Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition A Memory Advantage for Past-Oriented Over FutureOriented Performance Feedback Robert A. Nash, Naomi E. Winstone, Samantha E. A. Gregory, and Emily Papps Online First Publication, March 5, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000549 CITATION Nash, R. A., Winstone, N. E., Gregory, S. E. A., & Papps, E. (2018, March 5). A Memory Advantage for Past-Oriented Over Future-Oriented Performance Feedback. Journal of […]

Alex grew up in a violent and abusive home. His father drank to intoxication each night and neglected Alex until he turned three, at which point his father began to physically abuse Alex regularly. Alex’s mother screamed at him any time he cried as a child, and she rarely held or tried to soothe him. What types of behaviors would one possibly see from Alex […]

Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.  Psychologists utilize the scientific method to test their ideas.  There are many different types of research studies.  In this interactive learning activity, your original post will explain the basic precepts of scientific approaches to the study of psychology; your responses will focus on descriptive and correlational methods. Be sure to use your own academic voice […]

Identify one or more primary concepts of development from this course that you believe could most contribute to your development in your career, parenting, self-awareness, and/or life goals.  In what ways might you use the concepts you have learned in this course to help others with their life goals or struggles?  In other words, what have you learned from this course, and how will you […]

1. (Topic) Aggression and bullying in the classroom 2. Create a PowerPoint presentation as if you were presenting the topic to your class. This presentation should be detailed (footnotes can be used to clarify information on the slide). 3. The PowerPoint should have no less than 25 slides of content. You should be using at least 10 scholarly journal articles. THESE articles are NOT websites, […]

Thematic Analysis Coursework What: 1,500 word thematic analysis of secondary data • Secondary data used for analysis and examples of your coding and working of analysis to be submitted via on My Learning (more information on this below). Key text: Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77-101. The Write-Up: Title: your Research QuestionKey words: 3-5 […]

A developmental assumption of racial/ethnic identity is the benefits of being prepared for discrimination (Quintana, 2007). Racially stigmatized youth need to develop an awareness and understanding of the racial discrimination they will experience. In short, the argument is that youth need to develop not only a positive group orientation but also the resources to buffer against racial-ethnic discrimination (Quintana, 2007). Under certain circumstances, there are […]

Extensive brain growth and development occurs in a child’s early years. Create a handout that describes the brain’s growth and development from ages 1 to 3 years. Include specific information that would be of value to a new parent. The handout’s purpose is to create an informational piece that would be available in a pediatricians office for new parents. Include information about the structures of […]

A woman was near death from a special kind of cancer. There was one drug that the doctors thought might save her. It was a form of radium that a druggist in the same town had recently discovered. the drug was expensive to make, but the druggist was charging ten times what the drug cost him to make. He paid $400 for the radium and […]

Comparatively speaking the codes of ethics between the American Psychological Association (APA) (2010) and the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) (2014) contains the same goal; that is to be respectful of the persons they serve in a dignified, confidential and lawful manner. While the APA guidelines are used in all areas of psychology, whether medical, clinical or organizational, the SHRM code of ethics are […]