Although originally an Eastern concept, team culture has slowly been integrated into the culture of the American workplace.  As we learned this week, there are several types of teams that one can be a part of: self-managed work team (S.M.W.T.) , manager-led teams, cross-functional teams, project teams, virtual teams and more.  Based on your reading this week, consider the following:  Using your previous experience as […]

Final Paper The purpose of the Final Paper is to apply your understanding of industrial/organizational psychology to a specific job and organization. This paper should be an objective analysis of a specific job in a particular work organization. It may be a place that you or a friend or family member is currently working. Your paper should be based on material from the class and […]

EXCEL HOMEWORK 5(70 PTS POSSIBLE) Module/Week 6’s assignment has two parts. The objective of your fifth Excel assignment is to learn to construct confidence intervals and conduct hypothesis tests in Excel based on data whose population parameters are known. You will also answer questions about your results. Part One involves constructing a confidence interval for the population mean based on sample data; Part Two involves […]

Social Change Within Developmental Psychology Throughout this course, you probably gravitated to certain stages of development and certain research topics. Perhaps you found cognitive development during early childhood particularly appealing. Perhaps you are interested in the process of identity development during adolescence and the influence of culture. Maybe you want to learn more about how older adults cope with Alzheimer’s disease. There are endless questions […]

There are four dissociative disorders: Dissociative Amnesia, Dissociative Fugue, Depersonalization Disorder, and Dissociative Identity Disorder. These disturbances are characterized by profound alterations of consciousness and memory. A person’s sense of identity and his/her perception of reality are impaired.  Locate a professional website that discusses dissociative disorders to assist you in developing your reply to this discussion (such as www.apa.org, www.counseling.org, www.mayoclinic.com or www.nami.org).  Compare and […]

The etiologies of depression are varied and include physiological, psychological, and environmental factors.  Depression is a whole-body disorder that affects many levels of your being, including: the body, nervous system, thoughts, moods, feelings, and behavior.  Discuss the role of neurotransmitters, brainwave activity, and negative cognitions in the etiology and treatment of depression.  Based on your own research, what is the best method to use to […]

Thousands of men, women, and children are without a home each night in the United States and around the World. This is a complex issue with a number of contributing factors, but one primary issue is that of mental illness. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s fact sheet titled Current statistics on the prevalence and characteristics of people experiencing homelessness in […]

 The summative assessment for this course is a Final Paper that is due in Week Five.  For your Final Paper, you must demonstrate an understanding of a topic in psychology beyond the information presented in the course textbook.  Incorporate material from across the course, by describing and applying psychology knowledge as you integrate new research findings, into a cohesive and well-written paper.  This learning activity […]

For this discussion, select one of the following options:  Option A: People with antisocial personality disorder typically have no regard for right and wrong.  They may often violate the law and the rights of others.  They will lie, behave violently, and have abused drugs and alcohol. In your own words, describe the basic features of antisocial personality disorder.  Explain why psychotherapy with this population is so […]

In order to demonstrate an awareness of psychological career alternatives in a community setting, you will develop résumés for each of the professional experts chosen for your presentation in the Week Three discussion.  Include relevant academic and professional experience that highlights their careers, appropriate skills, and expertise. Brief job descriptions identifying the major duties associated with each relevant work experience should also be included in […]