Discussion

Throughout this course, many opportunities are available to post an initial response to a Discussion topic as well as to respond to your classmate’s responses. After you have completed the reading, and without reviewing your classmate's responses, post your initial response to the following Discussion. Your post should be at least 200–250 words in length and should extend the discussion of the group supported by your course materials and/or other appropriate resources. After you have submitted your initial post, review some of your classmate’s posts and respond to at least 2 of your classmates. Refer to your Discussion Board Rubric in your Syllabus for specific grading requirements.
Before you respond to the Discussion topic, visit the University Library. Click on Articles and Reports, click on PsychARTICLES, then, type a term in the blank area that interests you and pertains to your concentration of study. Some terms to try are: addictions and depression, bullying and school, or autism and treatment. Try matching a few terms together and watch how many articles become available. Choose one that interests you. Read the article and then address of the following about your article:
1.	Summarize the main idea of your article (first part of the article). 
2.	Identify which research design is used in the study (correlation, survey, case study, observation, quasi-experimental, or experimental or other). Explain why you think that model was used. 
3.	Explain why the results are important to psychology professionals.
4.	Read at least two other articles suggested by your classmates and comment on the article.
5.	Define any terms that you think that your classmates may not know; try to add at least one.

Psychology & The rest of the world 	
Edward Jackson 	
2/9/2013 5:58:41 PM	

	
My article, “The Neglected 95%, a Challenge to Psychology’s Philosophy of Science,” is about American Psychology and just how too American it is to represent the rest of the world. From the foundation of psychology, to the modern compilation and knowledge base that has been formed around psychology, the majority of research and published material is based upon American culture. Thus, the author proposes the thesis that American Psychology needs to become “less American” to represent the other 95% of people in the world (Arnett, 2009, p. 571). The research method used is observation. The author makes several observations about how psychological research is void of cultural context; he names multiple journals and philosophy of science that need to change. Even with the proposal that American psychology is becoming more international (by other writers) (Arnett, 2009, p. 572), the author disagrees, expressing that the international psychology has been stripped of cultural context, which truly is the main variable in representing the 95% of the rest of the world. Why do I think the author’s thesis is important? One, because he is obviously right. Our knowledge base on psychology (and most other subjects for that matter) is mainly biased, and based upon American culture. I believe why this article is significant to psychology is because it sheds light on the fact that the most powerful country in the world (some say the best country), needs to begin researching, testing, and providing a global psychological knowledge base that the entire world can benefit from; rather than thinking only nationally, we need to think culturally and worldly.

One great term from this article is cultural context.  Cultural context, the meaning from the article, was defining where in the world a person was raised and their psychology is directly affected by this attribute.

Reference:

Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen. (2009, September). The Neglected 95%, a Challenge to Psychology’s 
      Philosophy of Science. American Psychologist, 64(6), 571- 574. US: American Psychological 
      Association.

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Eddie Jackson
GOK - Philosophy Major/Liberal Studies
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RE: Unit 2 Discussion 	
Edward Jackson 	
2/10/2013 8:37:37 PM	

	
Very well written article! 

Your analysis of the importance of noticing, and how to deal with anxious children, is spot on. We have all heard of anxious children, but not everyone knows how to deal with anxious children in a positive manner. I think a very common approach to dealing with difficult children is drugs; something that I do not agree with. I mean science is great for many things, but drugging your child because they are anxious or aggressive is just insanity. Much of the data we have on anti-anxiety medications lack long term studies. Being an adult and taking a drug is one thing. But being a child who is still in their formative years, I would say is really playing a medical/drug roulette game with your child; you could really mess them up for life. There are many ways to deal with anxiety in children; pills should be a last resort.

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Eddie Jackson
GOK - Philosophy Major/Liberal Studies
http://eddiejackson.net/ university page

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RE: unit 2 main post 	
Edward Jackson 	
2/11/2013 11:40:21 AM	

	
You have provided some great information on bulimia nervosa. I have found the disorder quite fascinating. Though unlike your research suggests, that the women were probably abused, I always thought that it was societal, “thinness” pressures that caused bulimia. With our society’s infatuation with thinness, I would think that bulimia would be even more of a problem than it is. It is interesting to note that even though many of us are hung up on diets, diet pills, and the idea of being thin, ¾ of us are overweight (nearly obese actually). But you’re right about the importance to psychologist and doctors of this data; they can better diagnose and treat their patient's bulimia with this information.

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Eddie Jackson
GOK - Philosophy Major/Liberal Studies
http://eddiejackson.net/ university page

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