UNIT-I PSYCHOLOGY DEFINITION: The word Psychology derivesfrom Greek word ”Psyche” and “Locus” which means Psyche → Soul Locus → Science or Knowledge The Psychology literary means “the science of the soul”. A science that systematically studies and attempts to explain observablebehaviour and its relationship to unseen “mental” process that go on inside the organism and to external events in the environment. GOALS: Description Explanation Prediction Control of behaviour Methods of Psychology:
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birth of a child‚ exposure of sex hormones has a permanent organisational effect on the development of sex organs so that males develop testes and a penis and females develop ovaries and a vagina. Six weeks into pregnancy foetus develop‚ protein hormones call H-Y antigens which release if there is a y chromosome present in the foetus’s genes. 5. Evaluate the biological explanation of gender behaviour/development. (6 marks) The biological explanation of gender
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Chapter 9: Development Across the Lifespan 1. Lifespan Developmental Psychology - Branch of psychology concerned with the systematic physical‚ cognitive‚ and psychosocial processes that lead to these changes that occur throughout life 2. Basic Issues in Developmental Psychology a. Nature and Nurture i. Nature - Theory that holds that physical and cognitive development is genetically determined ii. Nurture - Theory that holds that physical and cognitive development is determined
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The textbook shows seven main theories of psychology. They are all theories that phycologist were trying to improve and change to make the most accurate theory. The seven theories are biological‚ evolutionary‚ psychodynamic‚ behavioral‚ humanistic‚ cognitive‚ and socio-cultural theory. Behavioral theory is when someone observes a person’s response to different situations. Because people are unable to observe senses or thought processes. An example would be a therapist observing their patent to make
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There are many early theorists that have influenced the field of psychology and mental health. Two of who are Erik Erikson and Jean Piaget. Their Psychosocial and Cognitive Development Theories outline development stages and the differences and similarities of these are outlined below (Varcarolis‚ E.‚ Halter‚ M.‚ 2013). Erik Erikson was a child psychoanalyst who explained development as happening in eight life stages. His psychosocial theory dealt with eight stages throughout the life of a person
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The Four Key Attributes of Strategic Management Strategic Management must firstly be directed towards a company’s goals and objectives. Typically the company will be organized with a mission and vision developed‚ stating a purpose and direction of the overall organization. The goals and objectives set by the manager’s act as stepping stones to maintain that vision. These goals need to be transparent throughout the organization to allow the key players to achieve buy-in as the team moves towards
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In this paper we are going to analyze Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s Supper at Emmaus‚ and Jean Francois Millet’s Harvesters Resting. The former is a Baroque style painting from Rome‚ Italy created around 1601 AD. It is approximately 141 x 196.2 cm in size‚ and it is currently located at The National Gallery of London in London‚ England. The latter is a Realism style painting form Barbizon‚ France developed 1850 – 1853 AD. It is approximately 67.3x 119.7 cm in size‚ and it is currently located
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Running Head: EPIGENESIS TO COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT 1 Epigenesis to Cognitive Development EPIGENESIS TO COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT 2 Epigenesis to Cognitive Development Case Study Epigenesis is defined as the set of processes by which environmental factors outside of hereditary material itself can influence how hereditary materials functions (Broderick & Blewitt‚ 2014). Cells specialize because chromosomal material is influenced by the environment surrounding the cell. Something
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The author‚ Rolf A. Zwaan‚ of the article “Mental simulation in language comprehension and social cognition” has talked about the way social cognition and cognitive psychology play a significant role in comprehending the actions and language of sensorimotor simulations. Zwaan has made certain to focus on diverse areas related to the topic‚ in order to get a detailed analysis of how language affects the performance of sensorimotor simulations. The author has regarded language as a sensitive tool that
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through the same stages of cognitive growth. Because there may be some disparities between children and their development‚ it is possible to test to see approximately where these children are within development. To do this‚ Piagetian tasks can be used. Within this paper‚ I will describe the theory‚ the tasks which I will use to test the child‚ and the child whom I will be testing. The theory that will provide the framework for my study is Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. Piaget’s theory is a
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