write a succinct and thorough paragraph (250 words minimum) describing three concepts, theories or principles from the course textbook that can be related the focus of your selected article

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CONNECTION – 50 points possible (25 points each)

  1. In the space below, write a succinct and thorough paragraph (250 words minimum) describing three concepts, theories or principles from the course textbook that can be related the focus of your selected article. NOTE:  Research methods and statistical analyses have already been addressed earlier in this assignment and cannot be used as textbook concepts here.  Include in the body of your writing appropriately placed and formatted source citations for both the article and the course textbook.2. One of the most interesting aspects of the field of psychology is the application of its concepts, theories, and principles to everyday life.   In the space below, write a succinct and thorough paragraph (250 words minimum) describing at least 3 different ways that the research conducted by your selected article’s author(s) can impact the “real world”.  Include in the body of your writing appropriately placed and formatted source citations for the article and the course textbook (if you use the latter in the construction of this paragraph).

Write a succinct and thorough paragraph in the space below either justifying or challenging the use of your selected article’s research methods used to examine its research question

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ANALYSIS – 30 points possible (15 points each)
The authors of the article you have selected for this assignment used a particular research design, group of participants, and set of study methods to investigate a research question (sometimes referred to in scholarly articles as the “hypothesis tested”).  As you know from early assigned readings in the course textbook, research questions can be investigated using a variety of methods.

  1. Write a succinct and thorough paragraph in the space below either justifying or challenging the use of your selected article’s research methods used to examine its research question. NOTE:  You must base your writing on the course textbook information about which research methods are best suited for which types of studies, not on personal opinion or preference, and choose just one position here.  A paragraph that both justifies and challenges the use of an article’s research methods or that states why one position cannot be chosen cannot not be assigned points.  Include in the body of your writing appropriately placed and formatted source citations for both the article and the course textbook.
    2. Write a succinct and thorough paragraph in the space below describing a research method other than the one noted in your selected article that the article author(s) could have used to conduct the same study and explain why it would be suitable as an alternative method.   NOTE: The alternative research method you select must be suited for the article’s study so you will want to review the assigned course readings on the various types of methods.  Include in the body of your writing appropriately placed and formatted source citations for both the article and the course textbook.

Describe a research method alternative to the one used by your selected article’s author(s) to study the same phenomena

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-DESCRIBE A RESEARCH METHOD ALTERNATIVE TO THE ONE USED BY YOUR SELECTED ARTICLE’S AUTHOR(S) TO STUDY THE SAME PHENOMENA


Points Possible:  140
OVERVIEW: For Part I of this two-part assignment you identified and summarized elements of a published scholarly article selected from the classroom Resources Folder.  For Part 2, which is due by the end of Week 6, you will analyze, connect, and reflect on aspects of your selected article.  Note that the words “succinct” and “thorough” repeat regularly in the instructions below.  They will serve as reminders that this is a formal assignment and sentence fragments, bulleted lists, conversational or other types of casual language cannot be used.
In completing Part 2 you will:
–Describe a research method alternative to the one used by your selected article’s author(s) to study the same phenomena
— Evaluate the potential impact on the “real world” of your selected article’s research;
— Apply three concepts from required textbook readings;
— Identify an aspect of the article’s topic focus about which you would like to know more
In composing your work use complete and clearly articulated sentences in one or more paragraphs, as assigned below, a minimum of 250 words each and citing sources in the body of your writing and in a References list attached to the end of it.  Proofread your work carefully as proper spelling, grammar and writing structure are required.  All answers must be your original words or paraphrases of material in your selected article or the course textbook.  No other sources may be used.  Copying from published material is a violation of the University policy on academic integrity and will void all points for this assignment with no option for revision and submission.
**You may work on this assignment ahead of its deadline but may not submit it prior to Week 6 of the 8-week course term.

WHAT ARE SOME INTERVENTIONS THAT ARE USED IN THE FIELD CURRENTLY?

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WHAT ARE SOME INTERVENTIONS THAT ARE USED IN THE FIELD CURRENTLY?

Assignment 1: Discussion—Environmental Factors

In this assignment, you will have a chance to discuss a topic that brings personality theory together with social psychology. Dealing with unhealthy groups like gangs or cults is an important issue in social psychology. However, you cannot fully address this issue if you do not first understand personality development and how one’s personality affects the choices that are made. Specifically, you will look at Skinner’s behavioral perspective on personality development and discuss how that theory can play a role in this issue of unhealthy groups.

Bob is an adolescent who grew up in a gang-infested part of a large city. His parents provided little supervision while he was growing up and left Bob mostly on his own. He developed friendships with several kids in his neighborhood who were involved in gangs, and eventually joined a gang himself. Now crime and gang activities are a way of life for Bob. These have become his way to identify with his peer group and to support himself.

It is relatively easy to see that Bob’s environment has played a large role in his current lifestyle. This coincides with Skinner’s concept of environment being the sole determinant of how personality develops. Skinner believed that if you change someone’s environment and the reinforcements in that environment, you can change their behavior.

Use the Internet, Argosy University library resources, and your textbook to research Skinner’s concept of the environment and answer the following questions:

  • If you were to create an environment for Bob to change his behavior from that of a gang member to a respectable and law-abiding citizen, what types of environmental changes and positive reinforcements would you suggest and why?
  • What are some interventions that are used in the field currently? Are there any evidence-based programs that use these environmental and reinforcement interventions?

Write your initial response in 2–3 paragraphs. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.