NOTE THAT THIS DISCUSSION BOARD COVERS BOTH WEEKS SIX AND SEVEN. READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY AS THE DUE DATES ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE NORMAL DUE DATES. Also, please note that because this DB covers two weeks it is worth 80 points.
In order to complete this assignment you must do ALL of the following:

1) B.F Skinner and Albert Bandura both studied how people learn and both devised theories based on their research and observation, but they came to somewhat different conclusions. For this assignment you will need to do all of the following:

a) Describe the concept of “free will” and discuss how Skinner and Bandura thought about the concept,

b) Describe and discuss your thoughts on “free will” as that term is used in psychology and give at least 2 reasons for your thinking,

c) Describe and discuss your thinking about the potential positive and negative influence of video games, television and other media on people’s behavior. Provide examples that illustrate your thinking,

d) Describe how you would apply at least one concept of Skinner’s and one concept of Bandura’s together to change one behavior of your choice (e.g. increase exercise, stop smoking, increase studying, etc.)

You must use at least 2 sources other than, or in addition to, your book and be sure to cite them in your work! You will pick ONE of the following ways to accomplish this task and you must include ALL of the elements that are listed with your choice in your submission. The work MUST be original to you–you may not post a YouTube Video, an actual newspaper article or interview, etc. Anyone caught doing that will get zero points on this assignment and may fail the class as well. (Also, remember that no matter which of the following you choose to do, you must include ALL of the elements described above to get credit for this assignment!)

b) Write an academic research paper in proper APA format that is at least 3 pages long, not including title and reference pages.

 

Book is Theories of personality by Shultz and Shultz