Psychology January 8th‚ 2014 Chapter 9: Intelligence and Psychological Testing Key Concepts in Psychological Testing Standardization - Test norms - Standardization group Reliability - Correlation coefficient Validity - Content validity (ex. Acadia entrance test thats only math based‚ not fair to all) - Criterion-related validity (ex. test is able to predict something important - Construct validity Characteristics of a good test - Reliability: test-retest (test again)‚ split half (score
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This work comprises PSYCH 575 Week 3 Individual Assignment Historical Case Study of Michael J. Fox Psychology - General Psychology PSYCH 575 Week 1 Individual Assignment Biological Psychology Worksheet · Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Biological Psychology Worksheet‚ located on the student website. PSYCH 575 Week 2 Individual Assignment Neuron Worksheet · Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Neuron Worksheet‚ located on the student website. · Use
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Chapter 9 Personality is all the ways we have of acting‚ thinking‚ believing‚ and feeling that make each of us unique. A personality trait is a complex pattern of behavior‚ thought‚ and feeling that is stable across time and across many situations. Five - factor model is one of the leading theories of personality which posits that everyone’s personality is organized along five broad dimensions or factors of personality. These factors are often referred to as the Big 5: negative emotionality
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Chronic Stressors: small stressors that can be ignored if they happen occasionally can accumulate to produce distress and illness. More psychological symptoms and physical symptoms have been reported‚ often have a greater and longer-lasting impact than major life events. Linked to particular environments. i.e. traffic Fight or Flight Suspected standing hairs to be the body’s first mobilization to any threat Brain activation in response to threat occurs in the hypothalamus‚ stimulating the
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Week 1 Homework Assignment Behaviors Identified by Erikson’s Stages of Development Match the behaviors or statements described on the right with Erikson’s stages of development listed on the left. Both achievement and nonachievement are reflected in the choices. The first one is completed as an example. __e___1. Trust a. “I don’t like people. I’d rather be alone.” ___b__ 2. Mistrust b. “Get away from me with that medicine. I know you are trying to poison me!” __l___ 3. Autonomy c. “I feel
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Ch 14: Personality 1. What is it? 2. Freud’s theory 3. Behavior theory 4. Biological theory 5. Humanistic theory Rosellini PSY 101 Ch 14 1 Personality An individual’s unique constellation of consistent behavior across a wide variety of situations. Personality theories: – A bit of history Galen – Psychoanalytic – Behavioral – Biological – Humanistic Rosellini PSY 101 Ch 14 2 A bit of history: Galen 130-200AD 130Personality Choleric Melancholic Phlegmatic Sanguine & dominant humor bad
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Motivation Motivation is the driving force by which humans achieve their goals. via wikipedia Motivation can come from a lot of things‚ places‚ feelings‚ thoughts and people. Motivation can be the drive to leave a legacy behind. Motivation can be trying to live up to the expectations of others. Motivation can come from just wanting to be successful. Motivation can be trying to help others be successful. Motivation can be wanting a better life for you and your family. Motivation can be not letting
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Chapter 2 Outline: The Biological Basis of Behavior Hemispherectomies: the removal or the left or right half of the brain. (often used to treat seizures). Improves speech‚ coordination‚ ect. The internal environment of the brain is often calmer and their external environment is enhanced and better. The brain is the “master control” of all the body’s functions. Our brains have billions of cells that make up pathways‚ networks‚ and back-up systems. The two sides of the brain are similar but NOT
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activity that affects humans on numerous levels (2009). Science occurs in three circumstances: social-cultural‚ historical‚ and moral (Shaughnessy‚ Zechmeister‚ & Zechmeister‚ 2009). The activities of humans are manipulated according to the situation (2009). Social and cultural context effects the choice of topics‚ society’s acceptance of the findings‚ and locations in which the research occurs (2009). The historical context is
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Grading Summary These are the automatically computed results of your exam. Grades for essay questions‚ and comments from your instructor‚ are in the "Details" section below. Date Taken: 8/3/2014 Points Received: 188 / 200 (94%) Question 1. Question : (TCO A) The Financial Accounting Standards Board employs a "due process" system‚ which: has all CPAs in the United States vote on a new statement. enables interested parties to express their views on issues under consideration.
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