PSYC 420 Essay Topics   Essay 1 – Module/Week 2: Topic: Epistemology Define epistemology and describe the 3 models of how certain we are that our perceptions mirror reality. Which position do you hold, and why? What are the different methods of knowing (see Entwistle chapter 5)? What are the limitations of these (or any) methods of knowing? What […]

Counterargument Paper   This paper assignment expands upon your Week One Assignment and prepares you for the Final Paper. The expansion is to learn to improve one’s argument after investigating and fairly representing the opposite point of view. The main new tasks are to revise your previous argument created in Week One, to present a […]

Forensic psychologists are important advisors to the lawyers,  mediators, and judges in child custody disputes. Unfortunately, messy  child-custody disputes are an all-too-common occurrence when parents  divorce. In some especially difficult cases, one parent may make an  allegation against the other, and sometimes these allegations are made  primarily to gain the support of the courts. As […]

Question One: Consider the Research by Zhu, Ziang, Fan, and Han in the text on Cross-Cultural Differences in Brain Activation When Considering the Self.  What does it mean to have a self-concept that is so fused with representations of others?  What does it mean to have a self-concept that is NOT fused with representations of […]

Discussion Posts Protocols . Your main response should be a minimum of one short paragraph and a maximum of two paragraphs (min 100 words; max 200 words).  Address the questions as much as possible. Do not let the discussions stray to unrelated topics. All post require supportive information from the text or other peer-reviewed sources that support your postings. Put […]