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    experiments in social psychology drawing on the cognitive social perspective and one of the other three perspectives in the module (discursive psychological‚ phenomenological or social psychoanalytic). This essay will provide a description of the experimental method for both the cognitive social perspective and social psychoanalytic perspective. A compare and contrast will be given for the two perspectives in a critical evaluation as an approach to doing research in social psychology. The cognitive

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    Section One – 1 When psychology first began to become a science in 1860‚ it was more of a field of philosophy than an actual medical study. It dealt with a more abstract concept than other medical fields; the human body is something concrete that you can physically look at and study whereas‚ at the time‚ you could not physically see the mind. In Ancient Greece thinkers such as Aristotle and Plato could only come up with theories as to how the mind works. Plato believed that some knowledge is

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    LSP 101/05 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY TUTOR-MARKED ASSIGNMENT 1 GUIDE PART A TASK: 1. To read and understand the research article by Thang‚ Ting‚ and Nurjanah Mohd Jaafar (2011‚ 40-54) entitled ‘Attitudes and Motivation of Malaysian Secondary Students towards learning English as a second Language: A Case Study’ published in The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies Vol. 17 No.1 2. To write a summary of the article as instructed by the TMA question. | OBJECTIVES | 1. To

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    1.1 Psychology—Behave Yourself! LO 1.1.1 – (a.) Describe the origin of the word psychology and its current definition AND (b.) differentiate between overt and covert behaviors. LO 1.1.1 ANSWER: The word psychology comes from Greek words‚ psyche; which means “mind” and logos; which means “knowledge or study.” “Overt” behaviors are actions that are observable‚ such as; brushing one’s teeth‚ sneezing‚ laughing‚ and spreading jelly on your toast. “Covert” behaviors are things we do that cannot

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    CHAPTER 1 – THE SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGY YOU KNOW YOU ARE READY FOR THE TEST IF YOU ARE ABLE TO… • Define psychology and describe the goals that psychologists hope to achieve. • Describe the history of psychology. • Discuss the current state of psychology‚ including the most common perspectives and major professions in the field. • Describe the scientific method and discuss its strengths and weaknesses. • Explain the basic guidelines and ethical concerns of psychological research. • Introduce

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    Psychology 101—Introductory Psychology Fall Term 2013 (Section 3)   Instructors: | Courtney PlanteCrystal Tse | PAS 3240F cplante@uwaterloo.caOffice Hours: Monday‚ Tuesday: 2-4 PMPAS 3240C ctse@uwaterloo.caOffice Hours: Wednesday & Thursday 4-6 PM | Assistants: | Christie Haskell | PAS 4043; Office Hours: Friday‚ 11:30-12:30 AMe-mail: crmhaske@uwaterloo.ca | |  Lectures: Tuesdays 6:30-9:20 in DC 1351.   Required Text: Myers‚ D. (2013). Psychology: Tenth Edition in Modules. New

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    Subspecialities of Forensic Psychology: Legal Psychology and Correctional Psychology Antonella Zavala MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE CJ240 ABSTRACT Forensic psychology is the science that studies the individuals offender’s behavior. Forensic Science has other sciences that coordinates its goal such as Legal Psychology which will decide whether an offender is on conditions to go or not to court and correctional psychology that will follow the behavior and rehab on an offender

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    PSYCHOLOGY Eva Evangelio- Pacayra Faculty Centro Escolar University School of Science and Technology Department of Psychology PSYCHOLOGY • • is derived from the Greek word “psyche” which means MIND/SOUL and “logos” which means STUDY/KNOWLEDGE is the SCIENTIFIC study of HUMAN BEHAVIOR and MENTAL PROCESSES. The Roots of Psychology • • • • • • • John Locke- blank slate “Tabula Rasa” Wilhelm Wundt- Structuralism (uncovering the fundamental mental components) William James- Functionalism

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    Enduring Issues in Psychology Toni Blake • Which Type of Psychotherapy Is Most Useful? • Psychotherapy should focus on unconscious traumas • Psychotherapy should focus on irrational thought processes • Psychotherapy should focus on an individual’s potential • Psychotherapy should focus on changing • What Is Personality and How Is It Measured? • Unconscious instincts motivate personality • Social feeling motivates personality • A hierarchy of needs motivates personality • Personality

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    Psyc 3331 Psychology of Gender Notes 02.02.05 Chapter 1 Key Terms • Androcentric bias: discipline of psychology that is largely focused on men and describes men as superior and women as inferior. • Bias in Research Methods: bias occurs in every part of the research process-from question formulation and research design to data analysis and interpretation • Blatant sexism: occurs when women are treated in a transparently harmful and unequal way. • Covert sexism: form of sexism that’s intentional

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