Psychology and Education : Psychology

Research shows that in a forced-choice format, men tend to be more upset by sexual infidelity and women tend to be more upset by emotional infidelity. There are competing biological (nature) and cultural (nurture) explanations for this finding. Conduct a mini research on both of these findings (nature vs nurture). What did you find?  How accurate is each explanation? Which explanation has the most logical support and evidence? Is  a nature/nurture interaction the most likely explanation for these differences or…

Imagine you are the fundraising director for a local domestic violence shelter (NPO), and you are tasked with devising a fundraiser that will reach out to the three types of charitable giving described in Hopkins, Chapter 11 (impulse giving, interest giving, and integrated giving). What slogans or fundraising campaigns would you initiate to target each three of these groups?

Summary: Reading Reflection Journal Summarize the top 5 things from your reading that you consider are the most important NPO legal considerations and why you feel they are important. Journal should be 3 pages in content length Book-Hopkins B. R. (2013). Starting and managing a nonprofit organization: A legal guide (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN: 978-1-118-41345-6

For this week, I want you to focus on Kelly's Ecological Theory and Liberation Psychology in Chapter 5 (these are quite short). You're encouraged to skim the rest of the chapter. Then I want you to pop over to adrienne maree brown's Emergent Strategy text and read from p. 13 (header: What is emergent strategy?) to the Lineage header on p. 25 and p. 41  (begins with principles of emergent strategy) to p. 50. Then choose at least one element…

This course has three written assignments that build upon one another and are designed to take you step-by-step through a process of writing a paper that identifies an ethical question, examines the context, issues, and arguments surrounding the question, and attempts to defend an answer to that question using strong moral reasoning. In the Week 1 assignment, “Ethical Question,” you chose an ethical question, provided an introduction, a position statement and supporting reason, and an opposing position statement and supporting…

DIRECTIONS: Research a series of articles about childhood aggression in society and prepare a 3-page report analyzing the articles; describing the nature and causes of aggression; describing how aggression impacts society; and investigating if and how aggressive behavior can be changed.

week’s assignment, assume that you are an educational psychologist hired to provide professional development to teachers at a public, K-12 institution. The focus of the Professional Development (PD) is to enhance the education of gifted students in regular classes. One thing you’re likely to notice is that, unlike Terman’s research that began in 1920, gifted students come from diverse backgrounds and cultures. Although diversity and socioeconomic status (SES) will be discussed more in later assignments, you will begin to notice…

For  Assignment, you will again assume the role of the film company educational psychologist consultant. Remember that they are producing “The Other One,” a coming of age film about the early years of fraternal (non-identical) twin sisters. One is gifted, while the other is not. As the gifted twin struggles to fit in while thinking years ahead of her friends and sister, the parents struggle to provide what each daughter needs. The director, the actress playing the gifted twin, the…

Reflect on and answer the following questions: How do you deal with conflict that arises out of your leadership role, in your personal and professional life? How do you maintain self-care in your own life? What activities are “life-giving” to you? What “good works” do you feel God is calling you to? If you have been working in a ministry, NPO, or job for a while, do you see evidence of your “good works”? Have you left a “wake” behind…

Read the following article: https://www.icnl.org/resources/research/ijnl/liability-of-not-for-profit-organizations-and-insurance-coverage-for-related-liability. Choose 1 theory of liability form the following list (and one already addressed in this forum): Tort liability Wrongful employment practices Patent or copyright infringement Product liability Membership discrimination by NPOs Liability of the parent organization Breach of fiduciary duty/director liability Outline a summary of the theory and connect to the reading.