words are called vocabulary words. Reading helps people improve their word range. Readers tend to search for the meaning of an unfamiliar word which improves their vocabulary. Readers are also able to widen their vocabulary when they use context clues. Readers have different vocabulary range. Most of the people have the impression that a bookworm have a wide range of vocabulary. But‚ in reality‚ not all ardent readers have a wide range of vocabulary. So‚ this study aims to know why these situations
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Psychology Q) Describe the stages of moral reasoning suggested by Kohlberg. Discuss the cultural limitations of Kohlberg’s stages. Ans: Moral development is a major topic of interest in both psychology and education. One of the best known theories was developed by psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg who modified and expanded upon Jean Piaget’s work to form a theory that explained the development of moral reasoning. Kohlberg’s theory of moral development outlined six stages within three different levels
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Central concepts Definition The term social representation was originally coined by Serge Moscovici in 1961‚ in his study on the reception and circulation of psychoanalysis in FranPsychology‚ In his study‚ Moscovici sought to investigate how scientific theories circulate within common sense‚ and what happens to these theories when they are elaborated upon by a lay public. For such analysis‚ Moscovici postulated two universes: the reified universe of science‚ which operates according to scientific
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In psychology‚ there are four different styles in parenting (psychology.about.com). In an authoritarian style of parenting‚ children are expected to follow the strict rules established by the parents. Failure to follow such rules usually results in punishment. Like authoritarian parents‚ those with an authoritative parenting style establish rules and guidelines that their children are expected to follow. However‚ this parenting style is much more democratic. Authoritative parents are responsive
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Approaches in Psychology There are about eight approaches in psychology. 1. Developmental Psychology 2. industrial psychology 3. child psychology 4. educational psychology 5. cognitive psychology 6. social psychology 7. abnormal psychology 8. clinical psychology 9. Counseling 10. Psychology Of Individual Difference 1- DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY: What is Developmental Psychology? Developmental psychology is a field of psychology that examines the impact of maturational processes and
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Out of seventy-five male students only twenty-four were selected for the experiment. The twenty-four males were randomly assigned roles to either become a prisoner or prison guard. The experiment was set to happen in the basement of the Stanford psychology building. Professor Zimbardo‚ had high expectations for the experiment and the participants adapted to their roles well beyond what Zimbardo thought. The guards became powerful and knew that they had power over the prisoners. They took the role
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Reba Simms Psychology ESSAY. Write your answer in the space provided or on a separate sheet of paper.1)Differentiate between repressed memories‚ recovered memories‚ and false memories. What does the research support? 2)Explain in detail the Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory. 3)Define the term "reasoning"
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is hypothesized that the participants who watched violent videotape would list down a higher number of aggressive associations to the homonyms in comparisons to those who watched a non-violent videotape (Bushman‚ 1998). The participants were 200 psychology undergraduate students who voluntarily participated‚ 100 of which are men and another 100 are women. One group of participants were tasked to watch violent videotape and another group of participants were tasked to watch a non-violent videotape
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Brittany Denza Professor Taylor Psych 1100 Exaptation: A variation of adaptation. An adaptation is a core construct in evolutionary psychology‚ which is a characteristic that a species has that promotes its survival. An exaptation is something that arises from a characteristic that you already have. A characteristic that you have is modified to promote your survival. It might not have been a primary future‚ but it is a characteristic that human beings have acquired over time that humans have
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BODY LANGUAGE: EMBODIED PERCEPTION OF EMOTION Charlotte B.A. Sinke1‚2‚ Mariska E. Kret1 & Beatrice de Gelder1‚3*‚ 1 Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory‚ Tilburg University‚ Tilburg‚ the Netherlands 2 Department of Cognitive Neuroscience‚ Maastricht University‚ Maastricht‚ the Netherlands 3 Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging‚ Massachusetts General Hospital‚ Charlestown‚ Massachusetts * Corresponding author List of abbreviations AMG = amygdala; almond-shaped
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