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    GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

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    GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I. OVERVIEW ON PSYCHOLOGY 1. William James (1890) – Published Principles of Psychology 2. Wilhelm Wundt (1879) – Published the first Psychological lab in Leipzig 3. Sigmund Freud (1900) – Published Interpretation of Dreams 4. Alfred Biret & Theodore Simon (1905) – Developed the 1st standardized intelligence 5. Ivan Pavlov(1906) – Published the results of his learning experiments with dog tests 6. John Watson (1973) – Wrote his book on behaviorism‚ promoting the importance of

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    Psychology 1101

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    Psychology 1101 /Fall‚ 2011 12:30 TR Instructor: Dr. John Achee Office: Psychology 406 Phone: 542-2174 e-mail: jachee@uga.edu Graduate assistants: Email: Assigned students: Pablo Gora pablogor@uga.edu A-L Amey Kulkarni kulkarni@uga.edu M-Z NOTE: Please use these email addresses when contacting us‚ rather than the eLC email address Textbook: Psychological Science (3rd Ed.) by Gazzaniga‚ Heatherton and Halpern Additional readings may be assigned. If so‚ they will be made

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    Psychology and Its Roots

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    Psychology What is psychology? The scientific study of mental processes and behaviour To understand a person a psychologist must investigate an individual’s...? Biology‚ psychological experiences‚ and cultural context. What are two aspects which create possibilities and limitations to an individual’s psychology? Biology and cultural experience. Biologically the structure of the brain sets the parameters or limits of human potential. Cultural experience shapes the groundwork for different kinds

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    Social psychology

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    Social psychology is a discipline that uses scientific methods to understand and explain how the thought‚ feeling and behavior of individuals are influenced by the actual‚ imagined or implied presence of other human. Social psychology looks at a wide range of social topics‚ including group behavior‚ social perception‚ leadership‚ nonverbal behavior‚ conformity‚ aggression and prejudice. While Plato referred to the idea of the "crowd mind" and concepts such as social loafing and social facilitation

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    theoretical concepts in social psychology. 2. Demonstrate understanding of the implications of theory for psychological practice. 3. Critically evaluate and compare key theoretical concepts in social psychology. 4. Present work at an appropriate academic standard In week 1 we discussed the difference between mainstream social psychology and critical social psychology. From week 5-7 we cover topics and issues related to critical ways of doing social psychology. Given this approach and

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    Psychology Py4

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    scientific benefits measured against the ethical costs within psychology The ethical issues when working with humans is that participants have the right to withdraw‚ not to be deceived‚ confidentiality‚ protection from physical and psychological harm and the right to be debriefed after the study. There are also a number of ethical issues when working with non-human participants within psychology. The first set of ethical issues when working with non-human participants within psychology is the

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    What Is Psychology

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    Introduction to Psychology Chapter One Chapter Outline       What is Psychology ? Subdisciplines of Psychology The Origins of Psychology Ways of Thinking About Mind‚ Body‚ and Experience No One Perspective Tells the Whole Story in Psychology Bringing It All Together: Making Connections in Psychology What is Psychology?  Psychology defined – Psychology is the scientific study of thought and behavior – Literature….. – History….. – Sociology….. Why Should You Study Psychology?    

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    Environmental Psychology

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    Environmental Psychology Tabatha Coots University of Phoenix Environmental Psychology PSY/460 April 21‚ 2014 Leah Reagan Environmental Psychology The clarification of environmental psychology is the study that emphases how the environmental can influence as well as have affect on his or her life and behaviors. The connection between an individual and the environment he or she resides in is reciprocal in the way it affects each other. The correlation between nature and human species has

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    Understanding Human Nature

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    Understanding Human Nature Alfred Adler PSYC 3331: Theories of Personality Understanding Human Nature Alfred Adler was born on February 7‚ 1870‚ in a suburb of Vienna‚ Austria. He is the second of seven children of his parent. His mother may have rejected him because Alfred was dethroned from papering at age two by his younger baby brother arrival. He was jealous of older brother who‚ often feeling inferior to him. However‚ in his early childhood‚ he suffered some illnesses

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    Evolutionary Psychology

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    concept of evolutionary psychology explains that human behavior is largely influenced by their evolutionary ancestors through six theories and methods. Evolutionary psychology proposes that a lot of human behavior can be explained by the change of the physical and social environments through time. It argues that “much of human behavior is the output of psychological adaptations that evolved to solve recurrent problems in human ancestral environments.” (Evolutionary Psychology) The goals of evolutionary

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