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    Research Methods of Psychology Psychological Research is conducted to obtain factual information about human behavior and mental processes to find out the underlying cause and effect relationship. Here we will discuss two out of five methods of conducting Psychological Research named: 1. Case History Method 2. Survey Method 1. CASE HISTORY/ CASE STUDY/ CLINICAL METHOD Definition: A case study is an in-depth study of one person. Much of Freud ’s work and theories were developed through individual

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    Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy that treats problems and boosts happiness by modifying dysfunctional emotions‚ behaviors‚ and thoughts. Unlike traditional Freudian psychoanalysis‚ which probes childhood wounds to get at the root causes of conflict‚ CBT focuses on soCognitive Behavioral Therapy cbt What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy that treats problems and boosts happiness by modifying dysfunctional

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    Associate Level Material Appendix C Psychotherapy Matrix Directions: Review Module 36 of Psychology and Your Life. Select three approaches to summarize. Include examples of the types of psychological disorders appropriate for each therapy. |{Psychodynamic Approaches To Therapy} |{Behavioral Approaches To Therapy } |{Cognitive Approaches to Therapy} | |Summary of |Shortest approach‚ lasts about 20 sessions and no longer

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    2.Personality psychology shares with clinical psychology A) an emphasis on mental health and the treatment of psychological problems. *B) a common obligation to try to understand the whole person. C) a requirement that both personality psychologists and clinical psychologists be licensed. D) the fact that both personality psychologists and clinical psychologists are usually in private practice rather than universities. 3.Personality psychology and clinical psychology overlap most often

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    CHAPTER 1 What is Psychology? Psychology is the science of behavior and mental processes Thinking critically with Psychology Hindsight bias- Common Sense describes what has happened after the fact more easily than it predicts what will happen before the fact Common sense is a poor guide The Scientific Method Theory- an explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes observations Hypothesis- a testable prediction implied by a theory Simple Observation- simply observing

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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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    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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    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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    Environmental Psychology Environmental Psychology The discipline of Environmental psychology started in the 1960s‚ and it has emerged over the last four decades. Environmental psychology is a subfield of psychology that focuses on the study of the relationships between human behaviors as related to the environment. Environmental psychology engages with other sciences‚ such as biology‚ geology‚ sociology‚ and philosophy to gain more insight to the role of environment in human behaviors. All

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