Psychology

STEP 1: Explore your interests Based upon this week’s lessons, pick a part of the brain you would like to learn more about. Do some background research, finding a minimum of one scholarly journal article from the UMGC Library that provides insight into that part of the brain. From the article, choose 3 or more interesting facts about the part … Read more

STEP 1: Explore your interests Based upon this week’s lessons, pick a part of the brain you would like to learn more about. Do some background research, finding a minimum of one scholarly journal article from the UMGC Library that provides insight into that part of the brain. From the article, choose 3 or more interesting facts about the part … Read more

Learning is best achieved by combining study with application. While studying cultural processes through a psychological lens, you may find that some concepts resonate with your own experiences, and that you are interested and eager to find out more about your own culture, as well as a culture that is different than your own. As … Read more

Please write an introduction following the grading rubic below and the thematic grid attached from the listed 5 articles. Grading Rubric:                                                                         Poor                                  Excellent Possible Introduction                                                   13.75   16.25   18.75   21.25   23.75   25 Start w/problem statement – why do this?  And lead into a theory – why do we predict the  variables to be related? Theories explain why Review of the articles, making sure … Read more

This is an Annotated Playlist. Once you have completed the novel Homegoing, you are going to curate an annotated playlist to accompany it. You will select one song for each chapter. The song will represent your feelings, emotions, and thoughts about the chapter. Each song will have an annotation (5-7 sentences) that includes an analysis … Read more

Read Marjorie & Marcus in the book Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi write a reflection paper that reflects on the experiences of the characters and how it relates to the psychological concepts. The goal is to engage in critical thinking and analyses of the reading therefore please avoid giving asynopsis or summary of the characters. When … Read more

The MeToo movement has been called one of the most consequential social movements of our times. Its critics claim that it has unfairly targeted prominent men, ruining their reputations, careers, or even lives. For this assignment, you will pick three men accused of sexual assault, harassment and/or misconduct and write an essay detailing the accusations and consequences. … Read more

The purpose of the interview is to interact with the course material interpersonally. In this assignment, you will interview someone who is NOT in this course. The person should be someone you think often experiences a high level of stress and does not seem to cope that well with stress, OR someone you think copes exceptionally well … Read more

The research paper project is a two part assignment. The first section of the project you will provide an in-depth analysis of a specific mental health diagnosis. This section of the paper should analyze the history of the diagnosis, the specific criteria to have a diagnosis for the disorder, and a discussion of the role … Read more

SUBJECT: CHILD PSYCHOLOGY INSTRUCTIONS: Part 1: Article ReviewRead Bjorklund (2018) A metatheory for cognitive development (or “Piaget is Dead”Revisited).Introduction: Bjorklund’s paper argues for a new organizational structure for cognitive development. This structure is most compatible with core-knowledge and dynamic-systems theories discussed in chapter 4, but also encompasses major aspects of information-processing theories and socio-cognitive theories … Read more