Entries by Sarah Kaelo

Researchers focus on many different aspects of human’s cognitive abilities.

Reply to:   Researchers focus on many different aspects of human’s cognitive abilities. One of these specific aspects that is focused on by researchers is an individual’s cognitive control, or their ability to make goal-oriented decisions and control the cognitive processes that support them (Gazzaniga, Irvy, & Mangun, 2018). Cognitive control is heavily impacted by […]

How would you comfort someone else that has suffered through a traumatic event?

Watch the video from this link  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppSAlO9pmPA and think about how disasters, traumas, and risks affect the way we view deaths (For example PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, etc). Think about the events you saw and the things the victims/witnesses say (emotions, facts, vocal intonations). Discuss: The fear, confusion, and sorrow that accompanies traumatic deaths. The disruptions […]

Explain two ways that you evaluated the two articles you downloaded to ensure the information within them is, in fact, reliable and accurate.

Everything that is needed is included. both peer reviewed articles are included in the attachments The library is a great resource and probably one of the most important in your pursuit of scholarship and your degree. Libraries of all types have changed; even brick and mortar libraries allow for searching and reserving resources online. But […]

Ethical Issues in Psychological Testing 

Why is this case important and how has it influenced the future development of test measurements Ethical Issues in Psychological Testing   Describe at least two reliability issues associated with the development (construction/design) of psychological tests. Explain the impact these issues have on score consistency.   Describe at least two validity issues associated with the […]

Describe the main factors of humanistic psychology

Psychology developed in the U.S. from several different perspectives; the first was the University Standard acquisition of viewpoints from European perspectives. Gestalt psychology is based on understanding the whole behavioral phenomenon instead of analyzing the individual components of behavior. Psychoanalysis is a psychological theory initially developed by Sigmund Freud through inductive reasoning and qualitative analysis […]

Your 17-year-old son has been arrested for a DWI last Saturday night on the Beltway.

There is not necessarily a certain number of powerpoint slides that are required, but if you follow the guideline listed here, you should have at least 10 – 15 slides for your topic.Assignment: “Your Lot in Life” Purpose of Assignment: To measure students’ ability to: Explain a life span development event, or issue (i.e., child rearing practices, […]

Discuss the strengths and limitations of defining intelligence based on the performance on a standardized test.

Discuss the strengths and limitations of defining intelligence based on the performance on a standardized test.Spielman, R., Dumper, K., Jenkins, W., Lacombe, A., Lovett, M. & Perlmutter, M. (2017). Psychology. OpenStax College, Rice University. Download for free at https://openstax.org/details/books/psychology. Read the following: Chapters 7 and 8. Discussion assignment: According to the textbook (Chapter 7) “The IQ test has […]