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Sunday, February 28th Write a 750-word paper that discusses the following: How messages can be adapted for various audiences in the workplace How understanding audience can inform or help in identifying the tools and types of media or form (such as e-mail, letters, memos, and so on) that are appropriate for communicating in the workplace Why grammar and word choice are important for effective communication in the workplace What roles revis ...

Other / Other 22 Feb 2016

Assignment Due on Friday, February 26 DQ 1 800 words What differentiates a good writer from a bad writer? Why should one avoid slang, idioms, acronyms, and biased language when writing? How does one determine which of the different communication channels you should use to convey content to your audiences? Are proofing, editing, and revising different? Explain. In what order should one revise? Why? How important are correct grammar, spell ...

Other / Other 22 Feb 2016

Saturday, February 20th, 2016 Write a 700-word paper analyzing the humanistic approaches to personality. Your paper should cover the following areas: Compare person-centered theory with Maslow's Hierarchy of needs. Use Maslow's hierarchy of needs to discuss the extent to which growth needs influence personality formation. Outline the main components of the person-centered theory that contribute to personality development. Identify which t ...

Other / Other 12 Feb 2016

Due February 18, 2016 Do you believe that political conflict can be reduced by using encounter groups or other humanistic techniques? Or does this suggestion reflect political naiveté? 100 words How would you reply to someone who knows about positive psychology only through superficial media reports, and who says it is a waste of time and money to study something as inconsequential as happiness? 100 words What is the role of unconditi ...

Other / Other 12 Feb 2016

Due Sunday 14th, 2016 Write a 1,050 word paper analyzing the formation of habits using behavioral and social/cognitive approaches. Your paper should cover the following areas: Analyze one of your habits. How did you develop this habit? Were there role models for this habit? Which people influenced the adoption of this habit? Why do you continue it? Has there been a time when you have attempted to break this habit? Use the behavioral persona ...

Other / Other 08 Feb 2016

Due Friday 12, 2016 what do you think would be the effects of acting (as in movies or the theater)? How is such acting different from fixed-role therapy? 100 words What cognitive-affective units (CAUs) are widespread in your culture? In another culture with which you are familiar? Do you think these have changed over time, from one generation to the next? 100 words ...

Other / Other 08 Feb 2016

Assignment is due on : February 4th, 2016 How do you think religion contributes to prejudice or to the reduction of prejudice in today's world? 100 words Allport considered the relationship between personality and social psychology (e.g., in his description of prejudice). Are there other social issues or social phenomena that should also be studied in this way? 100 words What is your opinion about the causes of intelligence, especially t ...

Other / Other 31 Jan 2016

Assignment Due on: February 7th, 2016 Write a 1,100 - word paper analyzing the biological and humanistic approaches to personality. Your paper should cover the following areas: Use Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to discuss the extent to which growth needs influence personality formation. Describe biological factors that influence the formation of personality. Examine the relationship of biological factors to Maslow’s theory of ...

Other / Other 31 Jan 2016

What are the main characteristics that each of the psychoanalytic social theories have in common? What are some differences between these theories? Choose one of the theories presented this week, and describe what aspects of that theory can you relate to your life? Why? Due this Saturday 31st ...

Other / Other 27 Jan 2016

Write a 1,100-word paper analyzing the components of the psychoanalytic approach to personality. Your paper should cover the following areas: Compare and contrast the psychoanalytic theories of Freud, Jung, and Adler. What are two characteristics of these theories with which you agree? What are two characteristics with which you disagree? Describe the stages of Freud’s theory and explain characteristics of personality using these compone ...

Other / Other 21 Jan 2016