looking back. I have blue eyes‚ the colour of faded dark denim. I sighed. ’Yep‚ that’s me’ I thought. I sighed again‚ and got ready for school. My name is Adriana McPherson. I am 15½ years old. I live with my mum‚ dad‚ and my two older brothers. I am in Year 10 at Angel’s Catholic Secondary School‚ a co-ed school in which Years 9-12 attend. I am pretty good at school‚ with an A average. As I was eating breakfast I thought about my friends. I have a close group of friends‚ but if I had to say who my best
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Cognitive psychology is the study of mental processes such as how people think‚ perceive information‚ and learn (Willingham‚ 2007). This area of psychology mainly concentrates on the way people acquire‚ process‚ and store information. It has practical uses because it can enhance a person’s ability to learn by improving memory and advancing a person’s ability to make decisions. There are four milestones in the development of cognitive psychology as a discipline. The research conducted by Dr. Alfred
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I. The Magna Carta‚ which means “Great Charter” in Latin‚ is a 800 year old constitutional document that is considered one of the greatest of its kind in all of human history. A. Its original purpose was to act as a peace treaty between powerful English barons and the cruel and unpopular monarch King James; the barons wanted to end his arbitrary taxes‚ confiscations‚ and other injustices. B. After being defeated by the barons‚ he was forced to concede and put his seal on the document on July 15
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FOUNDERS AND HISTORY OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THEORY The first discrete‚ intentionally therapeutic approach to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) to be developed was Rational Emotive Therapy (RET)‚ which was originated by Albert Ellis‚ Ph.D. in the mid-1950’s. Ellis developed his approach in reaction to his disliking of the in-efficient and in-directive nature of Psychoanalysis. The philosophic origins of RET go back to the Stoic philosophers‚ including Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius. Epictetus
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Codrina is a 40 year old woman that has come to me seeking counseling‚ after many years of experiencing traumatizing events in her life. Her childhood years were spent living in an orphanage in isolation‚ hunger and a very poor environment. She had to fend for herself as a teen and was in many abusive relationships before she met her husband when she was 36. Codrina’s husband is having extra marital affairs and Codrina is fine with it since it means that she does not have to have sex with her husband
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Cognitive Dissonance How do human beings make decisions? What triggers a person to take action at any given point? These are all questions that I will attempt to answer with my theoretical research into Leon Festinger’s theory of cognitive dissonance‚ as well as many of the other related theories. We often do not realize the psychological events that take place in our everyday lives. It is important to take notice of theories‚ such as the balance theory‚ the congruency theory and the cognitive
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Service Line Development AMT2 Task 2 Western Governors University March 22‚ 2015 A. Trinity Community Hospital Community Health Assessment 1. Major Risks Factors Identified After review of the community health needs assessment‚ there were major risk factors identified that will affect the primary service area over the next five years. The demand for oncology services is expected to grow 34% in the next five years and primarily target men over 65. As with oncology‚ cardiovascular
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Breastfeeding’s effect on cognitive development in low birth weight infants Megan E. Sieloff Julia Landis Psychology 238: Child Development April 2‚ 2010 Abstract Aim: To compare two peer review journals which both comment on the effects of breastfeeding on children born with low birth weights. Method: Compare the articles Breastfeeding and intelligence of preschool children [1]‚ and Effect of breastfeeding on cognitive development of infants born small for
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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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between educational technology and technology in education and what makes these two things different. I will also be addressing some important accomplishments that have been made in educational technologies. I will discuss the connection between cognitive learning and educational technologies. Vol. 11‚ No. 1‚ 2003 The Digital Divide (DD): A Reconceptualization for Educators Vernon Harper California State University‚ San Bernardino‚ CA USA
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