Category: Psychology homework help

Answer to each discussion with 120 words min. Follow instructions. Cite sources. 
The response should demonstrate: (a) an understanding of the weekly content as supported by a scholarly resource, (b) a relation of the course content to personal or professional experience, and/or (c) the provision of a probing question.   

 Assessment Description
Academic engagement through active participation in instructional activities related to the course objectives is paramount to your success in this course and future courses.  Through interaction with your instructor and classmates, you will explore the course material and be provided with the best opportunity for objective and competency mastery.  To begin this class, review the course objectives for each Topic, and then answer the following questions as this will help guide your instructor for course instruction. 
Which weekly objectives do you have prior knowledge of and to what extent?
Which weekly objectives do you have no prior knowledge of?
What course-related topics would you like to discuss with your instructor and classmates?  What questions or concerns do you have about this course? 

Respond to two of your colleagues’ posts by explaining whether you agree or disagree with your colleague’s position. Justify you response with scholarly literature.
Note: Your responses to colleagues should be substantial (250 words minimum), supported with scholarly evidence from your research and/or the Learning Resources, and properly cited using APA style. Your responses should enrich the initial post by supporting and/or adding a fresh viewpoint and be constructive, enhancing the learning experience for all students.

Respond to two of your colleagues’ posts by explaining whether you agree or disagree with your colleague’s position regarding the death penalty as a deterrent to crime. Justify you response with scholarly literature.
Note: Your responses to colleagues should be substantial (250 words minimum), supported with scholarly evidence from your research and/or the Learning Resources, and properly cited using APA Style. Your responses should enrich the initial post by supporting and/or adding a fresh viewpoint and be constructive, enhancing the learning experience for all students.

 
Review this week’s Learning Resources to better understand the roles and responsibilities of forensic psychology professionals in correctional settings.
Based on your professional interests, choose one of the following topics that pertains to correctional psychology:
Assessment and Treatment of Offenders
Ethical Issues in Correctional Settings
Offender Program Evaluation
Offenders With Mental Health Problems
Review the article(s) associated with the topic you selected from this week’s Learning Resources, and then select one article on which to focus for this Discussion.
Review the ethical decision-making model by Pope and Vasquez in Steps in Ethical Decision-Making, from this week’s Learning Resources, to better understand how forensic psychology professionals can assist with the challenges faced by correctional staff.

 
Review the Comprehensive Outline Template document, found in this week’s Learning Resources, and use it to complete a comprehensive outline of your plans for your Final Project.
Assignment (4–6 pages)
Create a comprehensive outline for your Final Project. Your outline should list and explain the major content areas, as well as the subtopics within them, you intend to address along with how you plan on organizing these topics. Use complete sentences and follow proper APA format for in-text citations, as well as a References List.

 
You will reflect on your learning experience throughout the course by using your reflective journal entries as the foundation for your paper. The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your understanding of key course concepts and how they can be applied to your personal and professional life. You are required to cite at least two peer-reviewed journal articles in accordance with APA 7 style guidelines. The paper should consist of the following components: a title page, 2 pages of the body, and a reference page.
Paper Structure
Title Page:
Title of the Paper: 
Your Name
Course Name and Number
Professor’s Name
Date
Body (2 pages): 
Introduction:
Provide a brief introduction to the purpose of your paper.
Mention the course name (Psychology) and its relevance to your academic and professional goals.
Include a clear thesis statement that outlines the main purpose of your paper.
Reflection:
Reflect on three topics or concepts from the course that you found particularly interesting. Each topic should be discussed in its own section.
For each topic, follow this structure:
Topic Heading: (e.g., “Topic 1: [Insert Topic Name]”)
Describe the topic and why it caught your interest during the course.
Explain the key concepts and ideas related to this topic.
Discuss any real-world examples or case studies covered in the course related to this topic.
Analyze how this topic can be applied to your personal life. Share personal experiences or reflections.
Discuss the relevance of this topic to your future professional goals and career aspirations.
Repeat this structure for each of the three topics.
Conclusion:
Summarize the main points of your paper.
Highlight the key takeaways from the topics you discussed.
Emphasize how your learning from the course can benefit you personally and professionally.
Reference Page:
Cite at least two peer-reviewed journal articles using APA 7 style. Ensure proper formatting for both in-text citations and the reference list.
Formatting Guidelines:
Use 12-point Times New Roman font.
Set margins to 1-inch on all sides.
Double-space the entire paper, including references.
Number the pages consecutively in the upper-right corner.
Ensure proper APA 7 style formatting for citations and references

10 – 15 minute presentation will allow students the opportunity to structure and facilitate discussions. Please rehears your presentations prior to the actual day you present to the class to ensure the presentation takes between 10-15 minutes. The presentation should not replicate the information in the textbook, but rather should provide clear evidence that the material on the particular topic was researched (i.e. discussion of information obtained from at least 4 journal articles and/or books). In addition, using information obtained from the internet and reading it as your presentation is unacceptable. If you miss your scheduled presentation without a documented excuse (i.e. doctor’s note) ten points will be deducted from your grade per week you are late. Your grade on the presentation will be based on the following criteria: Evidence during presentation that the topic was well researched (ideally, the references should be from publications within the last 5 years); presentation is well organized; engaging your classmates. With regard to engaging your classmates please speak clearly and at a good pace, and limit the use of fillers, including um, uh, stuff, stuff like that, and you know.
The topic is B: LSD and other hallucinogens
Note: Do not discuss alcohol abuse and dependence, and sedatives

 
Question 1: Think upon your class observations. How effective was the process of developing the evaluation tool to study classroom management? What would you add or do different in the future to evaluate this better in a classroom? 
Question 2: How can an educational leaders support classroom management from evaluation activities or large/summative data analysis? Are there best strategies that you think leaders could employ? 
Use examples of best research to support

Respond to two of your colleagues’ posts by offering an additional risk factor for an outpatient inmate population that has not been covered by your colleague and offer at least one scholarly resource to support your selected risk factor (other than from your required readings).
Note: Your responses to colleagues should be substantial (250 words minimum), supported with scholarly evidence from your research and/or the Learning Resources, and properly cited using APA style. Your responses should enrich the initial post by supporting and/or adding a fresh viewpoint and be constructive, enhancing the learning experience for all students.