Try to think of a behavior with only one known cause. Your task is to identify the behavior and the proposed cause.
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Cite at least 3 examples where ban of box law has been working effectively, or has not been working effectively. Provide the details of each example (states or cities involved and why in each case they did or did not work out).
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(1) Choose a topic regarding elder sexuality that might be presented at the local senior center.
(2) Develop a lesson plan that includes objectives and content to be discussed.
(3) List the resources used in developing your presentation.
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‘Explain how the categories of skills used for the APT-S
framework are also applicable to work or other areas of
life’.
(Word Count: 400-500 words, from the book by Stella Cottrell,
Skills for Success.)
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Skinner and his pigeons/rats - “Operant” Conditioning:
8)Define/ briefly explain what O.C. is.
a. Two kinds of O.C. - Reinforcement versus Punishment
Define/ explain the difference between them
b. Two types of Reinforcement: Positive and Negative
Explain the difference between positive and negative
reinforcement. Use examples in your explanation.
c. Punishment – define/ explain what it is. Use an example in your explanation.
d. Explain the difference between punishment and negative reinforcement, which are easily confused.
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If we want to bring about significant reductions in the risk of NCDs, what interventions in the areas of nutrition and environmental health should we prioritize?
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Compare the legal definition of insanity with the psychological concept of mentally ill. How do these two terms differ? How does this distinction affect the validity of the insanity defense?
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Learning from the Behaviorist Perspective
A)Define/ explain what learning is.
b) Explain what behaviorism, or the behaviorist perspective, is.
c) Classical Conditioning (C.C.) - Define it.
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What is your life goal(s). How do you plan to achieve them? Next, describe the contexts of your development since you were born up to today. Choose other theories/perspectives that can enrich your explanations.
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3)
a)Conditioned emotional response - define/explain what it is. Phobias and the story of little Albert may be helpful to use as an example:
Phobias – the story of little Albert
White rat + GONG! -> Cry (Fear)
NS/CS UCS UCR
White rat ->Cry
CS CR
b)Conditioned taste aversions – explain what it is, and how it
is acquired via classical conditioning. This may be helpful:
Food poisoning
Chicken + Salmonella -> Nausea; Vomit
Chicken -> Nausea; Vomit
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The United States has been experiencing a dramatic spike in opioid use and overdose in the past few years, tied, in part, to prescription pain medication use. Concerns have been raised that the country has not responded quickly enough to this crisis. What role do you see for psychologists and those in related fields in halting this epidemic?
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Identify the key activities that characterize most people's lives. Next, clearly examine your own situation and explain the approach(es) that you should use in balancng these activities in order to develop resiliency. Support your position.
Identify and explain the key steps of the analytical problem-solving model. Then, provide a problem-solving example that follows each of the key steps.
Explain some difficulties that can occur with each of the steps in the rational problem-solving model.
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What types of programs do released prisoners need in order to be successful?
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What are 3 instances where institutional factors have improved or harmed health and 3 instances where cultural factors have improved or harmed health?
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Explain how the parables in the Gospel of Mark support Jesus’ identity as Messiah? (200 words)
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