PSY 119: General Psychology-Piagetian Stages

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PSY 119: General Psychology-Piagetian StagesYour Mission: Identify the stage of cognitive development of the person described in each scenario. Explain your answer using Piaget’s cognitive development

PSY 119: General Psychology-Piagetian Stages
Your Mission: Identify the stage of cognitive development of the person described in each scenario.  Explain your answer using Piaget’s cognitive development principles.

  1. Johnny and his friends become lost in a very large city park while playing in the woods.  After overcoming an initial panic reaction, they figure out that they can find the way out by “backtracking” and using the landmarks that they saw on their way in to the woods.  They do so and emerge from the woods ten minutes later.

Stage of Cognitive Development
Explanation

  1. Baby Hannah sees her mama pick up a shiny, sharp and utterly fascinating object from the kitchen floor and put it out of her reach on the counter.  When mama leaves the room, Hannah sees a chair at the table four feet from the counter, looks again at the counter, and then begins to drag the chair slowly from the table to the counter.  She is climbing up on the chair just as her mother returns to the kitchen.

Stage of Cognitive Development
Explanation

  1. Jermaine is asked the meaning of the saying “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.”  He says that sometimes it is not a good idea to let go of what you have for something that seems better because you could end up with nothing.

Stage of Cognitive Development
Explanation

  1. Jasmine is asked whether she has a sister.  She says yes.  She is asked whether her sister has a sister.  She says no.

Stage of Cognitive Development
Explanation

  1. The babysitter can keep Maurice entertained for an hour with the game of peek-a-boo.

Stage of Cognitive Development
Explanation

  1. Emily is crying.  She sees that her mother gave her big brother four fish sticks while she was only given two.  She says, “He has more than me.  That’s not fair!”  Her mother picks up the plate and cuts Emily’s fish sticks in half.  She puts them in front of the delighted Emily, who starts to eat them without complaint.

Stage of Cognitive Development
Explanation

  1. If you ask Dora who the tallest, smartest or funniest person in her class is, she will answer the question fairly accurately.

Stage of Cognitive Development
Explanation

  1. Sarah is at a sleepover party where some of her friends are smoking cigarettes.  They suggest that she try smoking to help keep her weight down.  She imagines the possibility that that would work.  She also imagines being fifty and having lung cancer.  She declines the invitation.

Stage of Cognitive Development
Explanation

What is Affirmative Action as a social policy?

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Affirmative Action is a controversial topic in American society. People of all races, genders, and classes are divided on where they stand on Affirmative Action. However, the media has oversimplified

Affirmative Action is a controversial topic in American society. People of all races, genders, and classes are divided on where they stand on Affirmative Action. However, the media has oversimplified Affirmative Action and many do not truly understand the policy and what it means for schools and employers. For this assignment, you will examine Executive Order 10925 and determine where you stand on this topic.
Review Executive Order 10925. A copy can be found at: http://www.thecre.com/fedlaw/legal6/eo10925.htm.
Then, write an organized short response (3 paragraphs) where you explain:

  1.  What is Affirmative Action as a social policy?
  1.  What were the goals of Affirmative Action?  Has it been successful?
  1.  What are the basic arguments for Affirmative Action and what are those against it?  Which side do you find the most convincing and why?

Be sure to support your answer with references to the textbook, appropriate outside resources, and your own personal experiences.
Create a response in 3 paragraphs to the discussion question. Cite sources and include references in your response.

Discuss why groupthink takes place.

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According to Irving Janis (1972), groupthink is the process by which we conform to others’ decisions even when we individually disagree with these decisions.Imagine that Fred is the manager of a books

According to Irving Janis (1972), groupthink is the process by which we conform to others’ decisions even when we individually disagree with these decisions.
Imagine that Fred is the manager of a bookstore, and the sales of books have slowed in recent months. Fred decides to meet with his employees to find ways to reduce expenses and increase sales.
To reduce the possibility of groupthink before the start of the meeting, Fred encourages everyone to speak up with their opinions—no matter what those opinions are.

  • Discuss why groupthink takes place. What characteristics of a group most often lead to groupthink?
  • Do you agree with Fred’s strategy to reduce the likelihood that groupthink will occur?
  • Which other strategies can Fred employ to reduce the likelihood of groupthink during the meeting?Imagine that Fred is the manager of a bookstore, and the sales of books have slowed in recent months. Fred decides to meet with his employees to find ways to reduce expenses and increase sales.

identifying the correct schedule of reinforcement.

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Answer the following questions by identifying the correct schedule of reinforcement. 1. Mrs. Blass is tired of her students not being prepared for class each day. She knows that they are hard-wo

Answer the following questions by identifying the correct schedule of reinforcement.
1.    Mrs. Blass is tired of her students not being prepared for class each day. She knows that they are hard-working seniors who value getting an A in the class, and she wants to set up a schedule of work so they study hard and consistently. She schedules pop quizzes. Only she knows when those quizzes will be given. Assuming the students find the grade of A or B to be reinforcing, what schedule of reinforcement is at work here?
2.    Sally is trying to break up with her boyfriend. She refuses to text him back 90% of the time when he texts her. Sometimes, this means she will not text back after 10 or 20 texts. Finally, she gets frustrated (and lonely) and will text back but only to say ‘hi’ or ‘good luck at your football game’ or other seemingly meaningless comments. This process continues for months, where he texts her a few times every day, and eventually she will break down and answer. The reason the boyfriend is still texting so long after the breakup is due to which schedule of reinforcement?
3.    A mom and dad are teaching 2-year-old Johnny how to use the toilet. Every time he urinates even a little amount in the toilet they jump up and down and he gets a bite of his favorite cookie. This is an example of which schedule of reinforcement that is often used when first teaching a skill?
4.    Manuel is thinking about opening a new coffee shop in town. He is wanting to compete with the big companies in town, but he is not sure how to draw in the crowds. To start, he offers reward points. When customers come in, they get a star for every $5 they spend. Once they have spent $50, they receive a free medium drip coffee. Manuel is hoping to lure in repeat business through which schedule of reinforcement?
5.    Dr Lee notices his patients are not coming in for their routine visits on time. They often push them back, which causes backups at some time in the year (before school starts) and low numbers at other times of year (summer). He is wanting more consistent clientele and work and offers a 10% discount on his current rates if patients stick to their defined 3 appointments a year (every 3.3 months). Those patients who are motivated by this discount are adhering to which schedule of reinforcement?The 5 schedules used will be fixed interval, fixed ratio, variable interval, variable ratio, and continuous reinforcement.