PSY108 PSY 108_Project_Three_Milestone.docx- Snhu

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PSY108 PSY 108_Project_Three_Milestone.docx- Snhu

Job Description SummaryJob TitleThe job I have chosen for Project Three Milestone is an Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)Therapist. Job Roles and ResponsibilitiesThe main roles and responsibilities are to work one-on-one with a child ages 18 months to six years old while implementing teaching procedures and helping them communicate and engage with their families and improving their lives. According to the job posting, the ABA Therapisthelps children reach their maximum potential by teaching critical communication skills and social skills. (Autism Bridges, n.d.)Prerequisites for the job posting state that two years of college studying Psychology, Education, special education, Counseling, Speech, or related fields is preferred. It also mentions that enthusiasm, a positive attitude, experience with ages 2-6 years old, the ability to work as a team and independently, patience, and the willingness to learn are all skills necessary to successfully perform the job.

PSY108 PSY 108_Project_Three_Milestone.docx- Snhu

The nature-nurture topic has been a debate throughout psychology’s history. This topic focuses on whether human development is fully controlled by genes or unlearned knowledge, whether humans are born with “blank slates” and they develop their behaviors based on responses to their environment. Many people feel nature has more impact on human behavior, but I believe we are impacted by the environment we grow up in. I believe nurture has more impact on human behavior. Human behavior is impacted by both nature and nurture. Biological factors and genetics play a role in nature’s impact on human behavior. The cognitive perspective and how individuals process and store information individually are impacted by internal mental structures that help individuals learn and store information (Lewkowicz, 2011). The behavioral perspective relates to how humans observe and learn from behavior, and human responses are impacted by taught behaviors from a nurture perspective (Garvey, 2005).

PSY108 PSY 108_Project_Three_Milestone.docx- Snhu

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