In Week 05,(files attached) you identified a habit you wish you did not have. You also wrote about how you acquired the habit and any possible attempts to stop the habit. You then explored how to extinguish this habit using the principles of operant conditioning.
Reread your essay from that assignment.
Next week, you will assess the acquisition and maintenance of your habit using ONE of the following four psychological perspectives:
• Humanistic
• Psychodynamic
• Neuroscience
• Cognitive
You will be expected to describe why you developed this habit, what purpose having this habit serves in your life, and how you will break this habit – according to your chosen perspective. You will need to use at least 3 concepts from your chosen perspective to support your answer.
Here’s an example of an answer for this assignment. Please note that this example is not fully developed; it is intended to provide you with an overall direction for this assignment.
Identified habit: Nervous laughter in inappropriate times
Why this habit developed and how is it reinforced: Behavior was positively reinforced with gaining attention from the mother whenever nervous laughter was displayed. Humanistic: esteem needs are not being met, feeling insignificant around other people, attempt to fulfill belonging needs.
Psychodynamic: unconscious need for attention, superego’s reaction when uncomfortable with conversation, defense mechanism.
Neuroscience: family trait (heritability), mother and sister exhibit same behavior.
Cognitive: interpret nervous laughter as exhibiting happy/fun personality traits instead of annoying, interpret the attention gained from nervous laughter as showing acceptance with others.
FOR THIS WEEK, write an introductory paragraph (5 sentences) and an outline including 3 main points for the perspective you chose to use. Submit your introduction and outline here for grading.
This assignment is worth 50 points and will be graded for completion: if your submission is missing a 5-sentence introduction or includes fewer than 3 main points in the outline, it will receive a zero. On the rest of the page, in complete paragraph form citing reference, complete:
In September 2005 Lynndie England was convicted of one count of conspiracy, four counts of maltreating detainees and one count of committing an indecent act on detainee of the Abu Ghraib prison following the US occupation of Iraq. The media was flooded with photos and reports of what occurred and who was responsible.
Research Lynndie England and the Abu Ghraib situation. Then take a pro or con position regarding whether England should be held accountable for her behavior. Defend your position using at least three key concepts covered in chapter 12, Social Psychology. source link: https://openstax.org/books/psychology/pages/1-introduction
All writing is to be APA format with 2 spaces after sentences.