Assignment: Dimensions of Human Behavior

Assignment: Dimensions of Human Behavior

Define and discuss how personal, contextual, and temporal elements influence an individual’s perspective of and current functioning of human behavior. Why is it so crucial to comprehend human behavior?
Discuss the usage of diagnostic labels for mental health illnesses, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), borderline personality disorder (BPD), and alcohol dependency. Use them to explain an individual’s conduct from the perspective of a person in their environment. What are the advantages and disadvantages of adopting such labels? At least two positive and two negative implications should be discussed.
Discuss the differences between cognition and emotion, as well as compare and contrast any two cognition or emotion theories. Which theory of emotion or cognition do you agree with the most? Why?

Submission Details for Dimensions of Human Behavior:

By the due date assigned, post your responses to this Discussion Area in a minimum of 300 words. Your response should rely upon at least two sources from professional literature.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

• Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, including a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
• Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
• One or two-sentence responses, simple statements of agreement, or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
• I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.Weekly Participation
  • Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
  • In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
  • Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
  • Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

  APA Format and Writing Quality

  • Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
  • Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
  • I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

  Use of Direct Quotes

  • I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’s level and deduct points accordingly.
  • As Masters’s level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
  • It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

  Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

  Welcome to class

  Hello class and welcome to the class and I will be your instructor for this course. This is a -week course and requires a lot of time commitment, organization, and a high level of dedication. Please use the class syllabus to guide you through all the assignments required for the course. I have also attached the classroom policies to this announcement to know your expectations for this course. Please review this document carefully and ask me any questions if you do. You could email me at any time or send me a message via the “message” icon in halo if you need to contact me. I check my email regularly, so you should get a response within 24 hours. If you have not heard from me within 24 hours and need to contact me urgently, please send a follow up text to

  I strongly encourage that you do not wait until the very last minute to complete your assignments. Your assignments in weeks 4 and 5 require early planning as you would need to present a teaching plan and interview a community health provider. I advise you look at the requirements for these assignments at the beginning of the course and plan accordingly. I have posted the YouTube link that explains all the class assignments in detail. It is required that you watch this 32-minute video as the assignments from week 3 through 5 require that you follow the instructions to the letter to succeed. Failure to complete these assignments according to instructions might lead to a zero. After watching the video, please schedule a one-on-one with me to discuss your topic for your project by the second week of class. Use this link to schedule a 15-minute session. Please, call me at the time of your appointment on my number. Please note that I will NOT call you.

  Please, be advised I do NOT accept any assignments by email. If you are having technical issues with uploading an assignment, contact the technical department and inform me of the issue. If you have any issues that would prevent you from getting your assignments to me by the deadline, please inform me to request a possible extension. Note that working fulltime or overtime is no excuse for late assignments. There is a 5%-point deduction for every day your assignment is late. This only applies to approved extensions. Late assignments will not be accepted.

  If you think you would be needing accommodations due to any reasons, please contact the appropriate department to request accommodations.

  Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.

  Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

  I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!

  Hi Class,

  Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

  Contact me if you have any questions.

  Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

  • Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
  • There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
  • Include in-text citations in your response
  • Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
  • Follow APA-7th edition
  • Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

  Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

  • A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
  • Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
  • Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
  • Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
  • Follow APA 7th edition
  • Points will be deducted if the above is not followed
  • Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
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  LopesWrite Policy

  • For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
  • Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
  • Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
  • Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.

Assignment: Dimensions of Human Behavior

Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.

Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.

If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.

I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.

As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me: 

Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.

Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.

The term “theory” comes in everyday language with surprising regularity. A hunch, speculation, or hypothesis are all terms that are widely used to describe a hunch, conjecture, or supposition. You can even hear someone dismiss important information as “only a theory.” While studying psychology and other scientific subjects, it’s critical to realize that a scientific theory is not the same as a theory in everyday life.

To the average layperson, a hypothesis may or may not be true. In science, on the other hand, a theory is a testable concept or idea. Scientists can put the theory to the test by doing research and gathering evidence to support or refute it.

In science, a theory is more than just a guess. The foundation of a theory is a hypothesis that is supported by evidence. A theory is a set of facts that serve as a framework for describing a phenomenon.

According to Scientific American, “theory” is one of the seven most misunderstood scientific notions.

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Despite an amount of compelling scientific evidence, people dismiss notions like evolution and climate change as “merely speculations” due to misunderstandings about the term’s definition.

A scientific theory is a logical explanation for some aspect of human behavior or the natural world that has been proven through multiple tests and research. This shows that scientists have accumulated evidence to support the hypothesis. A variety of researchers have accumulated evidence to support the theory.

As new information and research become available, a theory that does not coincide with the most recent scientific findings may be amended, updated, or even discarded. The overall strength of a scientific hypothesis is determined by its capacity to explain a wide range of events.

What is a psychological theory’s purpose?
In psychology, theories are used to provide a framework for understanding human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Throughout psychology’s history, several theories have been proposed to explain and predict various aspects of human behavior.

A psychological theory has two major components:

It has to be a behavior description.
It must make predictions about future behavior.
Each hypothesis has contributed to our knowledge of the mind and behavior of humans. For example, classical conditioning is still commonly used today. 2 Others, such as Sigmund Freud’s ideas, have fallen out of favor and been substantially replaced by theories that better explain human growth.

Different Types of Psychological Theories
Although there are many distinct types of psychological theories, they all fall into one of four groups.

Development theories are theoretical frameworks for human growth, development, and learning, according to Development Theories Assignment: Dimensions of Human Behavior. If you’ve ever wondered what motivates human thought and conduct, understanding these theories may provide some insight into individuals and society.

Developmental theories, which are a set of guiding principles and concepts, are used to define and explain human development. Some developmental theories, such as Kohlberg’s moral development theory, are concerned with the emergence of a specific quality. 3 Other developmental theories, such as Erikson’s psychosocial development theory, place a premium on long-term progress.

Frameworks Theoretical
Sigmund Freud, Erik Erikson,4 and Jean Piaget all presented grand theories, which are large-scale concepts. Grand theories of development include psychoanalytic theory, learning theory, and cognitive theory.

These theories aim to explain much of human behavior, but they are usually declared outdated and incomplete in the face of new evidence. Grand theories are widely utilized as a starting point for investigation by psychologists and academics, however weaker ideas and recent research are also considered.

Mini-Theories
Mini-theories are concise explanations of a particular aspect of development. A mini-theory could explain relatively specific behaviors like self-esteem5 building or early childhood socializing. Although these ideas are typically built on the assumptions of grand theories, they do not seek to describe and explain all aspects of human behavior and development.

Emerging Hypotheses
Emergent theories are those that have only recently been developed, and they are often built by systematically combining multiple mini-theories. These ideas are based on research and notions from a variety of disciplines, however they are less thorough and far-reaching than big theories. Lev Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory is a good example of an emerging theory of development.

Examples of Psychology Theories
As stated in the assignment: Human Behavior Dimensions Some of psychology’s most well-known theories focus on particular areas of the field. Listed below are a few examples:

Behavioral theories
Behavioral psychology, often known as behaviorism, is a learning theory that assumes that behaviors are taught by conditioning. Thanks to proponents like John B. Watson and B.F. Skinner, behavioral theories dominated psychology in the early half of the twentieth century. 7 Behavioral techniques are still used by therapists today to help clients learn new skills and behaviors.

Cognition theories
Cognitive theories of psychology are concerned with internal states such as motivation, problem-solving, decision-making, thinking, and attention. These ideas attempt to explain a variety of mental processes, such as how the mind processes data.

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Humanism’s Eight Theories
Humanistic psychology theories became popular in the 1950s.
Humanist ideas, on the other hand, emphasized people’s innate goodness rather than deviant behavior or psychological problems. Two of the most influential humanist philosophers were Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow.

Personality Theories
The study of a person’s unique patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behavior is known as personality psychology. Only a few of the most well-known theories in psychology devoted to the issue of personality include the trait theory of personality, the “big 5” theory of personality, and Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development. 9

Social Psychology Theories
The goal of social psychology is to help us understand and explain social behavior. The majority of social theories are concerned with specific social phenomena such as group behavior,10 prosocial behavior, social influence, love, and so on.