The document outlines three assignments for a course on personality and sociology of developing countries. Assignment 1 involves a retrospective analysis of the student's personality and influences of nature vs nurture. Assignment 2 requires research on a developing nation and the effects of war and peace on foreign aid distribution. Assignment 3 involves researching a developing nation's lending institutions, healthcare, and human capital development.

1. ORIGINAL ONLY. Must pass SafeAssign. 3 papers 3 page each
minimum each.
Assignment 1: Retrospective Analysis of Personality
In this assignment, you will take a retrospective look at your
life history. First, choose an area of the brain and explain what
it does, as well as how it would impact an activity from your
daily life. Then, analyze the roles of nature and nurture in
shaping the person you are today. Next, describe the influences
of culture, environment, and biology on your gender-role
behavior. Subsequently, discuss possible sources of inaccuracy
and bias in any retrospective analysis. Finally, discuss the
reasons why systematic scientific studies are considered more
valuable than individual accounts
Write a three to four (
3-4
) page paper in which you:
Section 1 (1-2 paragraphs):
Choose
one
of the following areas of your brain and explain what it does:
Thalamus
Reticular formation
Brain stem (pons and medulla)

2. Cerebellum
Limbic system
One of the four lobes of the cerebral cortex
Explain how the area you described contributes to a specific
activity from your everyday life. (Example: During horseback
riding, the cerebellum integrates information from the motor
systems and balance system.)
Section 2 (1-2 paragraphs):
All of us have been shaped by both nature (biology) and nurture
(environment), making us the persons we are today. In most
cases, it is difficult to completely disentangle the separate
effects of nature vs. nurture with much certainty. However, we
can make some educated guesses based on our knowledge of
familial tendencies that we may have inherited, as well as
knowledge of our environment and experiences. In this section,
we ask for you to make some educated guesses about the roles
of nature and nurture in your life.
Describe the role of nature (biology) in shaping what kind of
person you are today. Provide a specific example of the role of
nature.
Describe the role of nurture (environment) in shaping what kind
of person you are today. Provide a specific example of the role
of nurture.

3. Section 3 (1-2 paragraphs):
Describe the influences of culture, your environment, and
biology on your gender role behavior.
Use specific examples from your own life to explain your
answers.
Section 4 (1-2 paragraphs):
Discuss the fallibility of memory in terms of bias and
inaccuracy when you reflect on your past.
Identify specific memory biases that could affect how you
remember your past. Include factors related to cognition.
Use specific examples from your own life.
Section 5 (1 paragraph):
Describe why the science of psychology places more emphasis
on results based on scientific studies than it does on personal
experiences and anecdotes.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow

4. APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for
any additional instructions.
To keep this essay short and manageable, your only sources for
your paper should be your own experience and the Webtext. For
this reason, APA citations and references are not required for
this assignment.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Relate psychological concepts to real-world situations.
Describe the major theories of personality development,
learning, memory, cognition, consciousness, development and
social psychology.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
psychology.
Write clearly and concisely about psychology using proper
writing mechanics.
Assignment 2: The Effects of War and Peace on Foreign Aid

5. Use the Internet to research one (1) developing nation of your
choice. Your research should include an examination of the
effects that war and peace have on the distribution of foreign
aid, as well as the material covered by the Webtext and lectures
in Weeks 1 through 3.
Write a three to four
(3-4)
page research paper in which you:
Assess the positive and negative effects that peace and war,
respectively, have on the distribution of foreign aid in the
developing country that you have selected. Support your
response with concrete examples of each of the results that you
have cited.
Analyze the specific actions that the leadership of the selected
country has taken, through the use of its foreign aid from donor
nations and international lending institutions, to relieve the
severe problems caused by warfare.
Discuss whether or not the extension of foreign aid has
successfully reduced poverty and the incidence of warfare in the
selected country. Support your response with examples.
Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this
assignment.
Note:
Wikipedia, blogs, and other nonacademic websites do not
qualify as academic resources. Approval of resources is at the
instructor's discretion. Resources must also be within the last
seven (7) years.
When referencing the selected resources, please use the

6. following format:
Webtext Format:
Name of the author. Name of title. Retrieved from website url.
Example:
Understanding development (4th ed.). (2016). Asheville, NC:
Soomo Learning. Available from:
http://www.webtexts.com
.
Lecture Format:
Name of the Author. Name of the lecture [lecture type].
Retrieved from lecture url.
Example:

7. Strayer University. (2013). Understanding Development
[PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from
/bbcswebdav/institution/SOC/300/1136/Week1/lecture/story.htm
l
.
Internet Resources:
Author's Name. (Date of publication).
Title of the resource
. Retrieved from website url.
Example:
Wuestewald, Eric. (2014).
Portraits of people living on a dollar a day
. Retrieved from
http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2014/04/living-on-a-
dollar-a-day-photos-renee-byer-thomas-nazario
.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.

8. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Analyze how funding in the form of aid, investment, and loans
moves from industrialized nations to the developing world to
alleviate the problems caused by warfare.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
sociology of developing countries.
Write clearly and concisely about sociology of developing
countries using proper writing mechanics.
Assignment 3: Lending Institutions, Health Care, and Human
Capital
Use the Internet to research one (1) developing nation of your
choice. Your research should include an examination of lending
institutions, health care, and human capital, as well as the
material covered by the Webtext and lectures in Weeks 6
through 9.
Write a three to four (
3-4

9. ) page research paper in which you:
Explore whether or not funding from international lending
institutions like the World Bank and the IMF are helping or
hindering the social, economic, or political development of the
country that you have selected. Support your response with
examples.
Discuss, with examples, at least four (4) substantive ways in
which a healthy population strengthens the economy of the
country that you have selected.
Ascertain the degree to which the leadership of your chosen
country has used foreign aid to improve its health care system.
Support your response with concrete examples.
Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this
assignment.
Note:
Wikipedia, blogs, and other nonacademic websites do not
qualify as academic resources. Approval of resources is at the
instructor's discretion. Resources must also be within the last
seven (7) years.
When referencing the selected resources, please use the
following format:
Webtext Format:
Name of the author. Name of title. Retrieved from website url.

10. Example:
Soomo. Understanding Development [Webtext]. Retrieved from
http://www.webtexts.com/courses/9218-cathey
.
Lecture Format:
Name of the Author. Name of the lecture [lecture type].
Retrieved from lecture url.
Example:
Strayer University. (2013). Understanding Development
[PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from
/bbcswebdav/institution/SOC/300/1136/Week1/lecture/story.htm
l
.
Internet Resources:

11. Author's Name. (Date of publication).
Title of the resource
. Retrieved from website url.
Example:
Wuestewald, Eric. (2014).
Portraits of people living on a dollar a day
. Retrieved from
http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2014/04/living-on-a-
dollar-a-day-photos-renee-byer-thomas-nazario
.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:

12. Determine how human capital is used and what effect gender
disparity has on these decisions.
Determine what role health plays in developing economies.
Examine the role that the International Monetary Fund and
World Bank play in transfers and the conditions they set to
effect this funding.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
sociology of developing countries.
Write clearly and concisely about sociology of developing
countries using proper writing mechanics.