pyschology

The Stanford Prison Experiment: An Eye-Opening Study on Obedience, Compliance, and Conformity

Stanford Prison Experiment (with classic Milgram footage) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=760lwYmpXbc Which behaviors are examples of obedience, compliance, or conformity? Why did we see these findings? Do you think you would have delivered the shocks? Why or why not? What kind of guard or prisoner would you have been? Why? Was this study ethical? Why or why not? …

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Historical Issues in Human Research: The Tuskegee Syphilis Study

Scenario You have just been hired as a Research Assistant for a hospital where you will be working with a team that conducts human research. As a part of your training, you are expected to refresh your understanding of historical issues in human research and how they relate to current research practices. Your supervisor has …

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Research Study Description: Quantitative Analysis in Forensic Psychology

  Review “ Descriptive Research: Assessing the Current State of Affairs” on pages 14–16 in Chapter 1 of your course text, Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences, focusing on the differences between qualitative versus quantitative research. Review the article, “From Single Case to Database: A New Method for Enhancing Psychotherapy Practice.” Pay particular attention to …

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The Nature/Nurture Debate

  The nature/nurture debate within psychology is concerned with the extent to which particular aspects of behavior are a product of either inherited (genetic) or acquired (learned) characteristics. This exercise will help you explore that debate by looking at one specific behavior, aggression. Bandura’s (1977) social learning theory states that aggression is learned from the …

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Functional Communication Techniques with Self-Injurious Behaviors in Autism

  Functional communication techniques with self injurious behaviors in autism. Provide the APA citations of the studies you found above. Identify the dependent variable in each study. This should be your selected targeted behavior. Describe the implementation of the independent variable. This should be the intervention or interventions used. Identify the single-subject design in each …

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