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    McKenna McRoy Psychology January 9‚ 2013 1A In module 1A‚ I learned about the history of psychology‚ psychological perspectives‚ careers in psychology‚ and ethics. At the start of the idea of psychology Wilhelm Wundt became the “father of psychology”. Different approaches and perspectives became as a variety of people began to study psychology‚ such as Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytical perspective‚ Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow’s psychological perspective‚ and so on. I also learned about

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    In understanding the context of Organizational behavior‚ we first have to know in detail the ‘What is Organizational Behavior’. Organizational behavior brings up to the attitudes and behavior of the individuals in an organization. On the other hand‚ it is also a inter-disciplinary field of study that draws from many of the behavioral sciences. Practically‚ the goal of organizational behavior is to apply the concepts from the other behavioral sciences to persistent complications that management may

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    Organizational behavior (OB) is "the study of human behavior in organizational settings‚ the interface between human behavior and the organization‚ and the organization itself." (p.4) [1] OB can be divided into three levels: the study of (a) individuals in organizations (micro-level)‚ (b) work groups (meso-level)‚ and (c) how organizations behave (macro-level). [2] Overview Chester Barnard recognized that individuals behave differently when acting in their organizational role than when acting

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    1. Clinical psychology - integrates science‚ theory‚ and practice in order to understand‚ predict and relieve maladjustment‚ disability‚ and discomfort. Clinical psychology also promotes adaption‚ adjustment and personal development. 2. Evolutionary psychology - this looks at how human behavior has been affected by psychological adjustments during evolution. Just as biologists talk about natural selection or sexual selection during evolution‚ this branch of psychology applies psychology to the

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    Human evolution is the evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of modern humans. While it began with the last common ancestor of all life‚ the topic usually covers only the evolutionary history of primates‚ in particular the genus Homo‚ and the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct species of hominids (or "great apes"). The study of human evolution involves many scientific disciplines‚ including physical anthropology‚ primatology‚ archaeology‚ linguistics‚ evolutionary psychology‚ embryology

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    Define O.B with reference? “It is the study of individual as well as group behavior within organization” [1]. OR “A field of study that investigates the impact that individuals‚ groups and structure have on behavior within organization for knowledge towards improving an organization’s effectiveness” [2]. Organization behavior is a field of study meaning that it is a distinct area of expertise with a common body of knowledge. It studies three determinants of

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    Psyc 3331 Psychology of Gender Notes 02.02.05 Chapter 1 Key Terms • Androcentric bias: discipline of psychology that is largely focused on men and describes men as superior and women as inferior. • Bias in Research Methods: bias occurs in every part of the research process-from question formulation and research design to data analysis and interpretation • Blatant sexism: occurs when women are treated in a transparently harmful and unequal way. • Covert sexism: form of sexism that’s intentional

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    Chapter 1 1. Caroline is interested in determining how squirrels find the caches of nuts they buried several months earlier. She watches the squirrels in a park and notices that they tend to bury food near landmarks‚ such as trees or benches. She predicts that moving these landmarks after the squirrels have buried their food will prevent them from finding it later on‚ and designs an experiment to test her prediction. Caroline’s approach is an example of A) pseudoscience. B) the scientific

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    Psychology Review‚ Unit 1 Answer Key: 1. Believed that the mind was separate from the body‚ the mind continued to exist after death and that ideas were innate. __________ and __________ Socrates Plato 2. Suggested that the soul is not separable from the body and that knowledge (ideas) grow from experience. _____________ Aristotle 3. Believed in soul (mind)-body separation‚ but wondered how the immaterial mind and body communicated. __________ Descartes 4. A founder of modern science‚ particularly

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    Trip Report Yorgos Amanatidis This is a trip report for the Web Science Conference 2009 (WebSci’09) that took place from the 18th to the 20th of March 2009‚ in Athens‚ Greece. Location: The Conference was held at the “Hellenic Cosmos” complex of the Foundation of the Hellenic World. Hellenic Cosmos was indeed very suitable for such an event. The place was technologically equipped‚ the location was easily accessible for me‚ both by public transportation and by car‚ with adequate parking space. Although

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