Psychological assessment guides are created by psychology professionals to provide the public with accurate and authoritative information appropriate for their current needs. Information available to the public about psychological testing and assessment varies widely depending on the professional creating it, the purpose of the assessment, and the intended audience. When professionals effectively educate the public on the how, what, and why behind assessments and the […]

Address the various child and adolescent learning disorders and propose a new industry standard for educators and school districts. Highlight the different methodologies available and justify one for the new industry standards you are proposing.  Take into account what offerings are currently available and how school districts, teachers, and administration can help to improve overall school achievement. Discuss the child and adolescent development resources in […]

I watched Laurence Steinberg’s video twice, and I definitely agree with Professor Steinberg. With the Nature vs. Nurture debate is not a topic of discussion anymore, because we are more than likely to have the debate about how genes and the environment affects how a person develop throughout their lives. I really don’t think that everyone grows up to become the same person as their […]

Scenario–Abby is a 20-year-old female college student. For at least the last 3 months, Abby has experienced ongoing anxiety and worry without a specific cause for these feelings. She has been restless and has noticed that her muscles feel tense and that these symptoms are beginning to affect her behavior in a way that is causing her to become distressed and that is preventing her […]

Kristopher is a 14-year-old boy who was recently accused by a female classmate of forcing her to have sex with him. He claimed that she agreed to have sex with him and then became angry because he went out with other girls. Kristopher is known as a bully and often fights with other students. He was removed from his biological mother’s home when he was […]

Read the article, “Do Men with Excessive Alcohol Consumption and Social Stability Have an Addictive Personality?” and identify the research questions and/or hypotheses as they are stated in the article.  If you need assistance looking up the article with the citation, please view the Finding an Article When You Have a Citation tutorial, which is located under “Getting Research Help” within the Ashford University Library.  […]

For this week’s discussion, I chose to review scenario I of our course text. I determined that the researchers were unable to conclude that financial bonuses were the source for the increased production due to a confounding variable known as “demand characteristics”. This variable threatens the internal validity of the research scenario because it surmises that members of the uninformed experimental group may have been […]

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you examine clinical psychology.  Address the following items: •Discuss the history and evolving nature of clinical psychology. •Explain the role of research and statistics in clinical psychology. •Discuss the differences between clinical psychology and other mental health professions, including social work, psychiatry, and school psychology.  Include a minimum of two sources from peer-reviewed publications.  Format your paper […]

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you examine clinical psychology.  Address the following items: •Discuss the history and evolving nature of clinical psychology. •Explain the role of research and statistics in clinical psychology. •Discuss the differences between clinical psychology and other mental health professions, including social work, psychiatry, and school psychology.  Include a minimum of two sources from peer-reviewed publications.  Format your paper […]

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you examine clinical psychology.  Address the following items: •Discuss the history and evolving nature of clinical psychology. •Explain the role of research and statistics in clinical psychology. •Discuss the differences between clinical psychology and other mental health professions, including social work, psychiatry, and school psychology.  Include a minimum of two sources from peer-reviewed publications.  Format your paper […]