Psychology has always been a branch of philosophy until the 1870s‚ where it was developed into an independent scientific field in Germany. Psychology as a field of study began in 1879‚ when Wilhelm Wundt founded the first laboratory exclusively for psychological research in Leipzig. Wundt was also the first person to refer to himself as a psychologist and wrote the first textbook on psychology: Principles of Physiological Psychology. Psychology had its separation from the field of philosophy in
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Intelligence Lusine Deinyan CCMH/535 - Psychometrics June 28‚ 2014 Craig Childress‚ Psy. D. Definition of Intelligence Intelligence‚ depending on who is defining the word‚ is a word that has a variety of definitions. The definitions can vary from problem solving‚ education‚ to logic and communication. However‚ this paper will entail four different definitions of different time period and or cultures. The four definitions commonalities and differences will be discussed. This paper will compare and contrast
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psychopathology. The course aims to acquaint students with the theories‚ methodologies‚ and findings of each sub-field. Important concepts are exemplified by a study of selected topics and issues within each area. The goals of the course are: to expose students to a variety of research questions that psychologists ask; to teach students the methods that psychologists use to answer those questions; and to illuminate the applications of psychological theory and research to everyday life. Course Objectives
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assets and values of an individual instead of trying to treat a mental illness. The mission of positive psychology is to develop sound theories of optimal functioning and to find empirically supported ways to improve the lives of ordinary and extraordinary people. To address this‚ the first author proposed‚ during his term as President of the American Psychological Association in 1998‚ that psychology be just as concerned with what is right with people as it is with what is wrong. As a supplement
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as psychophysics vi. Fechner – Gustav Fechner realized in 1850 that one could study the psychological and physical worlds. vii. Darwin – Came up with the most dominant theory in the life and social sciences. He developed the idea of evolution and natural selection‚ also known as “survival of the fittest. c) Historical Schools of thought viii. Evolutionary Theory (Darwin) like all biological structures‚ the human brain is an evolved product. ix. Structuralism
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Ch 15 Psychological Disorders Perspectives on Psychological Disorders: Textbook Learning Objectives 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ Explain how we define psychological disorder. Different behavior that causes distress to the person’s life. Harmful dysfunction by quirk. Fear of spiders only disorder if the fear harms the person’s life. Explain the biopsychosocial perspective on disordered behavior. The biopsychosocial perspective on disordered behavior recognizes that both biological and environmental factors
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“Sports psychology takes some of the theories and applies them to what human beings do and think when they play sport and take exercise. I do not think there is a theory of sport psychology that is independent of ‘mainstream psychology’. It takes theories of psychology and applies them to sport.” Sport and exercise science an introduction et al Dean Sewell‚ Phillip Watkins and Murray griffin. (2005). There are many different factors of psychology that affect sport performance. We’re going to talk
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Psychology January 8th‚ 2014 Chapter 9: Intelligence and Psychological Testing Key Concepts in Psychological Testing Standardization - Test norms - Standardization group Reliability - Correlation coefficient Validity - Content validity (ex. Acadia entrance test thats only math based‚ not fair to all) - Criterion-related validity (ex. test is able to predict something important - Construct validity Characteristics of a good test - Reliability: test-retest (test again)‚ split half (score
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April 3rd‚ 2014 (Chapter 1 & 2) Behavioral view - Covering all psychological theories doesn’t allow you to learn enough about any one theory. - There is more scientific data supporting behavioral psychology compared to other views. - With education in behavioral analysis‚ you can get a job as soon as you graduate using ABA – Applied Behavior Analysis. Biologically helpful stimuli may NOT be reinforcers. - ex) Exercise Biologically harmful stimuli CAN be reinforcers. - ex) salt
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Week 1 Homework Assignment Behaviors Identified by Erikson’s Stages of Development Match the behaviors or statements described on the right with Erikson’s stages of development listed on the left. Both achievement and nonachievement are reflected in the choices. The first one is completed as an example. __e___1. Trust a. “I don’t like people. I’d rather be alone.” ___b__ 2. Mistrust b. “Get away from me with that medicine. I know you are trying to poison me!” __l___ 3. Autonomy c. “I feel
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