Final Paper: Stanford Prison Experiment Abstract The Stanford prison experiment was a study of psychological effects and what the effects could do to a prisoner and prison guard. The experiment was taken placed at Stanford University from August fourteenth to the twentieth in 1971‚ which was led by a professor named Philip Zimbardo. US Navy and Marine Corps was very interested in the experiment and wanted to know the cause and effects it could have on a military guard
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memory. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology‚ 10‚ 12–21. Keppel‚ G.‚ & Underwood‚ B. J. (1962). Proactive inhibition inshort-term retention of single items Murdock‚ B. B.‚ Jr. (1961). Short-term retention of single pairedassociates. Psychological Reports‚ 8‚ 280. Murdock‚ B. B. (2003). Memory models. In L. Nadel (Ed.)‚ Encyclopediaof cognitive science (Vol Reitman‚ J. S. (1971). Mechanisms of forgetting in short-term memory.Cognitive Psychology‚ 2‚ 185–195. Peterson‚ L. R.‚ & Peterson
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influence (3 components) -conformity & groupthink – agreeing with a group to not be different -compliance- changing behavior because someone convinced you to do it -persuasion techniques: -obedience & milgrim experiment- shock keeps going up allowed shocks. -group behavior -social loafing- good when alone but lazy in group -social facilitation-positive influence on others performance -ABC model of attitudes- attitude- emotional‚ behavior- our opinions change our actions‚ cognitive-
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History and Approaches (2-4%) Psychology is derived from physiology (biology) and philosophy Early Approaches Structuralism – used INTROSPECTION (act of looking inward to examine mental experience) to determine the underlying STRUCTURES of the mind Functionalism – need to analyze the PURPOSE of behavior Approaches Key Words Evolutionary – Genes Humanistic – free will‚ choice‚ ideal‚ actualization Biological – Brain‚ NTs Cognitive – Perceptions‚ thoughts Behavioral – learned‚ reinforced Psychoanalytic/dynamic
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ARELLANO UNIVERSITY Pasig City College of Arts and Science Psychology Department LECTURE NOTES ON GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (No. 1) AY I. Nature of Psychology A. Psychology - the term psychology derives from the Greek roots psyche‚ meaning “soul” or “mind‚” and logos‚ meaning “word.” Psychology is literally the study of the mind or soul and people defined it that way until the early 1900s. Around 1920‚ psychologists became disenchanted with the idea of studying the mind. First‚ research deals
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Jia Liang‚ “Miki” is a 24-year- old woman who lives at home in Galloway‚ NJ with her family‚ which includes: a mother‚ brother‚ and her boyfriend. Miki is a first-year student in the Master’s of Occupational Therapy Program at Stockton University‚ and is working her way to be an occupational therapist. In undergraduate‚ Miki was involved in Stockton’s Environmental Club. Currently‚ she is involved in SOTA (Stockton Occupational Therapy Association). Miki’s hobbies are playing with her chickens
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On 2/17/17 I met Mr. Johnson at the office of psychiatrist Dr. West. She feels that it is hard to rule out a head injury in relation to the memory issue he reports. She feels since looking back into his notes from the VA in 2009 where he reported memory issue then that is related to his mood‚ PTSD and anxiety. She spoke at length about how chronic‚ depression‚ PTSD and anxiety can cause long term memory problems. It affects the brains ability to absorb and take on new information. Mr. Johnson
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Group A 1. State the definition of motive. -Specific need or desire‚ such as hunger‚ thirst‚ or achievement that prompts goal-directed behavior 2. What is longitudinal study? -Study the same group of people over time Advantages -Detailed information about subjects -Developmental changes can be studied in detail -Eliminates cohort differences Disadvantages -Expensive and time consuming -Potential for high attrition -Differences over time may be due to assessment tools and not age 3. Which are physical
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Neurotransmitter Chart name Psych 575: Physiological Psychology Date Instructor Neurotransmitter Chart Select four neurotransmitters. Complete a table for each neurotransmitter. Neurotransmitter 1 State if this neurotransmitter is inhibitory or excitatory: Acetylcholine Both inhibitory and excitatory depending on receptors present What is this neurotransmitter ’s role on behavior? Acetylcholine is a common neurotransmitter located in the central nervous system and the peripheral
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2013/04/29 Viv O’Neill Research methods Psychology 101 S1 2013 Nick Munro Room 42 Discipline of Psychology Email: munron@ukzn.ac.za Student consultation times: Monday 08h30 – 09h30 Tuesday 08h30 – 09h30 Friday 12h00 – 13h00 Amy-Jo Murray Attention and memory History and schools of thought Phindile Mayaba Sensation and perception Nicholas Munro Research methods Introduction to psychology (Psych 101) Nandisa Tushini Biological psychology Phephelani Zondi Thinking‚ language
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