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PSY 201 Week 1 Assignment Testing a Theory (UOP
Course)
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Write at least 300 words describing a recent time
when you had to test a theory. This theory may be
something you have tested at work, school, or
even at home, such as using alternative
ingredients in a recipe or a different method of
discipline with your children.   Answer the
following questions in your summary          
What type of informal research method did you
use?          How was your research method
similar to research methods used by
psychologists?          If given another
opportunity, what would you have done
differently?  
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Week 3 Assignment Memory Presentation (UOP
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Week 5 DQs (UOP Course)
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PSY 201 Week 2 Assignment Meditation Worksheet
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PSY 201 Week 1 DQs (UOP Course)
Refer to the charts on pp. 6 20 of Psychology
and Your Life. Identify the five major
perspectives in the field of psychology and list
one subfield for each.           Describe two
subfields of psychology that most interest you
and explain where you might encounter
professionals in that field. What would these
professionals be doing each day?           
Refer to Module 4 of Psychology and Your Life.
Describe one ethical issue mentioned in the text.
Why is informed consent necessary for ethical
research?            After reading pp. 2628
of Psychology and Your Life, describe two
research methods psychologists use.
  Locate two credible resources on the Internet
that explain meditation techniques.  Complete the
Meditation Worksheet, located on the student
website. Answer the questions concerning your
meditation experience.  Submit your completed
Meditation Worksheet as a Microsoft Word
attachment to your Assignment Section.
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PSY 201 Week 3 Assignment Memory Presentation
(UOP Course)
PSY 201 Week 2 DQs (UOP Course)
  Resource Microsoft PowerPoint tutorial
located in the Center for Writing Excellence
Student Workshop on PowerPoint Access the
PowerPoint tutorial in the CWEand review the
information provided. For additional information,
enroll in the Student Workshop on
PowerPoint through the student website. Create a
5-slide PowerPoint presentationanswering the
following questions          How is information
stored into your long-term memory?          How
does information stored in your long-term memory
affect your critical thinking skills?  
Review the Structures of the Brain (Section 3)
tutorial and the Structures of the Brain (Section
5) tutorial located on your student website.
Describe the different functions of the central
core of the brain compared to the cerebral
cortex. Why are both important?           
Define sensation and perception. What is the
difference between them? Provide an
example.            Take the questionnaire on p.
73 of Psychology and Your Life. Are you more
consistent with the right or left brain
orientation? How will your strengths help you
with your future goals?
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PSY 201 Week 4 DQs (UOP Course)
PSY 201 Week 3 DQ's (UOP Course)
 Review the Information Processing Model
tutorial. Explain the three stages of memory. How
might understanding how your memory works help
you learn?  What type of things can negatively
impact your memory abilities?            Refer
to p. 219 of Psychology and Your Life. Determine
your memory style and explain how might you apply
this information at work and at
school.             Review the Bandura's Bobo
Doll Experiment video located on your student
website. In the social cognitive approach to
learning, observation learning occurs by watching
the behavior of others. What have you  learned
just by observation alone? Share your example.  
Review pp. 244248 of Psychology and Your Life.
What are the five different approaches to
motivation? Choose one of the approaches and
explain how it affects motivation. What motivates
you most?           Review Maslow's hierarchy of
needs. Explain Maslows hierarchy. Does this
hierarchy make sense to you? Explain why or why
not. Which need do you find most challenging and
why?  What will it take for you to feel fully
self-actualized?           Based on Figure 1 on
p. 268 of Psychology and Your Life, list the five
main emotions. 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
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PSY 201 Week 5 DQs (UOP Course)
PSY 201 Week 5 Assignment Piaget Worksheet (UOP
Course)
Resource Appendix B Piaget Worksheet  Complete t
he Piaget Worksheet, located on the student
website.  Submit the Piaget Worksheet to
your Assignment Section.   
Sally and Bob have a 3-year-old son, Jimmy. Sally
thinks Jimmy has aggressive behavior because he
watches too much TV. Bob thinks Jimmy has
aggressive behavior just because he is a boy and
boys are typically more aggressive than girls.
Identify what the problem and issue are in this
scenario.            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.  
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PSY 201 Week 6 DQs (UOP Course)
PSY 201 Week 6 Assignment Social Development
Research (UOP Course)
 Review the Information Processing Model
tutorial. Explain the three stages of memory. How
might understanding how your memory works help
you learn?  What type of things can negatively
impact your memory abilities?            Refer
to p. 219 of Psychology and Your Life. Determine
your memory style and explain how might you apply
this information at work and at
school.             Review the Bandura's Bobo
Doll Experiment video located on your student
website. In the social cognitive approach to
learning, observation learning occurs by watching
the behavior of others. What have you  learned
just by observation alone? Share your example.  
Review the major physical, moral, and cognitive
changes that occur in adolescence (discussed in
Module 27 ofPsychology and Your Life). Eriksons
chart on p. 313 shows the psychosocial
development stage during adolescence. What is
this stage? 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?            What
are some of the factors that affect social
development in adulthood? What is a midlife
transition?
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PSY 201 Week 9 DQs (UOP Course)
PSY 201 Week 8 Assignment Psychotherapy Matrix
(UOP Course)
  Resource Appendix C Psychotherapy
Matrix  Complete the Psychotherapy Matrix,
located on the student website.  Submit the
Psychotherapy Matrix to your Assignment Section.  
You have been exposed to information about stress
management in your previous courses. What are
some ways people cope with stress? Refer to pp.
524-523 of Psychology and Your Life. What is the
difference between emotion-focused coping and
problem-focused coping?  Which style do you use
most often in your life?           Review the
Social Influence tutorial located on your student
website. 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. 
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