psy 1 UCI Psychology Question – Description
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Due date: Length: 7 pages. APA format After completing this course, you should be able to
discuss these concepts thoroughly. It is important you obtain psychological theories from your
textbook in answering these questions and provide real life examples in supporting your
understanding of these concepts. These are short essay questions; make sure you identify the
question you are responding to. This paper should be seven (7) pages in length, 12-point font,
Times New Roman, double-spaced, “1” inch margins Top/Bottom/Left/Right.
1. Your college roommate believes that cocaine, LSD and alcohol, all have similar effects on
behavior and therefore all three drugs ought to be legalized. Afterall, he uses alcohol and LSD
recreationally and he is not addicted to these substances! You reminded him that he did not
recall an activity that both of you engaged in the day before. Share with him what you now about
drug dependency, impact on psychophysiological health. Furthermore, discuss three pros and
cons of your roommate’s position on each of these drugs. Share with me what you know of the
impact of substance use on family function.
2. What is your comprehension of the functions of the nervous system, inward and outward
neurons? Provide behavioral examples of each of their functions. Describe and list how damage
to specific structures in your limbic system would likely affect your experience of (a) emotions
such as anger and joy, (b) motives such as hunger and sex drive, and (c) memories such as recall
of familiar faces in your life or places you have been. Provide behavioral examples.
3. Having learned about physical changes as we age through late adulthood, use information you
learned about these changes in men and women to discuss physical changes in your
parents/grandparents/aunts/uncle development. Share with me four physical changes in men and
women during their middle and late adulthood. What are the physiological causes of these
changes? Remember to provide examples of these changes, using information from your
textbook and behavioral examples of adults individuals in your life. Explain the impact of these
changes on adult psychosocial, and sexual identity.
4. You have been watching and reading the news about what is going on in Ukraine. Assign your
knowledge of the fundamental attribution error and Milgram’s research on obedience to discuss
why Russian soldiers complied with Putin’s orders to systematically invade Ukraine, take over
some cities and slaughter innocent adults and children. Also, apply your knowledge of
Zimbardo’s experiment to explain the soldiers killings of children, men and women.
5. Describe the physical and emotional identity development during adolescence. Identify the
four major identity statuses by Marcia. Discuss two strengths and two weaknesses of each stage
of identity status. Provide behavioral example of each identity status, using information from
your life experiences.
6. Your cousin, Jennifer shared with you that her boyfriend of few months coaxed her into
having sex with him. She is not really sure if she loved her boyfriend. But now after the sex, “I
convinced myself that I do really love him”. Using your comprehension of cognitive dissonance
theory, explain to your cousin why she developed this positive feelings for her boyfriend. Share
with me what your cousin could do in her future relationships to guarantee that her sexual
behaviors are controlled by her own true attitudes and desires.
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No more than ten pages. I will stop reading your paper on the 7th page.
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The entire paper should be seven (7) pages in length. The paper should be well organized,
concisely written, should be free of grammatical and spelling errors, and written in APA format.
Writing in APA format
*Double-spacing
*Left justify
*Margins (top/bottom/right/left) of every page should be one (1) inch
*Tab the first line of every paragraph
*Page numbers should appear on the top right-hand corner of every page
• Writing is APA format Times New Roman 12pt. font, double-spaced, “1” inch
margins T/B/L/R.
• Limit use of quotations. Use your own words in reporting findings from the articles
• No title pages
• No cover pages
• No abstract
• No running heads
• In writing this term paper, do not write out the questions but identify each
question by its number in a new paragraph (e.g. Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, etc.). Also, make
sure you answer the questions chronologically.
Remember, the paper must be minimum and maximum of 7 pages in length for this
assignment. Also, make sure you answer the questions chronologically.
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