Author Archive: Mary courtney

rss feed

Author's Website

Sociocultural Impact on Development

| February 6, 2019

Now that you know that there are many different areas of impact within the realms of the community, culture, and the media, explore your own experience and reaction to these influences. It is very common for our own experiences as a child to significantly impact our interactions with children if we are not first aware […]

Continue Reading

Resiliency Factors and Prosocial Behavior

| February 6, 2019

Too many times when we are assessing a child it is because there is a problem at home or at school that needs to be addressed, and the interventions that have been used thus far have not been successful. Unfortunately, we do not look enough for what is going right as well. There are many […]

Continue Reading

Individual’s Competency

| February 6, 2019

Imagine you are a forensic psychologist conducting an evaluation of an individual’s competency to stand trial. In your testing battery, you are considering the following tests: California Psychological Inventory, 16 Personality Factors (16PF), Minnesota Multiphasic Inventory- II (MMPI-II), Rorschach Inkblot Test and the Thematic Apperception Test. Of the tests listed, which would you include? Integrating […]

Continue Reading

Prejudice and Discrimination

| February 6, 2019

To what extent is prejudice a problem in your current environment? If you think it is a problem, what are some of the subtle—or even blatant—ways that prejudice is expressed? What are the most common forms of prejudice in your social or work environment (e.g., racism, sexism, ageism, basic intolerance for different points of view, […]

Continue Reading

Ethical Issues

| February 6, 2019

One of the reasons there can be so much debate about ethical issues is because ethics are opinions informed by people’s values and people have different values. People can disagree about whether or not something is unethical, and, oftentimes, there is no right answer. In order to make decisions about what may be ethical or […]

Continue Reading

Mental Health And Wellness

| February 6, 2019

What effects does physical activity have on emotional well-being?  What effect does spirituality have on various aspects of well-being?  Use a peer-reviewed article to support your position on one of these questions. Get a 10 % discount on an order above $ 100 Use the following coupon code : NRSCODE Order Now

Continue Reading

Learning Styles

| February 6, 2019

How we differ in the ways that we learn has been of interest to psychologists and educators alike for the last several decades. Distinguish between the three most supported learning style typologies: visualizer-verbalizer dimension, Kolb’s theory, and Sternberg’s theory. How does learning style influence counseling intervention and/or approach? Get a 10 % discount on an […]

Continue Reading

Biology Versus Environment

| February 6, 2019

Culture is one of many key aspects of our environment that has been shown to deeply impact how we develop and change across the lifespan. For example, researchers set about to examine whether infant temperament varied across cultures. Rothbart & Bates (2006) found that many broad aspects of infant temperament are found across cultures, such […]

Continue Reading

History of Psychology

| February 6, 2019

1. There are many reasons why the history of psychology is important.  Pick two reasons and explain why they are important. 2.  Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were important figures in Philosophy leading up to Psychology.  Discuss how these three paved the way for Psychology. 3.  Discuss how Augustine changed the locus of control human behavior, […]

Continue Reading

Thinking Critically About Cross Cultural Psychology

| February 6, 2019

Submit a 2- to 3-page paper that includes the following components. Be sure to reference the Learning Resources, including the media, in your Assignment. When providing examples, describe people and situations from outside of your own family. Describe the attitudes, behaviors, and symbols that define your culture. (Be sure you address your larger cultural setting […]

Continue Reading