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    Central concepts Definition The term social representation was originally coined by Serge Moscovici in 1961‚ in his study on the reception and circulation of psychoanalysis in FranPsychology‚ In his study‚ Moscovici sought to investigate how scientific theories circulate within common sense‚ and what happens to these theories when they are elaborated upon by a lay public. For such analysis‚ Moscovici postulated two universes: the reified universe of science‚ which operates according to scientific

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    Psychological Disorders’ Presentation “Psychological disorders are behaviors or mental processes that are connected with various kinds of distress or impaired functioning (Nevid & Rathus‚ 2005).” Many people battle different kinds of disorders ranging from anxiety‚ dissociative‚ somatoform‚ moodiness‚ schizophrenia‚ personality‚ and many other disorders (Nevid & Rathus‚ 2005). Some are so mild that people do not recognize when they have it‚ and some are so severe that they become a

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    In psychology‚ there are four different styles in parenting (psychology.about.com). In an authoritarian style of parenting‚ children are expected to follow the strict rules established by the parents. Failure to follow such rules usually results in punishment. Like authoritarian parents‚ those with an authoritative parenting style establish rules and guidelines that their children are expected to follow. However‚ this parenting style is much more democratic. Authoritative parents are responsive

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    Childhood Disorders Autism and Children Abnormal Psychology Professor Bruce Cameron July 22‚ 2007 Abstract: Autism is a brain development disorder that is found in children usually before the age of three. Autism affects children and their “social interactions‚ impaired communication‚ and restricted and repetitive behavior.” (www.wikipedia.org) The number of children that have been diagnosed with autism is dramatically increasing. Boys are four times more likely than girls to be

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    Whitting‚ H‚ T‚ A.‚ & Van Der Burg‚ H.‚ (1995) Sport psychology concepts and applications. Chichester. John Wiley & Sons. Gledhill‚ A.‚ (2010) BTEC Level 3 National Sport and Exercise Sciences S-cool (2012) Inverted U theory. [ONLINE] Available at: http://s-cool.co.uk Shaw‚ D.‚ F.‚ Gorely‚ T‚ & Corban‚ R. (2005) Instant Notes: Sport and Exercise Psychology. Smith‚ D.‚ Bar-Eli‚ M. (2007) Essential reading in Sport and Exercise Psychology. Teach PE (2012) Motivation. [ONLINE] Available at:

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    Out of seventy-five male students only twenty-four were selected for the experiment. The twenty-four males were randomly assigned roles to either become a prisoner or prison guard. The experiment was set to happen in the basement of the Stanford psychology building. Professor Zimbardo‚ had high expectations for the experiment and the participants adapted to their roles well beyond what Zimbardo thought. The guards became powerful and knew that they had power over the prisoners. They took the role

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    Reba Simms Psychology ESSAY.  Write your answer in the space provided or on a separate sheet of paper.1)Differentiate between repressed memories‚ recovered memories‚ and false memories.  What does the research support? 2)Explain in detail the Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory. 3)Define the term "reasoning"

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    Acid Rain Webquest   Name: ________Jacob Rough_________________________                               Date: _____3/25/13________   Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are gases released by the burning of fossil fuels. These gases can react with water and oxygen to form acids. Normally‚ rainwater is slightly acidic. But the additional acid that enters the air when fuels are burned makes it even more acidic. Acid rain can have a harmful effect on fish and other wildlife and upsets the delicate balance

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    is hypothesized that the participants who watched violent videotape would list down a higher number of aggressive associations to the homonyms in comparisons to those who watched a non-violent videotape (Bushman‚ 1998). The participants were 200 psychology undergraduate students who voluntarily participated‚ 100 of which are men and another 100 are women. One group of participants were tasked to watch violent videotape and another group of participants were tasked to watch a non-violent videotape

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    Seminar Eating disorders Janet Treasure‚ Angélica M Claudino‚ Nancy Zucker This Seminar adds to the previous Lancet Seminar about eating disorders‚ published in 2003‚ with an emphasis on the biological contributions to illness onset and maintenance. The diagnostic criteria are in the process of review‚ and the probable four new categories are: anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ binge eating disorder‚ and eating disorder not otherwise specified. These categories will also be broader than they

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