish you did not have. You also wrote about how you acquired the habit and any possible attempts to stop the habit. You then explored how to extinguish this habit using the principles of operant conditioning.
Reread your essay from that assignment.
Next week, you will assess the acquisition and maintenance of your habit using ONE of the following four psychological perspectives:
• Humanistic
• Psychodynamic
• Neuroscience
• Cognitive
You will be expected to describe why you developed this habit, what purpose having this habit serves in your life, and how you will break this habit – according to your chosen perspective. You will need to use at least 3 concepts from your chosen perspective to support your answer.
Here’s an example of an answer for this assignment. Please note that this example is not fully developed; it is intended to provide you with an overall direction for this assignment.
Identified habit: Nervous laughter in inappropriate times
Why this habit developed and how is it reinforced: Behavior was positively reinforced with gaining attention from the mother whenever nervous laughter was displayed. Humanistic: esteem needs are not being met, feeling insignificant around other people, attempt to fulfill belonging needs.
Psychodynamic: unconscious need for attention, superego’s reaction when uncomfortable with conversation, defense mechanism.
Neuroscience: family trait (heritability), mother and sister exhibit same behavior.
Cognitive: interpret nervous laughter as exhibiting happy/fun personality traits instead of annoying, interpret the attention gained from nervous laughter as showing acceptance with others.
FOR THIS WEEK, write an introductory paragraph (5 sentences) and an outline including 3 main points for the perspective you chose to use. Submit your introduction and outline here for grading.
This assignment is worth 50 points and will be graded for completion: if your submission is missing a 5-sentence introduction or includes fewer than 3 main points in the outline, it will receive a zero. On the rest of the page, in complete paragraph form citing reference, complete:
In September 2005 Lynndie England was convicted of one count of conspiracy, four counts of maltreating detainees and one count of committing an indecent act on detainee of the Abu Ghraib prison following the US occupation of Iraq. The media was flooded with photos and reports of what occurred and who was responsible.
Research Lynndie England and the Abu Ghraib situation. Then take a pro or con position regarding whether England should be held accountable for her behavior. Defend your position using at least three key concepts covered in chapter 12, Social Psychology. source link: https://openstax.org/books/psychology/pages/1-introduction
All writing is to be APA format with 2 spaces after sentences.

Discussion Board Topic: Starting a negotiation with four key concepts
This is another reading by Wheeler (2003). Four Key Concepts: Your Starting Points addresses the Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement (BATNA), Reservation price, Zone of Possible Agreement (ZOPA), and Value creation through trades. These are specific pieces of your framework for a successful negotiation. Select two of these concepts and offer your narrative on the challenges associated with arriving at your estimates.