Assignment: Establishing knowledge
Assignment: Establishing knowledge
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Assignment: Establish a base of knowledge regarding lifespan development.
This first week, you will establish a base of knowledge regarding lifespan development. The major issues in development are as follows:
- Nature and nurture.
- Critical periods and plasticity.
- Continuity and discontinuity.
- Universality and specificity.
- Qualitative and quantitative change.
- Activity and passivity.
Using the Capella library, locate a scholarly resource (journal article or book chapter) that is specific to one of the major issues in development. (See the second study in Unit 1, Development Issues Article Search, for helpful links to these topics.) Clearly describe both sides of the controversy. Evaluate the credibility of the resource, using an appropriate combination of these possible methods:
- Credibility of author or publisher.
- Relevancy to the field.
- Accuracy of information.
- Support of conclusions.
- Assessment for researcher bias.
- Timeliness or current relevancy.
- Use of scholarly references.
- Detailed and clear information.
- Correct description of data analysis.
- Other methods (explain).
Reference
Allen, D. B., & Allen, D. W. (1996). 2+2 equals better performance: Alternative performance appraisal with feedback and encouragement. Unpublished manuscript, University of Denver, Colorado; Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the webpage for the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB), the Harvey, Luiselli, & Wong, (2009) article, and review the APA’s required for this week.
In your initial post:
- Applied behavior analysis is a rapidly growing area of learning psychology. Based on the information in the required web page and article, describe what you think it would be like to be an applied behavior analyst is a school setting.
- Analyze and describe how the APA’s might affect the implementation of behavior modification principles.
- Examine the behavioral analysis approach to personality psychology and discuss whether personality shapes behavior or behavior shapes personality. Use evidence from the resources to support your statements.
- Evaluate the cultural implications of addressing and treating mental health issues in standardized school settings.
- Describe the benefits this type of approach might have for students.
