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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Cognitive therapy functions on several levels‚ looking for and changing a person’s symptoms‚ as well as their perspectives‚ core beliefs and underlying schemas (Seligman & Reichenberg‚ 2013) and once healthy thinking takes place then the therapist helps the person develop skills to continue to monitor‚ assess and respond to their own cognitions that allow them to lead successful healthy lives (Seligman & Reichenberg‚
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I really enjoyed this article because I’ve always been very interested in cognitive enhancement. Anything that can make humans think better‚ faster‚ or easier is a huge step forward. It makes sense that doing the same thing over and over using skills you’ve already learned doesn’t make you smarter. For example‚ if you text all day everyday you aren’t paying much attention because it’s the norm. However‚ if you’re learning a new skill you constantly have to think about it because you’re not used to
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Directions for “Cognitive Development” 1. Access the textbook website: (the link is in ANGEL) 2. Click on the [->0]PsychSim Tutorials[->1] link 3. In the left column‚ find [->2]Chapter 04 |“Psychsim5: Cognitive Development” and click on this link.Click on “Cognitive Development” and begin the tutorial. Answer the questions and put in drop box by 12 pm Monday.PsychSim 5: COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTName: Leslie DiazThis activity describes Piaget’s theory of the growth of intelligence
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Cognitive Development According to Piaget Cognitive development is defined as gradual orderly changes by which mental processes become more complex and sophisticated‚ or the scientific study of how human beings develop in certain orderly stages as they get older. The actual study of cognition refers to the process of knowing; it is the study of all mental activities related to acquiring‚ storing‚ and using knowledge (Microsoft‚ 2001‚ p.3). How we as humans develop cognitively has been thoroughly
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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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Effective Presentations In order to deliver a passionate‚ charismatic presentation‚ it is necessary to carefully rehearse and prepare beforehand. As introduced by “Preparing to Be Real‚” there are several strategies during rehearsal which can help better connect the speaker with the material and his/her charisma: (1) find and rehearse its essence‚ by running through the high-level structure of the speech in a short duration (learning what’s important and what’s not)‚ (2) focus on the opening
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“Psychology has given the world little cause for amazement” Sinead Clarke Word Count: 1‚769 “Psychology has given the world little cause for amazement” In 1843‚ John Stuart Mill published “System of Logic Ratiocinative and Inductive‚ Being a Connected View of the Principles of Evidence and the Methods of Scientific Investigation” (A System of Logic) in which he declared “psychology should leave the realm of speculation and philosophy and become a science of observation and experiment.” Commencing
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Presentation Analysis Julia Rowland ENG/135 February 20‚ 2013 Dana Grams Presentation Analysis There are similarities and differences with face-to-face and online presentations. To begin with‚ they both require research‚ planning‚ writing‚ visual design‚ interpersonal and nonverbal communication. (Bovee and John V. Thill.‚ 2010) Each route causes a person to be nervous‚ but when the proper amount of homework is done it will ease the stress and make presenting a lot easier. My videos
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The person you really need to marry” An Analysis In the Ted talks “The person you really need to marry‚” Tracy McMillan speaks about women empowerment‚ and how you should carry yourself in life. In the presentation‚ McMillan goes over her past life experience on how she married and divorced three different times before coming to her conclusion about marriage. She explains how growing up in twenty-six foster homes with both parents absent by substance abuse‚ she decided that life was all about
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