These outside examples of concepts can be recent cartoons, newspaper articles, song lyrics, something that happened in a movie or on a TV show, etc. For each entry, you need to first describe, IN DETAIL, the outside concept. This may include posting a web link to an article or cartoon or simply a description of the TV show or news item in addition to your […]

A researcher predicts that watching a film on institutionalization will change students’ attitudes about chronically mentally ill patients. The researcher randomly selects a class of 36 students, shows them the film, and gives them a questionnaire about their attitudes. The mean score on the questionnaire for these 36 students is 70. The score for a similar class of students who did not see the film […]

In this course, we look at classical ethical theories of utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics. We also examine different perspectives on ethical issues introduced by relativism, ethical egoism, and emotivism. For this paper, you will apply these theories and perspectives to a current issue, selected from the list of issues below. Choose one of the ethical issues from the list to research and write about. […]

After reading Chapter 1 in your text, the APA ethical principles articles Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct and Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and use of Nonhuman Animals in Research, as well as viewing the video Obedience and Ethics: Benefits and Costs of Psychological Conformity Studies, analyze and critique the principles introduced and applied in the various sources. Summarize what […]

Choose a non-fiction, non-autobiographical book related to child development and/or issues that children face.  The book you choose must be between 250-300 pages. After choosing and reading a book, write a well-focused book report discussing the child development issues/ideas addressed in your chosen book.  Your paper should be 6-7 pages long, including a title page and a references page.  The title page, the body of […]

Focus of the Final Exam The purpose of the Final Exam is to assess your understanding of the main statistical concepts covered in this course and to evaluate your ability to critically review a quantitative research article.  The exam will consist of two parts: Part I includes three essay questions and Part II includes a research critique.  All of your responses should be included in […]

As you learned about various types of counseling approaches, you may have wondered what makes one more effective than another. This type of question lends itself to quantitative research. Questions like, “What are the differences in scores on a depression inventory for individuals who participate in cognitive behavioral counseling versus those who participate in solution-focused counseling?” or “What student characteristics predict success in an online […]

Assignment 1: Sensory PerceptionsDue Week 3 and worth 100 points Can you really trust your senses and the interpretation of sensory data to give you an accurate view of the world? Describe and discuss the accuracy and the weaknesses of the human senses as they pertain to thinking in general and to your own thinking in particular.  Write a two to three (2-3) page paper […]

 Imagine you are the president of a multiracial society, and a major race riot occurs in one of the largest metropolises in your nation. There is burning of buildings, damaging both property and individuals. It is a response to a court ruling where some police officers are acquitted after being tried for what seemed to be very blatant acts of racist police brutality. Although you […]

Application: Deconstructing Mixed Methods Research      As a scholar practitioner, it will be important for you to have the skills to deconstruct both quantitative and qualitative research to apply the results to the world of counseling practice. In some instances, researchers take a mixed methods approach and combine both quantitative and qualitative data in one study. Thus, as a scholar practitioner, you need to be able […]