ASSIGNMENT 04
C04J Introduction to
Psychology
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
“Assignment Format” page located on the Course Home page for specific
format requirements.
Part A
For
Part A of this assignment, you will apply the principles of operant
conditioning to modify an existing behavior. Target a behavior to be modified,
either an undesirable behavior that you would like to eliminate or a desirable
behavior that you would like to strengthen.
1.
Generate
a plausible explanation for why the problem exists.
2.
Describe
one (1) reason why you want to change the behavior and one (1) benefit the
change will bring.
3.
Carefully
design a program for modifying the behavior, making sure to include all
relevant conditioning principles incorporated within your plan (which might
include the use of positive and negative reinforcers, punishment, shaping,
schedules of reinforcement, modeling, extinction, stimulus discrimination or
generalization, primary and secondary reinforcers, and so on.) Your plan should
include three (3) steps.
Part B
Design
a series of test items that would indicate the different intelligences
according to Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences. Provide one (1)
original example of how you would test each of the eight (8) different
intelligences.
Grading Rubric
Please
refer to the rubric below for the grading criteria for this assignment.
ASSIGNMENT 08
C04I Introduction to
Psychology
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 “Assignment Format” page
located on the Course Home page for specific format requirements.
Part A
For
Part A of this assignment, choose a movie, book, or television show that
depicts a character or character(s) suffering from mental illness. Write a
paper analyzing a character’s illness in terms of one or more of the
theoretical perspectives (e.g., biological, psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral,
biopsychosocial) presented in the text.
1.
Describe
the character’s diagnosis in terms of the DSM-IV. Make sure to include two (2)
criteria that the character meets.
2.
Describe
one (1) perspective(s) of mental illness that best explains the development of
the character’s symptoms, along with two (2) facts to support your position.
3.
Describe
any treatment received by the character. Describe two (2) reasons that you
would recommend similar or different treatment. If the character did not
receive treatment, describe the type of treatment you would recommend with two
(2) supporting facts.
Suggested
movies include:
·
Beautiful
Mind (2001).
·
Girl,
Interrupted (1999).
·
Fatal
Attraction (1987).
·
Sybil
(1977).
·
One
Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975).
·
Play
Misty for Me (1971).
Suggested
television shows include:
·
Wilfred.
·
Perception.
·
Alphas.
Part B
For
Part B of this assignment, go online to the following Web page: http://www.prisonexp.org/
Take a tour through the slide show, which shows actual footage of the Stanford
Prison study.
After
viewing the slideshow, respond to the following questions. Your response should
be one (1) page in length.
1.
Describe
one (1) factor that prevented “good guards” from objecting or
countermanding the orders from tough or bad guards.
2.
Describe
one (1) reason why prisoners try to work within the arbitrary prison system to
effect a change in it (e.g., setting up a Grievance Committee), rather than
trying to dismantle or change the system through outside help.
3.
Describe
two (2) factors would lead prisoners to attribute guard brutality to the
guards’ disposition or character, rather than to the situation.
4.
Was
it ethical to conduct this study? Provide two (2) reasons to support your
position.
Grading Rubric
Please
refer to the rubric on the next page for the grading criteria for this
assignment.
