Personality Psychology The study of personality and individual differences Social influence Social Class Attachment Persuasion Family Prejudice & Discrimination Gender & Gender Differences Attraction & Relationships We construct our social reality Our social intuitions are often powerful but sometime perilous Social Influences Shape our behavior Personal attitudes and dispositions also shape behavior Social behavior is biologically rooted Social psychology principles
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Psychology can be defined as the scientific process by which behavior and mental processes are studied and categorized. The roots‚ of which date‚ back to classical Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle. The defining difference between the two schools of thought has become knows as “nature v. nurture.” Plato advocated nature‚ known as nativist view‚ which seeks to define one’s actions based on the assumption that we are endowed with certain‚ intrinsic modes of behavior. Alternately‚ Aristotle
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Vocabulary Module 1: 1. Psychology- scientific study of behavior and mental processes 2. Basic research- pure science that ais to increase the scientific knowledge base 3. Applied research- scientific study that aims to solve practical problems 4. Structuralism- theory that the structure of conscious experience could be understood by analyzing the basic elements of thoughts ad sensation 5. Gestalt Psychology- Psychological perspective that emphasized our tendency to integrate
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criminal psychology a beginner’s guide From anarchism to artificial intelligence and genetics to global terrorism‚ Beginner’s Guides equip readers with the tools to fully understand the most challenging and important debates of our age. Written by experts in a clear and accessible style‚ books in this series are substantial enough to be thorough but compact enough to be read by anyone wanting to know more about the world they live in. anarchism democracy the palestine–israeli conflict ruth
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is “not merely the absence of diseases or infirmity” (WHO‚ 2000). Contrary to typical understanding of the psychology fields‚ positive psychology is a science of positive subjective experiences and positive traits‚ positive institution that promise to improve the quality of life and prevent pathologies (Csikszentmihalyi and Seligman‚ 2000). There are 3 levels of analysis for positive psychology; subjective level refers to the subjective experiences such as well-being‚ contentment‚ and satisfaction
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Psychology Perspectives An approach is a perspective/view that involves certain assumptions like beliefs‚ about human behaviour‚ the way they function‚ which aspects of them are worthy of study and what research methods are appropriate for undertaking this study. Each perspective has its strengths and weaknesses‚ and brings something different to our understanding of human behaviour. For this reasons‚ it is important that psychology does have different perspectives to the understanding and study
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had a famous saying in his inaugural speech‚ “let us never negotiate out of fear‚ but let us never fear to negotiate.” On some level‚ negotiation is a mental game. We can learn from psychology that people’s needs‚ motives and behavior are closely related. What in a person’s mind affect his behavior‚ so psychology of business negotiation has important impact on the behavior in negotiation. Using psychological knowledge in negotiations will help people
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It has been identified that through sports psychology one can improve their physical ability and performance. Sports psychology is the study of how the mind‚ mental states and behaviour effect sporting performance. There are several sport psychology techniques‚ which have helped me become a better volleyball player. These techniques include planning for performance‚ controlling arousal levels‚ mental rehearsal and concentration. The first technique of planning for performance is all about goal
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religions and continents‚ it is a concept that has been around for ages. If this is such an enduring concept across time what is meditation. Meditation has many forms and practices‚ but for the basis of this paper the answer to that question lies in one psychology study were the established the three common core criteria needed in meditation. The three core criteria a meditative practice needs are; first a defined technique‚ second logic relaxation‚ and third it has to be a self-induced state. The study was
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What is psychology? = it is the scientific study of the mental processes’ and behavior What is the mind? = the mind is the means by which people perceive‚ think‚ and feel = mental processes. Behavior is simply what people do. Psychologists study the mind and behavior and anything that influences them‚ including childhood experiences‚ brain activity‚ genetics‚ friends and family‚ cultural norms‚ etc. Psy brings together many other disciplines eg. biology‚ philosophy‚ anthropology‚ computer
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