Classical and operant conditioning

Discuss both classical and operant conditioning and why they are so important to the field of lifespan development. Incorporate the text to back up your statements by paraphrasing what you have read.  You must include the book or an article at the end of your discussion as a reference. All discussions must be a minimum of 300 words and your response to another student must be a minimum of 200 words.

Behavioral issues and challenges related to gender and sexuality

Consider the behavioral issues and challenges related to gender and sexuality, as well as how they pose particular challenges for children, adolescents, and older adults.

Select a particular population that might be challenged by these issues: Children, adolescents, or older adults. Then for your discussion:

  • Brainstorm at least three unique ways that parents or caregivers might elect to support a child, adolescent, or older adult who presents with a particular issue related to gender, sexuality, or both.
  • Evaluate each of the strategies using at least one piece of peer-reviewed, journal research evidence that supports that approach.
  • Explain what you learned about working with your chosen population in general, as well as in relationship to the issue you chose to research.

Do the correlations between gender and emotion hold up in your personal experience?

Do the correlations between gender and emotion hold up in your personal experience?  Give an example that supports or refutes one of the conclusions presented in your textbook.  Remember – often in psychology what we learn tells us a lot about people as a whole, but it can’t tell us everything about an individual.  That’s what case studies are for!

Retaining impressions of sensory information after the original stimulus

Sensory memory: Allows retaining impressions of sensory information after the original stimulus its been done. sensory memory provides a detailed representation of our entire sensory experience for which relevant pieces of information are extracted by short-term memory. an example of this is fast-moving lights in the darkness of the night.

short term memory: Also called working memory holds just a few items and only last about seconds for example when someone gives you a phone number in order for you to pass this to the long-term memory you will have to repeat it to yourself a few times.

Long-Term Memory: We usually hold this memory for longer, some can last from the time they are created until we die.an example of this is episodic memory that is related to a personal experience ex: when i went to Spain i visited the City of Arts Museum.

Describe the difference between dual process models of persuasion

Describe the difference between dual process models of persuasion. Give and clear and distinct example of a time you were persuaded to engage in a specific persuasive behavior (buying something, agreeing with someone, acting on a political agenda -these are just a few possibilities).  Which route of processing did you take and why do you think you chose that route, rather than the other?   Why was your chosen route successful in persuading you to engage in that behavior while the other might not have been?  Again, be specific.

Discuss how the psychological concept of perceptual set

Discuss how the psychological concept of perceptual set might impact how an individual perceives the scenario below.  Your older brother wants to make a chocolate dessert for your stepmother’s birthday, and you eagerly agree to help.  The recipe calls for unsweetened baker’s chocolate and you decide to trick your 5-year-old stepsister by offering her a taste of the whipped chocolate in the bowl.  She excitedly dips her finger in!

Cognitive social psychology and the social psychology of cognition

What is meant by social cognition (including cognitive social psychology and the social psychology of cognition? Research suggests that sometimes our own behavior, and that of others, can leave us completely mystified. Describe an example (in detail) about a recent time you felt mystified by your own or someone else’s behavior and provide some reasons from social psychology on how you might interpret that behavior. Remember the unique levels of analysis that we use – context, culture, gender, etc.

The concept of homeostasis

The concept of homeostasis includes the idea that our bodies must maintain conditions that allow for chemical reactions to occur inside our cells. The concept of homeostasis refers to maintaining physiological functions in a relatively stable condition. The concept of homeostasis includes the idea of comparing a stimulus to a set-point. The concept of homeostasis refers only to the regulation of body temperature.

Complete the table below comparing and contrasting the types of macromolecules

Complete the table below comparing and contrasting the types of macromolecules (a.k.a biomolecules, organic compounds, polymers) carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins. In some of the boxes, there are questions. Be sure the information in your table answers the questions if a question does in fact appear. Macromolecule Elements Monomer Special Features Use (function) Examples, categories (subunit(s) types

The heterozygous genotype for sickle-cell anemia

The heterozygous genotype for sickle-cell anemia has little survival value for North American blacks because ( 1) the sickle-cell allele is being transmitted to the non-black population. 2) immunization programs have nearly eliminated this disease. 3) malaria is uncommon in North America