Introduction to Psychology Assignment | Online Assignment

Directions: Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double-spaced pages; refer to the “Assignment Format” page located on the Course Home page for specific format requirements.

Part A

For Part A of this assignment, you will apply the principles of operant conditioning to modify an existing behavior. (What does operant conditioning mean? Here is a great resource to answer that question – http://psychology.about.com/od/behavioralpsychology/a/introopcond.htm ) Target a behavior to be modified, either an undesirable behavior that you would like to eliminate or a desirable behavior that you would like to strengthen. (Focus on yourself and determine a behavior that you do not like that you would like to remove or change for the better)

1. Generate a plausible explanation for why the problem exists. (Explain why there is a problem)
2. Describe one (1) reason why you want to change the behavior and one (1) benefit the change will bring. (Make sure to elaborate points)
3. Carefully design a program for modifying the behavior, making sure to include all relevant conditioning principles incorporated within your plan (which might include the use of positive and negative reinforcers, punishment, shaping, schedules of reinforcement, modeling, extinction, stimulus discrimination or generalization, primary and secondary reinforcers, and so on.) Your plan should include three (3) steps. (This is where it is important to know and understand what conditioning)

Part B

Design a series of test items that would indicate the different intelligences according to Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences. Provide one (1) original example of how you would test each of the eight (8) different intelligences.  (Class – I am providing an example for clarification – Of the 8 intelligences “One ability or Intelligence is Visual-Spatial Intelligence, and you can test this knowledge by giving an individual puzzles to put together or making them draw/ paint something.”  What might be another “test item” for Visual-Spatial Intelligence? You would create test items for each of the 8 intelligences)

Grading Rubric

Please refer to the rubric below for the grading criteria for this assignment.