A. Explain in three sentences only the educational implications of the following: 1. Thorndike’s laws of learning a. Law of Readiness First primary law of learning‚ according to Thorndike‚ is the ‘Law of Readiness’ or the ‘Law of Action Tendency’‚ which means that learning takes place when an action tendency is aroused through preparatory adjustment‚ set or attitude. Readiness means a preparation of action. If one is not prepared to learn‚ learning cannot be automatically instilled in him‚ for
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Eating Disorders Eating disorders are characterized by severe disturbances in eating behavior. (Strada 2001) An eating disorder can be viewed as normal by the affected person. Just as an alcoholic uses alcohol to avoid or deal with their problems‚ a person with an eating disorder can use eating‚ purging or not eating food to deal with their problems. Some of the problems that are associated with an eating disorder include low self esteem‚ depression‚ feelings of loss of control‚ feelings of worthlessness
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Delusional disorders account for one of the most common types of psychological disorders that exist in the world today. Studies suggest that this disorder accounts for 1% to 2% of admissions to inpatient mental health facilities in the world. Delusional disorders can be defined as the‚ “the presence of one or more non-bizarre delusions that persist for at least 1 month”. The non-bizarre delusions are considered to be plausible which means that the person’s theory could actually occur a small proportion
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One of the assumptions of the Cognitive Approach is that internal mental processing should be studied. This is different to the Behaviourist Approach as they believe in behaviour that is observable but cognitive psychologists study the mind internally. Another assumption of the Cognitive Approach is that the human mind should be compared to a computer to see how it works. Cognitive psychologists believe humans input information (senses)‚ process it (memory‚ perception etc.) and output it (behaviour)
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Psychiatric Disorders‚ Disease‚ and Drugs PSY/240 January 9‚ 2011 Mary Jane Dugan Psychiatric Disorders‚ Disease‚ and Drugs A psychiatric disorder is defined as disorder of psychological function so severe that it requires treatment usually by psychiatrist or clinical psychologist. The abnormal behavior expressed by people suffering from psychiatric disorders prevent them from living normal lives some of these disorder include schizophrenia‚ depression‚ mania‚ anxiety disorder‚ and Tourette
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Psychological anthropology is the study of individuals and their personalities and identities‚ within particular cultural contexts. In this paper I will identify two different cultures in the world which are the American and Japanese. Then‚ I will examine their traditions through various life cycles. Based on the behaviors‚ customs‚ and beliefs of each of the two cultures‚ I will discuss how personalities and identities are formed and shaped within the two different cultures. Finally‚ I will be giving
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Anorexia nervosa (AN): an eating disorder characterized by an in ability to maintain normal weight‚ an intense fear of gaining weight‚ and distorted body perception. Clinicians diagnose an individual with anorexia nervosa when he or she shows three basic types of symptoms: severely restricted eating‚ which leads the person to have an abnormally low body weight‚ intense and unrealistic fear of getting fat or gaining weight‚ and disturbed self-perception of body shape or weight. In other words people
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Psychological Perspectives: Essay 2 Psychology is a study which involves scientifically monitoring behaviour and mental processes in an attempt to understand and resolve them. In this second assignment I aim to discuss and evaluate the competing ideas of free will and determinism‚ whilst also assessing both biological and environmental reductionism as ways of explaining human behaviour. Firstly free will is fundamental to the understanding of most common sense theories of psychology. It is
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Pound by Pound A big issue in this society today is eating disorders. According to NEDA‚ National Eating Disorder Association‚ 20 million women and 10 million men in the United States suffer from eating disorders including anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ binge eating disorder‚ or an eating disorder that has not yet been specified. Also‚ by age six most girls start to express concerns over their weight and shape. Furthermore‚ eating disorders are emotional and physical problems‚ and they can be potentially
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eating behaviour; * There are a number of physiological processes that influence when and what we eat. * However‚ as in many aspects of human behaviour‚ the effects of these physiological processes are mediated by psychological and social ones. * Many different things motivate us in: - what we choose to eat. -when we eat. - how much we eat including convenience‚ -what it looks like - health concern - ethics. * In other words‚ our attitudes. EXPECTANCY THEORY;
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