Entries by Daphne Hanson

The importance of ethics in forensic psychology

Read the ethics complaint via the three module resource documents—an evaluation, the complaint, and the ethics board’s decision. Would you be able to identify the ethical problems? And more importantly, would you understand how to avoid committing them in the first place? In a post to this discussion topic, answer these questions: What does this […]

Context of cognitive psychology

This week’s discussion was specially created to help you analyze concepts and knowledge (course learning goal #5) as well as to identify your own personal beliefs and values in the context of cognitive psychology (course learning goal #6).  Please share what you understand about concepts.  What are some ways we organize concepts?  How do concepts contribute […]

Modern DNA technology

Statements Agree or Disagree? Were you right? Why/why not? Much of what we know about nature vs nurture comes from studying animals, not people. Twins and adopted children are especially interesting to scientists studying nature vs nurture. Our physical attributes are a result of our genetics and our behavior is the result of our environment. […]

Sexual development among adolescents

With your understanding of sexual development among adolescents from the California Healthy Youth Act, discuss the content you plan to share with parents at this informational session. Your response should include at least 3 areas that are specified in the California Healthy Youth Act that will be part of the curriculum and an explanation of why […]

Erikson’s developmental stages

This assignment is a paper consisting of three parts: an interview, a personal exploration, and a theory critique. First, interview your parent(s) or your primary caregiver to gain their perspective on your journey through Erikson’s developmental stages. (Reference Erikson’s stages during the interview including the psycho-social crisis of that stage and your age). In the […]

Cognitive development in young children

Consider these examples of research findings: 1. High satisfaction with one’s direct supervisor leads to lower levels of employee turnover. In other words, employees who are highly satisfied with their direct supervisor are less likely to leave an organization than employees who are dissatisfied with their direct supervisor (DeConinck, 2009). 2. High levels of parental […]

Essential aspects of critical thinking

Wk. 5 Summative Assessment: Critical Thinking: Reflection Critical thinking reflection Reliability, feeling, logic, and effective communication are essential aspects of critical thinking. Critical thinking frequently starts with an emotion of some type. That leads to the development of trust, reason, and communication. The reliability of a proposition depends on it having factual facts. Depending on […]

Aspect of social psychology

Find and share a good visual example of any aspect of social psychology and explain why you feel your chosen image captures this concept  The image must be able to be shared publicly as part of your discussion post so that we all can see it (insert image or PDF or via a web link […]

The classification of the helminth

Describe how you would diagnose this illness-what additional symptoms would you look for, what diagnostic tests you will do, your expected findings, and the subsequent treatment and prognosis. Create a list of at least four other differential diagnoses. Describe the classification of the helminth associated with the assigned disease,