According to cognitive dissonance theory‚ there is a tendency for individuals to seek consistency among their cognitions (beliefs‚ expectations‚ or opinions of a particular individual). When inconsistency does exist between these beliefs or attitudes‚ psychological tension (dissonance) occurs and must be resolved through some action. This tension most often results when an individual must choose between two incompatible beliefs or actions and is heightened when alternatives are equally attractive
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Michelle Rissman My Love For The Beach Strayer University PSY 105 July 26‚ 2012 Psychology plays a role in each persons life. Liking or disliking something is based on each person. The reasons we like or dislike something have psychological reasons. I will discuss my love for family beach days and why I love family beach days. Through this explanation it will be easy to determine how psychology plays a role in how and why. The amazing smell of salt‚ wetness‚ and greasy food. The sounds
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As described‚ there are 10 different perspectives of early psychology. These perspectives are: Structuralism‚ functionalism‚ Gestalt psychology‚ Behavioral‚ psychodynamic‚ humanistic‚ physiological‚ evolutionary‚ cognitive‚ and cultural and diversity. Here is a summary of each. Structuralism is "the earliest approach in modern psychology‚ founded by Wilhelm Wundt; its goal was to evaluate the basic elements of a cognizant experience: (Davis and Palladino‚ 2000). Wilhelm had a student whose name
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Annotated Bibliography for Psychology Armstrong‚ Thomas. “The Extent of Childhood Attention Deficit Disorder Is Exaggerated.” Opposing Viewpoints: Mental Illness. ED. Tamara L. Roleff and Laura K. Egendorf. 2000. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Thomas Gale. NEMCC Lib.‚ Booneville‚ MS. 24 Sept. 2008 <http://www2.nemcc.edu/library/ WEBPAGE/online_databases.htm>. The viewpoint has eight pages with four sections and two further reading sections‚ one listing periodicals and the other listing
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Cognitive Theory Paper Cognitive Therapy Ngina Hardy University of North Texas at Dallas COUN 5710- Counseling Theories November 12‚ 2012 Dr. Jennifer Baggerly Cognitive Therapy "The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind." William James (Whitbourne‚ 2011) When we hear the word cognitive‚ several words come to mind such as‚ reasoning
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Anxiety and Depression Most people feel anxious or depressed at times. Losing a loved one‚ getting fired from a job‚ going through a divorce‚ and other difficult situations can lead a person to feel sad‚ lonely‚ scared‚ nervous‚ or anxious. These feelings are normal reactions to life’s stressors. But some people experience these feelings daily or nearly daily for no apparent reason‚ making it difficult to carry on with normal‚ everyday functioning. These people may have an anxiety disorder‚ depression
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Adolescence Decision Making and Rick Taking Latasha Mitchell Professor: Ami Taharka PSY 412- Cognitive Psychology August 14‚ 2013 As a parent I always wanted to know what causes teenagers to take risk and make bad decisions. Turns out it has nothing to do with how smart they are and everything to do with their brains lack of ability to control impulses and the fact that their brains are not fully developed. In this paper I will touch on the brain of adolescence compared
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interpretation) of new information‚ memory for old information and inferences about missing information. Not only are schemas functional‚ but they are also essential to our well-being. A dominant theme in social cognition research is that we are cognitive misers‚ economizing as much as we can on the effort we need to expend when processing information. So schemas are a kind of mental short-hand used to simplify reality and facilitate processing. Schema research has been applied to four main areas:
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Cognitive Learning Theory Angela Baker PSY 331 Mr. Domingo Mamaril June 21‚ 2010 Cognitive Learning Theory Cognitive theorists try to explain human behavior by understanding how we process and store new information. The cognitive theories of learning originated from the gestalt theory. The three major contributors to the cognitive learning theories were Jean Piaget‚ Edward Tolman‚ and Albert Bandura. In this paper‚ I will evaluate the work of all three theorists‚ demonstrate an understanding
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Techniques for Improving Eyewitness Testimony: The Cognitive Interview An eyewitness is somebody who sees an act‚ occurrence or happening and can give a firsthand account of the event. The police often rely on such people to provide accurate recollections of these situations in order to aid in their investigations. Research has shown however‚ that eyewitness testimony can be inaccurate and unreliable. It is absolutely crucial that eyewitness testimony be as accurate as possible‚ as there have been
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