Consider the ethics of the following research scenario: A researcher wants to understand the relationship between horror movies and memory in teenagers. The researchers had teens ages 14 through 17 view various types of horror movies over the course of six hours (roughly 3...
Respond by Day 6 to a colleague’s post by suggesting two alternate assessment strategies and providing a rationale for why these strategies might be valuable for student learning. ...
MEMORY DISTORTIONS Consider eyewitness testimony, a facet of the judicial system that relies on the soundness of memory for its effectiveness. The following story demonstrates the grave consequences inherent in certain kinds of memory distortion. In the days following Jennifer Thompson’s 1984 rape by...
Respond by Day 5 to a colleague who discussed a different behavioral issue from the one you selected, and explain the potential underlying personality issues that might be causing the behaviors your colleague described. In light of these underlying issues, explain whether the strategy your colleague...
Respond by Day 6 to a colleague by providing an explanation of how the theories from the Learning Resources support or do not support the use of your colleague's response strategies. Be sure to support your responses with specific references to the Learning Resources. If you...
Not every student will like the material in your class, and some students may not like you! Somehow, you need to redirect their focus to the learning. You need to help them understand that it is not necessary to like the material or the instructor...
Meredith corrects other students’ comments in class and Sondra does not participate in group activities, while Deshawn attempts to co-facilitate and Ivan is very defensive and offends others. It is the instructor’s responsibility to resolve these behavioral issues. These behaviors not only affect the student involved in...
Create a “yearbook” presentation of psychological concepts and theories - past and present. For each course outcome, choose at least one time period. Then identify the significant findings that happened during the time. For example, for Course Outcome #1, you could choose the findings...
MEMORY AND AGING The human aging process brings natural changes to memory function. Recently-acquired declarative memory is most vulnerable, while procedural memory tends to remain intact longer. The name of a new acquaintance or movie title may slip, while one might recall precise details...