Discuss Cognitive Psychology

Discuss Cognitive Psychology

Discuss Cognitive Psychology

Discuss Cognitive Psychology
Assignment: Discuss Cognitive Psychology

*Surveys are commonly done is psychological research. It is important to understand the concepts of a well-designed survey.*

Imagine you were to create a survey that examined the frequency of drug use in middle school children. Referring back to the considerations for creating surveys presented in this module and in your textbook, what specific factors would you need to consider when developing this survey? Make sure you address considerations related to age (early adolescence) and nature of the topic (drug use).

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

ASSIGNMENT 04

PS400

Directions: Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling, and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double‐spaced pages; refer to the “Format Requirementsʺ page for specific format requirements.

Imagine you were to create a survey that examined the frequency of drug use in middle school children. Referring back to the considerations for creating surveys presented in this module and in your textbook, what specific factors would you need to consider when developing this survey? Make sure you address considerations related to age (early adolescence) and nature of the topic (drug use).

1. Compare and contrast cognitive and behavioral approaches, providing two (2) similarities and two (2) differences between the chosen approaches.

2. Discuss two (2) original examples of a perception of agency.

3. Describe two (2) differences between pre-attentive and post-attentive processing. How are they related to the processes of subitizing and counting? Provide one (1) supporting fact.

4. Describe the notion of executive attention, and relate it to (a) operation span (b) inhibition, and (c) the Stroop effect.