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Breaking Social Norms and Human Cooperation Questions

Social norms are the invisible glue that keeps societies together. They are really only noticed when they are violated. This assignment involves breaking a social norm that everyone typically obeys. **PLEASE NOTE: Please do NOT choose to do anything illegal, unethical, dangerous, or obnoxious. Do not choose any pointless antic that wastes other people’s time […]

Autistic Disorder

http://college.cengage.com/coursemate/psychology/barlow_9781111357207/unprotected/video/player.html?video=ch14_Autisticdisorder Dr. Durand discusses the nature of autism, its characteristics, and symptoms. There is live footage of a public school in New York where the teachers and children with autism are in a mainstreamed setting with other students. Aside from the real footage, this segment highlights the ongoing controversy regarding whether such children should be […]

Unit 5 Discussion

  Your post should be at least 350 words in length.  Be  sure to review the risk management practices from the Readings and use  the Internet and Library to research legal and regulatory issues common  to the human services profession. Please respond to the following: Identify and discuss, in detail, the legal and regulatory issues […]

psych homewrok

Choose one of the following assigned readings (not from the Pinker book), provide a summary of the paper and its main points, and relate the main points of the paper to the associated topics presented in the lectures:  Krauss, Labov, Glucksberg, Sidtis, Bilous, Clark, or Garrod      Response papers should be between 300-500 words each (500 […]

Boundaries and Dual Relationships

  Boundaries and Dual Relationships In this Assignment, you will apply the information you have learned  regarding boundaries and dual relationships to the analysis of a real  life scenario. Assignment Scenario Ms. Cheney was a case manager at an outpatient clinic that provided a  variety of services. One of her clients was Ms. Rosalind, who […]

psychology discussion 2

The Psychodynamic Approach 2 2 unread replies. 3 3 replies. There is a school of psychology that looks at the unconscious motivation 1) Go back and look at the Learning chapter – can you find examples of unconscious learning? 2) Look at attitude – social cognition – where do you learn these behaviors? 3) Check […]

W2#2

   Prior to completing this activity, read “Self-Assessment and Dialogue as Tools for Appreciating Diversity” and watching the videos What Your Boss Wants: Business (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and Understanding our Biases and Assumptions (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.  https://fod.infobase.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?token=94142&wID=100753&plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=360&fWidth=660&fHeight=410 https://fod.infobase.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?token=2574&wID=100753&plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&fWidth=660&fHeight=530 Bias communications occur in social […]

PSY150 California State University Human Mind and Self Sacrifice Discussion

Write an essay addressing the topic below: “Is the human mind designed to be truly self-sacrificial? Discuss different theoretical perspectives on altruism, as well as evidence in support of these theories. Ensure that among these theories, you both discuss kin selection theory and identify whether any available evidence disconfirms this theory.” Word limit: 1500 words, […]

week 5 discussion psy

 For this week’s discussion, we will explore common mental health disorders. Select a disorder from the list below that you are not familiar with, meaning you or another person you know does not have this disorder. In other words, select a disorder that you would like to know more about. In your post: Identify the […]