Entries by Daphne Hanson

Public awareness of climate change

During the first term, we watched two documentary films: Chasing Ice (2012) and Thule Tuvalu (2014). Each of these films takes a distinct approach to represent climate change. Which of these films is the most effective at raising public awareness of climate change and its impacts? By contrast, which film is most likely to motivate […]

Evaluation of a Cognitive-Behavioral Approach

Read Whitfield’s 1999 article, “Validating School Social Work: An Evaluation of a Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Reduce School Violence,” and answer the following questions in an APA formatted document: What was the purpose of this study? What was the sample? What dependent variables were studied? How were the dependent variables operationalized? Why was a single-subject design used? What […]

Battered Woman’s Syndrome testimony

Part 1- Battered Woman’s Syndrome testimony has only been used in criminal courts. Part 2- Feminist therapy should only be performed by female therapists. Part 3- Psychological interventions and treatment are ineffective in reducing recidivism for sexual offenders.

Erikson’s developmental stages

This assignment is a paper consisting of three parts: an interview, a personal exploration, and a theory critique. First, interview your parent(s) or your primary caregiver to gain their perspective on your journey through Erikson’s developmental stages. (Reference Erikson’s stages during the interview including the psycho-social crisis of that stage and your age). In the […]

Cognitive development in young children

Consider these examples of research findings: 1. High satisfaction with one’s direct supervisor leads to lower levels of employee turnover. In other words, employees who are highly satisfied with their direct supervisor are less likely to leave an organization than employees who are dissatisfied with their direct supervisor (DeConinck, 2009). 2. High levels of parental […]

Effective communication are essential aspects of critical thinking

Wk. 5 Summative Assessment: Critical Thinking: Reflection Critical thinking reflection Reliability, feeling, logic, and effective communication are essential aspects of critical thinking. Critical thinking frequently starts with an emotion of some type. That leads to the development of trust, reason, and communication. The reliability of a proposition depends on it having factual facts. Depending on […]

Functional behavior assessment

Find an evidence-based intervention for this scenario would DRO be appropriate? or extinction? Consider this scenario: A family has contacted you about the care of their grandfather, Juan, who has Alzheimer’s disease. The nursing home staff report that Juan engages in frequent elopement from the nursing home facility when unattended, and verbal aggression that has […]

Aspect of social psychology

Find and share a good visual example of any aspect of social psychology (e.g., concept, theory, domain, famous research, etc.) demonstrated as an image (e.g., meme, cartoon, photograph, advertisement) and explain why you feel your chosen image captures this concept  The image must be able to be shared publicly as part of your discussion post […]

Understanding of personality development

Next, you will answer the questions to follow. 1. Considering your understanding of personality development, how do you feel having knowledge of various personality theories and a general understanding of how we develop our personality will be useful to you personally or professionally? . Humanistic Personality Theory Psychodynamic Personality Theory Trait Personality Theory 2. Which […]

Human responses to chemosignals

Which of the following is a scientifically accurate statement about human responses to chemosignals? Human responses to chemosignals are very similar to other animals with regard to pheromones and sexual behavior. () Chemosignals may have some influence on sexual arousal and mood, but humans are a far more complex specie than other animals, though any […]