PSYCHOLOGY Eva Evangelio- Pacayra Faculty Centro Escolar University School of Science and Technology Department of Psychology PSYCHOLOGY • • is derived from the Greek word “psyche” which means MIND/SOUL and “logos” which means STUDY/KNOWLEDGE is the SCIENTIFIC study of HUMAN BEHAVIOR and MENTAL PROCESSES. The Roots of Psychology • • • • • • • John Locke- blank slate “Tabula Rasa” Wilhelm Wundt- Structuralism (uncovering the fundamental mental components) William James- Functionalism
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http://psychology.about.com Psychology Today‚ psychologists prefer to use more objective scientific methods to understand‚ explain‚ and predict human behavior. Psychological studies are highly structured‚ beginning with a hypothesis that is then empirically tested. The discipline has two major areas of focus: academic psychology and applied psychology. Academic psychology focuses on the study of different sub-topics within psychology including personality‚ social behavior and human development. These psychologists
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Was Just Deserts more about a crisis in rehabilitation and a lack of faith in indeterminate sentencing‚ than any commitment to retributive thinking? Within the various criminal justice systems throughout the world there has been continuous debate as to whether or not the system should be aimed at just punishing criminals for the crime they commit‚ or aim to rehabilitate them in such a way that they do not re-offend and continually re-enter the criminal justice system. Since the dawn of time retributive
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Progressive A Just Cause‚ Not a Just War by Howard Zinn I believe two moral judgments can be made about the present "war": The September 11 attack constitutes a crime against humanity and cannot be justified‚ and the bombing of Afghanistan is also a crime‚ which cannot be justified. And yet‚ voices across the political spectrum‚ including many on the left‚ have described this as a "just war." One longtime advocate of peace‚ Richard Falk‚ wrote in The Nation that this is "the first truly just war since
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Human Morality 19th century Europe religion‚ philosophy and psychology were to topics of conversations in coffee shops‚ newspapers‚ magazines and books. Religion was taking a back seat to in the industrial revolution theologians like Friedrich David Strauss “The Life of Jesus Critically” were teaching Christianity as historical context. Evolution theory of Charles Darwin‚ he battled creationism armed evolution. The birth of new thought processes and the quest for answers about human existence became
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Just Deserts The very meaning of "just deserts" means just that; a reward or punishment in turn for a deed good or bad. In this response‚ the criminal acts and the punishment‚ or lack of is what the discussion will be about. For centuries there have been criminals and when caught‚ these criminals have had some form of punishment. As the world has progressed‚ in many countries the punishment no longer fits the crime. "Upon a pillory - that al the world may see‚ a just desert for such impiety."(
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Subspecialities of Forensic Psychology: Legal Psychology and Correctional Psychology Antonella Zavala MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE CJ240 ABSTRACT Forensic psychology is the science that studies the individuals offender’s behavior. Forensic Science has other sciences that coordinates its goal such as Legal Psychology which will decide whether an offender is on conditions to go or not to court and correctional psychology that will follow the behavior and rehab on an offender
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Psyc 3331 Psychology of Gender Notes 02.02.05 Chapter 1 Key Terms Androcentric bias: discipline of psychology that is largely focused on men and describes men as superior and women as inferior. Bias in Research Methods: bias occurs in every part of the research process-from question formulation and research design to data analysis and interpretation Blatant sexism: occurs when women are treated in a transparently harmful and unequal way. Covert sexism: form of sexism that’s intentional
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PSYCH Chapter One: Psychology and Scientific Thinking What is Psychology? Psychology is the scientific study of the mind‚ brain‚ and behavior. As a discipline‚ psychology spans many levels of analysis. Biological social influences Attachment Need to examine ALL of them: genetic/neurochemical/physiological and mental/behavioral/social level Depression at differing levels of Explanation Molecular level>Neurochemical>Neurological/physiological>Mental>Behavioral>Social Challenging
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Chapter 1 1. Correct Psychology is the study of behavior andYour answer: mental processes. 2. Correct The processes involved in learning‚ memory‚ sensation‚ perception‚ and cognition are investigated by which type of psychologists?Your answer: experimental 3. Correct The scientific method isYour answer: an approach to gaining knowledge that relies on collecting data and hypothesis testing. 4. Correct Which of the following is NOT one of the enduring issues in psychology?Your answer: the Chicken-Egg
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