Category: Psychology

Your “Social Class Autobiography” (adapted from Wendy R. Williams)
Each of us comes to the table with a different experience with social class. Think deeply about your own story with social class. In this assignment, you will have the opportunity to tell your “Social Class Autobiography.” By taking time to analyze your own story, you may find a level of understanding and acceptance that you had not previously recognized. Moreover, by sharing our personal stories, we refuse to share in the “code of silence” around social class. In your own social class autobiography, make sure to link your experiences to class privilege or deprivation (or both), as well as to connect it explicitly to some of the ideas we have discussed in class like poverty, wealth, mental illness, stress and illness, and identity development. Finally, reflect on what you have learned from the experience of examining your personal “Social Class Autobiography.”
This paper should include an introduction and a conclusion, and it should address the following questions:
1) Pick at least two events from your life that are related to social class and describe what occurred. These should be compelling, not trivial, events. Together, these two events should tell one cohesive story.
2) After explaining what occurred in a separate paragraph, take time to analyze the meaning of each experience. What does each event reveal about poverty, wealth, inequality, or privilege (i.e., topics we discussed in the Social Psychology Unit)? Then, make connections to at least one other specific class topic from another unit (e.g., stress and illness, anxiety and/or depression, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs) that were illustrated in this experience. Be detailed and thorough.
3) Reflect on what you have learned from examining social class in your life.
Your paper must be typed in Times 12-point font, double-spaced, with 1-inch margins on all sides, and follow APA-style guidelines. Create a title for your Autobiography. Submit via Canvas on the due date. Your autobiography must be at least 1,500 words long (~3 pages).

**This exercise has been contributed to APA for the Resources for the Inclusion of Social Class in Psychology Curricula. It may have been edited for length. For additional resources, visit apa.org/pi/ses/resources/publications/social-class-curricula.aspx**
I would say I was in between mid and high social class, coming from a Middle Eastern household where my friends and the people I hang out with were of higher class. Their families would have multiple houses and businesses while I was just the son of a diplomat, and my family was a middle-class
the first experience i would like you to talk about was when i was diagnosed with a type of epilepsy when i was 11 around middle school my doctor explained that i was have thease miny sezures where i would zone out completly and my body wopuld go into auto mde and i for a few minutes where i would not know what was going on i was concious and unconcios at the same time my faimily would notice and shake me to get out of this trance i hade to do a few mri and ekg tests and i was prescribed kepra at all was going well for a few years until i 13 was traviling around turkey with my faimily and had two seziurse one was in the i honeslt dont remember much except a few flashes but i was told i was found on the floor in the bathroom passed out one time and the other was i was found on the floor before reaching my bed both times i was in the hotel alone as my faimily 1 mother 3 sister would just go out shopping constinly as guy did not have much intrest my father could not join us because he was working back home in Kuwait the first time i had a seizure it was taken lightly scheduled a mri and ekg was sent home after a overnight ion the hospital second time i had to stay in the hospital until they figured out why i was having these seizures as they were a few days apart with no warning all i could rember was me being weeled out into the ambulance the second time this time i had top stay in the hospital for a week and went to see a doctor and the only thing they could think of was it was because of my malnurshgment was not eating much during that time my med were also switched to depakin where they were weening me off of them starting with a full pill of kepra and half a pill of depakin for half a month then 1 pill depakin half kepra for another month this happened when we ruturned home and untill i stopped taking kepra and switched to pill and half of depakin for a year until my conditoned calmed down and switched to one pill then until i was 17 after like a ekg evry 3 months i started stabilizing no more sezures they just happened when i was on the trip and now i am all good nothing is wrong with doctor stated stopping the med when i was 18 as they did not want it to affect my kidneys. this had a lot of effects on me. The first was school during middle school. Before I was diagnosed, I was at a 2.9 GPA. After I was diagnosed, it dropped to 2.4, and I was very depressed during that time when my condition started to improve; I was maintaining a GPA of over 3.2, and when I got to high school, I think I averaged around 3.60, another effect it had on me was I used to enjoy gaming still do but because of my diagnoses my doctor recommended I lower the hours I played so I only played 1-2 hours every weekend it felt l; like I was grounded for no reason which caused me to be depressed and stressed because gaming was my only out during this time, you can add some shit to this fill in the blanks and such and connect it.
For the second talk about how I was able to attend a private school that was supposed to have good college prep, but they failed us because, during my junior year, they brought in speakers from multiple colleges all of a sudden with no explanation as to what they were talking about and most of our info was collected from cousins and friends siblings who taught us everything we need to know, and our college essays were also taught to us by the same people the only thing that my school gave us was a paper with some guidelines as what to write about on our college essays for this one if you want to talk about something else just tell so I could approve it first.

For Individuals:
Your proposal should include the following elements: (1) Title page, (2) Introduction, (3) Method, (4) References, and (5) Materials. See below for more detailed information regarding each element.
(1) The Title Page should include Running Head (with a page number), Title, your Name (as the Author name), and your Affiliation (in this case, it is University of California, Irvine). See “Professional Title Page” at https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/title-page. Also write “Working Independently” underneath your name for our reference.
(2) The Introduction section should include the following:
Statement about the general purpose of your study (e.g., What are you trying to investigate?)
Description of the general significance of your study (e.g., Why is your research question important in general?)
Summary of the relevant literature. Write a brief annotation (~200 words max) for each article/study you have found. Note that your annotations should not include direct quotes or paraphrases.
Statement of your tentative hypothesis (e.g., What do you expect to find as a result of this study?)
Note that you need to incorporate all of the above but not in a “bullet-point” format. Your Introduction should flow as a text with proper paragraphs as needed.
(3) The Method section is where you describe how you will test your hypothesis in detail. It typically consists of several sub-sections, each of them having their own heading. Your Methods section should include the following sub-sections:
Participants: Who are your participants going to be? Explain (a) where you think your sample of participants will be drawn from, (b) expected demographics of your sample (such as age range, gender distribution, education level), (c) how many participants you will have in your study. Note that the total number of participants that you will need for your study is a minimum of 40 (if your strategy is Experiment and/or Quasi-Experimental, minimum 20 in each condition).
Design: What is your research strategy (e.g., Correlational, Experimental, or Non-Experimental/Quasi-Experimental?). If Experimental, Between- or Within-Subjects Design? What are your variables? If Experimental, indicate the Independent Variable (IV) and the Dependent Variable (DV). If Non-Experimental or Quasi-Experimental, indicate the grouping variable and the outcome variable. For all strategies, indicate whether each variable is continuous or categorical; if continuous, indicate the range of possible answers, and if categorical, list all the possible categories.
Materials: This is where you briefly describe the measures, or scales, or questionnaires that you are going to use in the study. You will also provide the full materials as a part of your proposal (see below Materials and Step 5)
Procedure: Describe how you will collect data step by step. Are you going to administer the measures individually or to a group? Are you going to administer the measures in person or online? If the latter, via phone or email or social media etc.) If the former, paper & pen or computerized? Describe what the researcher and the participants will do during the administration (including consenting and debriefing on the researcher side).
Proposed analysis: Describe what descriptive statistical analysis you are planning on using (i.e., means, correlations, frequencies and/or percentages).
(4) The References section includes a list of all of the references you cited in your proposal. Note that you need to have at at least 3 peer-reviewed sources and 1 of them has to be an empiricalone.

(5) The Materials section (which will later serve as an Appendix) consists of all the materials you use to collect data. If your study is conducted online, make sure to include a link to your survey that can be accessed by us; otherwise include a copy of your questionnaire/whatever your data collection instrument is.
The entire proposal should be written in accordance with the APA format and no longer than 7 pages altogether (excluding Materials section).
Grading Rubric_____ (5 points) Title Page_____ (30 points) Introduction_____ (6) Statement about the general purpose of the study (e.g., What are you trying to investigate?)_____ (6) Description of the general significance of the study (e.g., Why is your research question important in general?)_____ (6) Summary of the relevant literature (e.g., What has been done so far in the literature? At least 3 citations with 1 being empirical)_____ (6) Statement of the tentative hypothesis (e.g., What do you expect to find as a result of this study?)_____ (6) Completeness, clarity, and style (e.g., Were studies from the literature described in sufficient detail? Is it clear the student understood what they were describing? Does the hypothesis development make sense?) _____ (35 points) Methods_____ (7) Participants (e.g., Who will be your participants? How many participants will you have?)_____ (7) Design (e.g., Is it a Correlational, Experimental, or Non-Experimental/Quasi-Experimental design? If Correlational, what are the variables that will be examined? If Experimental, what is the IV and DV? Non-Experimental/Quasi-Experimental design, what is the grouping variable and what is the outcome variable? Are variables continuous or categorical? If continuous, what is range of possible scores, and if categorical, what are the categories?)_____ (7) Measures/Materials (e.g., How will each variable be operationalized?)_____ (7) Procedure (e.g., What will the experimenters do? What will the participants do?)_____ (7) Proposed Analysis (e.g., What variables will be related or compared? How will the data be analyzed: Comparison of means? Comparison of frequencies and/or percentages? A Correlation?)_____ (5 points) References (e.g., Is the reference page included? Did the student provide at least 3 references with 1 being empirical?)_____ (15 points) Materials (e.g., Are the materials, such as survey, questionnaire attached? If so, can hypothesis be properly tested with these stimulus materials? Are the questions in the survey/questionnaire clearly worded? Do the materials include demographic questions?)_____ (10 points) APA style (e.g., General adherence to APA style in title page, body of paper, citations, and references) _____ (100 points) TOTAL SCORE

This discusson board assignment is a written post. For this discussion board post, write a response of 150-200 words discussing all of the following:
Explain the difference between a within-subjects design and a between-subjects design
Provide a realistic example of when you would choose to use each type of design. Explain why your two examples are good examples of these two types of designs (one example per design type, for a total of two examples)
Provide at least one advantage and one disadvantage of within-subject designs
Provide at least one advantage and one disadvantage of between-subject designs

We learned last week about social awareness, which Bradberry and Greaves define as the “ability to accurately pick up on emotions in other people and understand what is really going on with them” (2019, p. 38). The key to social awareness is empathy. This week, we will focus on a method to develop and practice empathy.
Remember, developing any skill requires time, practice, and commitment. The more you practice, the more successful you will be.
Remember to practice the skills and strategies you learned about in previous weeks as the term continues.
Reference:
Bradberry, T., & Greaves, J. (2019). Emotional intelligence 2.0. TalentSmart.
Weekly Objectives
By the end of this week, you should be able to:
Use the pillow method to explore multiple perspectives and cultivate empathy.
Reflect meaningfully on empathy-building.
This Week’s Deliverables
Here are the things you must complete for Week 9:
Complete the Pillow Method exercise by 11:59 pm CT Sunday (15 points).
Assignment Content
Question
Complete the attached worksheet and submit it by 11:59 pm CT Sunday (15 points).
The Pillow Method is discussed by writer Paul Reps in his 1967 book Square Sun, Square Moon. The method reminds us that, like a pillow, an issue in a relationship involves four sides and a middle.
Systematically inquiring into the various “sides” exercises our empathy muscles by prodding us to consider viewpoints other than our own. This week, you will be asked to use the Pillow Method to explore an issue you are currently experiencing in a close relationship. Continue to experiment with the method after this week and you will soon train yourself to consider multiple perspectives in many situations.
Your task in this exercise is to fill out the Pillow Method Worksheet. Complete the following steps:
Click on the following hyperlink to download the provided worksheet: Pillow Method Worksheet
Use the Pillow Method Resources provided to complete the worksheet.
Important: THIS IS A PASS/NO PASS ASSIGNMENT. A pass (15 points) means the assignment was thoroughly completed and submitted on deadline. A no-pass (0) points means the assignment was not thoroughly completed or was not submitted on deadline.
Link: https://content.bellevue.edu/cas/ca/110/LOs/ThePillowMethod-v2/Index.html
Position 1: I’m Right, You’re Wrong is the position we typically default to, so most of us are quite familiar with the perspective! We tend to see what is “right” about our position and what is “wrong” with the other individual’s position.
Position 2: You’re Right, I’m Wrong is a position that requires a huge shift in thinking for most of us. It requires that we think about the flaws in our perspective and the strengths in the other person’s perspective. This can take a good deal of effort, but it usually results in the understanding that there is merit in the other person’s position.
Position 3: Both Right, Both Wrong is a position that asks us to acknowledge both the strengths and limitations of each individual’s positions. From this position, we may be able to see the common ground between our perspective and the others.
Position 4: The issue isn’t as important as it seems. This position helps us realize that issues may not be as serious as we initially believe, and the significance of most issues fades over time.
Position 5: There is truth in all perspectives. Chances are, working through the four positions on the metaphorical pillow will provide fresh insights into the issue. As Adler and Proctor (2010, p. 116) explain, “After you have looked at an issue from these five perspectives, it is almost certain you will gain new insights. These insights may not cause you to change your mind or even solve the problem at hand. Nonetheless, they can increase your tolerance for the other person’s position and thus improve the communication climate.”
References:
Adler, R. B., & Proctor, R. F. (2010). Looking out/looking in. Cengage.
Bradberry, T. & Greaves, J. (2009). Emotional intelligence 2.0. TalentSmart.

What role does the Institutional Review Board (IRB) play in research and why is it important?

Watch this video on Watson and Rayner’s “Little Albert” experiment. What ethical issues does this raise?
What might have been the response of the IRB if Watson and Rayner had submitted this research for review?
What role does an IRB have when it comes to research fraud? Why should we be concerned with research fraud? Refer to these two famous examples of research fraud in your response.
You can read about them here:
• MMR vaccine and autism: Sensation, refutation, retraction, and fraud

Please answer the questions in the two sets of past year exam papers. I have also included past year’s lecturer’s remarks for these two exam papers. Write the answers on a single MS Word Doc. 3 pages per exam paper, so total = 6 pages. Use the study guide, textbook, and lecture slides to help you with the answers. Thank you.

Course is Culture and Sport Psychology
-The cultural to be written about is Islam.
-I am a woman in who participates in bodybuilding and am Mexican American
Using a case study approach related to a culture with which you are UNFAMILIAR (not a different sport – an actual different CULTURE), consider three aspects of that culture that you personally would find to be challenging or most difficult to deal with if you suddenly found yourself immersed in that culture as a coach. This paper is designed to push you out of your comfort zone – this means getting uncomfortable. Your job is to challenge your own biases, take an objective stance, and work to understand the culture from an “in-group” perspective. To deepen your understanding of the challenges, you must do the following: interview an individual or group of individuals from a different cultural group than your own, preferably community members and not other students, for at least 60 minutes. You must incorporate the cultural differences you observe or discover from your interview(s) into your paper and how these differences might affect your interactions with this group in the role you’ve chosen. To receive full points on this assignment, your work must include not only comments about the “other” culture, but also a level of awareness of your own enculturation.
In developing the background support for your paper, you must discuss and reference at least five scholarly articles (beyond your textbooks). You may use any of the references at the end of the Woods text in writing your paper. I also recommend examining the recommended reading (located in Doc Sharing), Cultural Sport Psychology, as it discusses the practice of sport psychology in diverse cultural environments.
As you do research for your paper you will be reading books, doing web research, and so on in order to appropriate analyze the information you’re learning. Anytime that you are including material in your report that you gleaned from another sources, you MUST cite those sources in the text of your paper and include the full citation in your references.
Your paper must be 5-7 double-spaced pages and follow the APA formatting.

-please complete power point
-I’ve included an example of another students
-there is also a blank template provided by the school.
-please don’t add the cover page or ending page. I will add those.
-add references as needed

Hi Writer,
I am having difficulty and need help. I have attached my project justification template that has tracking (therefore do not add anything to that particular document).
I have corrections that need to be made: the corrections that I need you to make are the ones dated 10/15/2024 by the professor. Please make sure the data aligns. Please show the changes to the requests that she has made. Rewrite the information that I have that is correct and add your changes but be sure to show me your changes on a word document. Only focus on the following 3 revisions below:
1. Pg.3 -Ensure we work on showing not telling the reader things—show with data/stats and lit on why things are needed(doctoral students only)
2. Pg.3-Avoid colloquial language and passive language: change this sentence to more formal
3. Pg. 8-Be clear
Findings will contribute to educational research by…….(find a citation here doctoral students only)
If you have any questions please ask. Add additional reference/citation needed

Address the following in 500-750 words: Design either a quasi or experimental study to investigate the variables. What is the hypothesis and what does the experimental method allow that the correlation design does not? Describe the types of hypotheses with respect to testing. Identify the independent and dependent variable. Describe how you will define operationally and measure the variables. Describe how you will obtain a random sample of participants. Discuss how you will ensure the study has high internal validity. Will the subjects be assigned randomly to the groups? Why or why not. Are there any ethical concerns about the treatment of participants emerging from the experiment? Consider the data presented, would you use t or F score? Why? Include the appropriate effect size. Submit an SPSS output for the quasi or true experimental study. Include at least two to four scholarly sources. While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.