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Centre Number For Examiner’s Use Candidate Number Surname Other Names Examiner’s Initials Candidate Signature Question General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Examination January 2013 Psychology (Specification A) Unit 2 1 2 PSYA2 3 4 5 Biological Psychology‚ Social Psychology and Individual Differences Monday 21 January 2013 Mark 6 9.00 am to 10.30 am 7 8 You will need no other materials. 9 Time allowed 1 hour 30 minutes 10 Instructions Use black ink or black ball-point
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Historical Perspectives of Abnormal Psychology Maci Judd Psy/410 Barbara Burt April 8‚ 2014 Historical Perspectives of Abnormal Psychology The task of defining abnormality is not a simple one. The biggest difficulty in this task is the fact that what may be normal to me‚ could be completely abnormal to you. The reasons for different opinions on normality could be related to age‚ gender‚ economic class‚ culture‚ religion‚ and many more. For example if I were to say that
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+ Abnormal Psychology PSY/410 February 24‚ 2014 Arpi Melokonian Origins Abnormal psychology focuses on the study‚ treatment‚ and defining abnormal behavior. The science is only about one hundred years old but has roots that go back thousands of years. In the Bible there are stories that suggest suffering that is remarkably similar to a modern day diagnosis of depression. The earliest known explanations of mental illness
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Chapter 1 What is social psychology? The scientific study of social influence: how people influence each other’s’ thoughts‚ feelings and actions. What makes it a scientific approach? Why do we want a scientific approach? How is social psychology different than common sense‚ philosophy‚ poetry‚ sociology‚ economics‚ history‚ and personality psychology? One big difference is in the level or unit of analysis. Social psychology focuses on the individual in interaction with others and in the social
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Abnormal Psychology Abnormal psychology is the branch of psychology that examines unusual behavior as compared to that behavior that is classified normal. Throughout history society has tried to understand and control behavior. Many studies such as Skinner’s reinforcement theory‚ has tried to develop techniques to modify behavior. The field of abnormal psychology draws identifies causes for behavior not considered normal by drawing from the general field of psychology and other areas‚ with
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Psychology is a scientific and research based study of human mind-set and behaviours. The field of study focuses on emotions‚ characteristics and behaviours of individuals in their daily lives and their behaviours when interacting with other people. Wilhelm Wundt is the father of psychology‚ whom set up his first laboratory in Leipzig‚ Germany in 1879. His main contribution to the field of psychology was his idea of structuralism; the use of introspection to study individual’s experiences comprising
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History The "industrial" side of I–O psychology has its historical origins in research on individual differences‚ assessment‚ and the prediction of work performance. This branch of the field crystallized during World War I‚ in response to the need to rapidly assign new troops to duty stations. After the War‚ the growing industrial base in the US added impetus to I–O psychology. Walter Dill Scott‚ who was elected President of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1919‚ was arguably the
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Forensic Psychology Subspecialties TaShara Smith A00338366 Master of Science in Forensic Psychology General Walden University May 18‚ 2014 Introduction The field of psychology is constantly evolving due to new research and techniques that have been proven to be more effective. Forensic psychology is very diverse field with a wide range of specialty areas. These specialty areas were created to allow psychologists
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Ch. 15-16 Assignment: An introduction to the history of psychology‚ 6th ed. by Hergenhahn By Richard Thripp for Prof. John Beltran‚ PSY 4604 sec. 0W58‚ Univ. of Central Fla.‚ Sp. 2013 2013 April 11 Ch. 15: 1. What is mental illness? In your answer‚ include the criteria that have been used throughout history to define mental illness. Mental illness is a condition characterized by emotions‚ thoughts‚ or behavior that are substantially abnormal for a given time and place in history (p. 514)
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