Category: Psychology

  • dream that really made an impact on you

    The Psychology of Dreams Dreams can be defined as a series of visions or thoughts and they arise during sleep. Many theories trying to explain dreams exist but none has succeeded in interpreting them or telling their meaning. These theories explain why we dream but does not give meanings to these dreams. Sleep is a…

  • Opioid Addiction

    What are some ways that opioid addiction is affecting the United States? According to a study, many individuals in the United States die each day as a result of an opioid overdose. This, in essence, impacted not just the United States as a country but also its community, as its residents became addicts and victims.…

  • Journal Reflection II 

    Adverse Childhood Experiences The questionnaires are based on the CDC-Kaiser ACE Study, which was undertaken to examine the neglect and abuse emanating from households and personal experiences and their corresponding impact on the wellbeing of a child and adult. The questionnaires indicate that Adverse Childhood Experiences tend to occur between the ages of zero to…

  • Self-Assessment

    Assessment results This self-assessment of learning patterns indicates that I like active learning to reflective learning. I have a good balance of sensing and intuitive learning, but I prefer sensing. I like verbal learning to visual learning and sequential learning to global learning. How I learn best currently Before I knew what kind of learner…

  • self-regulation and describe what it looks like developmentally during the early childhood years

    Self-Regulation Self-Regulation There are several definitions of self-regulation. In its simplest form, it entails managing one’s behavior, feelings, and ideas in order to achieve long-term objectives. Emotional self-regulation, in more concrete terms, pertains to the ability to control disturbing feelings and impulses. It also represents the ability to bounce back after setbacks and conduct according…

  • Psychology: How much does emotional turbulence versus social hostility count as an explanation for teen suicide? Or is it a combination of the two

    Psychology How much does emotional turbulence versus social hostility count as an explanation for teen suicide? Or is it a combination of the two? Suicide is the intentional killing of oneself for a variety of reasons. Recently, a study has revealed an increase in the number of teen and teenage suicides. It is crucial to…

  • Race and fatal encounters with law enforcement.

    The topic I selected in my previous assignment investigated the perception different races have about law enforcement officers, and how police officers view different races. DeSilver et al. (2020), in the first article, investigated ten popular beliefs about race and policing. Their study was motivated by George Floyd’s death, a man who appeared to be…

  • Interpretation of psychological data

    To determine whether there is a relationship between the beliefs regarding gay people’s right to marry among each other and feelings towards liberals, a correlation test and linear regression test were performed then a scatter plot was drawn. Traditionally, 0.05 is the standard alpha value used to determine the significance of statistical tests. Therefore, the…

  • Race and Policing.

    Select the topic and explain why you selected that topic. Your response should be about 2 to 3 sentences. I chose this topic because Black people are treated unfairly by the justice systems, police officers, and other people, unlike most races. However, I also believe they remain in the same situation because they keep playing…

  • Are there differences in the average agreement with gay individuals having the right to marry one another among people who were interviewed in different geographic regions of the United States

    Research Question. Questions: 1. Research Question One: Are there differences in the average agreement with gay individuals having the right to marry one another among people who were interviewed in different geographic regions of the United States?a. Write a possible corresponding research hypothesis for this research question. Your response should be about 25 words in length. There is…