PSY 201 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2
PSY 201 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2
Week 3 DQ 1
What do you think influences our behavior more: nature, nurture, or a combination of both? How has technology affected the way we nurture our family and friends? Explain your answer.
Week 3 DQ 2
Explain the development of social behavior. How does attachment and parental styles influence adult produced behaviors in children? Which would you choose as your parenting style? Why?
PSY 201 Week 4 Assignment Development in Adolescence and Late Adulthood
Complete the University Material: Development in Adolescence and Late Adulthood Worksheet.
PSY 201 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2
Week 4 DQ 1
Review the major physical, moral, and cognitive changes that occur in adolescence. Table 12-7 in Ch. 12 of Learn Psychology shows Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development. What stage occurs during adolescence? Provide an example from your childhood where you discovered your own role and personality traits. What peer pressure did you face? How did you respond to it?
Week 4 DQ 2
What are some of the factors that affect social development in adulthood? What is a midlife transition? Do you know anyone who has experienced this? What did they go through?
PSY 201 Week 5 Assignment Memory Presentation
Resources: Microsoft® PowerPoint® tutorial located in the Center for Writing Excellence; Student Workshop on PowerPoint®
Access the Microsoft® PowerPoint® tutorial in the CWE and review the information provided. For additional information, enroll in the Student Workshop on PowerPoint® through the student website.
Create a 10-15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentationaddressing the following components:
• Trace the memory construction process.
• What factors influence forgetting?
• Outline the components of the three approaches to learning.
• Include an example of when your memory has contributed to or inhibited learning.
Include a reference list as your final slide.
Submit your Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation as an attachment to the assignment tab.
Additional Resources from the Center for Writing Excellence:
• PowerPoint® Tutorial
PSY 201 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2
Week 5 DQ 1
Explain the various components of memory. How might understanding how your memory works help you learn? What type of things can negatively impact your memory abilities?
Week 5 DQ 2
What is the difference between classical and operant conditioning? Provide an example of each type of conditioning. (Do not use the same example as the textbook.)
PSY 201 Week 6 Assignment Motivation worksheet
Complete the University Material: Motivation worksheet.
PSY 201 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2
Week 6 DQ 1
Choose one positive and one negative emotion to discuss related to being a student. Provide one example of how these emotions may affect your performance in class. How could you adapt these emotions to be more productive?
Week 6 DQ 2
What are the approaches to motivation? Choose one of the approaches and explain how it affects motivation. What motivates you most?
PSY 201 Week 7 Assignment Personality and Intelligence Worksheet
Complete the University Material: Personality and Intelligence worksheet.
PSY 201 Week 8 Assignment Psychological Disorders Worksheet
Complete the University Material: Psychological Disorders worksheet.
PSY 201 Week 8 Assignment Psychotherapy Matrix
Complete the University Material: Psychotherapy Matrix.
PSY 201 Week 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2
Week 8 DQ 1
List the major classifications of psychological disorders. Select one and discuss what types of treatment approaches are available for this disorder.
Week 8 DQ 2
What is anxiety and how does it affect your daily life? List some types of anxiety disorders.
PSY 201 Week 9 Assignment Social Psychology Paper
Review the University Material: Social Psychology Paper Scenario.
Write a 750- to 1,200-word paper using the Social Psychology Paper Scenario in which you answer the following questions:
• What factors contributed towards Sarah’s attitude regarding her curfew and how did these factors contribute?
• In what ways did Sarah display cognitive dissonance?
• In what situations did Sarah conform to her peers’ beliefs, and how? What are some possible reasons that Sarah did this?
• What are some possible reasons that Jack was interested in Sarah and how do these relate to the factors of attraction?
• What type of social interaction was displayed through the fight at the party? How did this social interaction affect others at the party?
• How was Sarah’s behavior influenced by others throughout the night?
Submit your work as a Microsoft® Word attachment to the assignment tab.
Additional Resources from the Center for Writing Excellence:
• Grammar Mechanics
• Writing Style
PSY 201 Week 9 DQ 1 and DQ 2
Week 9 DQ 1
What is conformity? List three reasons people conform. What are three factors that increase the likelihood of conforming? Provide an example of conformity you see daily.
Week 9 DQ 2
Identify one everyday hassle and one uplift that relate to your life. Without revealing any personal information, which coping strategies might you employ to reduce negative effects of stress? What methods mentioned in the reading appeal to you
