Embracing a New Academic Journey: Introducing Myself to the Classroom Community

by Dan | Jun 11, 2024 | Psychology

Take a moment to explore your new classroom and introduce yourself to your fellow classmates. What are you excited about learning? What do you think will be most challenging?

Unveiling Biological Age: A Reflection on Factors and Strategies for Youthful Aging

by Dan | Jun 11, 2024 | Psychology

Find an online quiz that assesses your biological age and take at least one. Two suggestions are provided in Topic 1 Resources. You can select the longer and more accurate Biological Age Test or the shorter Find Out Your Biological-Age. Take the online assessment,...

The Importance of Active Participation in Academic Engagement

by Dan | Jun 11, 2024 | Psychology

  Academic engagement through active participation in instructional activities related to the course objectives is paramount to your success in this course and future courses. Through interaction with your instructor and classmates, you will explore the course...

Creating a Persuasive Ad Campaign: Unraveling the Art of Persuasion

by Dan | May 30, 2024 | Psychology

  Topic: An Advertisement Campaign What makes you notice some billboards and not others? Which television commercials catch your eye, and why? Advertisers are masters at persuasion. They know how to tailor a certain message to a certain audience in a way that...

The Role of the Cummings Center for the History of Psychology in the APA’s Apology to People of Color

by Dan | May 29, 2024 | Psychology

In service of apologies, not apologists. Your final letter will be ADDRESSED TO ME AS YOUR PROFESSOR of this history of psychology course. It is a bit different. Specifically, after reading the APA’s Psychology and the Belief in Racial Hierarchy: A Chronology (2021b;...

Conceptualizing Lucy’s Case Using the Cognitive Behavioral Theory of Personality

by Dan | May 28, 2024 | Psychology

  When counselors are forming a treatment plan, the case should be understood (or conceptualized) through a theoretical lens. That is, a theory of personality should be used to explain clients presentation. This becomes the case conceptualization. From this...