Identify specific heuristics or biases that might logically have occurred during the event, and explain how those biases and heuristics are both functional and problematic in the context, as well as how they might have been mitigated.
Overview The final project for this course is the creation of a research paper.
For the final project in this course, you will marshal the knowledge you have built to accomplish the core goal of all psychologists—to explain human behavior. You will select a current or historical event and use theory and research from the field of social cognition and perception to explain, from your perspective, why the event occurred. You will also suggest, again drawing from social cognitive theory and research, how this event could have turned out differently had it occurred in a different culture. Although you will not have been exposed to the material in the entire course by the time you begin working on the project, you should feel free to utilize theory and research covered in any portion of the course readings, or elsewhere within the field of social cognition, in achieving the project objectives. The project will be completed in three steps: a topic proposal, a detailed outline and tentative annotated bibliography, and a final paper.
The project is divided into two milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Three and Five. The final research paper will be submitted in Module Seven.
This assessment will assess your mastery with respect to the following course outcomes:
PSY-326-01 Evaluate contemporary research in social cognition and perception for its contributions to and importance for analyzing human behavior
PSY-326-02 Analyze the impact of cognitive theory and methodology on social psychology
PSY-326-03 Assess the impact of the social environment (with a focus on both functionality and shortcomings) on basic cognitive processes, perceptual processes, and behavior
PSY-326-04 Apply the automatic versus controlled model of social cognition to the analysis and evaluation of human behavior
PSY-326-05 Assess the role of culture as one component of the social environment for its impact on basic cognitive and perceptual processes
Prompt Your paper will address two major questions:
1. How does the literature in social cognition and perception help explain a real-world event? 2. Based on the literature, how could this event have happened differently had it occurred in a different culture?
The introductory part of your paper should provide background information on your chosen event, including where and when it occurred, how people were affected by it, and its impact. For example, the event might have significantly impacted individuals, or perhaps it had an environmental or political impact. Include any other relevant information that will provide the reader with a full picture of the nature of the event.
Next, you will utilize your knowledge of social cognitive theory and research to explain why the event occurred. Select two theories from the course that could explain how and why the event happened. In your discussion of each theory and how it applies to understanding the event, incorporate information from at least two representative, peer-reviewed articles that capture the essence of the theory and can be used to illustrate what the theory predicts would happen in this situation.
Although you will address the applicability of the theories to the event in some detail, you should also analyze the role of other basic cognitive, perceptual, and social psychological forces at work in bringing about the occurrence or unfolding of the event. Part of this analysis should include how the dual process model can be utilized to analyze the course of events. How did automatic and controlled processes contribute to the event? What is the difference between these two modes of processing? Utilize scholarly research to support all of yourclaims.
What specific heuristics, biases, or errors might have occurred in the course of the event? How are the biases or heuristics that you have identified functional or problematic within this context? How might they have been reduced? Utilize information in the scholarly literature or your textbook for this discussion.
Finally, could this event have turned out differently if it unfolded in a different culture? Or do you think the outcome would have been much the same? Make use of information in the scholarly literature or your textbook in discussing thisissue.
You will need to take care in selecting an event that will lend itself to detailed analysis from a social cognitive perspective. One example of such an event would be the terrorist attacks that took place on September 11, 2001, and the aftermath. Many things occurred that could be viewed through the lens of social cognition. The individuals who carried out the attack may have had certain motivations that social cognitive perspectives could explain. The public developed certain views of the hijackers and, in some cases, had altered views of the groups to which the hijackers belonged. The rate of flying on commercial airliners plummeted for a time. Subsequent U.S. military invasions of Afghanistan and later Iraq were portrayed as responses to this attack. Yellow ribbons and “Support Our Troops” bumper stickers became widespread symbols. Hostility toward those critical of U.S. government policies increased.
Here are some other topics that you might choose as the focus of your paper:
The civil rights movement
The My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War
The Nazi Holocaust
The struggle to abolish slavery in the United States
The Russian Revolution
The stock market crash of 1929
Human-induced global climate change
The AIDS epidemic
The nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan
The Abu Ghraib prison torture scandal
The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
The Bernie Madoff investment scandal
These examples were selected because they lend themselves to rich analysis from the perspective of social cognition. Although you may select an event that is not listed here, your choice of event is subject to instructorapproval.
Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Introduction A. Include extensive background information about the event including a description of the event, what might have led to it, and why the
event is worthy of analysis.
II. Why the Event Occurred: Theory I A. Include a theory from the course that justifiably explains the event and why the event occurred, and draw connections to two articles
relevant to the theory. III. Why the Event Occurred: Theory II
A. Include a theory from the course that justifiably explains the event and why the event occurred, and draw connections to two articles relevant to the theory.
IV. Analysis—Basic Perceptual and Cognitive Processes A. Analyze the impact of social psychological processes and how they might have contributed to this event. B. Analyze how those processes were impacted by social psychological factors.
V. Analysis—the Dual Process Model A. Apply the dual process model to demonstrate how it can successfully be used to explain human behavior. Accurately describe at least one
automatic and one controlled process in a comprehensive way. Explain how the processes contributed to the event. VI. Alternative Conclusions
A. Identify specific heuristics or biases that might logically have occurred during the event, and explain how those biases and heuristics are both functional and problematic in the context, as well as how they might have been mitigated.
B. Include an analysis of how this event could have turned out differently if it had unfolded in different culture.
Which, if any, of the general strengths and weaknesses of experimental designs did the study demonstrate? Are there any threats to validity? Explain.
For this assignment, write a paper that evaluates the research conducted in three peer-reviewed articles on a technology topic that employs an experimental research design. Address all components for each article before moving on to the next article. Your paper should address the following components:
- What was the research problem?
- What variables were analyzed, and what were the hypotheses tested?
- What types of statistical analyses were used?
- Which, if any, of the general strengths and weaknesses of experimental designs did the study demonstrate? Are there any threats to validity? Explain.
- Evaluate the quality of the research study
- Was an experimental design the most appropriate design, and why or why not?
- How credible are the conclusions of the study?
Length: 6 pages, not including title and reference pages
References: Include a minimum of 6 scholarly resources
The completed assignment should address all of the assignment requirements, exhibit evidence of concept knowledge, and demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the content presented in the course. The writing should integrate scholarly resources, reflect academic expectations and current APA standards (as required), and attach a plagiarism report.
What competition is in the marketplace, and what are they doing?
MY VENTURE IS BEING A CHILDCARE CENTER OWNER.
Complete the following:
- Conduct preliminary market research for your venture, and write a paper of 1,000-1,500 words that responds to the following questions:
- What is the scale of the industry (in units and dollars)?
- What is the scope (geographical range) of the market? Is it local, regional, national, international, or global?
- Is it a niche industry, or does it reach a mass market?
- How profitable are the players in the industry?
- What trends are occurring in the industry?
- What competition is in the marketplace, and what are they doing?
- Include visual aids where they are appropriate.
How can you be proactive to ease the effects of rapid global warming, and what are your ideas for long term solution?
Armed with newfound knowledge about the predictions of global warming, think critically about impacts, your role, and solutions for the local, regional, and global communities.
- How will you be personally impacted by global warming, considering where you live (coastal or inland). How can you be proactive to ease the effects of rapid global warming, and what are your ideas for long term solution?
1 PAGE
no plagiarism
In Romans, how does Paul rationalize the lack of receptivity of many Jews to his preaching in Chapters 9-11?
- In Romans, how does Paul rationalize the lack of receptivity of many Jews to his preaching in Chapters 9-11?
2. How can Paul include “self-control” (Gal. 5:23) as expressive of freedom and the Spirit? Isn’t self-control the opposite of freedom?
each question much be 1/2 page so one full page total
How might the tone of her poem be different if she had survived poverty, illness and disappointment and wrote it at an older stage in life?
3Qs Discussion Post 2
For each half-page post, students will be prompted to think about three different “Qs” as they relate to the assigned material of each learning module:
QUALITY: This is a personal reaction to/reflection on a specific part of the reading.
Step 1: Describe something from the reading that surprised you, challenged you, piqued your interest, or made you curious.
Step 2: Explain why it impacted you in this way.
QUOTE: Identify a specific part of the reading that you found memorable or quotable, and type it out in the form of a word-for-word quote (no more than two sentences).
Step 1: Type out the quote (Don’t forget the quotation marks (“”)!!!)
Step 2: Give the specific page number(s) from which you took your quote, if applicable.
QUESTION: Write a critical thinking question about the reading.
-This is not a critical thinking question: How old was Phyllis Wheatly when she wrote this poem?
-This is a critical thinking question: According to the background statement on Phyllis Wheatley, she was a teenager when she started writing—but also very young and poor when she died. This Wheatley poem was extremely positive about white colonial slaveholders and white Christianity, especially for someone who was enslaved. How might the tone of her poem be different if she had survived poverty, illness and disappointment and wrote it at an older stage in life?
*Please write the main word of the prompt (i.e., Quality, Quote, Question), and then your response for each. Please do not write out the whole prompt.
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List the techniques that management can use to improve a company’s reported earnings performance in the short run.
E7-1 Free cash flow valuation (LO 7-1)
Required:
1. What are free cash flows?
2. Explain the difference between a company’s operating cash flow under GAAP and its free cash flow.
3. Briefly describe the key features of the free cash flow approach to valuation.
E7-5 Why P/E ratios vary (LO 7-4)
The price/earnings ratios of four companies from the same industry are:
Company P/E Ratio
Ingles Markets 7.9
Kroger 6.6
Sprouts Farmers Market 18.3
Weis Markets 17.4
Source: Based on closing stock prices on March 17, 2019, and trailing-twelve-months earnings per share, both from Yahoo Finance.
Required:
What factors might explain the difference in the P/E ratios of these companies?
E7-7 Earnings quality (LO 7-5)
Required:
1. Define the term quality of earnings.
2. List the techniques that management can use to improve a company’s reported earnings performance in the short run.
Give examples of low-quality earnings com
Why is college important to you?
A diagnostic essay is designed to showcase what sort of writer you are. While you will get full credit for the assignment by submitting it, you want to do your best possible work to demonstrate that you have the writing skills that are required for this course. Do your best!
Your essay should be:
· double spaced
· in Times New Roman 12 point font
· in paragraph form
· include your name at the top of the paper
· minimum length requirement for this assignment is 1 1/2 pages (you can go over that, but going under the requirement will make it more difficult to diagnose your writing)
Respond to the following questions:
Why is college important to you? What are your academic goals and career goals? What interests you intellectually (please note this doesn’t always equate to what interests you academically)? Why did you choose to attend PGCC? What can PGCC do to help you achieve your academic goals?
Once you are finished, you need to attach your file as a document attachment. Do not copy and paste your assignment into the message area.
Are the customers of these businesses similar, or are they reaching different segments?
Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
Complete the following:
Identify and explore 3 business Web sites that do something similar to what you hope to do. (BUSINESS I HOPE TO DO IS OPENING A CHILDCARE CENTER)
These businesses may provide the same product or service as you, or they may provide a different product or service that fills the same consumer need. Respond to the following questions:
- Who are their customers (geographic, demographic, psychographic, and behavioral attributes)?
- Are the customers of these businesses similar, or are they reaching different segments?
- How are these customers similar to the customers you hope to reach?
Write one paragraph, based on the feedback you’ve received so far, on what you want to concentrate on improving in this English class this semester
Practice MLA Format Assignment – Your History with English
The goal behind this assignment is to demonstrate that you understand MLA format’s manuscript style and can set up your paper accurately. For this assignment:
Set up your paper in MLA format (this includes pagination, first page heading, font, line spacing, title, and paragraphing – if you need a refresher on this material, view MLA format content).
Write one paragraph about your history with English studies (from your earliest memories until this point)
Write one paragraph, based on the feedback you’ve received so far, on what you want to concentrate on improving in this English class this semester
When you finish the assignment, be sure to proofread to correct any sentence-level errors.
