This week’s reading covers three chapters on development in late adulthood. Next week is the final class with the last quiz. To help narrow our focus, please define one of the following key terms in your own words and apply it to an older adult whom you know. No repeats, please! Key terms: […]
Discussion 1 You are a counselor working at a publicly funded alcohol and drug treatment program. Your client, Doug, attends one of your counseling groups. Although he has a previous conviction and is on probation for possession of an illegal substance, he entered treatment as a voluntary client. Doug’s probation officer recently learned from another […]
Assignment 3: Signal Detection Theory Signal detection theory originally grew out of the development of radar and communications technology. It was adapted by psychologists to explain certain aspects of sensation and perception processes that previous theories did not encompass. Signal detection theory models the decision-making process you would use when you want to decide […]
psychologydiscussion This is the place to post your proposal and respond to at least two other students for the “Change the World” discussion conference in our third and fourth weeks. You are required to provide a proposal for cultural change. Please read the requirements in the Syllabus carefully and note the format for the “Change […]
Attention is a cognitive function that plays a central role in almost everything we do throughout the day. Based on this week’s readings, discuss the area/aspect of attention that you think is most important for or most influential on cognition. For example, when is vigilance or divided attention important for cognitive processing? Or how can […]
Read the following articles, which can be accessed through the ProQuest database in the Ashford University Library: Evidence-based practice in psychology: Implications for research and research training. Practice-based evidence: Back to the future. Psychological treatments: Putting evidence into practice and practice into evidence. Write a three- to four-page article review in which you discuss methodological […]
Directions: Reply to 2 classmates for each forum. You must explain briefly (150-200 words) why you agree or disagree with your classmate’s view. Your replies must be in response to classmates who answered a different question than you and significantly add to the discussion. You are required to include at least one reference in each […]
*Must be 8 pages long. Follow prompt attached exactly as it says. Apply terms from textbook along with terms attached below. Textbook link is provided, only use terms from there. Please make sure that for each term implemented, there are 2 paragraphs explaining it. Due 12/3 at 8 pm eastern time.* Try to include these […]
Case Analysis – Collaborating with Outside Providers Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the PSY650 Week Three Treatment Plan and Case 9: Bulimia Nervosa in Gorenstein and Comer (2014)(attached). Please also read the Waller, Gray, Hinrichsen, Mounford, Lawson, and Patient (2014) “Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa and Atypical Bulimic Nervosa: Effectiveness in Clinical […]
1. Among the advanced technologies used to study the brain’s structure and functions, which one provides detailed three-dimensional images of the brain’s structures and activities? A. Transcranial magnetic stimulation B. Positron emission tomography C. Functional magnetic resonance imaging D. Electroencephalogram 2. In conducting an experiment, the experimenter divides a sample group of 60 children into […]
