Psychology

Describe a hypothetical person using both dispositional and biological theories  to understand their behavior. (150 word minimum – 1 peer reviewed reference and your opinion based on description.)

One of the criticisms of self-help books is that they all tend to use psychobabble rather than empirical evidence. true or false??

Review the SPSS output file, which presents separate descriptive statistics on the price per 6-pack for each of the beer brands that are regular (not reduced calorie) and those that are reduced calorie. Answer the following questions based on your observations of the SPSS output file: What is the highest price (maximum) charged among all […]

Watch the following short film, theory of mind.mov, which demonstrates the theory of mind using a juice box experiment. At around four years of age, a fundamental change occurs in children’s understanding of others’ behaviors or what is also called theory of mind. Using your knowledge from our readings, watch the video to determine which […]

Explain the components of Self-Determination Theory. Did the research study of college students by Reis and colleagues support the tenets of Self-Determination Theory? Explain?

This week’s reading contained a section on interviewing the users. Why is this process important? Think about who uses the tool, what they use it for, and what is important for them to get the job done. Have you ever been involved in any of these types of interviews? If so, share your experience.

For my learn and memory class we have to write a paper on operant conditioning: applying animal research to human behavior. The objectives of the paper are to discuss how processes discovered with rats, pigeons and other animals can be applied to human behavior. Such process include reinforcement, punishment, stimulus discrimination, schedules of reinforcement and […]

What are examples of types of observational research? What are examples of types of single case research? Please cite References

What is nonobjective art? Are there distinct differences in the styles of the three nonobjective artists mentioned in this chapter? Which of these artists appeals to you most and why?

Recent decades have provided us with an increased freedom to choose between multiple alternatives. This choice over load appears to be positively correlated with rumination, post decision regret, and anticipated regret. TRUE OR FALSE??