Course Design Guide College of Social Sciences PSY/211 Version 3 Essentials of Psychology Copyright © 2013‚ 2012‚ 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course overviews the foundations of psychology as the field applies to everyday life. The physical and mental aspects of psychology are traced through lifespan development with emphasis on psychological health and wellness. Further study focuses on personality; thinking‚ learning and memory; motivation
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Unconditioned Stimulus? unconditioned stimulus (US) is one that unconditionally‚ naturally‚ and automatically triggers a response. For example‚ when you smell one of your favorite foods‚ you may immediately feel very hungry. In this example‚ the smell of the food is the unconditioned stimulus. Some more examples of the unconditioned stimulus include: * A feather tickling your nose causes you to sneeze. The feather tickling your nose is the unconditioned stimulus. * Pollen from grass and
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Normal psychology is the study that gives focus on the normal or average human behavior according to the socially acceptable behaviors‚ practices and traits. In contrast‚ abnormal psychology is the study that deals with unusual human behaviors that people deem are against the socially accepted behaviors and that includes mental disorders. Differentiating the two however‚ needs careful study because it involves human judgment which may or may not be necessarily correct. To aptly define and contrast
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of teen pregnancy has fallen in the last 50 years Highest in U.S. of all industrialized nations 4. Temperament refers to… -Temperament refers to characteristic patterns of emotional reactions and emotional self-regulation 5. What does social psychology explores? -The scientific study of the ways in which the thoughts‚ feelings‚ and behaviors of one individual are influenced by the real‚ imagined‚ or inferred behavior or characteristics of other people 6. Name 3 main sexual orientations. Heterosexual
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A Brief History of Antibiotics‚ Antibiotic Resistance‚ and Antibiotic Alternatives Antibiotic Resistance and Alternatives Antibiotics have been commonly‚ though mistakenly‚ thought of as the ultimate cure‚ for almost all illness‚ for over half a century now. However‚ the intended use of antibiotics is for the treatment of bacterial infections and diseases. Viruses or fungi-related illnesses will not be affected by antibiotics. This misunderstanding of the use of antibiotics has led to overuse
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Introduction To Psychology Assignment 2 This article talks about the the social and the behavioral research on culture and the brain. It’s main focus is on the culture and the interactions between the genes‚ envirnoment and the brain. Although‚ everything cannot be attributed simply to the cultural norms set by society- it is a mélange of how the brain‚ the existing environment and genes interact together. Neuroplasticity refers to the brain’s ability to change and adapt as a result of
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The development of modern psychology. Discuss how the subject matter of Psychology changed and evolved across the history of the discipline‚ from the early Empiricists to modern Cognitive approaches. 2010 Outline how the methods of investigation and subject matter of Psychology have changed from its early philosophical beginnings to modern cognitive approaches. 2011 Briefly outline how the discipline of psychology has evolved from its early philosophical beginnings into modern experimental field
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Psychology Q) Describe the stages of moral reasoning suggested by Kohlberg. Discuss the cultural limitations of Kohlberg’s stages. Ans: Moral development is a major topic of interest in both psychology and education. One of the best known theories was developed by psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg who modified and expanded upon Jean Piaget’s work to form a theory that explained the development of moral reasoning. Kohlberg’s theory of moral development outlined six stages within three different levels
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Personality Paper Tabitha Martin PSY/211 April 25‚ 2013 Alicia M. Pearson Abstract The study of personality has a broad and varied history in psychology with an abundance of theoretical traditions. The major theories include dispositional trait perspective‚ psychodynamic‚ humanistic‚ biological‚ behaviorist‚ and social learning perspective. However‚ many researchers and psychologists do not explicitly identify themselves with a certain perspective and instead take an eclectic approach
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violence in the media and real-life aggression. Fiction: * During World War II‚ a psychologist created a missile that would use pigeons to guide missile to its target. * You have to make mistakes to learn. Definition of Learning *In psychology- It is more than listening to teachers‚ honing skateboard jumps‚ or mastering the use of an iPod. *By strict behaviorist- Learning is a relatively permanent change in behavior that arises from practice or experience. *By cognitive psychologists-
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