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PSY 240 Entire Course

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• PSY 240 Week 1 CheckPoint The Nature-Nurture
  Issue
• PSY 240 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2
• PSY 240 Week 2 CheckPoint The Nervous System
• PSY 240 Week 2 Assignment The Brain
• PSY 240 Week 3 CheckPoint Brain Studies
• PSY 240 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2
• PSY 240 Week 4 CheckPoint Eating What, When, and
  How Much
• PSY 240 Week 4 CheckPoint Set and Settling Points

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PSY 240 Week 1 CheckPoint The Nature-Nurture Issue

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• CheckPoint The Nature-Nurture Issue
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• Post as Attachment in Individual Forum Day 5.
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• Post a 200- to 300-word response explaining the
  concepts behind the Pro-nature and Pro-nurture
  perspectives. Consider the following questions
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• Why is it flawed to ask how much of a particular
  behavior is due to genetics and how much is due
  to experience?
• Why is it appropriate to separate the
  contributions of genetics and experience when
  measuring the development of differences among
  individuals?
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PSY 240 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2

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• Discussion Questions
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• Post in Main Forum Day 2 DQ1 In your own
  words, describe biopsychology and its theoretical
  framework. How can understanding biopsychology be
  helpful in your personal and/or professional
  life? Provide a real-life example.
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• Post in Main Forum Day 4 DQ2 How do various
  behaviors of social dominance and courtship
  display affect the evolutionary process? What
  other behaviors might have an impact on
  evolution? Be sure to provide specific examples.

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PSY 240 Week 2 Assignment The Brain

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• Assignment The Brain
• Writea 700- to 1050-word paper in APA format
  describing the five major structures of the brain
  and each structures function(s) in the human
  body. Be sure to include the following brain
  structures
• Myelencephalon
• Metencephalon
• Mesencephalon
• Deincephalon
• Telencephalon
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PSY 240 Week 2 CheckPoint The Nervous System

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• CheckPoint The Nervous System
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• Review Appendix B, and have it available as you
  conduct the Structures of the Nervous System
  activity at http//204.17.25.69/axia/psy240/.
  This activity will assist your understanding of
  the different structures of the nervous system
  and brain. After viewing a variety of biological
  structures, label each with the appropriate term.
  In order to move to the next slide within this
  activity, fill in all of the blanks with the
  correct answers. Complete the activity as
  instructed on the Web site. As you label the
  structures, write a brief description in Appendix
  B of the terms you used.

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PSY 240 Week 3 CheckPoint Brain Studies.

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• CheckPoint Brain Studies
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• Due Day 5/Main Forum Post a 5- to 7-slide
  MicrosoftPowerPoint presentation on the
  following Briefly summarize the various methods
  for studying the brain.
• Use speaker notes to provide details about each
  method.
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PSY 240 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2.

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• Discussion Questions
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• DQ1/ Due Day 2/Main ForumHow would you explain
  the basic structures and functions of neurons and
  synapses in the brain to your little brother or
  sister? Consider using analogies and other
  examples so that he or she can easily comprehend
  the information.
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• After posting your response to DQ 1, review a
  classmates response and play the role of the
  little brother or sister.
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• Post a message asking the classmate a question
  about their description. Then choose a question
  written by a classmate and answer it.
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• DQ2/Due Day 4/Main ForumOn p. 72 of the text,
  in the Thinking Clearly section, the conduction
  action potentials and activation of
  neurotransmitters is related to a row of
  mousetraps on a wobbly shelf. Think of another
  analogy you can use to describe the conduction of
  action potentials and activation of
  neurotransmitters.

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PSY 240 Week 4 Assignment To Eat or Not to Eat

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• Assignment To Eat or Not to Eat- Post as
  Attachment in Individual Forum Day 7
• You are a counselor for those suffering from
  eating disorders. Today, you have two different
  group sessions one consisting of clients with
  obesity issues, and one dealing with anorexia
  issues. So that the clients feel more
  comfortable, you would like to first start the
  session by explaining some of the physiological
  factors that cause people to eat or not eat.
  Then, you will open the floor for questions from
  the group.

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PSY 240 Week 4 CheckPoint Eating What, When, and
How Much

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• CheckPoint EatingWhat, When, and How Much
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• Due Day 4/Individual Forum as Attachment Post
  a100-to 150-word response to the following After
  reading section 10.3, Factors that Determine
  What, When, and How Much We Eat,in the text,does
  your personal experience support these concepts?
  Why or why not? Provide examples.
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PSY 240 Week 4 CheckPoint Set and Settling Points

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• CheckPoint Set and Settling Points
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• Due Day 5/Individual Forum as Attachment Post a
  100- to 150-word response to the following What
  is the difference between the idea of set points
  versus settling points in relation to weight
  control? Which do you believe to be true? Explain
  your answer.
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PSY 240 Week 5 CheckPoint Sexual Orientation and
Identity

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• CheckPoint Sexual Orientation and Identity-Due
  Day 5 Individual Forum as Attachment.
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• Post a 5- to 7-slide Microsoft PowerPoint
  presentation summarizing the different
  perspectives on sexual orientation and identity.
• Include detailed speakers notes to explain these
  perspectives.
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PSY 240 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2

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• Discussion Questions
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• DQ1/Due Day 2/Main ForumYou specialize in
  prenatal care and Mary, one of your patients,
  just discovered she is pregnant. Shes very
  curious about how the sex of her baby will be
  determined. Discuss with Mary the neuroendocrine
  systems involvement with sexual development.
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• After posting your response to discussion
  question one, review a classmates response and
  play the role of Mary.
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• Post a message asking the classmate a question
  about their description. Then, choose a question
  written by a classmate and answer it.
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• DQ2/Due Day 4/Main Forum Describe how hormones
  masculinize or feminize sexual development and
  behavior.
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• After posting your response to discussion
  question two, review your classmates posts and
  expand on their descriptions.
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PSY 240 Week 6 Assignment Sleep Deprivation,
Disorders, and Drugs

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• Assignment Sleep Deprivation, Disorders, and
  Drugs-Post as Attachment in Individual Forum Day
  7
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• Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in APA format on
  the following questions Describe a situation in
  which you did not get enough sleep. How did it
  effect your mood, behavior, and cognitive and
  motor skills? Does your experience coincide with
  the effects of sleep deprivation described in the
  text? What are the effects of long-term sleep
  reduction? Briefly describe common sleeping
  disorders and possible drug remedies.

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PSY 240 Week 6 CheckPoint Sleeping and Dreaming

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• CheckPoint Sleeping and Dreaming
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• Due Day 4/Individual Forum as AttachmentPost a
  200- to 300-word response to the following
  Describe the stages of sleep. In which stage do
  we dream? What are the five common beliefs about
  dreaming? What are the two common theories about
  dreams? Which of the two theories do you agree
  with? Explain.

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PSY 240 Week 6 CheckPoint Theories of Sleep

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• CheckPoint Theories of Sleep
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• Due Day 5/Individual Forum as AttachmentReview
  Appendix C, which lists characteristics of the
  recuperation and circadian theories of sleep.
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• Categorize each characteristic under its
  appropriate theoryRecuperation or Circadianby
  placing an X in the appropriate column and answer
  the questions posted at the end of Appendix C.
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• Post as an attachment.

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PSY 240 Week 7 CheckPoint Emotions

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• CheckPoint Emotions- Due Day 5 Individual Forum
  as Attachment.
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• Post a 200- to 300-word response to the
  following Briefly describe the following
  biopsychology theories of emotion.
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• Darwin
• James-Lange
• Cannon-Bard
• Limbic System
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• Include the brain mechanisms involved with each.
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PSY 240 Week 7 DQ 1 and DQ 2.

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• Discussion Questions
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• DQ1/Due Day 2/Main ForumJim has taken heroin
  for the past 5 years. One day, Jim and Jack go
  out and both use large quantities of heroin.
  Although both did the same amount of drugs, Jack
  dies from an overdose. Discuss how drug tolerance
  and conditioning may factor into this outcome.
  Explain the possible reasons for their addiction.
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• DQ2/Due Day 4/Main ForumReview the Drug Health
  Effects Scale in Appendix D.
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• Rateeach drug according to the hazard scale for
  each of the categories listed. When finished, add
  each category for each drugs health hazard
  total.

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PSY 240 Week 8 Assignment Psychiatric Disorders,
Diseases, and Drugs

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• Assignment Psychiatric Disorders, Diseases, and
  Drugs
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• Due Day 7/ Individual Forum as Attachment.
• Writea 700- to 1050-word paper in APA format on
  the following psychological disorders and
  diseases. Discuss any associated theories behind
  the disorder or disease
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• Schizophrenia
• Depression
• Mania
• Anxiety Disorder
• Tourette Syndrome

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PSY 240 Week 8 CheckPoint Cerebral Lateralization
and Functionality

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• CheckPoint Cerebral Lateralization and
  Functionality
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• Due Day 4/ Individual Forum as Attachment.
• Post a 200- to 300-word response to the
  following Many studies have been conducted on
  cerebral lateralization revealing different
  functionalities of the left and right
  hemispheres. Describe four methods for studying
  cerebral lateralization.
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• Use the table from Appendix E and fill in the
  different functions of each hemisphere.
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• Post as an attachment.

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PSY 240 Week 9 Capstone DQ

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• Capstone Discussion Question
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• Due Day 3 Main ForumWhat are the most important
  concepts you have learned in this course? How can
  you apply them to your life? What difference can
  these concepts or tools make in your everyday
  life?

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PSY 240 Week 9 Final Project AnalyzingBiopsycholog
ical Disorders

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• Final Project Analyzing Psychological Disorders-
  Due Day 7 Individual Forum as Attachment.
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• You are interviewing for a psychologist position
  with a top company. After your face-to-face
  interview with the team, they have provided you
  with two additional assignmentsPart A and Part B
  below, which will complete the interview process

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PSY 240 Read, Lead, Succeed/Uophelpdotcom

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