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Undergraduate Studies ePortfolioRebecca DellEraBA in Psychology minor in Criminal Justice, 20111

Personal StatementMy name is Rebecca DellEra and Im a 33 year old single parent of two children ages 18 and 8 (my oldest is in college too). I was raised on Long Island, NY but I currently reside in Orlando, FL. I would like to eventually move back there because there is so much culture, activities and rich history there. I love to travel and explore new places (I especially love historical places or haunted places:)) when I am not busy working or taking care of my son who has Autism or more specifically PDD. My short term career goal would be to obtain a position within a childrens home, a juvenile detention center as a social worker or work as a victims advocate for a local police department to become somewhat exposed to the field of Forensic Psychology. My long term career goal is to obtain a position with the FBI as a Forensic Psychologist and work with victims of violent crimes. 2

ResumeRebecca Dell'Era9993 Shadow Creek Dr., Orlando, FL 32832(T) 407-694-2550fachiebella@aol.com

ObjectiveTo obtain an opportunity to join a rapid growth organization that has a need for a personwith interpersonal and organizational skills.To provide exceptional leadership and professionalism to your company as an individual, multi-tasker, and team player.

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Employment History

2010 - PresentOrlando Kia, Orlando, FLExecutive Assistant to the Finance Director

Review financial contracts and other legally binding documents for inaccuraciesProcess and package contracts for various financial institutionsResolve any errors with the financial institutions to fund the contracts in a timely mannerAssist the Finance Director with various tasks as requested

2007 - 2009Universal Nissan, Orlando, FLExecutive Assistant to the Finance Director4ResumeReview financial contracts and other legally binding documents for inaccuraciesProcess and package contracts for various financial institutionsResolve any errors with the financial institutions to fund the contracts in a timely mannerAcquire vehicle payoff information from various financial institutionsAssist the Finance Director with various tasks as requested

2006 - 2007Amscot Financial, Orlando, FLBranch Manager

Responsible for the safe trust of large sums of moneyAccountable for complying with all state and federal lawsBalance vaults, cash drawers and ATMResolve any variances in vaults or drawers5ResumeConduct weekly and monthly branch auditsCollect on checks that come back as insufficient funds or stop paymentBank verification of proper funds in companies' accounts and personal accountsProcess cash advancesHandle customer concerns and/or complaintsManage labor costsSchedule associatesTrain all associatesProvide reviews and coaching to associatesResponsible for the branch openings and closings

2005 - 2006Carmax Auto Super Stores, Orlando, FLBusiness Office Associate

6ResumePayoff AdministratorAccounts payableExecute Power of Attorneys and titlesCash disbursement to customers and associates Balance out cash drawers and vaultRegister vehicles and issue tags via CVRTrain new associatesOffice openings and closingsReviewing and explaining financial contracts to customersNotarize legal documents

2003 - 2005Allied Tires and Services, Orlando, FL7ResumeService ManagerManage store and associatesTrain new associatesAccounts payable and receivableResponsible for nightly bank depositsMake every store assigned to profitableCustomer relationsResponsible for the stores opening and closingResponsible for creating store specials on products and servicesCoach associates when needed

1997 - 2003South Island Check Cashing Corp., Wyandanch, NYManager

8ResumeBalance out cash drawers, vault, bill payments, money orders and Western Unions servicesCollection on checks that came back as insufficient fundsBank verification of proper funds in companies' accountsConduct store auditHire and/or fire new associatesSchedule associates and train new associatesLight bookkeepingResponsible for the safe trust of large sums of moneyRegistered with New York State Banking DepartmentResponsible for the stores opening and closing

Education2010Argosy University, Sarasota, FL9ResumeMajor-Psychology Psychology GPA: 3.81I will receive a BA in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice in April of 2011

Specialized Training Exceptional Phone Skills and Sales CertificateConsumer Fundamentals courseBank Management courseIntroduction to Accounting certificate

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ReflectionReflecting back on my academic tenure at Argosy I can honestly say that I have learned a great deal. To start with, I have learned that I had not really mastered time management until I was in my senior year. I was allowing myself to be overwhelmed with the work load instead of allotting myself the proper time and taking little mental breaks in between because I felt the need to get it all done in one day to obtain that 4.0. I also learned to not over think things such as assignments and life in general because that will bog you down. I learned not to discount some courses on topics that I thought I knew enough about because I took away so much more educationally speaking than I really thought I would. I have met some great people that are extraordinarily bright and articulate and maintained friendships through Argosy even though I had doubts that friendships could be formed and maintained because of the time constraint that we have with the online courses. I am grateful to some of professors and advisor because without them I believe I would have not had the mental energy to get through some of my courses without their encouragement and advice because the end of my junior year was very difficult on a personal level. I learned that one of my strengths is that I have learned to recognize my weaknesses and that I attempt to correct them when possible. One weakness was to be over analytical and critical of my family. Now I try to look at the situation and the person for who they are and I do not attempt to guide them in a direction that I would like them to be in. I listen more carefully to them and their desires and fears and I validate them rather than denying them. A major weakness I had was that I allowed certain people in my life to intimidate me and control my actions to a degree because I was afraid of letting them down, now I do not allow those destructive relationships to continue because no one should have that power over you. I have to worry about making myself happy first and foremost.

11Table of ContentsCognitive Abilities: Critical Thinking and Information LiteracyResearch SkillsCommunication Skills: Oral and WrittenEthics and Diversity AwarenessFoundations of PsychologyApplied PsychologyInterpersonal Effectiveness**work samples are located in MyBox**

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Critical ThinkingThe use of concept maps can help organize a project because concept maps are a common learning strategy to enhance the acquisition of concepts; which visually represent how the components of a concept are connected and hierarchically organized (Argosy University, 2009). So it sounds like Maria is employing this method and she is using prototype matching with visual imagery to help her students represent knowledge and use critical thinking as a strategy in learning. Maria is also using the classic view of categorization or one can say she was using the exemplar approach where people compare a target stimulus with known examples or exemplars of a concept category (Argosy University, 2009) .As I stated before, concept maps can help organize a project. This is a great tool because the student can organize the information in such a way that makes remembering the information easier. The students can also get creative and put pictures and drawings with the map. This would be killing two birds with one stone so to speak because the student is utilizing another facet of learning and storing information which is the visuo-spatial sketch pad. The visuo-spatial sketch pad is a system specialized for visual and spatial information, holding or maintaining that kind of information in a short-duration buffer (Ashcraft & Radvansky, 2006, p. 167). If someone has to retain the visual image for further processing then the visuo-spatial sketch pad is working (Ashcraft & Radvansky, 2006, p. 167). Prototype matching is a process by which individuals compare an item against typical items within a category to decide whether or not the item belongs to the category (Argosy University, 2009). An example in this scenario of Maria giving her students an assignment dealing with information of endangered species; the student in theory would categorize the species by class, genius, origin, etc. Is the animal warm blooded or cold blooded, do they have feather? Do they breathe or do they have lungs? Do they live on land or in water? They can use the concept map to chart this information.Visual imagery involves the mental picturing of a stimulus that affects later recall or recognition (Ashcraft & Radvansky, 2006, p. 204). Visualizing an image to represent the meaning of a fact is using imagery as a strategy to enhance memory (Argosy University, 2009). Maria teaching the students though the use of the graphic organizer which is the concept map. This will help the students with recalling the information from their long term memory by putting a picture with a name.13Critical ThinkingThe classic view of categorization takes the position that people create and use categories based on a system of rules. That is, if something satisfies a set of rules, then it is a member of a category, whereas if it does not than it isnt (Ashcraft & Radvansky, 2006, p. 266). An example is if a creature has feathers than it is a bird or if the animal has gills it can be categorized as a fish. Maria is ensuring that the students are grasping the learning concepts and gaining and retaining knowledge by reviewing the concepts of the maps by reviewing it in the text book, having them use it for the previous project and reviewing the concept in over the course of several lessons. Maria had them go to the library and showed them how to access pertinent information for their project and she has showed them the important organizational skills that they need to pull their assignment together in a fashion that is easy to remember because of the organization. Essentially she rehearsed the methods with the students so they would have an easier time recalling the information from their long term memory.ReferencesArgosy University. (2009, October). Thinking. Retrieved October 10, 2009, from Module 5: http://myeclassonline.comAshcraft, M. H., & Radvansky, G. A. (2006). Cognition- Fifth Edition. UpperSaddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

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My Future in LearningLearning is a life long process, as a doctor especially one must constantly stay abreast of the new research and literature that is constantly coming out. I will keep educating myself by attending APA conferences, reading the APA journals and the likes. I perhaps will be involved in research myself. 15Contact MeThank you for viewing my ePortfolio.For further information, please contact me at the e-mail address below. dellerar@aol.com16