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Describe at least two ways you could take advantage of people's use of the availability heuristic to boost sales

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Essay Exam
The Final Essay Examination will cover the material we have studied in Modules 5 – 8. You will need to choose four of the six essay questions to answer. Each question requires a three to five paragraph (250 – 500 word) response, using the correct vocabulary related to the topic. Your answers need to be supported with information from the textbook or other appropriate sources such as peer-reviewed (professional) journal articles. Do NOT use wikipedia or other encyclopedias, dictionaries or online sources such as Ask.com. Be sure to us APA style citations to show where sources were used in your response. For sources other than the textbook, please list them as references at the end in APA format. For maximum points, make sure your work is written using your own words.
For your final exam submission, please respond to four of the following questions:

  1. You are the commissioner of a state lottery system that sponsors daily and weekly drawings. Lottery tickets have not been selling well over the past few months. Describe at least two ways you could take advantage of people’s use of the availability heuristic to boost sales. Explain why you would judge your tactics to be fair or unfair to your customers.
  2. Imagine you have a friend who just last month adopted a set of siblings, a thirteen-month-old and a four-year-old, from an orphanage in a developing country. The orphanage was not a stimulating environment and the four-year-old can only speak a few words in her native language. The thirteen-month-olddoes not seem to speak words in either her native language or in English. Both children appear physically healthy and have started to adjust quite well, emotionally, but your friend is concerned about their language development. Discuss whether their language development is typical of children their age and theextent to which each child can be expected to learn English fairlywell in the next couple of years.
  3. Latisha’s history teacher asked her why so many German people complied with Hitler’s orders to systematically slaughter millions of innocent Jews and others. Latisha suggested that the atrocities were committed because the Germans had become unusually cruel, sadistic people with abnormal twisted personalities. Use your knowledge of the fundamental attribution error to highlight the weaknesses of Latisha’s reasoning and then propose an alternative explanation.
  4. Abraham Maslow suggested that “a person who is lacking food, love, and self-esteem would most likely hunger for food more strongly than anything else.” Conversely, the novelist Dostoyevski wrote, “without a firm idea of himself and the purpose of his life, man cannot live even if surrounded with bread.” What evidence from the field of psychology might support each statement.
  5. Andy, a high school sophomore, lacks self-discipline, fails to plan ahead, and is excessively anxious. He is quickly frustrated by challenging tasks and frequently becomes overly critical of others. Use the psychoanalytic, humanistic, and social-cognitive perspectives to give three contrasting explanations of Andy’s behavior.
  6. Geraldo, a second-year college student, is so fearful of medical procedures that he has avoided routine dental checkups for over three years. He has recently decided to seek help in overcoming his fear. Compare and contrast (what are the similarities and differences) the methods that would be used by (a) a behavior therapist and (b) a psychoanalytic therapist.

What communication problems might you expect to see in counseling clients engaged in romantic relationships?

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 Questions

1.1 The textbook readings for this topic discuss how sexual attitudes and values varied among cultures throughout history. These attitudes and values were shaped by various influences. What are your personal attitudes and values in regards to sexuality? What influences have shaped those attitudes and values? Are the influences that have shaped your attitudes and values toward sexuality different than the influences that shaped your parent’s or grandparent’s generations? Explain.
1.2 How would research on sexuality benefit various groups, religions, and cultures? How could research on sexuality benefit society? Explain your response.
2.1 Explain how you could use the information contained in the Masters and Johnson Human Sexual  Response Cycle and the Kaplan three Stages of Sexual Response in your work with clients. In your response, include a clinical scenario to illustrate your points.
2.2 Why is it important for counselors to understand the similarities and differences between the sexual response cycles in men versus women?
3.1 Identify four countries/cities around the world and identify their cultural/faith-based and legal approach to prostitution.
3.2 Identify four countries/cities around the world and identify their cultural/faith-based and legal approach to prostitution.
4.1 What communication problems might you expect to see in counseling clients engaged in romantic relationships?
4.2 What communication struggles have you experienced personally in your life? What communication skills do you feel you could improve upon in your relationships?
Note: This refers to general communication skills, not necessarily romantic relationships.
Each question needs to be answered by itself and must have a cite within the answer. Reference page must also be attached. This is a questions/answer form mate not a paper form mate. Each answer must have 150-200 words.
MUST pass turn it in with less than 5%

What are some psychosocial causes of sexual dysfunction?

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8 Psychology Questions

5.1 Do you feel that a client with a sexual dysfunction disorder would respond to therapy differently than a person with a paraphilic disorder? What are unique issues related to treating each disorder?
5.2 What are some psychosocial causes of sexual dysfunction? How might sex therapy be used to treat some of these causes?
6.1 Discuss the special issues that a counselor needs to be aware of regarding childhood and adolescent sexual development. Why is it important to understand these issues?
6.2 Discuss the special issues that a counselor needs to be aware of regarding adult sexual development. Why is it important to understand these issues?
7.1 What are some considerations for working with elderly clients who may have cognitive memory impairment? Include at least three communication methods.
7.2 Explain why it is necessary as a counselor to have a working knowledge of cognitive and physical development among the elderly.
8.1 How do substance use disorders affect older adults? Does it affect older populations differently than younger people? Explain.
8.2 Write a short scenario that gives a fictional example of an ethical or legal issue you could encounter when working with an aging or vulnerable adult client. Describe what you could do to protect yourself in a situation similar to the scenario you describe.
Each question needs to be answered by itself and must have a cite within the answer. Reference page must also be attached. This is a questions/answer form mate not a paper form mate. Each answer must have 150-200 words.
MUST pass turn it in with less than 5%

Arousal, Stress, And Anxiety

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Arousal, Stress, And Anxiety
Read our Lesson in the Lesson section and this weeks assigned material, and http://www.brianmac.co.uk/companx.htm
You may also want to use online sources, Google etc., to research the State Anxiety Test, or the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2).
It is a sport-specific state anxiety scale developed by Martens, Vealey, and Burton (1990). The scale divides anxiety into three components: cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety, and a related component-self-confidence. Self- confidence tends to be the opposite of cognitive anxiety and is another important factor in managing stress.
Complete this scale, meaning, fill out the questionnaire for yourself before a practice, workout or meaningful event. If you are not currently active in competition, recall such situations as clearly as possible and record and report your responses in this initial forum post, then answer the following questions in your forum post:
1. Do you tend to be an individual that struggles with stress and anxiety?
2. If not, explain your general arousal personality.
3. What are possible factors that influence your arousal, stress, and anxiety status before an event?
4. What are strategies that you can apply to reduce stress and anxiety and maintain appropriate arousal levels?
Make sure at the end of your discussion you reference the location of your ideas.
Note: Take time before posting to read ALL of the instructions below. Doing so will help you avoid point loss.