For this assignment I propose to look at the causes‚ effects and treatment of Addictive Behaviours primarily focusing on substance abuse i.e. drugs. The main body of my research shall derive from a UK study on addictive behaviours defining attentional bias for substance-related stimuli‚ the effects of attentional bias manipulation on craving and substance use and the treatments available. I shall also support my investigations through theoretical synthesis and conclude with the importance of understanding
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Gagnon‚ S.‚ Soulard‚ K.‚ Brasgold‚ M.‚ & Kreller‚ J. (2007). Effects of normal aging on memory for multiple contextual features. Brain and Cognition‚ 64(3)‚ 208-216. MacKinnon‚ D. P.‚ Geiselman‚ R. E.‚ & Woodward‚ J. A. (1985). The effects of effort on stroop interference. Acta Psychologica‚ 58(3)‚ 225-235. Noble‚ C. E. (1952). The role of stimulus meaning (r) in serial verbal learning. Journal of Experimental Psychology‚ 43(6)‚ 437-446. Radvansky‚ G. A.‚ Gibson‚ B. S.‚ & McNerney‚ M. W. (2011). Synesthesia
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Matrix subtest which required the child to fill in the missing section with one of the five options given to them. In addition‚ children had to take five more executive function tests‚ which included the Digit Span‚ Phonological Fluency‚ Sun-Moon Stroop‚ Tower of Hanoi‚ and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) The Digit span had two different versions‚ forward and backward‚ which consisted of recalling a list of digits in order and then recall them in reverse order. Moreover‚ the Phonological Fluency
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Cognitive Psychology‚ Sixth Edition‚ Robert J. Sternberg Chapter 4 Chapter 4: Attention and Consciousness Cognitive Psychology‚ Sixth Edition‚ Robert J. Sternberg Chapter 4 Some Questions of Interest • What are some of the functions of attention? • What are some theories to explain attentional processes? • Can we actively process information‚ even if we are not aware of doing so? Cognitive Psychology‚ Sixth Edition‚ Robert J. Sternberg Chapter 4 Main Functions of Attention 1. 2. 3. 4. Signal
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gave her their full attention. She took her seat at the head of the table and motioned for everybody else to sit down. Her head of defense‚ *A.N.O. second in comand‚ and the General of the A.N.O. Air Force were on her right and on her left was Tyson Stroop‚ General of the 83rd Army‚ Heinrich Borman‚ General of the 107th Army‚ and Major General Zeno Travis from the 23rd Infantry Division. "Thankyou gentleman for coming on such short notice. My apologizes for running a bit late myself. I’ve called this
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The main motive of this photograph is essentially a global history of the Jewish people. It is very specific‚ sad and instructive. In order to properly clarify this picture‚ we have to start from the beginning‚ shed light on the history of the Jewish people‚ and pay particular attention to the dark times during the Holocaust‚ and particularly refer to the Jewish understanding of the holiday. Jewish history tells us about how the Jewish people lived from the time when they appeared up to the present
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PSY 339 Lecture Fear Learning in Humans- Learning to be Afraid Learning- a relatively permanent change in an organism’s behavior due to experience this occurs through ASSOCIATION – PAVLOV Classical Conditioning a previously neutral stimulus (CS)-red square- gets paired with the unconditioned stimulus (US) – lightening bolt- RESULT- CS elicits fear (CR) How do we measure fear in Pavlovian Conditioning? Freezing‚ Vocalization (ultrasonic for rodents)‚ Increase in acoustic startle response‚ skin
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February 27‚ 2013 • Genetics basics • Chromosomes contained in the nucleus • 23 pairs of chromosomes • A gene is a segment of a DNA strip • mRNA forms complementary to the DNA strip • mRNA codes for amino acid sequences • Amino acid sequences form proteins • Mendelian genetics • Allele = portion of a chromosome that is coding for a particular characteristic • Pairs of alleles (one on each chromosome) • Heterozygous vs. homozygous • Complete dominance: the dominant allele dictates the
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Name: Auriol Pedro Topic: Bilingual Education General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about what bilingual education is and how it is important. Thesis Statement: Bilingual education means instruction in two languages. It refers to a range of classroom strategies that include instruction in the student’s primary language. I. Introduction: A. Attention Getter: In 1998‚ California voters passed Proposition 227‚ an initiative that limits non-English language instruction for
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REPORT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT Confidential Material NAME: Sebastian Smith DATE OF BIRTH: 5/8/1985 CHRONOLOGICAL AGE: 16 years 3 months PARENTS: Mary Smith & Sebastian Smith GRADE: completed ninth grade DATES OF ASSESSMENT: 7/17; 7/27/01 DATE OF REPORT: 8/3/01 INDENTIFYING DATA AND REASON FOR REFERRAL: Sebastian is a 16 years 3 months old Caucasian adolescent‚ who was referred for a psychological evaluation to determine his current cognitive and emotional status. Sebastian has a long
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