Discipline: Psychology

  Time to explore some “Blues Clues,,,” Do some of your own research on “Blue Zones” and the clues they may hold for living a longer life. Pick 1 of the 5 Blue Zones and learn about their culture/lifestyle/diet.              1. Ikaria, Greece             2. […]

  Discussion Board Assignment, Part 1 As ice cream sales increase so do the rates of drownings, therefore there is a positive relationship between the two variables—ice cream sales and rates of drownings. This week, you identified 15 articles that you will read in depth in the next few weeks. Based on the abstracts alone, […]

  Each student is expected to submit one page annotated bibliography for 3 – 5 professional resources (i.e., peer reviewed articles, professional websites .gov, .edu, professional organizations, and videos such as professional talks on YouTube or TED Talks). Worth 30 points. Due no later than Friday May 5 at 11:59 pm Annotated Bibliography: 1 page […]

“Stuck in the Middle” of adulthood… A large portion of middle aged adults (defined as ages 40-65 in the psychological sciences) find themselves “sandwiched” as some point in this phase of their lives. Read about the “Sandwich Generation” here —> Pew Research Center Links to an external site. <— and consider the following: Discuss two […]

  1. Watch the following TED Talk by Dr. Robert Waldinger, psychiatrist and professor at Harvard Medical School. He discusses some of the results of the Grant study, a longitudinal study spanning nearly 75 years, and explains some of the factors leading to a happy life. 2. After watching the talk, answer the following questions […]

“Stuck in the Middle” of adulthood… A large portion of middle aged adults (defined as ages 40-65 in the psychological sciences) find themselves “sandwiched” as some point in this phase of their lives. Read about the “Sandwich Generation” here —> Pew Research Center <— and consider the following: Discuss two burdens the Sandwich Generation faces […]

SAMPLING AND COLLECTING QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA It is often not possible or practical to study an entire population, so researchers draw samples from which they make inferences about a population of interest. In quantitative research, where generalization to a population is typically valued, a researcher’s ability to make such inferences is only as good […]

 Imagine you are assigned the task of presenting at a local mental health and wellness agency about legal challenges families face. For this assignment, you will develop a PowerPoint presentation consisting of 15-20 slides, not including the title slide and the APA citations slide(s). Images may be included in the presentation but be sure to […]

  What trend or pattern do you see when you compare reliability coefficients and SEMs on Table 9? To answer this question think about what the reliability score means, what the standard error of measurement means, and why the two are related.  Why does this trend/pattern exist, or how do you explain it? This shouldn’t […]

Use a couple of sentences to summarize John Hinkley’s case and the expert testimony that resulted in his placement in a forensic hospital. Please include a treatment approach that may be best befitting for his diagnosis (DBT works, but explain why). ‘ 250 words minimum