PYC3704-- 2011 PYC3704 (2011) Psychological Research Study Notes IMPORTANT: Read through your UNISA study guide first! Get an overview of the module and then study each Topic individually Use this guide in conjunction with the UNISA guide- it is NOT a substitute If you have previous question papers- PLEASE DON‟T RELY ON THESE‚ you need to UNDERSTAND the content of this module if you want to pass and carry on to complete your Honours! 1 PYC3704-- 2011 Table of Contents
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Perspectives on Psychological Science http://pps.sagepub.com/ The Nature−Nurture Debates: 25 Years of Challenges in Understanding the Psychology of Gender Alice H. Eagly and Wendy Wood Perspectives on Psychological Science 2013 8: 340 DOI: 10.1177/1745691613484767 The online version of this article can be found at: http://pps.sagepub.com/content/8/3/340 http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: Association For Psychological Science Additional services and information for
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every individual grieves in their own way‚ overtime they should be able to adjust to the loss and their grieving will subside. But‚ there are some people whose grief will never let up and actually gets worse as time goes on. They suffer from a psychological disorder commonly known as Complicated Greif. This condition is a debilitating disorder and is extremely painful to live with. Fortunately‚ even though Complicated Grief is a fairly new diagnosis and there is still much to be learned about it
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Measuring age-related psychological change is an exceptionally difficult and challenging task for even highly skilled professionals. The reasons for this are vast‚ but there is a general consensus of issues running commonly throughout selected articles in which will be discussed. Common threads of concern in measuring psychological change are firstly defining what age is and how best it is measured to determine differences. Age can be described as one of the most primary social and cultural categories
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Throughout the years psychological disorders have been characterized in an erroneous way. The constant stereotyping of individuals with mental illnesses as well as the treatment that they receive from others‚ may seem like a reason for people to keep quiet. Due to the fear of being criticized and ostracized drives various individuals with psychological disorders to keep their illness a secret. Individuals constant fear of being treated differently would be great reason to remove the illness from
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Psychological Testing and Assessment of Adolescents An assessment involves administering and interpreting psychological tests and integrating this with current and past symptoms‚ observations‚ information about developmental‚ biological‚ social‚ educational‚ and life experiences (Kirst-Ashman & Hull‚ 2006). Educational assessments of adolescents are based on obtaining a profile of the child’s learning weaknesses as well as his or her strengths. When an educational assessment is performed on the
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Amanda Sanders Phase 1 IP PSYC120-1203B-07 August 28‚ 2012 Abstract Psychological development is essential in shaping the personalities‚ behaviors‚ and morals of human’s. Many factors influence the development of an individual’s psychological makeup; including heredity and environment. Michael Jackson is quite possibly the most famous person to live during the 21st Century. Born August 29‚ 1958 in Gary‚ Indiana to struggling middle-class parents‚ Michael learned all too quickly
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“Positive Psychological Effects of Exercise” Kelsey Leavitt Thomas G. Plante‚ C. C. (2006‚ April 10). Psychological Benefits of Exercise Paired with Virtual Reality. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.tntech.edu/ehost/detail?vid=5&sid=2e69bd11-298b-4674-98ca8d42db4513b4%40sessionmgr110&hid=126&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=pdh&AN=2006-04110-006 Introduction Numerous studies showed that a daily routine of exercise made people live longer lives‚ had healthier
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Cult Activities and Psychological Manipulation Cultic activity is all around us and we don’t even know it. People around the world are being psychologically manipulated (brain washed) in these cults and they are not even aware of the control that someone has over them. As I checked out the links on the Ex-Cult Resource Center Website I found some very interesting information as well as the different types of cults‚ some religious and some not religious. It is sad that manipulation would
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Abstract This paper examines psychological profiling‚ and the profiling process. It also discusses the history and emergence of profiling as a technique in the criminal justice system. An outline of serial killers Jack the Ripper and the murders committed by Ted Bundy are also analyzed to determine the types of profiling used in the investigation process. It also determines if profiling is an effective tool in investigations. There is also a distinguish between legitimate profiling in real life versus
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