The Study of Cognitive & Affective Bases of Psychology Cognitive and affective psychology is the empirical branch of psychology‚ which aims to answer all questions regarding human activities‚ related to knowledge and emotions‚ such as‚ how we think‚ learn‚ and remember. It is grounded on the theory that thoughts and emotions affect our behavior; furthermore‚ behavior can be changed through a modification of our thoughts or emotions. Cognitive psychologists examine how our minds obtain
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The theory of cognitive dissonance By Adam Kowol Contents: 1. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................... 2 2. FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES........................................... 2 3. MAJOR COGNITIVE DISSONANCE PHENOMENA ...................................... 4 4. REVISIONS AND ALTERNATIVE INTERPRETATIONS .............................. 9 5. TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE THEORY...........
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Stages of Change There are six stages of behavior change that individual’s progress through when experiencing addiction. The first stage of change is Precontemplation‚ which is when individuals are defensive and in denial about addiction (Van Wormer & Davis‚ 2013). The second stage of change is contemplation‚ which is where an individual becomes aware of addiction‚ but does not see the need for change (Van Wormer & Davis‚ 2013). The third stage is preparation‚ which is when the individual comes
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Programming paradigms What is programming? Programming is writing‚ designing and maintaining the source code of a computer programme. There are 3 different types of programming: Procedural Object orientated Event driven Procedural Procedural programming is a term used to describe the way which a computer programmer writes a program. This method of developing software which is also called an application revolves around keeping code as concise as possible. Its operators by reading the tasks that are
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Cognitive Function and the Brain The brain has a major role in the area of cognition. Everything from emotion‚ problem solving‚ language‚ the way we process and categorize memories‚ and how we learn all stem from the functioning of the brain. This paper will discuss the role of the brain in cognitive functions and describe the impact that Phineas Gage’s accident had on revealing the brain’s role in cognitive function. Anatomy of the Brain Cognitive functions derive from the area of the brain
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Katherine Wallace N00621910 April 25‚ 2011 Beyond The Prison Paradigm James Gilligan relays an enlightening message in his article‚ Beyond the Prison Paradigm: From Provoking Violence to Preventing It by Creating “Anti-Prisons”‚ about the history and sole purpose of jails. Gilligan dates his research about jails all the way back from the first civilization known to man‚ Sumerian‚ to the jails we see and know so well today. At the beginning of time jails literally meant “house of darkness”
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Summarise Dunnings Eclectic Paradigm. How useful is it as a theory of why companies choose to become multinationals? What are its main strengths and weaknesses? - A theory explaining why firms choose to expand internationally. Not so much a theoretical model giving a “perfect” example‚ more a theory attempting to explain the way it actually is now. A firm will expand overseas when: Ownershsip specific advantages are not possessed by competing firms of other nationalities.. - Knowledge
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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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The evolutionary paradigm covers different theories of evolution. Some theories can be applied to modern times and others may seem a little outdated or more relevant to the animal kingdom rather than to humans. I believe that individuals are unique‚ some theories may apply to individuals in different ways‚ and other theories may not apply at all. It all depends on the individual. Darwin’s theory of evolution covers different ideas or theories explaining human behavior. One belief of Darwin’s that
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Cognitive Psychology revolves around the notion that if we want to know what makes people tick then we need to understand the internal processes of their mind. Cognition literally means “knowing”. In other words‚ psychologists from this approach study cognition which is ‘the mental act or process by which knowledge is acquired.’ Cognitive psychology focuses on the way humans process information‚ looking at how we treat information that comes in to the person (what behaviorists would call stimuli)
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