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    Solving a cognitive dissonance is a good way to look at all your cards on the table‚ so to speak. The definition of cognitive dissonance is "A feeling of discomfort caused by a discrepancy between an attitude and a behavior or between two attitudes." (S.Carpenter‚ K. Huffman 2010). This is means that cognitive dissonance is a problem that involves how you feel and what you are doing to cause the problem. For an example: a man has stolen a car. He feels upset that he has stolen the car but he is in

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    INTRODUCTION: Psychology has the immediate goal of understanding individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases‚ and by many accounts it ultimately aims to benefit society. In this field‚ a professional practitioner or researcher is called a psychologist and can be classified as a social‚ behavioral‚ or cognitive scientist. Psychologists attempt to understand the role of mental functions in individual and social behavior‚ while also exploring the physiological and neurobiological processes

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    Key Events in World News [Year 2012] Note: The CSS Point is not responsible of any fact/information mentioned in this booklet. This Booklet is compilation of important events of year 2012 from different websites. Main source: http://www.infoplease.com www.css.theazkp.com www.facebook.com/thecsspointOfficial Table of Contents Name of Month 1. Key events in world news for the month of January 2012 2. Key events in world news for the month of February 2012 3. Key events in world news

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    Cognitive Dissonance Student Name PSY/400 Instructor Date Situation and Subsequent Behavior Richard is driving along a lonely road late at night after working late that day. He has a 4-year-old daughter who he has not spent much time with the entire week because of the long project that makes him work late. Similarly‚ he has not been having dinner with his family because he always gets home past dinner time. On this particular day‚ Richard leaves work a bit earlier in an attempt to get

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    Ego Psychology Question 1 Application. Ego psychology builds upon psychoanalytical theory. This theory discusses how an individual can develop based on their ego‚ how they function‚ and the type of defense mechanisms a person utilizes. In the case of April‚ Ego psychology will be utilized to dive into her strengths and limitations using Erik Erikson’s eight stages of psychosocial crises‚ which are tied to Freud’s psychoanalysis. April‚ a 5 year old‚ has had some serious changes since her father

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    Cardwell (1996) described ethics as norms of conduct which considers acceptable behaviour in the pursuit of a particular personal or scientific goal. Ethics are very important when carrying out any type of psychological research and before any research method is carried out it is vital to stick to an ethical code of practise for the results should be reliable with internal or external validity. Ethics are boundaries set in order to protect participants from psychological harm and it is a psychologist’s

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    Cognitive dissonance impacts the attitudes and behavior of employees in the workplace in the way of emotional dissonance. “Cognitive dissonance is the psychological discomfort of an individual a person experiences when his or her values do not coincide with his or her behavior” (Kreitner & Kinicki‚ 2013). Emotional dissonance‚ according to Pugh (2011)‚ it is the inconsistency of the way a person feels with the way a person displays their feelings outwardly. Now that we know the definitions‚ we

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    Approaches to Clinical Psychology PSY 480 October 25‚ 2010 Approaches to Clinical Psychology Clinical psychology involves the assessment‚ diagnosis‚ and treatment of mental illnesses that affect human behavior (Plante‚ 2005). Of all psychology’s disciplines‚ clinical psychology is the most intriguing‚ both for subject matter and diverse employment opportunities. A common thread in clinical psychology is the multiple perspectives that exist to explain how mental processes influence human

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    ST.MARY’S COLLEGE OF EDUCATION SEMINAR ON PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (2011-2012) [pic] Signature of the Teacher educator J. Rawoofu Nisha (Mathematics) SKINNER’S (OPERANT CONDITIONING) AND THORNDIKE’S (TRIAL AND ERROR) THEORIES |S.NO |CONTENT

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    4/22/12 Cognitive Therapy & CBT Home » Therapy » Types of Counselling and Psychotherapy » An Introduction to Cognitive Therapy & Cognitive Behavioural Approaches By Dr Greg Mulhauser‚ Managing Editor Cognitive therapy (or cognitive behavioural therapy) helps the client to uncover and alter distortions of thought or perceptions which may be causing or prolonging psychological distress. Underlying Theory of Cognitive Therapy The central insight of cognitive therapy as originally formulated

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