Psychology

Organizational psychology professional

$2.00

Pinder (2008) describes goal-setting theory as “the most powerful and useful model of motivated work behavior extant” (p. 389). Therefore, understanding the principal tenets of this theoretical framework is essential in your future role as an organizational psychology professional. Understanding the relationship between motivational mechanisms and designing achievable goals is fundamental to the practical application of this theoretical model.

Goal setting is common among organizations. However, predicting success in attaining goals can present challenges because there are many factors that can influence goal attainment. Think about factors that might be considered when attempting to explain entirely different results for two workers with nearly identical skills and training. What accounts for one worker’s success and another’s failure in meeting a desired goal?

Discrimination in Social Thinking

$8.00

I need help with a Psychology question. All explanations and answers will be used to help me learn.

Topic Statement; Discrimination in social thinking

In the final week of this course, you will design an intervention to address a specific problem you have identified utilizing social psychological insight. To ensure proper preparation for this cumulative work and to provide you with an opportunity for initial feedback, this week you will identify and describe a problem using relevant theory and research.

Your topic statement should encompass the following:

Describe a problem of interest to you, personally, or that you are likely to encounter, professionally.

Relate the behaviors that contribute to and result from this social issue.
Discriminate relevant theoretical perspectives from social psychology.

Generate potential intervention strategies.

Emotional and mood disorders

$4.00

This week, you will begin Part 1 of your Course Project. You have now explored CBT and REBT and have begun to explore third-wave approaches. Which approach resonates with you the most so far? Which are you interested in researching in-depth?

To prepare:

Choose the therapy approach that you would like to research for your project (either CBT, REBT or a Third-Wave therapy such as mindfulness-based CBT, dialectical behavior therapy, or acceptance and commitment [ACT]).
Reflect on the techniques used within your selected approach. Also perform research in the Walden Library about its applications to specific issues and populations.

The Assignment (2–3 pages):

Briefly introduce the approach you have selected and summarize its theoretical foundation and major techniques/interventions.

Acoustic and chemical cues

$5.00

Sunyer et al. (2013), Hughes et al. (2014) – Questions for Discussion 10/9/20

1) What categories did Sunyer et al. (2013) use to classify “acorn use” and “mice behavior”? Broadly, what were the tools Sunyer et al. used to track these uses and behaviors? (2 pts)

2) What was the role that scent played in influencing mice behavior (i.e. the 4 behavior categories)? How did Sunyer et al. (2013) determine this? (2 pts)

3) How would the role of genets change if live genets were used instead of their scent? What might happen to the population size of mice and their seed predation patterns? (2 pts)

4) In Sunyer et al. (2013), compare and contrast the observed effects of conspecific and predator scents on mice acorn predation and dispersal. (2pts)

5) In the Hughes et al. (2014) paper, what was the observed difference between acoustic and chemical cues? What environmental conditions might affect the chemical cues? (2 pts)

6) In Hughes et al. (2014), what explanation do the authors give for the black drum and catfish acoustic cues

California Psychological Inventory

$8.00

“Psychological Testing Using the ___________” (the instrument you select)

NOTICE***(Due Sunday by midnight at the end of week 3)

This month you are to write a 1200-word research paper on psychological testing using one of the following instruments: California Psychological Inventory, 16 Personality Factors or the MMPI.
This paper is worth 15% of your grade.
Please use the APA format and cite at least four (4) sources. Take time to review the APA video posted in the Getting Started area of the course.

Assignment Requirements (Use as a checklist):

You will select one of the above testing instruments:

CPI
16PF
MMPI

and research and discuss the following aspects of the test:

Development and Description

Uses
What does it measure
Strengths
Weaknesses
Reliability
Validity
Administration

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