In this learning activity, you will critically analyze the article provided below:

Adolescent smoking, alcohol use, inebriation, and use of narcotics during the Covid-19 pandemic.

You can use this as a guideline to help you navigate through the research article.

Instructions:

Step 1. Analyze

Analyze the psychology article mentioned here, or select a different article of your preference.

Step 2: Respond

You are to prepare a 5-minute narrated PowerPoint Presentation which explains/answers the following questions: 

• What was the focus of the study?
• Did the researchers draw appropriate conclusions based on the findings presented?
• Is the evidence presented in favor or against the researcher’s research question?
• Do the research findings allow for generalizability? If not, why?
• Does the research identify any limitations of the study?
• Does the research article suggest ideas for further research?

Step 3: Share

 To share your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your work in the “Message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).

 Step 4: Interact

 To complete the activity, you will need to reply to at least two posts made by your peers in a respectful and professional manner. Be sure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”

OPTIONAL Step 5: Interact (10 minutes)

If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”

In this learning activity, you will discuss how culture, values, and biases can produce misunderstandings in communication. 

Instructions:

Step 1. Review

Read the required materials for this lesson and reflect on the question below: 

• How can culture, values, and biases produce misunderstandings in communication?

Step 2: Respond

Write a 200-350 word discussion post with the following inclusions:

• How misunderstanding may arise from culture, values, and/or biases?
• Draw on examples from news, media, or everyday life experiences illustrating how culture/values or biases may produce misunderstandings
• How can individuals be mindful of such barriers to decrease the likelihood of misunderstandings?

Step 3: Share

To share your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your work in the “Message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).

Step 4: Interact

To complete the activity, you will need to reply to at least two posts made by your peers in a respectful and professional manner. Be sure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”

OPTIONAL Step 5: Interact (10 minutes)

If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”