Lauren Scalzitti PSYC 101-Kaufman March 8‚ 2012 Media Assignment The Fairly OddParents For this assignment I chose to watch ten minutes from the children’s television program‚ The Fairly OddParents. The episode followed the main character‚ a little boy named Timmy‚ his father‚ and his two "fairly oddparents" (which are much like fairy godparents). The little boy‚ Timmy is trying to obtain the attention of his father who is busy with work and house chores. The father keeps promising Timmy
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Quantitative datarelating to‚ measuring‚ or measured by the quantity of something rather than its quality Qualitative data relating to‚ measuring‚ or measured by the quality of something rather than its quantity Strengths of qualitative data: Qualitative research provides more insight into the sampled data‚ as their open ended nature mean they are less limiting of the information provided; they also eliminate the a priori assumptions used in quantitative data Limitations of qualitative
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Introduction to Psychology Reading Notes Chapter 2 – the Methods of Psychology Conjoined twins share a blood supply‚ part of a skull and some brain tissue Two kinds of doctors in ancient Greece Dogmatists: thought the best way to understand illness was to develop therories about the body’s functions Empiricists: thought that the best way to understand illness was to observe sick people Empiricism: Originally a Greek school of medicine that stressed the importance of observation‚ and now
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PSY235 ESSAY FINAL - Please select and answer comprehensively any five (5) questions. The final exam covers Chapters 11-19 of Development through the Lifespan. Supplemental professional journal articles can also be used to support your answers. Each answer should be roughly two (2) type-written pages double-spaced (500 words). Font type should be Times New Roman 12. 1. Describe the major hormonal changes that occur during adolescence. Describe girls’ reactions to menarche and boys’ reactions
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University of Phoenix Material Week Eight Homework Exercise Answer the following questions covering material from Ch. 14 of Methods in Behavioral Research: 1. What is replication‚ and what role does it play in increasing the external validity or generalizability of a study? In what way is the IRB involved in using participants in a research study? Replication is when a study can be done again and the same general results are found. If a study is highly replicable‚ that means that it can be done
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Chapter 2 Outline The Biological Perspective Neuron A specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell Dendrites Dendrites are treelike extensions at the beginning of a neuron that help increase the surface area of the cell body and are covered with synapses Soma The soma is the cell body of a neuron. Axon The Axon of a neuron is a singular fiber that carries information away from the soma to the synaptic sites of other neurons (dendrites and somas)‚ muscles‚ Glial
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Prologue: The Story of Psychology A. Overview and Highlights The human brain has perplexed the minds of philosophers since the age of the ancient Greeks. In the late 1800s‚ the study of the brain-psychology-became its own discipline independent from philosophy when the scientific method was employed to study the underlying mechanisms of the psyche. Although the original research produced by the first psychologists was widely subjective and biased‚ it helped to pave the way for serious research conducted
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Athena Hung AP Psych Semester 1 Review 1/14/2014 I. Social Psychology Major Studies & Key People Asch Study Conformity Lie about length of line‚ see if victim agrees Milgram Obedience See if victim keeps agreeing to shock person in pain Zimbardo Prison Study Role playing The more one acts‚ the more real it becomes Group Processes Helping Behavior Altruism: unselfish regard for the welfare of others Kitty Genovese: “Thirty-Eight Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police” Bystander effect:
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Reaction Paper Austyn Trombold Social Psychology “Stereotypes are false or misleading generalizations about groups held in a manner that renders them largely‚ though not entirely‚ immune to counterevidence.” What we normally‚ think of as stereotypes involve not just any generalization about or image of a group‚ but widely-held and widely-recognized images of socially relevant groups- Jews as greedy‚ wealthy‚ scholarly; Blacks as violent‚ musical‚ lazy‚ athletic‚ unintelligent; women as emotional
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Observations • Very observant • Social outside of class but only with few friends although doesn’t seem too close to anyone • Over-achieves to be in clubs and have straight A’s • Frowns and makes disgusted faces when someone says something she doesn’t like • Fixes hair and checks herself in mirror often • wears simple clean clothes that I don’t see more than once • Works hard • Uses time well to finish any assignments • Bends towards paper more than others • Seems content
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