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    Psychology Loftus and Palmer (1974) Aim: To test their hypothesis that that language used in eyewitness testimony can differ memory. Method: Forty-five American students formed an opportunity sample. This was a laboratory experiment with five conditions‚ only one of which was experienced by each participant (an independent measures design). Participants were shown slides of a car accident involving a number of cars and asked to describe what had happened as if they were eyewitnesses.  They

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    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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    CHAPTER 1 What is Psychology? Psychology is the science of behavior and mental processes Thinking critically with Psychology Hindsight bias- Common Sense describes what has happened after the fact more easily than it predicts what will happen before the fact Common sense is a poor guide The Scientific Method Theory- an explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes observations Hypothesis- a testable prediction implied by a theory Simple Observation- simply observing

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    the environment. The case study of “Genie‚ the wild child” comes to show how much we require all of the environmental factors in Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs to live a healthy and standard life. Sigmund Freud (1856- 1939) believed that the psychosexual stages affect your personality and your experiences as you grow up influence your personality as an adult. Each of Freud’s five stages determines certain characteristics in our personality as we become adults (see appendix 2 for details on stages)

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    weant was the first person who decided to study human behavior in the lab World War 1 & 2 → important for the public to be supportive/ tried to convince the public to be supportive using psychological methods Stimulation. Intervinal. Response Knowledge – What we know‚ What we know we don’t know‚ We don’t know what we don’t know Organism Stimulation – Personal Identifiable characteristics‚ Internal psychology ( everything internal that triggers feelings)‚ External ( everything outside of the body)

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    Mittal‚ D. (2010). Snacking While Watching TV Impairs Food Recall and Promotes Food Intake on a Later TV Free Test Meal. Applied Cognitive Psychology‚ 25‚ 871-877. doi: 10.1002/acp.1760 Have you ever sat in front of the TV devouring tons of snacks and not even paid attention to how much you had already eaten? That is why this essay sparked my attention! I constantly find myself in front of the TV craving snacks and chomping away‚ not even thinking about how much I am eating. Dolly Mittal‚ Richard

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    Sciences Faculty Department Communicative Sciences and Disorders Suggested prerequisite None Length of Course One semester Degree Bachelor of Arts Credit 3 credit hours Assessment Tasks Assessment 1 Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Assessment 2 Assignments/Labs/Quizzes Assessment 3 Acoustic Study Prepared by Al Yonovitz‚ PhD © University of Montana First published 2010 Contents Introduction UM Mission Statements

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    Theories of the State Theories are employed to gain understanding of the state‚ while recognizing its complexity. The state is the most dynamic institution in Political Science. Several issues underlie this dynamism. First‚ the boundaries of the state are not closely defined‚ but constantly changing. Second‚ the state is not only the site of conflict between different organizations‚ but also internal conflict and conflict within organizations. Some scholars speak of the ‘state’s interest‚ but there

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    The Globe and Mail reports on a case that occurred on Feb. 11‚ 2015 in which a 15-year-old boy‚ whose name is banned from publication because he is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act‚ was found guilty of criminal negligence causing death in a judge-only trial after he pushed a fellow schoolmate‚ 18-year-old Christopher Chafe down a snowy embankment‚ the victim ended up under the wheels of a moving bus. This incident killed the teen instantly in front of horrified on-looking classmates

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    Abstract More and more we are seeing cases in the news that people are being exonerated after being falsely accused of a crime. Unfortunately‚ most of the cases involve DNA or other evidence finally being reviewed years after a conviction. There are now hundreds of inmates on death row who claim DNA tests or review of evidence would show they were not guilty of the crimes for which they were convicted. Logic suggests that untold numbers of additional innocent people have been punished for crimes

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