QUESTION 1: In this discussion, we will explore the ethics of testing on vulnera

QUESTION 1: In this discussion, we will explore the ethics of testing on
vulnerable populations. After reviewing the required resources, answer
the questions below. Your initial post should be a minimum of 200 words.
When you describe ideas that are not your own, be sure to paraphrase
and not use direct quotations.

For your initial post, address the following:

• What are some examples of vulnerable populations in cognitive psychology? What makes them vulnerable?
• What is an example of a precaution that psychological scientists can
  use when testing or applying a new protocol or technology that might
  help a vulnerable population?
• Between the need to help people with cognitive impairments and the
  need to patiently accumulate reliable data, where should we draw the
  line?
• What are the dangers of unsupported claims by researchers and the
  media in products sold as “helping your memory” or “enhancing your
  attention”?
• How does the concept of testing on vulnerable populations apply to at least one of the following programmatic course themes?
  • Self-care
  • Social justice
  • Emotional intelligence (EI)
  • Career connections
  • Ethics

  QUESTION 2:

  Competencies

  In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competencies:

  • Evaluate approaches to cognitive research
  • Apply concepts of cognitive science to innovation and technology

  Supporting Materials

  The following resources support your work on the project:

  • Reading: Tips for Writing Popular Blog Posts
    Review this Shapiro Library resource for useful tips about creating blog posts.
  • Reading: Categorization Is Cognition
    Review
    this blog-style article as an example of what your finished blog might
    look like. Notice the tips from the Shapiro Library article above that
    are present: a catchy title, an image, and well-written body text
    organized by headers.

  Scenario

  As technology evolves, members of the cognitive science community
  seek to better characterize the potential impacts that technology might
  have on our cognitive skills. There have been exciting benefits to the
  advances over the past 20 years, but have these same tools also changed
  the way we think? Have they changed our capacity to attend and process
  information? As you have learned in previous courses, such as PSY 222
  (Research Methods) and PSY 260 (Statistical Literacy in Psychology),
  these sparks of curiosity can turn into research questions, and soon a
  body of work is produced—in this case, one that examines the effects of
  innovation and technology on the cognition of specific populations. To
  successfully complete this assignment, you will need to use your data
  literacy skills and analyze the research for what it is and for what it
  isn’t.For this project, due in Module Seven, you will create a technology
  and cognition blog post with the goal of educating a general audience,
  as well as healthcare providers, who are educated but not necessarily
  familiar with your topic of research. Do your best to summarize your
  sources in your own words with a scientific and formal but not overly
  technical tone. As such, do not use quotations in your blog, but be sure
  to use in-text citations and references appropriately. Building this
  type of communication skill will exercise your ability to consume
  information and will benefit you in any career path you choose.In your Project Two Milestone, which was due in Module Five, you
  selected a topic and completed an annotated bibliography of current
  research related to your topic. Be sure to incorporate any instructor
  feedback on the analysis of your sources before beginning work on this
  project. You will use all of the primary sources from your milestone to
  complete this project. You must address each of the rubric criteria
  listed below in about 600 to 900 words total.

  Directions

  Based on your topic selection and research in your Project Two milestone, create a technology and cognition blog post using the Project Two Template Word Document. You must address the rubric criteria listed below in about 600 to 900 words total:

  1. Topic Summary and Theory Background
     1. Describe why research is being done on your selected topic.
     2. Summarize how technology affects cognition for your selected topic.
     3. Describe how a classic theory or concept in
        cognitive psychology applies to your selected topic. Examples include
        encoding specificity, levels of processing, late or early selection
        models, the multiple resources approach to attention, automaticity, and
        the dual-route model of language.
  1. Compare and Contrast Primary Research Articles: To
     answer each of the questions below, compare and contrast two of the
     three primary sources you identified in your Project Two milestone.
     Incorporate all three primary sources in your responses.
     1. Compare the use of participants in two primary
        sources of your choice. Consider how the choice of participants is
        relevant to the research or how comparing the participants could inform
        future research or different conclusions.
     2. Compare the measures, tests, and research designs
        used in two primary sources and compare how these measures relate to the
        specific domains of cognition mentioned in the articles. Consider how
        the research methods used are relevant to the research and how they can
        inform future research or different conclusions.
     3. Compare the limitations identified in two primary
        sources of your choice. Consider how the limitations are relevant to the
        research methodology implemented or conclusions drawn. For example,
        does the methodology in one article use procedures that can be used to
        infer causation more precisely and accurately? Does one source have a
        more representative sample than the other?
  1. Conclusions
     1. Describe your conclusions about your selected topic based on the research you have analyzed.

  What to Submit

  To complete this project, you must submit the following:Technology and Cognition Blog Post
  Submit your completed Project Two Template. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

QUESTION 3: From your personal perspective and what you learned from this week’s reading, answer the following questions:

• What should children with severe or multiple disabilities be taught?
• Where should they be taught, and who should be involved?
• Is inclusion effective, and if so, how could this be accomplished?

Provide specific examples to support your thinking.

QUESTION 4: Review the module resources. Using what you have
learned, write a 2-page APA-formatted paper using the following as
your guide.

After
reviewing the module resources, provide your own perspectives regarding
the factors that parents of children with hearing impairments should
consider when deciding between American Sign Language (ASL) and cochlear
implants as communication options.

• How might this decision impact the children’s education and their acceptance in the deaf community?
• What factors need to be taken into account when considering different communication methods?

Provide
examples from this module’s resources to support your answer, as well
as specific examples from your personal experiences.

Requirements: Read The Instructions