BEH 225 COMPLETE CLASS
Introduction to Behavioral Science
Research Methods
Heredity and Hormones
Brain Response of Behavior
Intelligence Presentation
Skinner Article
Problem-Solving Simulation
Motivating Employees
Personality Assessment and Theories
TV Character Evaluation
Evaluation and Judgment
Psychological Disorders Presentation
Diagnosis and Treatment
Interview Profile
DQs
BEH 225 COMPLETE CLASS,
BEH 225
Introduction to Behavioral Science
Research Methods
Heredity and Hormones
Brain Response of Behavior
Intelligence Presentation
Skinner Article
Problem-Solving Simulation
Motivating Employees
Personality Assessment and Theories
TV Character Evaluation
Evaluation and Judgment
Psychological Disorders Presentation
Diagnosis and Treatment
Interview Profile
DQs
BEH 225
Introduction to Behavioral Science
Week 1:
CheckPoint: Research Methods – due Day Five
Resource: pp. 30–40 in Ch. 1 of Psychology: An Introduction; Appendix B
Complete Appendix B.
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Week 2:
CheckPoint: Heredity and Hormones – due Day Four
Resource: Ch. 2 in Psychology: An Introduction.
Write a 350- to 700-word essay in which you compare and contrast the influence of heredity
and hormones on human behavior.
Include in your essay a discussion on the endocrine system, identification of hormones and
the glands responsible for secreting them, and genetics, behavior genetics, and evolutionary
psychology.
Format the essay in according to APA standards. Always include citations and references.
Post your essay as an attachment to the Assignments Link
Assignment: Brain Response of Behavior – due Day Seven
Resources: Appendix C; pp. 58–78 in Ch. 2 of Psychology: An Introduction
Complete Appendix C.
Write in your own words. Do not simply copy the text. Always include citations and
references.
Post as an attachment to the Assignments link.
Week 3:
CheckPoint: Intelligence Presentation – due Day Five
Resource: Ch. 8 of Psychology: An Introduction.
Consider the following scenario: Since you are a successful college student, you have been
asked by a former high school teacher to address his/her class on the topic of human
intelligence.
Create a presentation in Microsoft® PowerPoint® that consists of 7 to 10 slides and detailed
speaker notes to addresses the following:
o What is intelligence?
o Compare the early and contemporary theories of intelligence.
o How do we measure intelligence?
o What are the characteristics of a good intelligence test?
Format citations of original works within the presentation using APA standards. Use detailed
speaker notes. Include your citations in your speaker notes. Include a slide with a list of
references at the end.
Post as an attachment to the Assignments link.
Week 4:
CheckPoint: Skinner Article – due Day Four
Resource: Ch. 5 of Psychology: An Introduction
o Write a 200- to 300-word editorial for your local newspaper summarizing Skinner’s
research and contributions to psychology. You must focus on the following:
Operant conditioning
o Punishment
o Reinforcement
o Superstitious behavior
Write in your own words. Do not simply copy the text. Always include citations and
references.
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Assignment: Problem-Solving Simulation – due Day Seven
Resources: pp. 273–286 in Ch. 7 of Psychology: An Introduction; Web site:
http://corptrain.phoenix.edu/rm_dev/river.html
Review the section in your text on problem-solving. As you review, consider the following
question: Do you use a problem-solving process?
Complete the activity at http://corptrain.phoenix.edu/rm_dev/river.html.
Answer the following questions in 100 to 200 words each:
o How did you interpret the problem?
o What strategy did you use and how did you evaluate your progress?
o Did you encounter any obstacles while solving the problem?
o Were you aware of this thought process as you worked through the problem?
Write in your own words. Do not simply copy the text. Always include citations and
references.
Post as an attachment to the Assignments link.
Week 5:
CheckPoint: Motivating Employees – due Day Five
Consider the following question: Is it possible for a manager to motivate an employee?
Write a 350- to 700-word response explaining your answer in terms of intrinsic and extrinsic
motivation. Write in your own words. Do not simply copy the text. Always include citations
and references.
Post as an attachment to the Assignments link.
Week 6:
CheckPoint: Interview Outline – due Day Three
Submit the following:
o Description of interviewee. A paragraph describing the individual and why he/she was
chosen.
o List of interview questions. This must be a detailed list of questions relevant to the
assignment and to the individual being interviewed.
o Permission of interviewee for the interview. Ask permission and indicate in your response
that the individual has agreed.
Post as an attachment to the Assignments link.
CheckPoint: Personality Assessment and Theories – due Day Five
Resource: pp. 441-449 in Ch. 11 of Psychology: An Introduction.
Complete the following test located at http://similarminds.com/jung_word.html
Write a 350- to 700-word summary of the personality assessment methods discussed in Ch.
11 of Psychology: An Introduction. You must include the following:
o A discussion of how personality assessments and personality theories correspond. In
other words, identify which theories relate to which assessments
o Identification of the online test as either an objective or projective test. Discuss your
opinion regarding the accuracy of this objective or projective type of test, and the test’s
accuracy regarding your personality.
Write in your own words. Do not simply copy the text. Always include citations and
references.
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Assignment: TV Character Evaluation – due Day Seven
Resources: pp. 419–424 & 431–434 in Ch. 11 of Psychology: An Introduction; Appendix D
Complete Appendix D.
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Week 7:
CheckPoint: Evaluation and Judgment – due Day Five
Resource: pp. 561–596 in Ch. 15 of Psychology: An Introduction
Review pp. 561–596 in the text.
Answer the following questions in 100 to 200 words each:
o What are the different ways in which we evaluate people?
o How do these factors play a role in our expectations of other people?
o What are the disadvantages of these expectations?
Write in your own words. Do not simply copy the text. Always include citations and
references.
Post as an attachment to the Assignments link.
Week 8:
CheckPoint: Psychological Disorders Presentation – due Day Four
Resource: Ch. 13 of Psychology: An Introduction
Consider the following scenario: The local community college that you work for is planning a
seminar on common psychological disorders and has asked you to organize a presentation.
Create a 10- to 12-slide presentation in Microsoft® PowerPoint® in which you address the
following:
o The various types of disorders
o At least one example of each disorder
o A brief explanation of the symptoms, causes, and treatment for each of your examples
Format citations of original works within the presentation using APA standards. Include
detailed speaker notes. Put citations in your speaker notes. Include a slide of references at
the end.
Post as an attachment to the Assignments link.
Assignment: Diagnosis and Treatment- due Day Seven
Resources: Ch. 13–14 of Psychology: An Introduction.
Choose one of the psychological disorders discussed in Ch. 13.
Write a 750- to 1,050-word paper in which you briefly describing the disorder and detail the
current trends in diagnosis and treatment for the disorder you have chosen.
Format the essay according to APA standards. Write in your own words. Do not simply copy
the text. Always include citations and references.
Post as an attachment to the Assignments link.
Week 9:
Capstone Discussion Question – due Day 3 Main Forum
Do you think it is necessary for a person in your field of study to learn psychology and
neuroscience? Explain your answer.
Final Project: Interview Profile – due Day Seven
o Resource: pp. 213–219 in Ch. 5; pp. 225–238 in Ch. 6; pp. 330–339 in Ch. 9; pp. 441–446 in
Ch. 11; and pp. 571–580 in Ch. 15 of Psychology: An Introduction; Appendix A
o Interview a person you feel comfortable asking about their personality and attitudes.
o Submit your Interview Profile. You must choose a person who is close to your own age, and
interview that person to learn more about them. In addition to the interview, compare and
contrast the responses from your interview with your own responses to the same question.
You must report your findings in an informative 1,400- to 1,750-word paper, and include the
following elements:
o Does the interviewee remember information more accurately if he or she observes the
behavior being performed or does he or she prefer to read how the behavior is
performed?
o Does the interviewee prefer studying in a library, or at home where there are background
noises and some distractions?
o Has the person you are interviewing taken the Myers Briggs test? Report the results.
o Does the interviewee think these results are accurate? Why or why not?
o Which experiences does this person think contributed most in the development of his or
her personality?
o Does this person feel that he or she is self-monitoring in regards to his or her attitudes?
How or how not?
o What does the interviewee feel was the strongest influence on his or her attitudes?
o What role does your interviewee think a person’s race, gender, or ethnicity play when
forming that person’s personality and attitudes?
o Does this person feel he or she is better at tasks when intrinsically motivated or
extrinsically motivated?
o Note: For the final project students should write a paper that has a narrative, not just a list
of questions and answers. The narrative should compare and contrast responses to the
questions and highlight relevant concepts from the text. The interview and answers to the
questions are just the starting point for the paper. The point of the paper is to demonstrate
your understanding of how to apply the course concepts. So you should be using and citing
terminology and concepts you learned in the class. For example: the fact that your friend
had an interesting childhood is only a start. How do you interpret the effect of those
childhood experiences in terms of Jung, Freud or Rogers?
Format your paper according to APA standards. Support your analysis by referencing
concepts from the text and other sources.
Post as an attachment to the Assignments link.
Discussion Questions:
Week 1:
1. Consider the following statement: Psychology has a long past, but a short history. What do
you think this means? In your opinion, which person or perspective has had the most
influence on the growth of psychology?
2. How do you think gender, race, and ethnicity have affected your behavior? Provide an
example from your life where you have observed people from different ethnic backgrounds or
genders behaving differently in the same situation.
Week 3:
1. Provide one example each of classical and operant conditioning in your own life. Identify
either the stimulus and response or reinforcers in each case. Which type would you prefer for
learning and why?
2. Think about the last time you attended a lecture or were in a classroom. Applying the
information processing model, why did some things make it into your short-term memory and
some things into your long-term memory? How can knowing this process increase your
learning potential? How would you reduce the likelihood of forgetting important information?
Week 5:
1. Based on what you have learned regarding expressions and emotion in Ch. 9, discuss the
following scenario: Referring to the graphic, what do you think the person in the picture is
feeling? How do you think a person of a different gender or different ethnicity might react
differently to this same situation?
2. Using the table on p. 421 of your text, what defense mechanisms have you noticed in the
people around you? What do you see as the advantages and disadvantages of these
defense mechanisms?
Week 7:
1. Think about two aspects of your life that you have strong attitudes towards, including one
negative and one positive. When do you believe these attitudes were formed? Why? How
might you work to change negative attitudes in your life?
2. Earlier in the course we discussed how someone’s inherent traits—such as race, gender, and
ethnicity—affect behavior. This week, discuss how sociological factors affect a person’s
behavior. What sociological factors do you believe affect your behavior the most?
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