psy 102 (PSY102)

PSY-102-T1-RS-Psychology and Career Exploration Worksheet

PSY 102 Topic 4 DQ 2 Which is more important for a parent in directing a child’s behavior: what they say or what they do? Why? Support your positions with the weekly readings or additional research. What a parent does is more important in directing a child’s behavior. This is because children are more likely to forget instructions- due to their limited ability to process and commit information to memory- compare to what they see. At the same time, it is easy for children to process v...

PSY-102 Topic 4 DQ 1 Outline the main differences between classical and operant conditioning. Which of these seems to occur more accidentally, and which is more intentional? Please explain your response and provide examples. One of the simplest ways to remember the differences between classical and operant conditioning is to focus on whether the behavior is involuntary or voluntary. Classical conditioning involves associating an involuntary response and a stimulus. For an example of a stim...

PSY 102 Week 5 DQ 1 What is the relationship between motivation and emotion? Provide an example of how emotions can motivate you to act in a certain way. Provide another example that illustrates how achieving something you were motivated to do (or not achieving it) provoked a particular emotion. Motivation and emotions are closely related concepts because motives and the arousal of emotion activate behavior. Motives are often accompanied by emotions and emotions more often than not have ...

PSY-102 Topic 4 DQ 1 Outline the main differences between classical and operant conditioning. Which of these seems to occur more accidentally, and which is more intentional? Please explain your response and provide examples. One of the simplest ways to remember the differences between classical and operant conditioning is to focus on whether the behavior is involuntary or voluntary. Classical conditioning involves associating an involuntary response and a stimulus. For an example of a stim...

PSY 102 Week 2 DQ 2 Select one drug classification, stimulants, hallucinogens, opiates, or depressants. Describe how drugs in this category affect/alter a person’s conscious state. Provide examples of drugs that fall into the category that you selected. Hello I am choosing opiates as my drug classification because it is the classification that has had the biggest impact on my life. I personally have never taken any sort of opiate, legal prescription or illegal narcotic. Even still, o...

PSY 102 Week 1 DQ 2 Review the research-related subfields in psychology in chapter one of your textbook. Which subfield is most relevant to your academic interests? Professional interests? Personal interests? Explain why. There are many subfields in psychology shown in the textbook. These subfields can be used in regard to different interests of a person’s life, including; academically, professionally, and personally. Within my academic interest, I believe cultural psychology plays the...

PSY-102 Topic 2 DQ 1 Select a sleep disorder – insomnia, sleep apnea, sleepwalking narcolepsy. Describe the sleep disorder and possible causes that may lead to the sleep disorder. Considering the possible causes and the information you read about the disorder, what are some possible treatments? Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. The signs and symptoms of obstructive and central sleep apneas overlap, sometimes making it diff...

PSY 102 Week 1 DQ 1 Week 1: DQ1: How might a psychologist study “mate selection” based on each of these four levels of psychological analysis (biological, individual, social, and cultural)? DQ1A: A psychologist studying "mate selection" could use the four levels of psychological analysis to gain an better perspective because each of the levels thoroughly explain just how different people can view certain situations and things due to their different perspectives. This provides u...