Cognitive dissonance is a cognitive-behavioral theory of communication that insists that people are motivated to seek consonance if they are faced with conflicting cognitions. To understand this better‚ I will first define cognition as any belief‚ opinion‚ attitude‚ perception‚ or piece of knowledge about anything – about other persons‚ objects‚ issues‚ or oneself (Kowol) and dissonance is an inconsistency or conflict. Avoiding dissonance is just as important as needs such as safety or hunger so
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The Biological Approach The biological approach is concerned with how our biology affects us‚ such as genes and the biological environmental influences to which we are exposed to. This approach focuses on genetics‚ neurochemistry‚ the nervous and the endocrine systems‚ and brain structure. Our biology can affect us due to our genes as we can inherit a faulty gene which predisposes us to develop a particular disorder as we grow older‚ unfavourable environments can trigger the faulty gene to develop
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4 Biogeochemical Cycles Project Due: Wed‚ Dec 12th/Thurs‚ Dec 13th Using your book‚ notes‚ & other creditable sources‚ you will produce a labeled diagram and summary of each of the 4 biogeochemical cycles showing the transfers and transformations of these vital substances. Make sure you address the specifics listed for each cycle. 1. Hydrological cycle On the cycle diagram label the following: a. condensation b. precipitation c. percolation/infiltration
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Business Presentations & Public Speaking in English A presentation is a formal talk to one or more people that "presents" ideas or information in a clear‚ structured way. People are sometimes afraid of speaking in public‚ but if you follow a few simple rules‚ giving a presentation is actually very easy. This tutorial guides you through each stage of giving a presentation in English‚ from the initial preparation to the conclusion and questions and answers. This tutorial is itself set out like a mini-presentation
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Instant Gratification Mentalities in Popular Culture and Their Roots in Evolutionary and Cognitive Psychology Man and culture have an interesting history. Before the existence of religion‚ hunter-gatherers optimized their behavior for survival‚ and traits in favor of living in the moment were evolutionarily successful. If our early human counterpart found food‚ he needed to eat as much as he possibly could because he did not know when he would find his next meal. With the advent of religion‚ man
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Presentation skills are very important as these skills are the way of transferring the information to the audience. To have a good presentation‚ it is important to have the following points in the presentation: 1) Preparation and planning 2) The structure of the presentation 3) How to create interest and establishing a relationship with the audience 4) How to deal with the body language 5) How to use the voice First: Preparation and planning: The presenter must have a
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Cognitive Therapy Assignment: The 12 different cognitive skills: 1. The first cognitive skill is clarifying the impact of thoughts on feelings‚ actions and interpersonal relationships. Cognitive counseling and psychotherapy focuses on the central role of client’s thoughts. 2. The second cognitive skill is identifying self-talk. Self-talk is defined as automatic thoughts and cognitive patterns that impact and interact with feelings and actions. 3. The third cognitive skill is disputing
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assignment I will look at their theories and compare their concepts. Jean Piaget (1896-1980) “Piaget was the first psychologist to make a systematic study of cognitive development. His contributions include a theory of cognitive development‚ detailed observational studies of cognition in children and a series of tests to reveal different cognitive abilities.”(www.simplypsychology.org) “Piaget’s ideas developed from his early work with children from the 1930’s onwards when he discovered that many of
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Introduction: This study measures the results of three specific treatment programs on language and cognitive processing outcomes in school aged children who are bilingual and diagnosed with specific or primary language impairment (PLI). The treatment programs are as followed: 1) non-linguistic cognitive processing treatment‚ 2) English language treatment‚ 3) Bilingual treatment. All three treatment programs were given by a Speech-Language Pathologist and administered by means of computer-based and
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Introduction: I would like to present my paper on Cognitive theory and use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Bipolar Disorder. The project will show efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral therapy in treating Depression. Cognitive theory was originated by Aaron Temkin Beck (b.1921) .A.T. Beck`s Pioneering research established efficacy of cognitive therapy for depression. He has successfully applied cognitive therapy to depression‚ generalised anxiety and panic disorders‚ marital and relationship problems
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