Course Syllabus College of Social Science PSY/300 Version 5 General Psychology Copyright © 2013‚ 2012‚ 2011‚ 2010‚ 2006 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description General Psychology is a survey course which introduces the student to the major topics in scientific psychology as applied to human behavior. Applications of these principles will be made to the human experience. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and
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School Psychologist Job Analysis PSY/435 April 29‚ 2013 Karen Bedell School Psychologist Job Analysis A job analysis is used to assess and describe jobs and the characteristics that would be most suited for that job; these are usually conducted by an industrial/organizational psychologist. To gather this information either a job-oriented‚ a person-oriented approach‚ or a combination of both is utilized. The job-oriented approach is used to describe the tasks that are necessary to complete
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| |Example: |Example: |Example: | |* Learning from animal responses. |* Specialized psychology departments. |* The Big Five model. | |1. The first journal of ” Character and personality” was
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Substance Abuse I agree with the behavioral/cognitive theory‚ the biological theory‚ and the sociocultural theory. These three viewpoints share certain elements that are all important. The sociocultural theory states that substance abuse is a result from stress as well as environmental factors. When there is low socioeconomics and unemployment is high‚ drugs may used to relieve stress. The behavioral/cognitive viewpoint sees the situation as contributing to the use of substances. This viewpoint
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Cognitive Psychology Definition Paper Introduction Cognitive Psychology/PSY360 Cognitive Psychology Definition Paper Cognitive psychology is the study of mental processes surrounding learning‚ memory‚ perception‚ and thought. Though it is still a relatively new formal branch of psychology‚ its roots extend back to Descartes who sought a way to explain how the mind worked‚ proposing the analogy of a “hydraulic system of nerve function” (Willingham‚ 2007‚ p. 26) after he observed animated statues
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Essays. Learning From Failure And Mistakes and Mistakes Learning from Failure and Mistakes Laurie Groves Stevens Henegar One of the articles I found at ...are thousand ways to fail but there is one way to success and that by learning from our failures. Once a student tastes success he starts to be complacent and rest... Save Paper — Words: 508 — Pages: 3 Learning Through Networks: Effects Of Partner Expe also results in better decisions. These results support the validity of our learning model‚
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End of Life Issues; The Right To Die PSY 357- Life-Span Development July 13‚ 2014 Euthanasia‚ often referred to as mercy killing‚ easy death‚ or right to die‚ generates strong feelings both pro and con as proponents of each side passionately argue their ideological stance. The broader concept is often missed with the attention placed on the narrow view of physician-assisted suicide. Many have little or no tolerance or understanding of the patient’s position feeling there is no
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Environmental Risk Perception Paper PSY 460 Environmental Risk Perception Paper The following paper will base on my chosen articles on our climate. I will provide a summary of each article. I will also compare and contrast the risk perceptions that are presented in each article I will identify any environmental stressors that are related to the environmental risk. It will be concluded with a discussion of my own risk perception of the issue. By the end of the paper you will be familiar with different
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Simple Stimulus Learning Paper Simple Stimulus Learning Paper This paper will begin with an explanation of the concept of habituation and the role of the activity of stimulation and both non-associative and associative processes has on either long-term or short-term habituation. This paper will also analyze the factors that affect perceptual learning‚ especially that of the process of stabilizers in both memory and skills after the initial acquisition. The effects of stimulus exposure will also
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Brandi Stump Child Observation/Interaction Report BHS-211 Growth and Development of the Child‚ Adolescent‚ and Adult Instructor Martha Butler April 26‚ 2012 Question 1a: Andrew Smith Question 1b: May 19‚ 1999 Question 1c: 12 years of age Question 1d: April 21‚ 2012 at 3p.m. Question 1e: Family friend Question 2 a: 62.5 inches Question 2 b: 140 pounds Question 2 c: Does not apply. Question 2 d: Physical appearance seems to be clean‚ skin appears to have increased sebaceous glands
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