Martin Seligman talks about psychology as a field of study and as it works one-on-one with each patient and each practitioner. As it moves beyond a focus on disease, what can modern psychology help us to become? What is psychology, and what is it not? Are Psychologists Scientists? You need to use the APA format for your discussion. You need to watch the video.
https://www.ted.com/talks/martin_seligman_on_the_state_of_psychology
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Discuss how tribal police and local police agencies can work together to solve these crimes, to educate the communities on these crimes, and what can be done collaboratively for better prevention of these type of crimes.
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What is parental monitoring, and what are its advantages? In what circumstances are adolescents likely to feel more comfortable disclosing information to their parents? Does technology make it easier for adolescents to disclose to parents? Consider the differences from when you were an adolescent compared to today's youth in the monitoring behaviors your parents engaged in. Answer should be 350-500 words.
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Please read the following study case "Hot Coffee" then answer:
In a world of get-rich-quick schemes, few are mentioned more frequently than lawsuits. One of the reasons is the infamous McDonald’s coffee case (Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants). This is what happened in 1992 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Stella Liebeck, seventy-nine, was riding in a car driven by her grandson. They stopped at a McDonald’s drive-through, where she purchased a Styrofoam cup of coffee. Wanting to add cream and sugar, she squeezed the cup between her knees and pulled off the plastic lid. The entire thing spilled back into her lap. The searing liquid left her with extensive third-degree burns. Eight days of hospitalization—which included skin grafts—were required.
Initially, she sought $20,000 from McDonald’s, which was more or less the cost of her medical bills. McDonald’s refused. They went to court. There it came to light that about seven hundred claims had been made by consumers between 1982 and 1992 for similar incidents. This seems to indicate that McDonald’s knew—or at least should have known—that the hot coffee was a problem.
Most of the rest of the case turned around temperature questions. McDonald’s admitted that they served their coffee at 185 degrees, which will burn the mouth and throat and is about 50 degrees higher than typical homemade coffee. More importantly, coffee served at temperatures up to 155 degrees won’t cause burns, but the danger rises abruptly with each degree above that limit. So why did McDonald’s serve it so hot? Most customers, the company claimed, bought on the way to work or home and would drink it on arrival. The high temperature would keep it fresh until then. Unfortunately, internal documents showed that McDonald’s knew their customers intended to drink the coffee in the car immediately after purchase. Next, McDonald’s asserted that their customers wanted their coffee hot. The restaurant conceded, however, that customers were unaware of the serious burn danger and that no adequate warning of the threat’s severity was provided.
Finally, the jury awarded Liebeck $160,000 in compensatory damages and $2.7 million in punitive damages (about two days worth of McDonalds’ coffee sales). The judge, however, reduced the $2.7 million to $480,000. McDonald’s threatened to appeal, and the two sides eventually came to a private settlement agreement.Consumer Attorneys of California, “The Actual Facts About the McDonalds’ Coffee Case,” The ‘Lectric Law Library, 1995, accessed June 2, 2011, http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm.
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What is James weldon johnson views of the global problem of war
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How do sensation and perception interact? Give two specific examples from your own experiences. What factors might influence both the sensation and the perception?
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Describe how adults (i.e., older adults) cope with death. Consider the cultural influences in this region on helping us cope with death. What is the difference between grief and mourning compared to mood disorders such as depression? Is it important to have a clear distinction between the sadness experienced due to losing a loved one as opposed to a depressive episode? These are questions that have been brought up among researchers in this field, as some believe that sadness as a result from death should also be considered a mental disorder under the diagnostic manual used to diagnose mental illness. Answer should be 350-500 words.
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1. The Scientist-Practitioner model was formulated as a way to
A. Integrate research and therapy
B. Redefine the helping professions
C. Increase PhD’s in counseling
D. Integrate qualitative and quantitative practices
2. Which of the following is true regarding the hypothesis?
A. It is a tentative or potential answer to the proposed research questions
B. It can be formulate before or after data collection
C. It can be in declarative or question form
D. All of the above are true regarding the hypothesis
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Philosopher Thomas Nagel approaches the issue of what is sexually
natural from a different perspective than that of our other
authors. Nagel defines what is sexually natural in terms of the
double reciprocal incarnation or the Romeo and Juliet Model. In
your post, explain how Nagel's theory of what is sexually natural
differs from two of the other theories of what is sexually natural.
You do NOT need to list the steps in the Romeo and Juliet Model in
your answer
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Classical criminology placed great emphasis on punishment being a deterrent to criminal behavior. Is that the belief of the criminal justice system? Do we punish known offenders to deter them or society from wanting to commit crime? Or is there another purpose for punishment? Beccaria and Bentham indicated the need for a balance between pleasure and pain. Why not make all crimes punishable by death? Would that not be the ultimate deterrent? (Answer in about 300 words)
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A brief summary of the theories of Piaget and Vygotsky
Similarities in the theories of Piaget and Vygotsky
Differences between the theories of Piaget and Vygotsky
What can be gained by a better understanding of these theories
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What separates state and federal powers and what basic powers does each have?
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write a couple of paragraphs about black lives matter and how that is related to ethics and moral of Socrates. Also what is right and wrong with the protest? how people are reacting?
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Choose a myth of childhood: Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, a fairy tale, a comic book or movie hero, a ghost story, an urban legend, a literary character. What do you think is the best approach to understanding this myth based on the categories listed under “Myth as Archetype” and “Myth as Explanation” Using details from the myth, discuss its function in either or both of these categories.
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