Psychology- study of the human mind or animal behavior. History: Psyche: “soul/mind” Logos: “study” *Behaviorists are interested in overt behavior *cognitivists: believes not all behaviors are seen. Eras: -Traditional -superstitions -Ancient Greek Philosopher’s Period- assumptions that are not verified from reality. (Socrates‚Plato‚Aristotle‚Democritus‚Galen) -Medieval Period(St. Thomas‚St. Augustine) -Pre-Modern- Psychology is not yet a science. -Modern- Wilhelm Wundt(1879) – father
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AP Psychology Unit 1 Vocab Define all terms 1. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) 2. American Psychological Association 3. Applied psychology 4. Argument 5. Behavior 6. Behavioral Psychology 7. Behaviorism 8. Biological Perspective 9. Biological Psychology 10. Biopsychological Perspective 11. Clinical Psychology 12. Cognitive Perspective 13. Cognitive Therapy 14. Community Psychology 15. Conflict 16. Counseling Psychology 17. Critical Thinking
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Reading Report in Psychology Questions: 1. What are the different schools of thought in Psychology? 2. What are the contemporary approaches to Psychology? 3. What are the different subfields in Psychology? Answers: 1. Different Schools of Thought in Psychology a) Structuralism - Structuralism was the first school of psychology‚ and focused on breaking down mental processes into the most basic components. Major structuralist thinkers include Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener
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perceiving the global stimuli. This would imply that the individual’s capability to detect the local stimuli should not be affected by the global stimulus (Kinchla & Wolfe‚ 1979). This theory was then supported by Gestalt psychology in which proposed the Law of Pragnanz. According to Gestalt
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Study of Perception as viewed by William James. Whilst part of what we perceive comes through our senses from the object before us‚ another part (and it may be the larger part) always comes out of our own mind.” (James‚ 1890). With regard to your coverage of perception in this module‚ outline the ideas and thinking behind this statement. In most dictionaries perception is more or less described as “the process by which an organism detects and interprets information from the external world by
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a newspaper‚ people must navigate through various articles and sections in order to find information (stories‚ box scores‚ and ads) meaningful to them. Structure is the key component in information graphics (or infographics); achieving the proper gestalt (unification of the parts) leads to understanding on the part of the viewer or user. Edward Tufte’s principles to escape flatland and build meaningful designs for information: Micro/macro readings represent information that is rich in detail
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door and went inside. The house looked just like she had left it. Her horror book lay on the table‚ just where she left it‚ waiting for her to read the last pages. Lisa locked the door and threw the keys onto the counter. She sat down in her reading chair and continued to read her horror story and nibble on biscuits. After a long day she needed time to relax before her husband came home from work. As she turned to her last page-darkness! The lights had suddenly gone out! If Lisa had only been a little
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of Christ. It is when the chalice breaks that priest’s eyes got open to the truth about an institutionalized religion. "`It was that chalice he broke... That was the beginning of it" (7). The priest realized that it was empty‚ that like the chalice the entire religion was empty. " Of course‚ they say it was all right‚ that it contained nothing‚ I mean. But still..." (7). From that moment his abnormal behavior and mental deterioration began. The boy later refers to this latter object as the
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Clockwork Through the late afternoon‚ and into the early evening‚ Porphyria’s lover sat motionlessly in a high-backed leather chair. Facing the unlit fireplace and with fingers entwined‚ he silently and stiffly awaited the arrival of his companion. Above the fireplace a large mirror clings to the chimney breast‚ reflecting an ominous image of the bookcase stood towering above him. Just below on the mantle sits an ornate wooden clock‚ hands stood at quarter-past six. Outside‚ a snow storm attacked
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An Overview of OD Interventions Prelude • OD interventions are sets of structured activities in which selected org’nal units (target groups or individuals) engage in a task or a sequence of tasks with the goals of org’nal improvement and individual development. • Intervention constitute the action thrust of OD. Prelude • The OD practitioner‚ a professional versed in the theory and practice of OD‚ brings four sets of attributes to the org’nal setting: – a set of values – a set of assumptions about
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