Category: Psychology and Education

Instructions

Most would agree that parenting is a lifelong job. The parents obligations begin once the baby is conceived and seemingly never end, even after his or her child becomes an adult.
Suppose that you are the parent in each of the following scenarios. Based on what you have learned from this units materials, answer the following questions for each scenario by explaining how you would effectively handle each situation.

Note: While it is understood different people and even entire cultures have different parenting styles, your answers should be based on the research and theories presented in this unit.
Describe the stage of cognitive development of the child in each scenario.
Explain how you would address the child and the situation. Will you use punishment in any of the situations? What tactics would be the most useful considering your childs level of cognitive development?

Scenario 1: Jimmy screams when the batteries die on his Avengers motorcycle. Previously, his mother had been able to put the motorcycle away and have Jimmy immediately engage in playing with something else. However, she has noticed that he is not doing that this time. He continues to scream even though the motorcycle has been put in a drawer. As his parent, how would you respond?

Scenario 2: An 8-year-old boy and his 10-year-old brother are told to share three cans of soda pop. The 8-year-old becomes angry when his 10-year-old brother takes two of the cans and gives the 8-year-old only one can. The 10-year-old grabs two glasses and pours one soda into the two glasses and gives it to the 8-year-old. Everything is fine now as they both have two soda pop drinks. How do you address each child?

Scenario 3: Your 21-year-old daughter comes home from college and excitedly shares that she is quitting school to invest more time in her social media career. In fact, she reveals that she will be quitting school, despite only having 1 year left to complete her bachelors degree. (She does not see the need for her degree any longer, as her Instagram followers have increased exponentially since she has begun doing some of the popular Tik Tok challenges.) She has decided to throw away her former career plans and become a full-time social media influencer. Now, her life is all set! (What is your reaction?)

Your combined answers for each scenario must be at least 150 words, for a minimum of 450 words for the entire assignment (not including the title and reference pages).

Your answers should include an insightful and thorough analysis and present a strong argument with evidence. You must use at least one source to support your analysis. This may be your textbook or another scholarly source. All sources used will be properly cited. Your case study, including all references, will be formatted in APA style.

These days, its virtually impossible not to use or at least be aware of the myriad of social networking sites.  Certainly, these sites have opened the doors to worldwide communication and a feeling of connectivity to others.  On the other hand, social networking sites may also contribute to a sense of isolation and an increase in loneliness across the age spectrum for both young and old. 

Question:  How, specifically, do social networking sites contribute to a sense of isolation and an increase in feelings of loneliness?  Do you believe the benefits of social networking sites outweigh the negative aspects?  Should there be a minimum age requirement to use social networking sites?  Why or why not?  What special problems have social networking sites created?  Be sure to fully explain your answer, using examples (which can include those from your own life if you want to share) and additional sources, as necessary, to support your discussion.

How do these two disorders differ? How are they treated? What factors may play a role in susceptibility and recovery from each?

You are to use a minimum of four references but not more than eight

Introductory Paragraph: Abstract Introduce the presentation of the topic. Very brief summary of the topic. Thesis statement: Describe the specific issue that you are responding or reacting to; agree, disagree, connect with, evaluate etc. Organizing Ideas, Opinions, and Viewpoints: Thesis statement forms the basis of the essay. Decide on a few key ideas that express your thesis statement. Describe at least three of these key ideas. Develop your ideas in each paragraph by using examples, giving details, and using material from the presentation. Body of the Essay: Discuss the topic and your response/reaction to it referring to the presentation. If disputing the facts or the conclusions, give solid reasons to support your interpretation. Always be accurate with the titles and authors. If you use any quotes from the text book, you may use parenthetical citation. If you quote from another book, then a footnote is necessary. Concluding Paragraph: Reiteration of your thesis statement.

Assessment and Ethics

A lot has changed in the field of applied behavior in relation to the ethical codes and the high standards our practitioners are held to. In this discussion, reflect on the development of this progress.

Discuss what used to happen in the 1960s when assessments were not conducted prior to conducting treatment.
Describe what the field would look like today if assessments were not an important part of the process.

Reference
Cooper, J.O., Heron, T.E., & Heward, W. L. (2020). Applied behavior analysis. Hoboken, NJ: Pearson.

First Respond
Reading both the peer review article and the popular media article, both want to convey around the same message. But the peer review article was more structured and well organized. The article had charts that were labeled, cited their work. They had detailed summary of the information that they were giving. As to the popular media article did not have detailed information, just given numbers and citations on where these number came from. One major point I wound ensure was communicated accurately to the general audience is the basis information that is not given. The information that people would have to search for. I would made sure it is a small excerpt stating that provided if the reader wanted to research it more. Basis is why it is important to refer to empirical studied when there are claims in poplar media. The reader is able to see, search and find an opposing angel to the story. The concept of psychological studies in the media apply to Ethics. It is also the writers ethical responsibility to publish facts that are truthful and are scientifically proven but the does not always happen. So it is the readers ethical responsibility to research the information that the are given and not take it a face value.

Remember to respond to two peers while being respectful of and sensitive to their viewpoints. Consider advancing the discussion in the following ways:

Post an article, video, or additional research to reinforce a peers idea or challenge them to see their point from a different perspective.
Engage in conversation with your peers around the concept of psychological studies in the media.

Second Respond
The first peer-reviewed journal article described in the abstract what the study was pursuing and how it does not conclude the hypothesis. The journal article is specifically researching acute tryptophan depletions stopped the punishmentinducing inhibition and had no impact on the overall motor response. The Journalists summary claimed to increase serotonin by eating cheese, with data that assumes or links this by correlation.

In a peer-reviewed journal article, avoiding oversights like in a media clickbait article is important. To do this, the researchers will need to state the clear hypothesis both the independent and dependent variables, the study should also include the method and conclusion determining the confounding variables.

The media consistently is creating clickbait titles and entertaining posts for the average person to assume conclusions. If a media post is not supported by research or observational experiments, using methods and results then it is not a valid study or claim.

This concept of psychological studies in media would apply to the ethics course theme. There should be formal ethics or laws in place with the media portraying correlations as true. Although, the media could argue the freedom of the press. I do think the claims are harmful to individuals that dont look for further research and take the media claims as valid. This could result In harmful information rather than helpful.