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• PSY 240 Entire Course

• PSY 240 Week 1 CheckPoint The Nature-Nurture Issue

• PSY 240 Week 1 CheckPoint The Nature-Nurture
  Issue
• PSY 240 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2
• PSY 240 Week 2 CheckPoint The Nervous System
• PSY 240 Week 2 Assignment The Brain
• PSY 240 Week 3 CheckPoint Brain Studies

• Why is it flawed to ask how much of a particular
  behavior is due to genetics and how much is due
  to experience?
• Why is it appropriate to separate the
  contributions of genetics and experience when
  measuring the development of differences among
  individuals?

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• PSY 240 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2

• PSY 240 Week 2 Assignment The Brain

• Post in Main Forum Day 2 DQ1 In your own
  words, describe biopsychology and its theoretical
  framework. How can understanding biopsychology be
  helpful in your personal and/or professional
  life? Provide a real-life example.

• Myelencephalon
• Metencephalon
• Mesencephalon
• Deincephalon
• Telencephalon

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• PSY 240 Week 2 CheckPoint The Nervous System

• PSY 240 Week 3 CheckPoint Brain Studies

• Be sure to capture a screen shot of your
  Congratulations screen before exiting the
  activity and paste it in the space indicated in
  Appendix B. To do this, press the ltPrint Screengt
  or ltPrtScrgt key on the upper-right hand corner of
  your keyboard, click on the indicated space in
  Appendix B, then press ltCtrlgtltVgt.

• Due Day 5/Main Forum Post a 5- to 7-slide
  MicrosoftPowerPoint presentation on the
  following Briefly summarize the various methods
  for studying the brain.
• Use speaker notes to provide details about each
  method.

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• PSY 240 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2

• PSY 240 Week 4 Assignment To Eat or Not to Eat

• DQ1/ Due Day 2/Main ForumHow would you explain
  the basic structures and functions of neurons and
  synapses in the brain to your little brother or
  sister? Consider using analogies and other
  examples so that he or she can easily comprehend
  the information.

• You are a counselor for those suffering from
  eating disorders. Today, you have two different
  group sessions one consisting of clients with
  obesity issues, and one dealing with anorexia
  issues. So that the clients feel more
  comfortable, you would like to first start the
  session questions from the group.

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• PSY 240 Week 4 CheckPoint Eating What, When, and
  How Much

• PSY 240 Week 4 CheckPoint Set and Settling Points

• Due Day 4/Individual Forum as Attachment Post
  a100-to 150-word response to the following After
  reading section 10.3, Factors that Determine
  What, When, and How Much We Eat,in the text,does
  your personal experience support these concepts?
  Why or why not? Provide examples.

• Due Day 5/Individual Forum as Attachment Post a
  100- to 150-word response to the following What
  is the difference between the idea of set points
  versus settling points in relation to weight
  control? Which do you believe to be true? Explain
  your answer.

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• PSY 240 Week 5 CheckPoint Sexual Orientation and
  Identity

• PSY 240 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2

• Post a 5- to 7-slide Microsoft PowerPoint
  presentation summarizing the different
  perspectives on sexual orientation and identity.
• Include detailed speakers notes to explain these
  perspectives.

• You specialize in prenatal care and Mary, one of
  your patients, just discovered she is pregnant.
  Shes very curious about how the sex of her baby
  will be determined. Discuss with Mary the
  neuroendocrine systems involvement with sexual
  development.

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• PSY 240 Week 6 Assignment Sleep Deprivation,
  Disorders, and Drugs

• PSY 240 Week 6 CheckPoint Sleeping and Dreaming

• Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in APA format on
  the following questions Describe a situation in
  which you did not get enough sleep. How did it
  effect your mood, behavior, and cognitive and
  motor skills? Does your experience coincide with
  the effects of sleep deprivation described in the
  text?

• Due Day 4/Individual Forum as AttachmentPost a
  200- to 300-word response to the following
  Describe the stages of sleep. In which stage do
  we dream? What are the five common beliefs about
  dreaming? What are the two common theories about
  dreams? Which of the two theories do you agree
  with? Explain.

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• PSY 240 Week 6 CheckPoint Theories of Sleep

• PSY 240 Week 7 CheckPoint Emotions

• Due Day 5/Individual Forum as AttachmentReview
  Appendix C, which lists characteristics of the
  recuperation and circadian theories of sleep.
• Categorize each characteristic under its
  appropriate theoryRecuperation

• Post a 200- to 300-word response to the
  following Briefly describe the following
  biopsychology theories of emotion.
• Darwin
• James-Lange
• Cannon-Bard
• Limbic System

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• PSY 240 Week 7 DQ 1 and DQ 2

• PSY 240 Week 8 Assignment Psychiatric Disorders,
  Diseases, and Drugs

• Jim has taken heroin for the past 5 years. One
  day, Jim and Jack go out and both use large
  quantities of heroin. Although both did the same
  amount of drugs, Jack dies from an overdose.
  Discuss how drug tolerance and conditioning may
  factor into this outcome. Explain the possible
  reasons for their addiction.

• Writea 700- to 1050-word paper in APA format on
  the following psychological disorders and
  diseases. Discuss any associated theories behind
  the disorder or disease
• Schizophrenia
• Depression
• Mania
• Anxiety Disorder

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• PSY 240 Week 8 CheckPoint Cerebral Lateralization
  and Functionality

• PSY 240 Week 9 Capstone DQ

• Post a 200- to 300-word response to the
  following Many studies have been conducted on
  cerebral lateralization revealing different
  functionalities of the left and right
  hemispheres. Describe four methods for studying
  cerebral lateralization

• Due Day 3 Main ForumWhat are the most important
  concepts you have learned in this course? How can
  you apply them to your life? What difference can
  these concepts or tools make in your everyday
  life?

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• PSY 240 Week 9 Final Project Analyzing Bio
  psychological Disorders

• Part A A psychologist understands how biology
  can affect psychological activities and
  disorders. In your reply, discuss the following
• Areas of the brain affected
• Causal factors
• Associated symptoms
• The neural basis

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