This assignment requires you to create a narrated PowerPoint presentation that applies research in developmental psychology to a practical problem during a specific stage in the lifespan.

PSYC 525 Developmental Psychology Presentation Assignment Instructions Overview Description: This assignment requires you to create a narrated PowerPoint presentation that applies research in developmental psychology to a practical problem during a specific stage in the lifespan. Purpose: In the science of developmental psychology, scholars conduct research in both basic and applied settings. In fact, one of the more important reasons for engaging ...
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Science and Social Progress in Classical Positivism

1. Science and Social Progress in Classical Positivism The origins of science date back to the 6th century BC when the pre-Socratic philosophers (later followed by other prominent ones such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle in the 5th and 4th centuries BC) attempted for the first time to discover the guiding principles of the world, the so-called "metaphysics." The Greek ...
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Provide a real-life example of informational social influences impacting a person’s decision or behavior. Provide a real-life example of normative social influences impacting a person’s decision or behavior. 

Provide a real-life example of informational social influences impacting a person's decision or behavior. Provide a real-life example of normative social influences impacting a person's decision or behavior. Can the influence of conformity, compliance, or obedience be decreased? How would this impact the situations you identified? ...
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Milgram’s obedience study generated a great deal of controversy regarding its ethical implications.  It is important to be aware of ethical questions raised by the research. Take a position regarding whether or not Milgram’s research was done ethically.  Support your position with well-reasoned arguments.

Milgram's obedience study generated a great deal of controversy regarding its ethical implications.  It is important to be aware of ethical questions raised by the research. Take a position regarding whether or not Milgram's research was done ethically.  Support your position with well-reasoned arguments. To assure that you don't just give the same old perspective, you must review at least 2 of ...
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Explain the role and impact of self-esteem in an individual’s motivation to contribute to and achieve goals.

Critically think about social cognition and the self. Familiarize yourself with Module 2's objectives, introduction, video, and articles. Use the articles in Module 2 as your primary reference, then use the St Leo Online Library for peer review sources and to find relevance to this week's topic. 1. Explain cognitive dissonance in your own words and give an example. 2 ...
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For this assignment use Jakob Nielson’s examples of Heuristics to review either the Maryland MVA website (mva.maryland.gov) or the White House website (whitehouse.gov)

For this assignment use Jakob Nielson’s examples of Heuristics to review either the Maryland MVA website (mva.maryland.gov) or the White House website (whitehouse.gov) In this assignment, you will imagine that you are one of the experts being called to do an evaluation of one of the websites. Nielson speaks about Heuristics in this (video) and more on the subject for your use ...
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