2013/04/29 Viv O’Neill Research methods Psychology 101 S1 2013 Nick Munro Room 42 Discipline of Psychology Email: munron@ukzn.ac.za Student consultation times: Monday 08h30 – 09h30 Tuesday 08h30 – 09h30 Friday 12h00 – 13h00 Amy-Jo Murray Attention and memory History and schools of thought Phindile Mayaba Sensation and perception Nicholas Munro Research methods Introduction to psychology (Psych 101) Nandisa Tushini Biological psychology Phephelani Zondi Thinking‚ language
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The Psychology of Collecting By Mark B. McKinley (OH) Everybody is a Collector Everybody collects something! Whether it be photographs of a person‟s vacation‚ ticket stubs from ballgames‚ souvenirs of trips‚ pictures of one‟s children‚ athletes‟ trophies‚ kids report cards‚ and those who collect “junk” (pack-rats) and dispose of it in garage sales. The Evolution of Collecting On the more formal side of “collecting‚” it does seem that growing up as “kids‚” we all collected something we made into
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proven himself in psychology with his numerous academic achievements. He has become fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Academy of Social Sciences. He is the vice president of ADRIPS and a consultant to Scientific American Mind. A former editor for the British Journal of Social Psychology and author of 9 books and countless articles. He has used his knowledge to advance psychology in the area of group behavior. This can be observed in his scientific works on the psychology of crowd dynamics
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Social Psychology and Multicultural Psychology Xxx Xxx PSYCH/620 Multicultural and Social Issues in Psychology Xxx Xxx April 28‚ 2014 Social Psychology and Multicultural Psychology People are influenced by many people‚ things‚ and situations. The impact of their social interaction is influenced by the way they think‚ feel and behave. Understanding how people form attachments and get along within society is essential‚ especially since there is a growing number of individuals with ethnic or
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Team Psychology and Its Effects and Causes Introduction Sports psychology is a field of psychology which emphasizes on "performance enhancement through the use of psychological skills training"‚ "Issues that are specific to the psychological well-being of athletes"‚ "working with the organizations and systems that are present in sport settings"‚ and "social and developmental factors that influence sport participation." Sport psychology is recognized as a field of study within the kinesiology and
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Chapter 1 outline (pages 13-22): One of the oldest methods of research is the case study‚ in which psychologist study one or more individuals in great depth with the hope of an accomplishment of revealing true to all persons. Sigmund Freud came up with his theory of personality from a series of case studies. Case studies can be misleading‚ unrepresented knowledge of the individual can lead to a false conclusion. The survey method is commonly used in correlation and descriptive studies. A survey
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Psychology of Music http://pom.sagepub.com Music listening‚ coping‚ peer affiliation and depression in adolescence Dave Miranda and Michel Claes Psychology of Music 2009; 37; 215 originally published online Mar 10‚ 2009; DOI: 10.1177/0305735608097245 The online version of this article can be found at: http://pom.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/37/2/215 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: Society for Education‚ Music and Psychology Research Additional services
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Lecture in General Psychology The Science of Psychology Psychology is derived from the Greek words psyche and logos‚ meaning soul and study. To the Greek‚ Psychology is simply a study of the soul. Psychology is defined as the scientific study of the behavior of living organisms‚ with special attention to human behavior. It is chiefly concerned with what makes people behave as they do. Psychologists are interested in topics such as learning‚ emotion‚ intelligence‚ heredity and environment
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I. INTRODUCTION Objective I.1 Define psychology: the science of behavior and mental processes. |Margin Learning Question(s) (if applicable) |Page(s) | |None | | Key Terms Psychology: the science of behavior and mental processes. Exercises 1. Put a check mark
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Buddhist Psychology and its Integration into Modern Psychotherapy Cristina Michele Pina Theories of Personality Lynn University Siddartha Guatma Buddha‚ an enlightened man who lived humbly centuries ago still lives today through his teachings. He has left a legacy of wisdom‚ peace and virtue that is still practiced today primarily in Eastern cultures. However there is an increasing influence of Buddhist philosophy in our Western culture today. Despite the perceived
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