American Psychological Association 0021-9010/10/$12.00 DOI: 10.1037/a0019985 Get Smarty Pants: Cognitive Ability‚ Personality‚ and Victimization Eugene Kim and Theresa M. Glomb University of Minnesota Drawing on the victim precipitation model‚ this study provides an empirical investigation of the relationship between cognitive ability and victimization at work. We propose that people high in cognitive ability are more prone to victimization. In this study‚ we also examine the direct and moderating
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transitional period between childhood and adulthood. The transition into adulthood is primarily a result of taking on roles and responsibilities associated with adulthood. This transitional period commonly occurs during the ages of twelve and nineteen. During this time period‚ the adolescent will experience a change in the physical‚ psychological‚ social‚ intellectual and emotional development. Although physical development brings change to both females and males‚ the change differs. During the ages‚ eight
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Cognitive Psychology “Cognitive Psychology is a psychological perspective that addresses mental processes such as thinking‚ problem solving‚ perceiving‚ remembering‚ believing‚ and speaking‚ and seeks to identify behavior by characteristics other than its obvious properties‚” (“Cognitive psychology‚” 2009). Cognitive psychology and behaviorism are comparable but the main differentiation is that behaviorism fails to address mental processes and cognitive psychology works to create a comprehensible
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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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Evolution of Cognitive Psychology Plynia Welty Psych 560 June 11‚ 2012 Brian Uldall Evolution of Cognitive Psychology Cognitive psychology embarked on a revolutionary journey since the era of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Dr. King‚ 2012). St. Aquinas was the pioneering mind behind the idea that behavior can be divided into two areas‚ cognitive and effect." Logging empirical research on a subject provides practitioners a comprehensive view of the subject matter" (Dr. King‚ 2012). In relation
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Cognitive Psychology Kristy Matthews Psy 360 2/11/13 Professor Eric Tomlinson Cognitive Psychology Cognitive psychology has most commonly been compared to behaviorism due to the sharp contrast of the perspectives (Willingham‚ 2007). Giving consideration to behaviorism’s lack of addressing the mental processes‚ cognitive psychology tries to provide a more substantial description of these processes that affect everyone. Cognitive psychology differs from any other kind of psychology‚ because
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Middle Childhood and Adolescence PS/280 January 11‚ 2011 Middle Childhood and Adolescence Introduction Parents who are firm and less critical helped their children shape their unique self confidence from middle childhood to adulthood. If asked what was the best yeas in your life span you may consider those times when you were mischievous in your childhood days. It may even take you back to the adolescent days when you were in junior high and you thought that you had all friends and
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Late Adulthood End of Life Latonia Wells Psy 375 04-07-2011 Charisse Woodley Late Adulthood and End of Life Paper Late adulthood is the last stage of life‚ it starts around the age of 65 to death. This is considered the age of wisdom and strength. Life starts from the moment of conception and from that moment until death people experience different factors in their lives that can determine how long their life span will be. Late adulthood is the stage
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Introduction Children live in the present; adolescents begin to think about the future. Becoming an adult involves much more than becoming physically mature‚ though that is an important part of the process. The transition from childhood to adulthood also involves changes in patterns of reasoning and moral thinking‚ and adjustments in personality and sexual behavior. Though the process is complex‚ most adolescents cope reasonably well with their changing circumstances. (Kassachau‚ 1995) Majority of the
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Honors Psych Cognitive Dissonance Cognitive dissonance theory has been around since the late fifties. It has inspired many psychologists to figure out the murky depths of people’s minds. The theory relates strongly to decision making‚ social phenomenons and mental angst. Many paradigms exist within cognitive dissonance. Two important paradigms are the Belief Disconfirmation paradigm and the Free Choice paradigm. There are several experiments that have been studied that relate to cognitive dissonance
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