genetic and biological factors (i.e.‚ nature) interact with environmental conditions (i.e.‚ nurture) to increase or decrease risk for antisocial behavior? A14: Although both biological and environmental conditions are powerful predictors of antisocial behavior and drug abuse‚ neither are “causal” in a deterministic sense – they are probabilistic. The intensity and frequency of exposure to negative environmental conditions‚ and the number and severity of internal risk factors present‚ determine
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learning has been studied from the cognitive perspective and the sociocultural perspective. Learning‚ in its broadest sense‚ involves a process of change in behaviour‚ knowledge or any other type of understanding as a result of experience. While both the cognitive and sociocultural perspectives address the means by which the human organism makes sense of its world‚ the conclusions they reach as to how this is achieved bear little resemblance. Proponents of the cognitive approach‚ such as Burner‚ delineate
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Knowing the possibility of being predisposed to the same psychological disorder‚ numerous people would have a hard time coping with this impediment—furthering the apprehension they face. Genetics plays a large role in the development and maintenance of anxiety disorders. Biological influences such as genes‚ neurotransmitter functioning and predisposition contribute exponentially to the development and maintenance of anxiety disorders. These biological dynamics influence when and how anxiety disorders emerge
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crime is explained by reference to forces and factors outside the decision making ability of the individual – a reason why often the classical and positivist theories are seen as being directly opposing. Biological positivism became popularised through the work of Cesare Lombroso‚ who attempted to explain criminal and deviant behaviour by differentiating different types of human individuals‚ and then to categorise them‚ based on their racial and biological differences‚ in the attempt to establish a
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Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults PSY317: Cognitive Functioning in the Elderly Ragota Berger June 25th‚ 2012 Cognitive Functioning In Older Adults Not only is the country’s population growing‚ it is aging as well. Older adults are the fastest growing population on the charts right now. There is no point and time when a person overnight just becomes “old.” Obviously everyone knows we simply just age; it comes with getting older. This thing called “aging” happens to everyone at a different
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outward expression or behavior. There are three basic components of emotion which are physical: arousal of the nervous system while we are not consciously aware of it‚ Cognitive: interpretation of a stimulus or felling‚ and behavioral: the fact that people cry when they are sad and smile when they are happy. The first cognitive theory of emotion was proposed by James Lange and it is called the somatic theory. This theory states that the body informs the mind of emotions. There is a distinctive
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Sociocultural The article I read was called “Rich Children and Poor Children are living in different world. What can we do about it?” by Neil O’Brien. The article is about the different life styles of children who grow up in a rich and wealthier family rather than a lower class family. The differences are abundant and it is setting kids up who come from the lower class families up for failure. The children that grow up in the wealthier family are around success their entire lives so based on the
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What is Motivation? What is Motivation? According to the text‚ motivation is defined in three components; Biological‚ Learned‚ and Cognitive. Also‚ motivation is a set of influences that activate‚ direct and maintain behavior‚ commonly toward a certain goal. Motivation is the drive that makes us do things: this is a result of our individual needs being satisfied so that we have the inspiration to complete the mission. These desires vary from person to person as everybody has their needs to motivate
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Psychological Development in Young Adults Introduction In order to be a great teacher‚ one must first understand the psychological differences between the students that they teach. Teachers must revolve their lessons and classroom structures around the mental frameworks that reside in their students’ minds. From the knowledge of their learner’s psychological make-up‚ the teachers can then effectively guide and improve their students’ skills and education. All developmental characteristics
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2008). In summary‚ according to Cronin‚ Ryan and Coughlan (2008)‚ the key points of a literature review include: 1. Undertaking a literature review is a key feature in many courses of study‚ an essential step in the research process‚ and is fundamental in the development of clinical practice and policy. 2. Types of literature reviews include narrative or traditional; systematic review; meta-analysis and meta-synthesis. Undertaking a literature review includes identification of a topic of interest
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