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Syllabus
PSY/201 Version 2
Foundations of Psychology
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Copyright © 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix.
All rights reserved.
Course Description
This course overviews the foundations of
psychology as the field applies to everyday life. The physical and mental
aspects of psychology are traced through lifespan development with emphasis on
psychological health and wellness. Further study focuses on personality; thinking,
learning and memory; motivation and emotions; and gender and sexuality. Based
in various historical traditions, the course is set in the context of
contemporary psychological principles.
Policies
Faculty and students/learners
will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies
contained within the following two documents:
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Instructor policies:
This document is posted in the Course
Materials forum.
University policies are subject
to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class.
Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend
class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing
your current class modality.
Course Materials
Feldman, R. S. (2010) Psychology
and your life. New York ,
NY
All electronic materials are available on the
student website.
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Week One: A
Brief History of Psychology
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100
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Details
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Due
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Points
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Objectives
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1.1 Describe
the subfields of psychology.
1.2 Explain
the five major perspectives in the field of psychology.
1.3 Identify
research methods used by psychologists.
1.4 Identify
major ethical issues in the field of psychology research.
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Course Preparation
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Read
the course description and objectives.
Read
the instructor’s biography and post your own.
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Day 1
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Read
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Participation
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Participate
in class discussion.
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Ongoing 2
responses(4 days a week)
by Day 7
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15
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Discussion Questions
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Respond to weekly
discussion questions.
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Answer at least
3 by Day 7
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15
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Nongraded Activities and Preparation
The
Field of Psychology – Interactive Tutorial
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Watch The
Field of Psychology – Interactive Tutorial located at the following link: http://media.pearsoncmg.com/pcp/pcp_94123_psych_axia/lesson_01/select.htm
Feedback
Question: If you had to pick one of the fields of psychology to work in
which one would it be and why?
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Assignment
Testing a Theory
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Write at
least 300 words describing a time when you had to test a theory. This theory
may be something you have tested at work, school, or even at home.
Answer
the following questions in your summary:
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What type of informal research method did you
use? Make sure you name one of the methods discussed in the text.
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How was your research method similar to
research methods used by psychologists?
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If given another opportunity, what would you
have done differently?
Submit your
answers as a Microsoft® Word attachment to your Assignment Section.
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Day 7
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70
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Week Two:
The
Brain and Mind
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90
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Details
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Due
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Points
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Objectives
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2.1 Identify
the structure and functions of the brain.
2.2 Describe
sensation and perception.
2.3 Recognize
behaviors associated with states of consciousness.
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Read
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Read
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Read
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Participation
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Participate
in class discussion.
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Ongoing 2
responses(4 days a week)
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15
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Discussion Questions
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Respond to weekly
discussion questions.
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Answer at least
3 by Day 7
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15
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Nongraded Activities and Preparation
Stages
of Sleep
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Watch the Stages of Sleep tutorial located at
the following link: http://media.pearsoncmg.com/pcp/pcp_94178_psych_axia/livepsych/interface/index.htm?atitle=Stages%20of%20Sleep&id1=16_1&id2=16_2&id3=16_3&sid=16_1
Feedback
Question: How are your time management strategies working for you? Which
strategies have been most effective? What time management challenges remain?
What might be done about those?
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Assignment
Meditation
Worksheet
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Resources:
Appendix A
Locate
two credible resources on the Internet that explain meditation techniques. Make sure you choose a site that is an
informative, “how to” type of site about techniques and is not just selling meditation
related items.
Complete
the Meditation Worksheet located in your Materials
forum. It should be 400 – 500 words.
Submit
your completed Meditation Worksheet as a Microsoft® Word
attachment to your Assignment Section.
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Day 7
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60
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Week Three: Learning
and Memory
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110
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Details
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Due
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Points
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Objectives
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3.1 Compare
classical and operant conditioning.
3.2 Summarize
cognitive approaches to learning.
3.3 Explain
the three-system approach to memory.
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Read
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Read
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Participation
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Participate
in class discussion.
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Ongoing 2
responses(4 days a week)
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15
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Discussion Questions
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Respond to weekly
discussion questions.
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Answer at least
3 by Day 7
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15
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Nongraded Activities and Preparation
Learning
with Change and Experience and Memory – Interactive Tutorial
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Watch the Learning with Change and Experience
and Memory – Interactive Tutorial located at the following link: http://media.pearsoncmg.com/pcp/pcp_94123_psych_axia/lesson_04/select.htm
Feedback
Question: Do you ever think about your personal learning style? Has that
knowledge been helpful for you in studying and learning in
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Assignment
Memory and
Forgetting
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Write at least 400
words about long term memory and forgetting.
Make sure you address the following questions:
You should use supporting information from
the text book to back up your assertions and opinions about memory and
forgetting. You must use in-text citations
after every quoted or closely paraphrased piece of information you use. You must also then attach a Reference page
at the end of the worksheet with a reference citation for the source of your
information. If you use the text book
as a source, this is the correct format for its reference citation: Feldman,
R. S. (2010) Psychology and your life.
Submit
your paper as an attachment to your Assignment
Section.
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Day 7
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80
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Week Four: Motivation
and Emotion
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130
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Details
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Due
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Points
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Objectives
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4.1
Compare
different approaches to motivation.
4.2
Summarize
the varieties of human needs.
4.3 Classify
the range of emotions.
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Read
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Participation
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Participate
in class discussion.
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Ongoing 2
responses(4 days a week)
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15
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Discussion Questions
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Respond to weekly
discussion questions.
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Answer at least
3 by Day 7
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15
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Nongraded Activities and Preparation
Motivation
and Emotion – Interactive Tutorial
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Watch the Motivation and Emotion – Interactive
Tutorial located at the following link: http://media.pearsoncmg.com/pcp/pcp_94123_psych_axia/lesson_07/select.htm
Feedback Questions:
What is your motivation for being in college?
How do you keep yourself motivated when you
struggle with your classes?
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Assignment
Midterm exam
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Complete
the Midterm Exam located under Assessments on the student website. You may
complete the exam only once. Your instructor will receive a separate copy of
your quiz results in your Individual
forum.
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If you experience technical difficulty with
the exam, please call Technical Support.
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Technical Support can be reached at 1-866-334-7332 and is available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week.
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Day 7
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100
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Week Five:
Lifespan Development: Infancy and Childhood
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90
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Details
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Due
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Points
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Objectives
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5.1 Contrast
the influence of nature vs. nurture.
5.2 Outline
the milestones of physical, social, and cognitive development during
childhood.
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Read
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Participation
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Participate
in class discussion.
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Ongoing 2
responses(4 days a week)
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15
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Discussion Questions
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Respond to weekly
discussion questions.
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Answer at least
3 by Day 7
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15
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Nongraded Activities and Preparation
Children's Social Status
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Complete
the Children's Social Status tutorial located at
the following link: http://media.pearsoncmg.com/pcp/pcp_94178_psych_axia/sim_social_status/index.html
and locate Figure 7 on p. 300 of Psychology and Your Life.
Explain the development of social behavior. How do
attachment and parental styles influence adult produced behaviors in
children?
Feedback
Question: How do you think the content of this course will be applicable
to your professional development and career plans?
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Assignment
Piaget Worksheet
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Resource:
Appendix B about Piaget’s stages of development
Complete
the Piaget Worksheet located in your Materials
forum. It needs to be 300 – 400 words.
Submit
the Piaget Worksheet to your Assignment
Section.
NOTE: This is a worksheet
about the theory of Piaget. You will need to use factual material from the
text to complete the worksheet so you must
use in-text citations after every quoted or closely paraphrased piece of
information you use. You must also
then attach a Reference page at the end of the worksheet with a reference
citation for the source of your information.
If you use the text book as a source, this is the correct format for
its reference citation: Feldman, R. S. (2010) Psychology and your life.
Remember,
you can not copy information word for word from the text book to complete
this assignment. No more than 15% -
20% of your work should be direct quotes from the text. Any
assignment that is taken word for the word the text for the entire paper will
not be accepted. If I see you make
an honest effort to cite information you use from the text but you make
errors in formatting I will be very lenient in grading. I am looking for your effort, not
perfection.
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Day 7
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60
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Week Six:
Lifespan Development: Adulthood
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130
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Details
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Due
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Points
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Objectives
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6.1 Summarize
the major transitions that characterize adolescence.
6.2 Explain
social development in adulthood.
6.3 Identify
the cognitive changes that occur in late adulthood.
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Read
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Participation
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Participate
in class discussion.
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Ongoing 2
responses(4 days a week)
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15
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Discussion Questions
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Respond to weekly
discussion questions.
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Answer at least
3 by Day 7
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15
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Nongraded Activities and Preparation
Aging
and Changes in Physical Appearance
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Watch
the Aging and Changes in Physical Appearance simulation located at the
following link: http://media.pearsoncmg.com/pcp/pcp_94178_psych_axia/sim06/sim06.html
Feedback Question:
Is writing in college what you expected it to be? What challenges have you
found to being an effective college writer?
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Assignment
Social
Development Research
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Find a
credible article in the University Library related to issues of social
development in adulthood. Make sure your article is from a scholarly
publication or professional journal.
Write a
summary of the article using at least 400 words in which you do the
following:
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Explain why you chose this topic and article
and briefly summarize what it is about.
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If you had to write a research paper on this
topic, would you use the article you selected? Explain why or why not.
Submit
a copy of your article selection, along with your summary as a Microsoft®
Word attachment to your Assignment
Section.
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Day 7
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100
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Week Seven:
Personality and Intelligence
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130
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Details
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Due
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Points
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Objectives
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7.1 Compare
approaches to personality.
7.2 Explain
behavioral assessments.
7.3 Summarize
the theories of intelligence.
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Read
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Participation
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Participate
in class discussion.
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Ongoing 2
responses(4 days a week)
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15
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Discussion Questions
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Respond to weekly
discussion questions.
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Answer at least
3 by Day 7
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15
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Nongraded Activities and Preparation
Online
Personality Assessment
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Take
the Online Personality Assessment located at the following link: http://www.advisorteam.com/temperament_sorter/register.asp
Feedback
Question: How has the reality of college matched your expectation about
your initial expectations about college? Is it what you expected? What is
working for you? What is still a challenge?
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Assignment
Testing
Intelligence
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Resource: IQ
Test Labs website at http://www.intelligencetest.com/
Complete
the free Web-based intelligence test and review the results.
Answer
the following questions in paragraph form in 500-800 words total:
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Did you feel the results were accurate?
Describe what areas of intelligence the test indicates for you that you feel
describe you well and which do not.
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Describe what a culture fair IQ test is. Does this test meet that standard?
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How do you feel about these types of scores
being used to compare you with another person? Please explain.
You should use supporting information from
the text book to back up your assertions and opinions about culture fair
tests and use of IQ tests scores. You must
use in-text citations after every quoted or closely paraphrased piece of
information you use. You must also
then attach a Reference page at the end of the worksheet with a reference
citation for the source of your information.
If you use the text book as a source, this is the correct format for
its reference citation: Feldman, R. S. (2010) Psychology and your life.
Submit
your paragraphs as a Microsoft® Word attachment to your Assignment Section.
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Day 7
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100
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Week Eight:
Psychological Disorders
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90
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Details
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Due
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Points
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Objectives
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8.1 Describe
perspectives on normal vs. abnormal behavior.
8.2 Identify
the major classifications of psychological disorders.
8.3 Explain
treatment approaches for psychological disorders.
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Read
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Read
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Read
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Participation
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Participate
in class discussion.
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Ongoing 2
responses(4 days a week)
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15
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Discussion Questions
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Respond to weekly
discussion questions.
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Answer at least
3 by Day 7
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15
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Nongraded Activities and Preparation
Mental
Disorders: Causes, Nature, and Treatment – Interactive Tutorial
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Watch the Mental Disorders: Causes, Nature,
and Treatment – Interactive Tutorial located at the following link: http://media.pearsoncmg.com/pcp/pcp_94123_psych_axia/lesson_11/select.htm
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Assignment
Psychotherapy
Matrix
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Resource:
Appendix C
Complete
the Psychotherapy Matrix located in your Materials
forum. Your choice of 3 therapy approaches should be chosen from the
following list:
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Psychodynamic theory
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Behavioral therapy
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Classical conditioning treatment
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Operant conditioning
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Dialectical behavior therapy
NOTE: This is a worksheet
about forms of psychotherapy. You will need to use factual material from the
text to complete the worksheet so you must
use in-text citations after every quoted or closely paraphrased piece of
information you use. You must also
then attach a Reference page at the end of the worksheet with a reference
citation for the source of your information.
If you use the text book as a source, this is the correct format for
its reference citation: Feldman, R. S. (2010) Psychology and your life.
Remember, you can not
copy information word for word from the text book to complete this
assignment. No more than 15% - 20% of
your work should be direct quotes from the text. Any
assignment that is taken word for the word the text for the entire paper will
not be accepted. If I see you make
an honest effort to cite information you use from the text but you make
errors in formatting I will be very lenient in grading. I am looking for your effort, not
perfection.
It should be 300 – 400 words.
Submit
the Psychotherapy Matrix to your Assignment
Section.
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Day 7
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60
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Week Nine:
Psychological Health and Wellness
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115
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Details
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Due
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Points
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Objectives
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9.1 Explain
social cognition.
9.2 Determine
ways to reduce discrimination.
9.3 Compare
the concepts of like and love.
9.4 Describe
how people cope with stress.
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Read
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Read
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Read
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Participation
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Participate
in class discussion.
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Ongoing 2
responses(4 days a week)
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15
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Discussion Questions
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Respond to weekly
discussion questions.
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Answer at least
3 by Day 7
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15
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Nongraded Activities and Preparation
Prejudice
and Discrimination
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Watch
the Prejudice and Discrimination tutorial located at the following link: http://media.pearsoncmg.com/pcp/pcp_94178_psych_axia/livepsych/interface/index.htm?atitle=Prejudice&id1=28_1
Feedback
Question: Do you ever think about your personal learning style? Has that
knowledge been helpful for you in studying and learning in
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Assignment
Final Exam
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Complete the Final Exam located under
Assessments on the student website. You may complete the exam only once. Your instructor will receive a separate
copy of your quiz results in your Individual forum.
·
If you experience technical difficulty with
the exam, please call Technical Support.
·
Technical Support can be reached at 1-866-334-7332 and is available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week
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Day 7
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100
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