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    What is psychology? The term "psychology" is derived from two Greek words – psyche (soul) and logos (science or study). Thus‚ literally it means study or science of soul. But now it is no more considered as science of soul. It has moved away from this focus and established itself as a scientific discipline which deals with the various processes and behaviour of organism. Most of the contemporary psychologists agree on a definition of psychology as the scientific study of behaviour and mental processes

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    LO 1 Define psychology. “The study of behavior & mental process” LO 2 Describe the scope of psychology and its subfields. “The psychology is a broad field that includes many perspectives and SUBFIELDS. APA the American Psychological Association and the APS The Association for Psychological Science. Psychologists conduct two major types of research Basic research which is “often done in universities” and focuses on collecting data to support (or refute) theories and gathers knowledge for the sake

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    PSYC 1133 Introduction to Psychology – Terms‚ Topics‚ and Persons The following key terms‚ topics‚ and persons will be included in class instruction and on quizzes and exams. It is your responsibility to identify them in your text and be knowledgeable of them in preparation for online quizzes and in-class exams. The more you relate these terms‚ topics‚ and people to your current memory (by association) the better you will understand them and be able to retrieve them for exams. Some quiz items

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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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    Subspecialities of Forensic Psychology: Legal Psychology and Correctional Psychology Antonella Zavala MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE CJ240 ABSTRACT Forensic psychology is the science that studies the individuals offender’s behavior. Forensic Science has other sciences that coordinates its goal such as Legal Psychology which will decide whether an offender is on conditions to go or not to court and correctional psychology that will follow the behavior and rehab on an offender

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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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    The Different schools of psychology Structuralism- the first school of thought headed by Wilhelm Wundt‚ a German‚ and later by E.B. Titchener started in 1879 when experimental psychology was gaining more incentive. The structuralists‚ as they called themselves‚ thought of psychology as the study of conscious experience. They started components experience. They started that all complex substances could be analyzed through their component elements. They held that elementary mental states such as sensations

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    1.1 Psychology—Behave Yourself! LO 1.1.1 – (a.) Describe the origin of the word psychology and its current definition AND (b.) differentiate between overt and covert behaviors. LO 1.1.1 ANSWER: The word psychology comes from Greek words‚ psyche; which means “mind” and logos; which means “knowledge or study.” “Overt” behaviors are actions that are observable‚ such as; brushing one’s teeth‚ sneezing‚ laughing‚ and spreading jelly on your toast. “Covert” behaviors are things we do that cannot

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    CH. 1 The world had purposely been split into four kingdoms. The largest kingdom is towards the north and its name is Ardraven‚ it is known as the militarian kingdom. The kingdom to the south is Eroibell‚ it is the kingdom of crops. The eastern kingdom is Taos‚ the kingdom of minerals and mining. The last kingdom is to the west and it is Lagrasia‚ the kingdom of medicine. The four kingdoms created an occurrence that proved that every human being would have a mark. These marks are to come in the form

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    Setting goals in the proper fashion is key to increasing the motivation of employees. If goal setting is deployed in a clear and distinct manner‚ it can assist in increasing attendance‚ productivity‚ and ultimately motivate the employee to achieve higher goals. When setting goals for yourself or others‚ it is key to be specific and concrete. The explicit example of goal setting that I will be honing in on is the use of SMART Goals. This is the goal setting structure that Pratt & Whitney utilizes

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