Homework Help for Psychology

Briefly summarize the goals of evolutionary psychology.

• Summarize and clarify the nature-nurture debate.
• Define heritability and environmentality.
• Describe how heritability, environmentality are measured.
• Summarize major research findings on heritability, shared
and nonshared environmental effects, molecular genetics.

• Define personality (consider specific components).
• Consider levels of analysis in personality research.

Define rank order and mean level stability/change.
• Summarize the stability of personality over the lifespan.
• Provide specific examples (traits) of personality stability
and change, discussing any key considerations.
• Define coherence and provide an example.

• Discuss the consistency of personality over time/situations.
• Define person-situation interaction and consider examples.
• Define the concept of aggregation and provide examples.
• Discuss measurement issues and their possible solutions.
• Summarize the role of personality tests in hiring.
• Summarize the problems associated with the MBTI.

Does Benito Mussolini have Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD)? What are some examples of these characteristics in his life? 

Is the availability heuristic or the representativeness heuristic a result of the illusory truth effect? Both heuristics seem to deal with the ease of a certain memory/information being accessible. Is this also the reason why some people say that having a bad public image is still marketing in itself (because of the repeated encounters plus the salience)?

The word ‘abnormal’ (and the notion of abnormality) is a point of contention and controversy in psychology and in society more broadly. What do you think about the use of this word? Is it always problematic?

George Bonanno (clinical psychologist) suggests that most people are resilient in the face of extreme stress, trauma, and loss. He goes to far as to suggest that psychological intervention is not necessary in most cases. What do you think? Are we all pretty resilient?

Work teams that are more diverse in ethnicity and gender are more productive, innovative, financially successful, and make smarter decisions. Would you expect similar benefits in groups that are more diverse in terms of personality traits? Can you think of any combination(s) of traits that would be especially beneficial in work/team settings?

To date, there is no universally effective, long-term psychological treatment for antisocial personality disorder (or psychopathy specifically). In many cases, particularly when a psychopath or an individual with APD commits a violent crime, confinement is the only form of long-term management. What ethical concerns with this come to mind, if any? Should society explore other methods to treat/manage psychopathy, or is confinement a reasonable approach in violent circumstances?

which of the following statements bests describes microsleep

In Sawyer and colleagues (2012) study, Latina participants anticipated interacting with a same-sex White peer who either held prejudiced attitudes toward Latinx people or did not hold prejudiced attitudes toward Latinx people. Which of the following best represents the findings

participants had decreased blood pressure PRIOR to interacting with the peer that was prejudiced against Latinx people

participants had decreased blood pressure AFTER having a positive interaction with a peer that was prejudiced against Latinx people

participants had increased blood pressure AFTER having a negative interaction with a peer that was prejudiced against Latinx people

participants had increased blood pressure PRIOR to interacting with a peer that was prejudiced against Latinx people

I would appreciate if anyone can help with the following Social Psychology question please

According to research, taking the perspective of an individual from a typically stereotyped group reduces your likelihood of remembering stereotype-consistent information about them?

According to ______ people in a sad mood are more likely to help others because helping others can be rewarding and boost mood.

Social norm theory

Social exchange theory

Negative-state relief theory

Reciprocal altruism theory