Discuss some of the social problems associated with psychological testing

What might be done about the problem of the Fetal Alcohol Society in society? Clearly these women do not want a baby with FAS; so why can't they stop drinking? What might it be like to be a person with FAS as a child, teen, or adult? A thought/reaction of your own on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

The world-wide recession since 2008 has had many consequences on societies, institutions and individuals. Discuss which age group has been suffering the most severe consequences. Give reasons why and use the terms that life-span developmental psychology has introduced to conceptualize influences on human development.

9. Albert Bandura views the person-environment interaction as reciprocal determinism. “Behavior, internal personal factors, and environmental influences,” he said, “all operate as interlocking determinants of each other.” Discuss three ways in which individuals and the environment interact. Explain how genes and environment can interact to influence traits and personality and discuss one study supporting this interaction.

The technology and the media have played increasingly larger roles that may have affected our interpretation of physical development and perception. Please share your thoughts regarding how television shows portray physical characteristics across the lifespan. Select a current television show that you are familiar with and share your reflection about how that show portrays: children, adolescents, young adults, adult or older adults. Also explain how rapid changes in technology may have affected this portrayal over the last thirty years. Give specific examples of biological, psychological, or sociocultural factors that you see demonstrated in this show.
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Describe 2-3 ways that cognitive psychology will contribute to your personal and/or professional development.

Why is a safety plan for dealing with intimate partner violence so important?

Discuss how the cognitive theorists (Kelly, Beck, and Ellis) might respond to this question from a potential client: "I have been a patient of Dr. Steve Smith, who is a psychoanalyst. He feels that I need three years of therapy to explore my defense mechanisms (he said I need to regress back to my childhood repressions, whatever that means). I am feeling depressed, and have even thought of committing suicide. I feel that no matter what I do, I'm just a complete failure. Can you help me, or should I stay with Dr. Smith?"

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Ms. Cold would like to have a number of tests in place for candidates to answer as part of the selection process. She would also like to measure the work performance of the servers within the first ninety-days of employment. You were assigned to develop the following tests:

Compose a situational judgment test for servers of the restaurant. The test should include:

Four multiple choice questions of possible situations waiters/servers may encounter when dealing with customers.

Four possible answer choices for each question.

On a separate sheet, indicate the rating scale for each question.

Prepare a BES Rating Dimension for the servers. The rating dimension should cover three scales:

Interactions with customers;

Server’s responsiveness and attitude with customers; and

The server’s demeanor when taking orders.

Discuss the utility of Minitab with regard to variability that is inherent in studies. Identify 3 research scenarios that might provide a low, medium, and high degree of variability in the study data, and describe how the outcome of a given study can be influenced by variability in the data.

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Get input from someone whom you trust (a mentor) to be honest with you. Ask this person what his perception of your attitude is. Don’t make excuses for the answer he gives you. Take it to heart and consider how you might correct it.

You have been appointed to the President’s new commission on health care reform. Which measures for evaluating health care reform do you consider most important? Why? Choose two policies you would want to implement and explain how those two policies link to the measures of health care reform that you consider most important.

Relapse often happens in addiction treatment. Is relapse evidence of the failure of treatment or evidence of addiction? Should the counselor change the treatment methods if relapse happens? Why or why not? Consult the professional literature and your textbook to form your opinion. Cite your sources.

Reflect upon how an issue of scale, from the neighborhood, to particular street segments, might better inform you about spatial-behavioral relationships in a jurisdiction or region which you know well.

Do you believe the statement "perception is reality"? Why or why not?