...Running head: A CHALLENGE FOR NIMS 1 A Challenge for NIMS Assignment #1 Walter Hogan James Rhyne Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice CRJ-499 Strayer University A CHALLENGE FOR NIMS 2 After 9/11, Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPD) 5 and 8 mandated the establishment and implementation of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the standard that all “first Responders” must use when handling large-scale incidents. The stated purpose of HSPD 5 is “to enhance the ability of the United States to manage domestic incidents by establishing a single, comprehensive national incident management system.” But there was only one problem that was overlooked, and that problem was the training of first responders to effectively handle large scale incidents. NIMS-FEMA Emergency Management Institute offers over one hundred and fifty online courses (I have completed 142 courses) with the main interests and emphasis on how separate organizations work together in all hazards emergencies to save lives and protect property. Public safety’s handling of large scale incidents is always judged by how well they ended, or how many lives were lost or saved, property damage and how quickly was the affected community returned to normal. The question that still needs...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |College of Social Sciences | | |PSY/410 | | |Abnormal Psychology | Copyright © 2010, 2009, 2007 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to theories and research concerning abnormal behavior (psychopathology). The course will address such topics as the incidence (frequency) of abnormal behavior of various types; how abnormal behaviors are classified into various diagnostic categories; the etiologies (causes) of psychological disorders; and the variety of methods employed in the treatment of abnormal behavior. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University...
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...Campbell and Fiske Name: Instructor: Course: Date: Campbell and Fiske Introduction Psychology is the scientific study of the mental capability and behavior with the aim of creating an understanding of different groups of individuals, both human and nonhuman, in the society. In psychology, constructs refers to ideals or variables that is impossible to quantify since they do not possess any measurable attribute. Motivation, intelligence anger, personality, attachment, love and fear are some example of construct. Personality psychology comprises of characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that shapes a person. One of the most prominent issues in personality psychology is the measurement of personality construct. This paper aims at looking into the measurement of construct with regard to multitrait-multimethod matrix developed by Campbell and Fiske and other single methodology. The multitrait-multimethod (MTMM) matrix is an approach for the examination of Construct Validity. It was developed by Campbell and Fiske (1959). According to Campbell and Fiske, there are six major considerations when examining a construct's validity through the MTMM matrix. The six considerations are as follows. The first consideration is the evaluation of convergent validity, which is used to design tests that measures and shows how construct relate to each other. The second consideration is the evaluation of divergent validity. In this case, the construct being measured...
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...who possess the ability, the necessary traits and behaviors to influence others to accomplish the company’s objectives. According to the text, Leadership in Organizations, leadership is defined as in many different ways (Yuhl, 2010, p. 2). Katz and Khan describe leadership as in the book entitled, The social psychology of organizations as, “the influential increment over and above mechanical compliance with the routine directives of the organization” (Katz & Khan, 1978). This study will identify the five different approaches to leadership and define the most prevalent leadership approach used at Matrix Direct. Matrix Direct is the largest agency in the United States. Owned by American International Group (AIG), Matrix Direct accounts for nearly 35% of the AIG’s life insurance sales. The company was founded in 1992 by Ronald Harris, former owner of Zurich Direct. The company was founded on the idea that if companies compete for a client business the price will fall, therefore driving consumer demand to higher levels. Controlling interest in the company was purchased in 2002 by American International Group. Due to the large volume of business generated by Matrix Direct and the effectiveness of the business model, many similar companies have begun to penetrate the market. After reviewing the approaches discussed in the course material (i.e. single trait, behavior, power influence, situational, and integrative,) I believe that the integrated approach...
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...Social Psychology Crystal Rene Johnson Dr. Nicole S. Brown Psychology 110 10/28/2013 Social Psychology Concept | Definition | Application to SocietyProvide Example | Application to Criminal JusticeProvide Example | Application to the IndividualProvide Example | Survey Research | Is a structured set of questions or statements given to a group of people to measure their attitudes, beliefs, values, or behavioral tendencies? | Insert text here. Use complete sentences and limit each cell to a maximum of 200 words. | Insert text here. Use complete sentences and limit each cell to a maximum of 200 words. | Insert text here. Use complete sentences and limit each cell to a maximum of 200 words. | Self-Esteem | A person’s evaluation of his or her self-concept. | | | | Self-Handicapping | Actions that people take to sabotage their performance and enhance their opportunity to excuse anticipated failure | | | | Hindsight Bias | The tendency, once an event has occurred, to overestimate out ability to have foreseen the outcome | | | | External Attribution | An attribution that locates the cause of an event to factors external to the person, such as luck, or other people, or the situation. | | | | Cognitive Dissonance | A feeling of discomfort caused by performing an action that is inconsistent with one’s attitudes. | | | | Media Persuasion | The process of consciously attempting to change attitudes through the transmission of some message. | | | | Matrix...
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...x Material Development Matrix Part I – Developmental Stages For each developmental domain, physical, cognitive, and social, identify two major changes or challenges associated with the following stages: childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Stage of Development Physical Development Cognitive Development Social Development Childhood 1.Children gain more weight and height at this stage. 2. Throughout this stage girls tend to develop slightly faster than boys. 1. During this stage children continue to advance their skills in observing and interacting with what’s around them. 2. During this stage young children’s play becomes increasingly imaginary and filled with fantasies. 1. At this stage of social development, friendship usually means sharing toys and having fun playing together. 2. They often enter a rough and tumble play which includes running, racing, climbing, or competitive games. Adolescence 1. For girls you might start to see early physical change as young as 8 years old or as old as 13 years old. 2. For boys changes usually starts around 11 or 12 years old, but they might start as young as 9 years or old as 14 years. 1. Individual’s thoughts start taking more of an abstract from and egocentric thoughts decrease. 2. Begins to think long term. 3. Searching for identity. 2. Seeking more responsibility both at home and school. Adulthood 1.Sensitivity to sound decreases; it happens twice as quickly for men as for women. 2. The skin becomes drier and wrinkles...
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...the next page. Your task for this assignment is to watch the movie, take note of these various psychological phenomena, and then write a cohesive 2-3 page paper discussing these themes. In writing your paper you must pick at least 5 separate incidences from the movie. For each incidence, describe how it relates to psychological phenomenon. Be sure to use concepts from across all of psychology. Do NOT, for example, just pick examples from social psychology (such as conformity and stereotyping); use examples from cognition, memory, sensation, and perception, etc. as well. In order to construct a cohesive essay, you should structure your discussion of the 4 incidences around a central area. That is, your paper needs to be more than just a loose collection of summary points. Consider how you can tie all the incidences together around a central psychological idea. * Behavior is determined by multiple causes: For any complex human behavior, multiple reasons exist as to why that behavior was done. For example, consider your study behavior. It is determined by intelligence, memory and attentional constraints, and social factors. * Behavior is shaped by cultural heritage: At several points in the semester we discussed how the people we grow up with, our culture, shape our thoughts and behavior. * Heredity and environment jointly influence behavior: This is a classic nature v. nurture argument that we touch upon throughout the course. * People’s experience of the...
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...identity What Is Self Identity? Self-identity is how you think of yourself and what you relate to. Primarily guided by the social aspects of the world, self-identity is how you perceive yourself and what you choose to identify with. You are born without awareness of yourself as a separate individual, and a sense of self develops over time. Other People Are Reading Influences "All identity is ultimately in relationship to something else," according to psychiatrists Mark Dombeck and Jolyn Wells-Moran of MentalHelp.net. Based on experiences, each person identifies and associates himself with something different, forming self-identity. People identify and create an identity based on factors such as gender, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, family, career, beliefs and values. Development As you age, self-identity becomes more intricate. Over time you develop a more complex sense of self, identifying not only with the "here" and "now," but also with "who" and "what" you want to be in the future. Self-esteem, or how you feel about yourself, is relevant to your interactions and relationships. Significance Basic to human existence, self-identity answers the questions, "Who am I?" and "Where do I fit in?" A person's sense of self can be positive or negative, and ranges in complexity, making self-identity one of the most studied areas of psychology. Self-identity motivates behavior and promotes understanding of the world. Components of Individual Identity Personal identity...
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...Development Matrix Part I – Developmental Stages For each developmental domain, physical, cognitive, and social, identify two major changes or challenges associated with the following stages: childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Stage of Development | Physical Development | Cognitive Development | Social Development | Childhood | This is when a child begins to grow, crawl, walk, talk. They begin to develop gross and fine motor skills. | Their play will move from simple make-believe to plots involving more characters and scenarios, and games with sophisticated rules. | Children at this age can be very possessive and have difficulty sharing. Toddlers tend to have rapid mood swings. While their emotions can be very intense, these feelings also tend to be quite short-lived. | Adolescence | This is normally when a child hits puberty. Also, this is when a child’s body has what are referred to as “growth spurts”. Interestingly, the child’s hands and feet tend to grow before the torso. | The brain is still developing during the adolescence stage of life. A child in this stage tends to have more immature and impulsive behaviors. | A child tends to look at their parents for influence during this stage of life, but peer pressures are still a factor. Romantic and sexual relationships become very important in this stage of life. | Adulthood | During early adulthood a person may continue to add a bit of height and weight. Hormonal changes also continue to occur, but the effects...
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...Notes about Vygotsky Taken from http://golum.riv.csu.edu.au/~srelf/SOTE/EEL403/2HDT.htm#Sociocultural Sociocultural theory (Vygotsky) Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory is possibly the theory given the most credence at present. Vygotsky believed the child’s culture and their interactions with others is significant in their overall development – especially in relation to cognitive development. In particular, Vygotsky views a child’s interactions with adults and more able peers as key to their overall development. He believed that a child would internalise dialogues with others and use this information to guide actions and acquisition of new skills on later occasions. From Vygotsky’s perspective learning is dependent on support from adults. Key to Vygotsky’s theory are the notions of private speech, scaffolding and the zone of proximal development. Key ideas ❖ the child is viewed as an active seeker of knowledge; ❖ the child and environment interact together enabling cognitive development in a culturally adaptive way; ❖ the mind is perceived to be socially constructed; ❖ the child is born with basic attentional, perceptual and memory capacities; ❖ development occurs as a direct result of contact with the environment; ❖ child as self communicator – leads to higher order thinking; ❖ language and thought develop independently, but eventually merge and interact. Private speech Vygotsky believed that in order...
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...Marketing Management Swati Sisodia swati.sisodia@nmims.edu Introduction to Marketing What is Marketing ? ‘Marketing is the ManageMent process that identifies, anticipates and satisfies custoMer requireMents profitably’ What is marketing? ‘the right product, in the right place, at the right tiMe, and at the right price’ What is marketing ? ‘Marketing is the huMan activity directed at satisfying huMan needs and wants through an exchange process’ Management definition it is the process of planning and executing the conception, pricing, proMotion and distribution of ideas, goods and services to create exchanges that satisfy individual and organizational goals. What is Marketed? • • • • • • • • • • Goods Services Events Experiences Persons Places Properties Organizations Information Ideas Implications of Marketing Who are our existing/potential customers? What are their current/future needs? How can we satisfy these needs/ Can we offer a product/service that the customer would value? • Can we communicate with our customers? • Can we deliver a competitive product or service? • Why should customers buy from us? • • • • CUSTOMER VALUE AND SATISFACTION Customer Value & Customer Cost Customer value Customer cost “Is the bundle of costs customers expect to incur in evaluating, obtaining, and using the product or service” “Is the bundle of benefits customer expect from a given product or service” Total Customer Cost is the summation of: -Monetary...
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...Axia College Course Syllabus PSY/201 Foundations of Psychology Course Start Date: 2/21/11 Course End Date: 4/24/11 Please print a copy of this syllabus for handy reference. Whenever there is a question about what assignments are due, please remember this syllabus is considered the ruling document. Copyright Copyright © 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. University of Phoenix® is a registered trademark of Apollo Group, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft®, Windows®, and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Use of these marks is not intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation. Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix® editorial standards and practices. Course Syllabus PSY/201 Foundations of Psychology 2 Facilitator Information Janie Lacy JanieLacy@email.phoenix.edu (University of Phoenix) Janie@JanieLacy.com (Personal) 407-924-7533 (EST) Facilitator Availability I am available from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on most days, but I attempt to reserve Sundays as my rest day. During the week, I am available most of the time during that 9 a.m.-12 p.m. time frame. On Saturdays, I tend to be available in the morning only. If these times are not convenient for you, please let me know. I will be happy to accommodate your schedule,...
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...University of Phoenix Material Development Matrix Part I – Developmental Stages For each developmental domain, physical, cognitive, and social, identify two major changes or challenges associated with the following stages: childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. |Stage of Development |Physical Development |Cognitive Development |Social Development | |Childhood |Respiratory system begins to |Concrete and logical thinking |Children become more in control | | |function filling the lungs with |start to occur |rather than impulsive and are | | |air and putting oxygen into the | |aware of the consequences | | |blood. |Speaking | | | | |Comprehension and simple |Behavioral choices. | | |Growth starts to slow down and |thoughts |Primary relationship is with the| | |children acquire there permanent| |parents or caregiver. | | |set of teeth. | | | |Adolescence...
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...Social Psychology Concept Matrix Donna Conahan Dr. Marina Stakic PSY110008VA016-1134-001 May 3, 2013 Social Psychology Concept | Definition | Application to SocietyProvide Example | Application to Criminal JusticeProvide Example | Application to the IndividualProvide Example | Survey Research | Survey research begins with a set of well-defined structured statements and/or questions that have been given to a select group of people allowing for the mathematical measurement of personal beliefs, attitudes, values and/or behavioral tendencies. | An example of a survey that would be applicable to society would be the issues and effects of marital separation that brings about disruption in the household and negatively affects the children as well as the spouses ability to cope and adjust which ultimately prevents reconciliation thereby leads to divorce. | An example of a survey that applies to criminal justice would be a survey that addresses how to change the public’s opinions and attitudes toward the criminal justices system. This survey would include the common criminal acts in their community, how they are currently being handled, what would like to see in the way of changing their community, what their expectations are of the local police, the changes they would like to see with how the police and criminal justice system handle these perpetrators. | Due to today’s economic hard times, I think a great survey could be how this nation’s economy has brought about...
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...University of Phoenix Material Development Matrix Part I – Developmental Stages For each developmental domain, physical, cognitive, and social, identify two major changes or challenges associated with the following stages: childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. |Stage of Development |Physical Development |Cognitive Development |Social Development | |Childhood |This is when children begin to |The behavior of children at this|Children at this stage usually | | |grow, crawl, walk, and talk. |stage is limited to simple |play alone. They can be very | | |They begin to develop gross and |responses due to mainly sensory |possessive and have difficulty | | |fine motor skills. |stimulants such as touching, |sharing. | | | |seeing, and hearing. | | | | | |They may have mood swings that | | | |Children at this stage cannot |can include temper tantrums if | | | |fully understand viewpoints and |they don’t get their way. | | ...
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