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Here is an example of a journal article and discussion questions that complement a?lesson on bystander non-intervention. The article could be assigned in?a course on?Social Psychology or Psych and Law.?Kassin, S. M. (2017). The killing of Kitty Genovese: What else does this case tell us??Perspectives on Psychological Science,?12(3), 374-381. the following questions based on information you have read in this article:Who was Kitty Genovese?and why was her murder of great interest to the general public? ?What is the bystander effect and what factors influence whether bystanders offer help to individuals in need??Your response should be ~75 words.Saul Kassin, the author of this article, is an expert on police interrogation techniques that lead to false confessions. ?What connection does Kassin?make between the Genovese?case and false confessions? ?Your answer should be ~75 words.What factors lead individuals to confess to crimes they did not commit? ?What sorts of reforms does Kassin?recommend to reduce the number of people wrongfully incarcerated due to false confessions??Your answer should be ~75 words.The following journal article could be paired with a lesson on false memories, and used in a course on Experimental Psychology, Research Methods, and Psych and Law.?Frenda, S.J., Patihis, L.,?Loftus, E.F., Lewis, H.C.,?Fenn, K.M. (2014). Sleep deprivation and false memories.?Psychological Science, 25(9), 1674-1681. the following questions based on information you have read in this article:?False memories occur when imagined events or misleading information is confused with being actual events. In this study, the researchers conducted two experiments involving sleep deprivation on false memory susceptibility. What was the research question in each experiment? State the independent and dependent variables for each experiment. Your answer should be ~75 words.After conducting experiment 1, the researchers suggested that the amount of sleep an individual has is related to how vulnerable they are with forming false memories. The researchers noted that there were limitations to experiment 1. What were the limitations? How were the limitations addressed in experiment 2? How does experiment 2 examine the memory process of encoding, storage, and retrieval? Your answer should be ~75 words.The researchers suggested that differences in false-memory rates were only noted between the rested and sleep-restricted groups during the morning-encoding condition. What does this finding suggest about how we consolidate memory? In general, how does this study connect with our ability to remember? What do you think about the doing an all-nighter study session the night prior to an exam? Would you approve of it? Why or why not? Your answer should be ~90 words.Douglas, K. M., Sutton, R. M., & Cichocka, A. (2017). The psychology of conspiracy theories.?Current Directions in Psychological Science,?26(6), 538-542. are three motives research suggests cause people to draw on conspiracy theories? Come up with examples (not listed in the article) of 3 conspiracy theories that may satisfy each motive. ~80 wordsWhat does it mean to have an internal versus external locus of control? How may this influence an individual's response to conspiracy theories? ~60 wordsYour friend brings a new coworker to hang out with your group. Soon into the conversation, you find out that the coworker believes the reason their team did not win the Super Bowl was because the refs poisoned their Gatorade. Based on what you learned in this article, what would be the most effective way in attempting to debunk their conspiracy theory? ~50 wordsWansink, B., Van Ittersum, K., & Painter, J. E. (2006). Ice cream illusions: bowls, spoons, and self-served portion sizes.?American Journal of Preventive Medicine,?31(3), 240-243. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2006.04.003Answer the following questions based on information you have read in this article:What was the dependent and independent variable in the study? What was the hypothesis?Summarize what the researchers found with your own words. Your response should be ~ 75 words.The authors discuss clinical issues in regard to obese patients. What implications for obese patients do the results of the study have? What advise do the authors offer based on the results? Your response should be ~ 75 words.What are possible limitations of the study? What could the authors have done to improve the study? Your response should be ~ 75 words.Lilienfeld, S. O. (2014). The Dodo Bird verdict: Status in 2014.?The Behavior Therapist, 37(4), 91-95.Please read the article The Dodo Bird Verdict: Status in 2014. Ignore the ads that are in the boxes throughout the article. Then, answer the following questions based on the information you have read:What is the Dodo Bird Verdict (as we refer to it today)? What is its current scientific status? (Your response should be ~ 50 words)Scott Lilienfeld, the author of this article, argues that several issues helped create confusion surrounding the original meaning of the Dodo Bird verdict. What are two of the reasons he suggests? (Your response should be ~ 75 words)What are a few of the common factors (i.e., nonspecific effects) that have been found to be effective in therapy? What is one argument for using specific effects (i.e., a specific type of therapy to treat a specific disorder) in therapy? (Your response should be ~ 75 words)Answer the following questions based on the article: Golden, L. L., Jones, R. T., & Donlon, K. (2014). Delayed treatment seeking following the April 16th shootings at Virginia Tech: Impact on a first responder.?Clinical Case Studies,?13(5), 391-404. describe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Prolonged Exposure (PE). How does PE treat symptoms of avoidance seen in individuals with PTSD? (Your responses should be 100-150 words)Give a description of “Jack” -What was his occupation? Why was he coming for therapy? What was the traumatic event he experienced/witnessed? What symptoms was he showing? (Your responses should be 75-100 words)Describe what challenges Jack experienced over the course of his treatment (Your responses should be 75-100 words).Discuss one of the issues or complications for mental health professionals treating first-responders (Your responses should be 50-75 words).Answer the following questions based on the article:Johnson, M. B., Griffith, S., & Barnaby, C. Y. (2013). African americans wrongly convicted of sexual assault against whites: Eyewitness error and other case features.?Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice,?11(4), 277-294. stereotype of Black men were used by White Americans to “justify” lynching and other forms of violence towards African Americans in the post-Reconstruction period? Briefly describe the “Scottsboro Case” and explain how stereotypes influenced this case. (Your response should be ~75-100 words)?2.?????Describe one of the cases for each of the three factors associated with wrongful convictions (e.g., faulty eyewitness testimony, coerced false confession, and all-white juries) and highlight the influence of race in each case (Your response should be ~100-150 words).?3.?????What do the authors suggest are some of the ways to avoid wrongful convictions of Black men? Describe at least two examples for each evidence type. (Your responses should be ~75-100 words).This assignment would be appropriate for a Research Methods course or Psychology and Law.Please read Kassin?and Kiechel?(1996) and answer the following questions:Kassin, S. M., & Kiechel, K. L. (1996). The social psychology of false confessions: Compliance, internalization, and confabulation.?Psychological Science,?7(3), 125-128. was the design of the study? What were the independent and dependent variables? How were they operationalized? How were the dependent variables measured?Please explain the difference between compliance, internalization, and confabulation. What were Kassin?and Kiechel's findings regarding these three forms of influence?What do the findings of this study inform us about false confessions in the real world and more generally? How could an expert witness for the defense use this study to his or her advantage when on the witness stand??Kim, E., & Glomb, T. M. (2010). Get smarty pants: cognitive ability, personality, and victimization.?Journal of Applied Psychology,?95(5), 889-901. doi: 10.1037/a00199851. What was your reaction to the article? Do you agree that people with high cognitive ability are likely to be victimized at work??2. What personality traits moderated the relationship between cognitive ability and victimization? Explain what happened as a consequence of these moderators.?3. What other characteristics can you think of that might precipitate victimization at work?Answer the following questions based on information you have read in this article:Nadal, K. L. (2017). “Let’s get in formation”: On becoming a psychologist–activist in the 21st century.?American Psychologist,?72(9), 935-946. (2017) highlights the many ways in which psychologists have participated in activism and political movements in the past. One example of this is psychological research that influenced the removal of “homosexuality” as a psychiatric disorder from the DSM-III. Give a brief description of the study by Evelyn Hooker that influenced this DSM shift. What is another example (mentioned in the article) in which the work of psychologists resulted in social or political change? Your response should be ~ 75 words.Nadal (2017) highlights how the APA (American Psychological Association) Ethics Code has incorporated "multicultural competence." What is multicultural competence? What is one reason multicultural competence is?important? Your response should be ~ 75 words.What are some ways that Nadal (2017) suggests that psychologists can act as social justice advocates in the fight against oppression (i.e. racism, homophobia, mental health stigma)? Using one of the approaches highlighted in the article, provide a brief example of how psychologists at John Jay could combat oppression on an institutional level. Your response should be ~ 75 words.?Answer the following questions based on information you have read in this article:Morgan, W.B.,?Walker,?S.S.,?Hebl, M.R., & King, E.B. (2013). A field experiment: Reducing interpersonal discrimination toward pregnant job applicants.?Journal of Applied Psychology. 98?(5), 799-809. doi: 10.1037/a0034040What are the four potential stereotypes of pregnant women examined in the article? Explain what each stereotype entails. Your answer should be ~75 words.Describe the design of the study. What are the different experimental conditions examined??Your answer should be ~75 words.What are the DVs? How were they measured??Your answer should be ~50 words.What counter-stereotypic manipulations resulted in better treatment of "pregnant" applicants??Your answer should be ~75 words.Answer the following questions based on information you have read in this article:Szasz, T. S. (1960). The myth of mental illness.?American psychologist,?15(2), 113-118. HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" to Szasz, why is the concept of mental illness unnecessary and misleading in society? Your response should be approximately 75-100 words long.How does Szasz explain the issues that would normally be explained as resulting from mental illness? Your response should be approximately 75-100 words long.Do you buy into Szasz’s argument that mental illness is a myth? Why, or why not? Use the materials reviewed in class to build your argument. Your response should be approximately 150-200 words long.For an Abnormal Psychology course:Sansone, R. A., & Sansone, L. A. (2011). Gender patterns in borderline personality disorder.?Innovations In Clinical Neuroscience,?8, 16-20.Sansone and Sansone (2011) provide a number of potential reasons for gender differences in?prevalence rates?of BPD. What are the reasons listed in the article? What do the authors conclude about the gender differences in prevalence of BPD?The authors discuss various elements of mental health and diagnosis, asserting that some of those elements involve gender differences and others do not. According to the article, what aspects of BPD have gender differences and which do not?Choose one of the areas of BPD in which gender differences exist. Discuss whether you think that reflect biological differences, differences in socialization, or both? Do you think the authors would agree with your interpretation? ................
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