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  Create a Stress Management and Resilience Brochure

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  Week 5 – Assignment: Create a Stress Management and Resilience Brochure

  Before you begin your assignment watch the video, Enhancing Resilience, found in the Books and Resources for this Week.

  Assignment

  Imagine that you have been asked to develop a pamphlet about stress management and resilience for individuals with serious medical issues and their families.   Your pamphlet should address the following:

  • What is the impact of stress (physically and psychologically)?
  • What are the benefits of resilience?
  • What strategies can you suggest to cope with stress and to be more resilient

   

  Make sure that your pamphlet incorporates at least 3 scholarly sources.

  Your pamphlet should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect graduate-level writing and APA standards.

  Length: 3 pages

  Stress has been viewed as resulting from negative emotions and poor coping strategies. Positive psychologists have focused on how we cope with stress and our ability to recover. Resilience refers to our capacity to withstand adversity. People are often impressed when they see examples of resilience, but we are all capable of being resilient. Positive psychology research has found that individuals who have more moments of positive emotions are able to increase their resilience. Individuals often experience post-traumatic growth after traumatic incidents meaning that rather than just surviving adversity we can actually achieve growth. Conquering challenges leads to a sense of satisfaction that enhances our wellbeing.

  There are certain factors that seem to help people be resilient. Specifically, individuals who are able to view failures as learning opportunities are more likely to display resilience. Furthermore, having an optimistic attitude is also related to increased resilience. This week we will examine how we can use the tenets of positive psychology to handle stress and become more resilient.

  Be sure to review this week’s resources carefully. You will be expected to apply the information from these resources when you prepare your assignments.
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  Positive psychology is a new area of psychology

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  Whether positive psychology is a new area of psychology or a reimagining of humanistic psychology

  Assignment

  Your task this week is to join the debate on whether positive psychology is a new area of psychology or a reimagining of humanistic psychology?

  Support your side with at least two references from scholarly resources.

  Length: 1-2 pages

  Week 1 – Assignment: Debate Positive Psychology as an updated version of Humanistic Psychology
  Instructions
  Warm-Up Activity 1.1 Read Martin Seligman’s presidential address (pages 559-562 only): Presidential Address Warm-Up Activity 1.2 Psychologist Martin Seligman discusses the history of psychology and the role of positive psychology as we move into the future:

   

  Week 1 Assignment Your task this week is to join the debate on whether positive psychology is a new area of psychology or a reimagining of humanistic psychology? Support your side with at least two references from scholarly resources. Length: 1-2 page
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  Presentation on a Scale Construction

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  Week 7 Assignment: Develop a PowerPoint Presentation on a Scale Construction

  Activity Description

  For this task, imagine that you were asked to give a scale construction proposal to a group of hypothetical PhD students. The PowerPoint presentation should include the definition of the construct that you intend to make a scale on, the existing tools measuring it, and other related studies. Also include your justification and rationale for your construction. More importantly, discuss how you will construct the items and the item response scales, how you will analyze the items’ reliabilities, and establish the scale’s validity.

  Incorporate appropriate animations, transitions, and graphics as well as speaker notes for each slide. The speaker notes may be comprised of brief paragraphs or bulleted lists.

  Support your presentation with at least five scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources may be included.

  Length: 12 slides (with a separate reference slide)
  Notes Length: 200-350 words for each slide

  Be sure to include citations for quotations and paraphrases with references in APA format and style where appropriate. Save the file as PPT with the correct course code information.

  Learning Outcomes

  1.0   Critique the meaning and implications of measuring psychological constructs.

  2.0   Analyze the literature on a particular construct and the current tools that have been designed to measure it.

  3.0   Select methods used in the creation of items that measure psychological constructs.

  4.0   Appraise different approaches to establishing item and instrument reliability.

  5.0   Evaluate the different approaches to instrument validation.

  6.0   Discriminate methods of establishing criterion or predictive validity.

  This week, you will prepare an outline for the Signature Assignment that is due on Week 8. You will create the bullet-point outline for this proposal and it should include the construct of interest the topics that will serve as the titles and subtitles of your Signature Assignment. However, provide a very brief description of what the content under each section will be like. For example, under Introduction, you can write “Here I will provide a conceptual definition of the construct;” or, under Method, you can write “I will discuss that the item-total reliability will be performed in this section.”

  Be sure to review this week’s resources carefully. You are expected to apply the information from these resources when you prepare your assignments.

  Complete the following Spotlight on Skills if you need assistance with the tools used to complete your assignments.
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  Reliability Chart Activity

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  Week 5 Assignment: Prepare a Reliability Chart

  Activity Description

  For this task, you will create a chart describing the different methods of establishing the reliability of a psychological instrument. In one column write the method (e.g., test-retest method) and on another column, write a brief description for each of the methods.

  Length: 2 page

  Learning Outcomes

  4.0   Appraise different approaches to establishing item and instrument reliability.

  Week: 5  Reliability

  Introduction: 

  Measuring instruments have to yield consistent results. It would be a distressing experience if your bathroom scale tells you that you are 65 kilograms one moment and 70 kilograms a minute later. That would be unreliable or inconsistent results because we do not usually expect a weight increase of that magnitude to happen in 60 seconds. Consistency or repeatability is an indispensable characteristic of measuring tools within the physical or psychological sciences. Psychological scales have to ensure that the scores individuals are measured on yield more or less the same figures for the same individuals at different times. Some test-makers re-administer the same scales after a period, and then analyze whether the results are stable. Other test-makers construct two sets of scales measuring the same construct or split the items into two halves, with the first half measuring the same construct as the second half. These two sets or halves are then compared and analyzed for reliability.

  Be sure to review this week’s resources carefully. You are expected to apply the information from these resources when you prepare your assignments.
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  Final Paper Expansionary Fiscal Policy

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  ECO 203 WEEK 5 FINAL PAPER EXPANSIONARY ECONOMIC POLICY

  Prior to beginning the final assignment, review the following chapters:

  Chapter 7: Classical Macroeconomics and the Keynesian Challenge

  Chapter 9: Taxes, Government Spending, and Fiscal Policy

  Chapter 12: Banking and The Federal Reserve System

  Chapter 14: Monetary Policy In Theory And Practice
  

  Focus of the Final Paper
  In an effort to move the economy out of a recession, the federal government would engage in expansionary economic policies. Respond to the following points in your paper on the actions the government would take to address expansionary fiscal and monetary policies:

  Expansionary Fiscal Policy:

  Explain the actions the federal government would take while engaging in expansionary fiscal policy in terms of the following:

  • The necessary change in taxes and government spending,
  • The effect on aggregate demand, GDP, and employment.

  Expansionary Monetary Policy:

  The three tools the Federal Reserve Bank (The Fed) uses when conducting monetary policy are the required reserve ratio, the discount rate, and open market operations.
  Explain the actions of the Fed in regard to the three tools.

  • When the required reserve ratio is increased or decreased
  • When the discount rate is increased or decreased
  • Buying or selling government securities when conducting expansionary monetary policy

  Explain how these actions would affect the money supply, interest rates, spending, aggregate demand, GDP, and employment.
  Writing the Final Paper
  The Final Paper:

  1. Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in your approved styled guide.
  2. Must include a title page that includes:
     1. Title of paper
     2. Student’€™s name
     3. Course name and number
     4. Instructor’s name
     5. Date submitted
  3. Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
  4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
  5. Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
  6. Must use at least four scholarly resources, including the textbook. Two sources must come from the Ashford Library.
  7. Must use APA style as outlined in your approved style guide to document all sources.
  8. Must include, on the final page, a reference List that is completed according to APA style as outlined in your approved style guide.
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  Research on Emotional Intelligence Evaluation

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  Research on Emotional Intelligence Evaluation

  Social and Developmental Aspects of Emotion, Cognition, and Motivation

  Evaluate the Research on Emotional Intelligence 

  Your task this week is to provide a critical evaluation of the concept of emotional intelligence.

  After completing your readings for the week, prepare a paper that addresses the following questions:

  • Can emotional intelligence be taught or is this an innate ability?
  • Conclude with your assessment if evidence exists for separate, but related, constructs such as social intelligence and ecological intelligence? Explain your answer.

  Support your analysis with at least two references from scholarly sources.

  Length: 2 pages

  Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

  Learning Outcomes

  1.0   Assess the concepts and theoretical framework of emotion, motivation, and cognition.

  2.0   Interpret the critical research findings related to emotion, motivation and cognition.

  3.0   Assess cultural and social influences on emotions, motivation, and cognition.

  6.0   Synthesize concepts of emotions, motivation and cognition using a variety of communication tools.

   

  This week, you will read about several theories of emotional intelligence (EI) and some of the research on this topic. Although definitions and theories of EI vary, Mayer and Salovey (1997) described EI as consisting of four “branches” consisting of perceiving emotions, facilitating thoughts about emotions, understanding emotions, and managing emotions. Similar abilities were described by Danial Goleman in 1995. Other theories of EI are described in Cherniss (2010). Tests developed by Mayer and colleagues along with other researchers can be used to assess levels of EI in people.

  Some research suggests that individuals with higher levels of EI have better social relationships and better psychological health whereas those people with lower levels of EI are associated with greater stress and other negative outcomes such as drug and alcohol abuse.

  Austin, Farrelly, Black, and Moore (2007) suggest that there is also a “dark” side to high levels of EI. Their research suggests that being skilled in the perception and understanding of the emotions of others can serve as a mechanism to manipulate people and situations.

  Goleman, Barlow, and Bennett (2010) discuss how the early ideas about EI have been expanded into a new area called “Ecological Intelligence.” Ecological intelligence involves an awareness and understanding of how human actions impact the environment.

  You should also consider as you are reading these articles whether EI is an innate ability or something that can be improved with training.

  This week, you will provide a critical evaluation of the construct of EI by answering the questions in the description of the assignment.

  Be sure to review this week’s resources carefully. You are expected to apply the information from these resources when you prepare your assignments.
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  Table to Group Items Representing a Common Concept

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  Table to Group Items Representing a Common Concept

  Below are statements coming from different psychological scales constructed by different authors; what the scales are measuring nor the number of scales that are represented by these items are identified. Since the psychological variables measured by the items are fairly easily identifiable, create a table in which you will group those items that represent a common concept. Then, invent a construct or variable name for these items. This is an exercise that tests your intuitive abilities to spot the supposedly hidden constructs represented by these items. Consider this assignment as an “armchair” factor analysis.

  Items:

  1. I feel irritable, easily agitated, and am impatient a few days before my period.
  2. I feel anxious watching a teacher work on an algebraic equation on the whiteboard.
  3. This is the dreariest time of my life.
  4. I am just as happy as when I was younger.
  5. My life could be happier than it is now.
  6. I have cramps that begin on the first day of my period.
  7. I don’t feel good being required to enroll in statistics.
  8. I expect some interesting and pleasant things to happen to me in the future.
  9. My breasts feel tender and sore a few days before my period.
  10. I feel old and somewhat tired.
  11. As I look back on my life, I am fairly well satisfied.
  12. I hate buying a math textbook.
  13. I feel depressed for several days before my period.
  14. I have backaches which begin the same day as my period.
  15. I don’t like reading and interpreting graphs or charts.
  16. I take prescription drug for the pain during my period.
  17. I’ve gotten pretty much what I expected out of life.
  18. Compared to other people, I get more the share of bad luck.
  19. I don’t like being told how to interpret probability statements.
  20. For several days before my period I feel exhausted, lethargic or tired.
  21. Most of the things I do are boring or monotonous.
  22. I’m feel my chest pound when I walk into a math class.
  23. I have abdominal pain or discomfort which begins one day before my period.
  24. I would not change my life even if I could.
  25. I’m anxious when I am waiting to get a math test returned even when I expect to have done well.
  26. The pain I have with my period is not intense but a continuous dull aching.
  27. I feel weak and dizzy during my period.
  28. I feel restless listening to somebody explaining a math formula.
  29. As I grow older, things seem better than I thought they would be.
  30. I have gotten more of the breaks in life than most of the people I know.

  Psychological Constructs, Concepts, and the Nature of Measurement > Week 2

  Week: 2

  The Construct Under Investigation and Conceptualizing a Tool to Measure it

  One of the indispensable parts in scale construction is to first get a good grasp of the ‘concept’ under investigation. Then, review the information written on the concept of interest. Only then can you decide whether there are subcomponents or dimensions under that concept. Be sure to provide a working definition of this concept, which may be based on a theory. Providing a definition for the concept and setting certain parameters based on a theory transforms the concept into a construct. Once this is clear in your mind, then you can start composing items that represent the construct.

  Although many authors use the terms concept and construct interchangeably, a concept refers to observed instances in the empirical world that are argued to be related enough and are imported at an abstract level. Once this concept is narrowed for the purposes of setting parameters within a research context, it becomes a construct. Pushing the envelope further, once the definitions are concretized and rules are set (for instance in an experiment) on how to measure or produce the constructs—they become variables.

  But first, it is important to have a very clear understanding of the concept or construct of choice.

  Be sure to review this week’s resources carefully. You are expected to apply the information from these resources when you prepare your assignments.
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  Psychological Constructs and Tests Solutions

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  Psychological Constructs and Tests Solutions

   Psychological Constructs, Concepts, and the Nature of Measurement > Week 1

  Describe Psychological Constructs and Tests

  Week: 1

  Psychological Tests

  Activity Description

  For this task, write a paper in which you answer the following questions and complete the following:

  1. What is a psychological construct? How are concepts and constructs typically measured in the field of psychology? Use the readings and outside sources (if you like) to defend your answer.
  2. What is a psychological test? What is the unique value of a test as compared to some other means of getting information about people? Use the readings and outside sources (if you like) to defend your answer.
  3. Answer Kline (Chapter 1, questions 1, 2, 5, and 6)

  1. Choose one construct of interest that you intend to make a scale on. Provide a conceptual definition of such construct based on existing literature. Provide a brief description of individuals who “possess” the construct or those who may score high on a scale measuring the construct and a person who might score low on the same construct.

  Length: 5 pages, not including title and reference pages.

  Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

  Learning Outcomes

  1.0   Critique the meaning and implications of measuring psychological constructs.

  2.0   Analyze the literature on a particular construct and the current tools that have been designed to measure it.

  Introduction: 

  Psychological tests are used to measure psychological constructs. The development of a scale, then, must start with gaining clarity on the meaning of the general concept as it narrows down and becomes a specific construct the tool will measure. This week you will explore what a construct is and the relationships of constructs to scales

  Be sure to review this week’s resources carefully. These include an introduction and a refresher on descriptive statistics and standard scores that are typically used in psychometrics. You are expected to apply the information from these resources when you prepare your assignments.
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  Emotions and Motivation Interview

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  Week 6 Assignment: Prepare an Interview on Emotions and Motivation

  Activity Description

  For this task, imagine that you are a psychologist that is being interviewed for a 10-minute radio broadcast. You are being interviewed about how motivation and emotion influence academic achievement, and how negative motions (such as shame and guilt) motivate behavior change. Write 10-15 questions that the interviewer would ask you, and then write your response. Develop your paper as a transcript for a question and answer format.

  Length: 3 pages

  Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

  Why do we do what we do? Theories of motivation attempt to explain this with some theories that focus on biological needs such as hunger or thirst, whereas other theories focus on “higher-order” needs such as the need for achievement, love, and affiliation with others. Cognitive-dissonance theories can also explain an aspect of the motivational process.

  You may remember learning about theories of cognitive dissonance in your other psychology classes. Researchers explain that cognitive dissonance is an uncomfortable cognitive state produced when people hold conflicting views. People are motivated to reduce this uncomfortable dissonance state by changing the conflicting cognition. For example, consider the case of someone who smokes cigarettes but also knows that this behavior is unhealthy. The dissonance could be reduced by quitting smoking but most likely, the person will change the cognition; for instance, the individual may downplay the health risks because he or she exercises and eats healthy foods. The research you will read this week focuses on the role of emotions in motivating behavior.

  This week, you will prepare a paper that discusses how motivation and emotions influence academic behavior and how negative emotions can motivate behavior change.

  Be sure to review this week’s resources carefully. You are expected to apply the information from these resources when you prepare your assignments.