Category: Psychology

Assignment 3.2 Determining Causes and Effects – The major causes and effects of stress on college students Select one (1) of the following scenarios on which to focus your cause and effect paper. Research the topic and include credible sources to support claims. Identify your purpose clearly, incorporate audience needs, establish a desired tone, and organize information/claims effectively. 1. The President of Strayer University has asked you (a full time university professor) to write about the major causes and effects of stress on college students. The paper will be presented to senior administration in order to help students have a more positive college experience. 2. The director of your state unemployment agency has asked you (a public relations specialist) to write about the causes and effects of unemployment on an individual/family. The paper will be presented to the agency as they make decisions about reaching out to those who need jobs. 3. The CEO of Bank of America has asked you (a financial analyst) to write a paper on the causes and effects on not keeping a personal budget. The paper will be presented to the communications department of the company so they can create budget forms for customers. The major causes and effects of stress on college students Student’s name Professor’s name Date Cause and Effect of Stress on a College Student Stress is simply the response that the body gives to any challenge or changes in life and is indeed considered as a natural part of life. (Cooper, 1995). College has been categorized as a source of stress to many people. While the sole purpose of going to college is to further education standards, it also provides one with an ideal environment to experiment with life before deciding to become serious thereafter. Either way, college life comes with its...

BEH 225 Final Project Interview Profile Axia College of the University of Phoenix Scope of the Assignment I look forward to getting optimal understanding of the basic psychological conceptions by selecting an individual for my interview who I consider to be smart and up-and-coming.  I also wanted to discover additional information about this individual to allow for a more truthful relationship during the course of the interview.   Amanda appeared to be a fitting contender. Who is Amanda? Amanda is a 22-year-old, Caucasian, soon to be married female who is employed full-time as a supervisor for a Non-Profit Organization.  She lives with her Fiancée in a house they share with a roommate. She indicated that living with their roommate makes her use more effort on retaining a high quality living situation for herself.  She also indicated that she feels that most senior executives are not concerned with their company’s workforces and remain, instead, fixated on their wages and other personal concerns.  Amanda feels that she has a positive impact on her associates and friends because she cares about their general well-being. Interview Location The interview took place at work last weekend.   Her place of work is well-reserved, small and in a silent part of the workplace. She shows her rewards and certificates prominently in her office. Insights and the Interview This assignment outlines the following areas:  learning (knowledge, wisdom), memory, personality analysis, motivation, personality growth, intellect and social understanding.  These are notions that relate to everyone’s day-to-day life.  I will compare the individual’s responses to my own responses to the identical questions that were asked.  The development of particular personality traits and attitudes is emphasized in this study.   Factors that relate to these parts are: first relations, experiences, and the effect of gender and ethnicity.  In addition, learning style, intrinsic versus...

The psychological and social factors that come into play when a consumer makes a purchase are vast and varied. There are many things that can influence us when we make a purchase. Things like the time of day, our financial standings or cultural background are some of the many factors. As a consumer goes through purchasing process then will take everything into account before and after buy a product. The product that will be discussed in this paper will be video gaming systems. The first factor discussed will be reference groups. Reference groups are defined as groups of people that serve as frames of reference for individuals in their consumption decisions before they are received as credible sources (Schiffman and Kanuk, 2010). The most influential reference group is the consumer’s immediate family. This reference group influences things like what type of food to eat, personal hygiene and things like morals and values. These things will play a factor in any decision a consumer makes. With that being said they most definitely play a part in the purchase of a video gaming system. If the consumer grows up and the household can’t afford or isn’t allowed to have video games systems they the consumer will never develop a need or want for them. If a consumer grows up enjoying video games and the interaction involved with it they will want to buy one when they have the chance to do so. Other reference groups include the comparative reference group. A comparative reference group is a benchmark for specific or narrowly defined attitudes or behaviors (Schiffman and Kanuk, 2010). This could be a friend or person the consumer knows that has something the consumer wants. The comparative reference group is people who the consumer wants to be like. They may be in...