Discipline: Psychology

 Find a news story / multiple news stories about one of the following accidents: Challenger, Columbia, Three Miles Island, Exxon Valdez, or Chernobyl. Use the news stories and other material to perform a detailed analysis of the contributors to the accident. Demonstrate your knowledge of human error on your analysis. 

INSTRUCTIONS: See blank slideshow template for instructions. Before submitting, delete the general instructions slides as well as the specific instructions found throughout the template. Important: The slideshow (posted on the discussion board) and the replies to classmates have separate deadlines. See course schedule for due dates. OBJECTIVES: Diversity: Explore development in an international context Information […]

 The assignment 1–2 pages (250-500 words minimum) Identify and briefly describe the two features common to female offenders that you selected for this Application Assignment. Explain how and why each of these features is common among female offenders. Explain the implications of each feature on treatment approaches and treatment outcomes for female offenders. Be specific […]

In 250-300 words minimum, post a brief description of the research article you selected. Include the type of white-collar offender and the treatment approach. Then describe which treatment outcome model you would use to measure the success of the treatment approach and explain why.  ** For the article chosen, make sure one of the personality […]

Select a scholarly article that discusses religion and happiness. Discuss the effect that religious belief has on people’s happiness or unhappiness as it relates to their behaviors and attitudes. What effect does religion have on helping behavior, the prevalence of prejudice, and health of religious people? Share your findings.

Explain how happiness is affected by social relationships, work, leisure, and religion. Access and read the GCU Statement on the Integration of Faith and Work. How might a person with the Christian worldview (CWV) explain how the CWV influences social relationships, moral attitudes, and moral behaviors?

Review the Topic 7 Resource, From Empathy to Apathy: The Bystander Effect Revisited. In 750-1,000 words, define and describe the ways in which diffusion of responsibility, pluralistic ignorance, victim effects, dispositional effects, and neural mechanisms can influence helping behavior. Be sure to explain how social and cultural pressures can influence helping behavior. Use a minimum […]

Consider how being part of a crowd or group changes your behavior. How can deindividuation change people’s behavior? Could deindividuation lead to positive outcomes? What is a way to encourage members of a crowd to behave in line with their “normal” values?

What is groupthink? How does it affect the decisions made by a group? Identify the critical factors that are believed to lead to groupthink. Explain how you could reduce groupthink in terms of these factors.

 In 200-300 words, respond to the below posting by one or more of the following ways: Ask a probing question. Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting. Offer and support an opinion. Expand on your colleague’s posting. The article chosen for this assignment is therapy for individuals who are child sexual offenders (adults […]