Assignment 11.1: Different Perspectives Assignment

Directions

In Week 05 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. In this assignment you will assess the acquisition and maintenance of your habit using 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 each perspective. You will need to use at least 3 concepts from each 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.

Example
Identified habit: Nervous laughter in inappropriate times

Why this habit developed and how is it reinforced:
Behavioral (from Assignment 05.1): 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.

Cite any source material using APA style to avoid plagiarism. Submit this assignment to the dropbox “Assignment 11.1: Different Perspectives.” You can navigate to this dropbox by clicking the “next” arrow at the top right of your screen. This assignment is worth 150 points and will be graded according to the scoring guide below.

SCORING GUIDE ( 150 POINTS )

Rating Scale
30-28 Work meets or exceeds criterion at a high level of competence.
27-25 Work reflects an understanding of criterion with minor misunderstandings/misconceptions.
24-22 Criterion partially met, but one or more important concepts/skills are missing or flawed.
21-19 Work reflects an attempt to meet criterion, but significant misunderstandings/misconceptions are apparent.
18-0 Criterion not met or work is absent.
Criteria
1. Using the humanistic perspective, the student has described why he/she developed this habit, what purpose this habit serves in his/her life, and how he/she will break this habit.
2. Using the psychodynamic perspective, the student has described why he/she developed this habit, what purpose this habit serves in his/her life, and how he/she will break this habit.
3. Using the neuroscience perspective, the student has described why he/she developed this habit, what purpose this habit serves in his/her life, and how he/she will break this habit.
4. Using the cognitive perspective, the student has described why he/she developed this habit, what purpose this habit serves in his/her life, and how he/she will break this habit.
5. Essay is well-organized and well-developed; key points are supported with research. Essay reflects proper word choice, sentence structure, spelling, and punctuation.