Touchstone 3.1: Personality Development SCENARIO: Monica is a single mom who has a 16-year-old son named Jordan. Monica and Jordan were close at one point. As of late, Monica has been noticing that Jo

U sin g w hat y o u l e arn ed a bout t h e a dole sce nt b ra in a nd s o cia l d eve lo pm ent, y o u w ill a nsw er q uestio ns r e la te d t o t h is c a se s tu dy a ssig nm ent b elo w . Y our g oals a re t o h elp M onic a u nders ta nd w hy h er s o n m ake s t h e c h oic e s h e d oes a nd r e co m mend s o m e s tr a te gie s t h at m ay h elp s o lv e t h e p ro ble m . U se t h e t o uch sto ne r e sp onse t e m pla te t o a nsw er t h e q uestio ns.

A . A ssig nm ent D IR EC TIO NS: T o c o m ple te t h e a ssig nm ent, y o u w ill a nsw er t h e f o llo w in g f o ur q uestio ns i n 5 -7 s e nte nce s e ach : W hat h appens i n sid e t h e b ra in o f a t e enager t h at m ake s i t d if f ic u lt f o r J o rd an t o w eig h t h e r is ks a nd r e w ard s o f h is b ehavio r? D escrib e h ow t h e a dole sce nt b ra in w eig hs r is k a nd r e w ard . W hy d oes i t a ppear t h at J o rd an v a lu es t h e o pin io n o f h is p eers m ore t h an t h e o pin io n o f h is m oth er? E xp la in t h e p sych olo gic a l c o nce pts t h at m ay a cco unt f o r w hy J o rd an p la ce s v a lu e o n h is p eers ’ o pin io ns. W hat a dvic e w ould y o u g iv e J o rd an’s m oth er, M onic a , t h at w ould t e ach h im h ow t o m ake b ette r c h oic e s a nd d ecis io ns? D is cu ss a s p ecif ic s tr a te gy t h at M onic a m ay i m ple m ent t o h elp h er s o n m ake b ette r d ecis io ns. I f y o u w ere i n M onic a ’s s h oes, h ow w ould y o u f e el? E xp la in w hy a b ette r u nders ta ndin g o f M onic a 's p ers p ectiv e c o uld r e su lt i n m ore c o nstr u ctiv e a dvic e . T em pla te :

T ype Y our Name Here Smarter Decisions through Psychology Date here Using what you have learned about the adolescent brain and social development, answer the questions in this case study assignment. Y our goals are to help Monica understand why her son makes the choices he does and recommend some strategies that may help solve the problem. For each question, you should write a paragraph-length response (5–7 sentences) to receive credit for this assignment. Y ou may use your Sophia tutorials as a resource. Question 1: What happens inside the brain of a teenager that makes it dif ficult for Jordan to weigh the risks and rewards of his behavior? Describe how the adolescent brain weighs risk and reward. Question 2: Why does it appear that Jordan values the opinion of his peers more than the opinion of his mother? Explain the psychological concepts that may account for why Jordan places value on his peers’ opinions. Question 3: What advice would you give Jordan’ s mother , Monica, that would teach him how to make better choices and decisions? Discuss a specific strategy that Monica may implement to help her son make better decisions. Question 4: If you were in Monica’ s shoes, how would you feel? Explain why a better understanding of Monica’ s perspective could result in more constructive advice.

_ ________________________________ _________________________________________ T o uch sto ne 3 .2 : W ork p la ce S ty le s S C EN AR IO : M onic a a nd J e nnif e r a re c o w ork e rs t h at h ave b een a ssig ned t o w ork o n a p ro je ct t o geth er. J e nnif e r i s v e ry o rg aniz e d a nd w ants h er a nd M onic a t o d o r e ally w ell o n t h is p ro je ct. T o g et s ta rte d, J e nnif e r t o ok s o m e i n it ia tiv e a nd p re pare d a l is t o f t o -d o i t e m s a lo ng w it h t h e d ue d ate s. S he e ve n c o lo r-c o ded t h e l is t t o i n dic a te w ho w ill d o w hic h i t e m . S hortly a fte r, J e nnif e r s e nds a n e m ail t o M onic a w it h t h e t o -d o l is t a tta ch ed. J e nnif e r w ants h er p artn er t o k n ow t h at s h e i s s e rio us a bout t h eir s u cce ss. M onic a i s h appy h er t e am mate h as s h ow n i n it ia tiv e b ut i s s u rp ris e d b y J e nnif e r's t o -d o l is t a nd f e els a b it u nco m fo rta ble a s s h e i s f e elin g l ik e J e nnif e r i s m ic ro m anagin g h er. M onic a w ants t o d o h er p art o n t h e p ro je ct b ut i s f e elin g a nxio us b eca use s h e d oesn ’t k n ow w here s h e f it s i n . M onic a i s w orrie d a bout w ork in g o n t h e p ro je ct. S he w onders i f s h e c a n s u cce ed i n t h is p ro je ct s in ce J e nnif e r i s a lr e ady t h e l e ader. P rio r t o t h is s it u atio n, M onic a w ork e d f o r a s e para te e m plo ye r w ho a ske d h er t o w ork o n a s im ila r p ro je ct. S he f e lt a nxio us a bout h er a bilit y t o s u cce ssfu lly c o m ple te t h e p ro je ct a nd a tte m pte d t o c o m munic a te h er f e elin gs w it h a c o -w ork e r. H ow eve r, h er c o -w ork e r d id n’t s e em t o u nders ta nd M onic a 's c o nce rn s a nd s a id t h at s h e s h ould j u st i g nore h er f e elin gs a nd g et t h e w ork d one. A s M onic a p onders h avin g a c o nve rs a tio n w it h J e nnif e r, s h e s ta rts t o f e el o ve rw helm ed a nd t h in ks i t m ig ht j u st b e e asie r t o b e r e m ove d f r o m t h e p ro je ct. A SSIG NM EN T: N ow , i t i s t im e t o p ra ctic e t h e s kills a nd c o nce pts t h at y o u h ave l e arn ed t o h elp y o ur f r ie nd M onic a n avig ate t h ro ugh a d if f ic u lt w ork p la ce s it u atio n. U sin g y o ur p ro ble m s o lv in g a nd s e lf a nd s o cia l a w are ness s kill, a s w ell a s w hat y o u h ave l e arn ed a bout p ers o nalit y t r a it s a nd e m otio ns, a nsw er t h e q uestio ns i n t h is c a se s tu dy a ssig nm ent. R em em ber, y o u a re t o h elp M onic a c a lm h er a nxie ty a nd f in d a s o lu tio n t o h er p ro ble m . D ow nlo ad a nd u se t h e t o uch sto ne r e sp onse t e m pla te t o a nsw er t h e q uestio ns. P sy1 010 T o uch sto ne 3 .2 R esp onse T e m pla te I n o rd er t o f o ste r l e arn in g a nd g ro w th , a ll e ssa ys y o u s u bm it m ust b e n ew ly w rit te n s p ecif ic a lly f o r t h is c o urs e . A ny p la gia riz e d o r r e cycle d w ork w ill r e su lt i n a P la gia ris m D ete cte d a le rt. R evie w t h is t u to ria l f o r m ore a bout p la gia ris m a nd t h e P la gia ris m D ete cte d a le rt: T o uch sto nes: A ca dem ic I n te grit y G uid elin es. F or g uid ance o n t h e u se o f g enera tiv e A I t e ch nolo gy, r e vie w E th ic a l S ta ndard s a nd A ppro pria te U se o f A I. A . A ssig nm ent D IR EC TIO NS: T o c o m ple te t h e a ssig nm ent, y o u w ill a nsw er t h e f o llo w in g f o ur q uestio ns i n 5 -7 s e nte nce s e ach : W hat a re t h e " B ig 5 " p ers o nalit y t r a it s ? N am e a nd d escrib e e ach o f t h em , u sin g s p ecif ic d eta ils a nd i n fo rm atio n f r o m t h e c a se s tu dy a nd c o urs e l e sso ns. C onsid er t h e d if f e re nt a ppro ach es t o t h e p ro je ct t a ke n b y b oth M onic a a nd J e nnif e r. O n w hic h o f t h e B ig 5 p ers o nalit y t r a it s d o t h ey m ost d if f e r? D is cu ss t h ese d if f e re nce s i n t h eir p ers o nalit y t r a it s .

U sin g w hat y o u l e arn ed a bout e m otio ns, w hat a dvic e w ould y o u g iv e t o M onic a ? D escrib e a s p ecif ic s tr a te gy t h at M onic a c a n u se t o m anage h er e m otio ns a nd s u cce ssfu lly c o m ple te t h e p ro je ct.

I f y o u w ere i n t h is s it u atio n, h ow c o nfid ent a re y o u t h at y o u c o uld s u cce ssfu lly r e so lv e a w ork p la ce c o nflic t l ik e t h e o ne t h at M onic a f a ce d? W hat p ast e xp erie nce s o r k n ow le dge i n flu ence y o ur a nsw er? E xp la in h ow y o ur e xp erie nce o r k n ow le dge c a n r e so lv e a s im ila r w ork p la ce c o nflic t. T ype Y our Name Here Smarter Decisions through Psychology Date here Using your problem solving and self and social awareness skills and what you have learned about personality traits and emotions, answer the questions in this case study assignment. Remember , you are to help Monica calm her anxiety and find a solution to her problem. For each question, you should write a paragraph-length response (5–7 sentences) to receive credit for this assignment. Y ou may use your Sophia tutorials as a resource. Question 1: What are the Big 5 personality traits? Name and describe each of them. Question 2: Consider the dif ferent approaches to the project taken by both Monica and Jennifer . On which of the Big 5 personality traits do they most dif fer? Discuss these dif ferences in their personality traits. Question 3: Using what you learned about emotions, what advice would you give to Monica? Describe a specific strategy that Monica can use to manage her emotions and successfully complete the project. Question 4: If you were in this situation, how confident are you that you could successfully resolve a workplace conflict like the one that Monica faced? What past experiences or knowledge influence your answer? Explain how your experience or knowledge can resolve a similar workplace conflict. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ T o uch sto ne 4 : M in dset S C EN AR IO : M ark w ork s w it h M onic a a nd J e nnif e r. H e l ik e s t o m ake p eople l a ugh b ut o fte n j o ke s a bout h is s tr u ggle s t o l e arn n ew p ro gra m s a nd t e ch nolo gy. T he c o m pany r e ce ntly i n fo rm ed t h e t e am t h at t h ere w ill b e a c o m plia nce t e st o n n ew s a fe ty p olic ie s, w hic h e m plo ye es w ill n eed t o p ass i n o rd er t o k e ep t h eir j o bs. T he c o m pany h as p ro vid ed m ate ria ls t o s tu dy, a s w ell a s o ptio nal p ra ctic e e xa m s. M onic a , J e nnif e r a nd M ark a re h avin g l u nch i n t h e b re ak r o om , a nd M onic a a nd J e nnif e r m entio n t h at t h ey h ave a lr e ady s ig ned u p t o t a ke t h e f ir s t p ra ctic e t e st. M ark c o m ments a bout h ow h ard i t i s f o r h im t o l e arn a d if f e re nt w ay o f d oin g t h e j o bs t h at h e h as b een d oin g f o r y e ars . H ow eve r, l a te r i n t h e d ay, h e s to ps b y M onic a 's d esk t o f in d o ut h ow s h e i s p re parin g f o r t h e t e st a nd a sks f o r a dvic e . G iv e n t h at t h ey h ave a m onth u ntil t h e c o m plia nce t e st, M onic a i s c o nfid ent t h at s h e c a n h elp M ark p re pare . A SSIG NM EN T: U sin g y o ur p ro ble m s o lv in g a nd s e lf a nd s o cia l a w are ness s kill a nd t h e i n fo rm atio n t h at y o u h ave l e arn ed a bout t h e p la stic it y o f t h e n erv o us s yste m a nd m otiv a tio n a nd m in dse t, a nsw er t h e q uestio ns i n t h is c a se s tu dy a ssig nm ent t o h elp M onic a o ff e r s tr a te gie s t o i m pro ve M ark 's c h ance s f o r d oin g w ell o n t h e c o m plia nce t e st. D ow nlo ad a nd u se t h e t o uch sto ne r e sp onse t e m pla te t o a nsw er t h e q uestio ns. I n o rd er t o f o ste r l e arn in g a nd g ro w th , a ll e ssa ys y o u s u bm it m ust b e n ew ly w rit te n s p ecif ic a lly f o r t h is c o urs e . A ny p la gia riz e d o r r e cycle d w ork w ill r e su lt i n a P la gia ris m D ete cte d a le rt.

R evie w t h is t u to ria l f o r m ore a bout p la gia ris m a nd t h e P la gia ris m D ete cte d a le rt: T o uch sto nes: A ca dem ic I n te grit y G uid elin es. F or g uid ance o n t h e u se o f g enera tiv e A I t e ch nolo gy, r e vie w E th ic a l S ta ndard s a nd A ppro pria te U se o f A I. A . A ssig nm ent D IR EC TIO NS: T o c o m ple te t h e a ssig nm ent, y o u w ill a nsw er t h e f o llo w in g q uestio ns: W hat k in d o f m in dse t d oes M ark n eed t o e m bra ce t o b e s u cce ssfu l? D escrib e t h e i m pact o f m in dse t o n s u cce ss. W hat t y p e o f m in dse t d oes M ark c u rre ntly h ave , a nd h ow d oes i t a ff e ct h is b ra in ? E xp la in h ow m in dse t a ff e cts l e arn in g. W hat a dvic e s h ould M onic a g iv e t o M ark , a nd w hy? D escrib e a s p ecif ic s tr a te gy t h at M onic a c a n s u ggest t o M ark t o i m pro ve h is m em ory a nd b ette r p re pare f o r t h e c o m plia nce t e st. I f M ark w ere y o ur c o w ork e r, w hat i m porta nt a sp ects o f t h e s it u atio n w ould y o u w ant t o k e ep i n m in d w hen o ff e rin g a dvic e a nd s tr a te gie s t o h im ? W hy d o y o u t h in k t h is i s i m porta nt? E xp la in t h e i m porta nce o f t a ilo rin g a dvic e a nd s tr a te gie s d ir e ctly t o M ark 's s it u atio n. type Y our Name Here Smarter Decisions through Psychology Date here Using your problem solving and self and social awareness skill and the information you learned about brain plasticity , motivation, and mindset, answer the questions in this case study assignment to help Monica of fer strategies to improve Mark’ s chances for doing well on the compliance test. For each question, you should write a paragraph-length response (5–7 sentences) to receive credit for this assignment. Y ou may use your Sophia tutorials as a resource. Question 1: What kind of mindset does Mark need to embrace to be successful? Describe the impact of mindset on success.

Question 2: What type of mindset does Mark currently have, and how does it af fect his brain? Explain how mindset af fects learning .

Question 3: What advice should Monica give to Mark, and why? Describe a specific strategy that Monica can suggest to Mark to improve his memory and better prepare for the compliance test. Question 4: If Mark were your coworker , what important aspects of the situation would you want to keep in mind when of fering advice and strategies to him? Why do you think this is important? Explain the importance of tailoring advice and strategies directly to Mark’ s situation.