This assignment will be a continuation of the written assignment from Week One. Research a minimum of three peer-reviewed articles in addition to information from your text on the disorder you chose in Week One. Consider the key classes of drugs used to treat the disorder you chose in Week One and explain their action at the neurotransmitter system involved in the disease process. Analyze […]

Throughout this course, you have been exploring the ways in which social psychological principles can be applied to various careers. This week, you will create a literature review of articles that cover some of the main topics of applied social psychology. You should frame your review as if you were explaining the purpose of the field to someone who does not know about social psychology. […]

   For your course project, you will deconstruct a published research study of your choosing in order to demonstrate your understanding of the elements of research methods and good research design. You will be working with this study throughout the remainder of the course, so choose a research study from the academic literature in your field on either a topic of interest to you or a […]

Research Problems and Research Questions Using the information from this week’s readings, analyze one of the articles you selected in Unit 1.Describe the research problem and the sub-problems as defined by the text. Explain how you were able to recognize the research problem in your article. State the research question or questions of the article, as defined by the text. Evaluate the relationship between the […]

Sampling Considerations Using information gained from this week’s readings, analyze the second article you selected in Unit 1.Summarize the type of research used in the article, as defined by the text. the sampling procedure that was used to recruit the participants, as defined by the text. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the method of sampling used. Evaluate whether the sampling procedure was appropriate for […]

For this assignment, complete a “mock” IRB form found on the Faulkner website at: https://www.faulkner.edu/current/academic-resources/center-for-assessment-research-effectiveness-and-enhancement/institutional-review-board/  You may need to cut and paste the link.  You can also  search “IRB” on the main page to locate it.  The link is at the bottom of the page and is labelled “RESEARCH PROTOCOL REVIEW FORM”.    You can make up the information on the form, though it is suggested […]

I hope that after this lesson you will never take your brain and mind’s amazing ability to recognize objects and process vision for granted again. We all take it for granted because almost all of the processing is occurring in the unconscious part of our mind. Doing this work in the unconscious allows us to do parallel processing which means that we can do a […]

Psychologists have described the human nervous system as the communication and control center for the body. The nervous system allows us to take in information from the environment, communicate the information to different parts of the body, and coordinate the body’s response. The nervous system itself is made up of neurons, or nerve cells, that communicate with each other by receiving and transmitting electrochemical signals, […]

The next contribution to the research paper focuses on the leader’s relationships with his or her team. In a 500-word essay, examine the relationships your selected leader has with his or her followers. Describe their goals and values, and discuss their group dynamics. Be sure to include specific examples for how your selected leader and his or her followers communicate and interact with each other. […]

Hypothetically Speaking The purpose of this assignment is to help you understand the pros and cons of working in multiple capacities. This assignment builds upon the previous one as you will now create a hypothetical scenario where you are in a dual-role situation as an SPP.For this assignment, perform the following tasks:Discuss how you would deal with a scenario where you end up in a […]