Factors to consider in evaluation: 1.cultural bias in the instrument or clinician 2. Theoretical orientation 3.Underemphasis on the external situation 4.insufficient validation 5.inaccurate data Classification system: • -delinates meaningful subvarieties of maladaptive behavior • -first step in the nature‚ causes‚ and treatment process of a disorder • -provides a means of universal communication regarding abnormal behavior • -the product of human invention-disorders can be “constructs”
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Vocabulary/Terms: Memory- the persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information. importance- research on a memories extremes has helped us understand how memory works.  Working Memory- a newer understanding of short-term memory that focuses on conscious‚ active processing of incoming auditory and visual-spatial information‚ and of information retrieved from long-term memory. importance- better understanding of Atkinson and Shiffrin’s second stage‚ concentrates
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CASE 1 Case 1: Rico is a six-year old boy who does not want to eat his vegetables. His mother knows how important it is for Rico to be conditioned into a vegetable diet to avoid future health ailments. Rico’s family has a condition of hypertension and his mother does not want him at risk. Using counter-conditioning‚ how will you condition Rico to eat vegetables? Stage 1: Stage 2: Stage 3: Every six-year old boy loves smoothies and juices and Rico will probably like that too. In this study
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1. (Points: 4) | | The branch of psychology that is focused on understanding the internal physical events and processes that correspond with our experiences and behavior is called:1. biological psychology.2. cognitive physiology.3. forensic psychology.4. clinical psychology. | | Save Answer | | 2. (Points: 4) | | Neurons are:1. highly specialized cells that produce myelin.2. highly specialized cells that receive and transmit information from one area of the body to another
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PSYCH 305 observation paper The setting that I chose to observe is a Sunday morning Methodist Church service that included a baptism. It is Sunday morning at 6am and the church is pretty crowded. The candidates that are awaiting baptism are lined up on the front pew of the church; and they are all dressed in white. The reverend is speaking at the front of the church and he is dressed in white as well. The candidates are of a mixed crowd consisting of men‚ woman‚ teens‚ boys and girls.
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In The Great Crash 1929‚ John Kenneth Galbraith considers the significance of the stock market crash of 1929 and the depression which followed. In the introduction‚ which was included for the 1988 release‚ he discusses the comparisons between the Great Crash of 1929 and the Crash of 1987. He refers to the date October 19‚ 1987‚ as "the most devastating day in the history of financial markets at least since the bursting of the South Sea Bubble." He asks‚ how many economists and investors were
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How does the Psych of Religion resolve conflict between Science and Religion? In the past‚ both hard and soft sciences have been a link through which we could factually explain everything‚ down to the origins of life. Unfortunately‚ human behavior has proven itself to be far more complex than advocates of human sciences could imagine. The “brave new world” promised by new technologies has turned out to be just as dominated by war and injustices as those “primitive” religious cultures. Peace‚ many
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Watching movies has been one of the most popular forms of entertainment. Different people have different was to enjoy the movies. Some prefer going to the movie theaters while others like watching DVDs at home. From my point of view‚ the better place to view a movie is in theaters. There are three main reasons for my answer. Firstly‚ movie theaters are well equipped to give the best quality to viewers. It cannot be denied that theaters can bring viewers a more realistic sensation and more amazing
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significance of his life and to pursue the essence of happiness. At first‚ he thought that if he escaped from the hypocritical society he would gain freedom and the life he hoped. Therefore‚ he continued to seek broad natural space which was not bounded by social rules. “McCandless was thrilled to be on his way north‚ and he was relieved as well—relieved that he had again evaded the impending threat of human intimacy‚ of friendship‚ and all the messy emotional baggage that comes with it” (55). The reason why
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PSYCH Ch. 3 Neurosystem (Central Nervous System) CNS – Brain & Spinal Cord (Peripheral) PNS Soma – cell body‚ contains nucleus and much of chemical machinery common to most cells Dendrite – part of neuron that is specialized to receive information Axon – transmits information away from the soma to other neurons/muscles/glands Action potential – brief period where channels open and it changes chemical reaction within cell Absolute Refractory Period – minimum length of time after an
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