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Human Services Delivery

Human Services Delivery Resources Discussion Participation Scoring Guide. Using the Capella University Library, find an article that identifies a current problem in the field. Explain how a human service delivery model addresses this problem and provides social care, social control, and rehabilitation services.

Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you examine the foundations of psychology. Address the following components: Identify the major schools of thought in psychology and examine their major underlying assumptions. Identify the primary biological fo

Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you examine the foundations of psychology. Address the following components: Identify the major schools of thought in psychology and examine their major underlying assumptions. Identify the primary biological foundations of psychology linked to behavior. Prepare to discuss this paper in class. Format your paper consistent with APA […]

Discussion: Attitudes and Persuasion

Attitudes are formed and maintained in many ways. Social psychologists have studied how people form their attitudes for decades and from many perspectives. Why are researchers so interested in attitude? For one thing, your attitude typically influences your behavior. For example, attitudes about political topics such as war, abortion, civil rights, and so on, influence […]

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Read the article “Differential effects of a body image exposure session on smoking urge between physically active and sedentary female smokers,”and  identify the research questions and/or hypotheses as they are stated.  Consider the following questions: What are the variables (sample sizes,  population, treatments, etc.)?  What are the inferential statistics used  in this article?  Were the […]

Altruism Paper

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.goskagit.com/scnews/news/locals-honored-for-altruism/article_17088553-5111-598a-b184-793d0deb537c.amp.html Locate a news article describing an act of altruism. Write a 200-word paragraph in which you analyze the act of altruism. Explain the act in reciprocity theory. Apply one of the concepts of social psychology (such as group influence, persuasion, cognitive dissonance, or self in the social world) to the act of altruism,  ** group influence was chosen** […]

3 page paper with abstract title and reference

Please read all instructions carefully. Thanks!   Identify common predictors of adolescent drug and alcohol use indicated by the research presented in the textbook. List and describe 2 family-related, 2 peer-related, and 2 individual characteristics/variables that have been shown to be correlated with legal and ethical issues (related to the chosen Adolescent Risk Topic). Identify […]

Aggression and violence in media

Reflect on two to three (2-3) TV shows in which characters demonstrate aggression or violence. Consider the context in which this aggression or violence occurred and ways in which it can lead to desensitization.   Write two pages paper in which you: 1. Briefly describe at least two (2) episodes of a television show in […]

Annotated List of professional websites relevant to Psychology

    Websites Create an annotated list of 10 to 12 reputable, professional websites (e.g., government agencies, professional organizations, professional associations…) that are relevant to psychological research and practice. Commercial or non-academic websites may not be used for this assignment. Consider the merits of each website.  Based on your knowledge of scholarly applications of psychological […]