CHAPTER 1: NATURE OF PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY • It is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes • Greek word: psyche or soul; logos or study RELATION OF PSYCHOLOGY TO OTHER SCIENCES • Anthropology • Biology • Chemistry • Psychiatry • Sociology GOALS OF PSYCHOLOGY • Describe behavior • Predict behavior • Explain behavior • Control or change behavior HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY (Early Schools of Thought)
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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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EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND CURRICULUM STUDIES EP 605: GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY LECTURER: PROF. A.S. MBISE STUDENT’S NAME: SAMSON PENDO REGISTRATION NUMBER: 2012-06-00998 DATE: 6th November‚ 2012 ASSIGNMENT 1 1 (a) with reference to 4 recent psychologists (2006) + years. Write down their versions of definition of psychology. Be sure to
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ALPES S.A.: A JOINT VENTURE PROPOSAL (A) Situation Analysis Internal Analysis (Charles River Laboratories) Strength: The Company has potential customers in more than 15 countries worldwide such as biotechnology firms‚ animal health‚ medical device‚ hospitals‚ academic institutions and government agencies. Then‚ CRL is market leader of industry about commercial production and supply of laboratory animal models. Weakness: Cost per unit for produce SPF egg was more expensive than normal egg
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Biological Psychology? It is the study of the physiological‚ evolutionary‚ and developmental mechanisms of behavior and experience. It is synonymous with the terms biopsychology‚ physiological‚ and behavioral neuroscience. Much of biological psychology is devoted to studying brain functioning. Physiology is the study of body processes- the dynamic of tissue and organ system of the body. It is the study of the physiological basis of human and animal behavior. Areas of Biological Psychology Mix
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Personal Reflection A.The very first event that I can recall that is related to my psychosocial development was when I was in my middle school years. Around the age of twelve I began to try different styles and sports. I experimented with these simple aspects and found out multiple examples of who I wasn’t. Looking back I can remember the now embarrassing moments of trying to fit in with different groups. I thought skateboarding was cool back then and when I tried it out‚ it was not fun. There actually
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BOWENIAN FAMILY THERAPY The genogram of the bowenian family therapy shows the relationship between 3 generation between father and mother with their family and there relation with each other and with there daughter including there familys relation with each other . The father is the 3rd son in the family and he have 2 brothers and 1 sister and the following. A. The father has normal(moderate)relationship
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Career Development & Counseling: CNSL 665 BXA Assignment # 8 Due Date: Monday‚ November 7 or 14‚ 2011 Read Chapter 9: Career Counseling for Multicultural Groups Pages 210-234 Page 234: Supplementary Learning Exercises Do: # 2‚ 3‚ 7 2) How would you explain the difference between individualism and collectivism? A) In individualistic societies‚ the goals of individuals are valued more highly than the goals of the group. Individuals are rewarded for behaving
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INTELLIGENCE INTO WISDOM; HIDE AND SEEK “The beginning of wisdom is to work to acquire it. At the cost of all you possess‚ strive to gain insight (PROVERBS 4:7).” We all have the wisdom as we are born in this world. Exercise on wisdom and working on it‚ produces a vast knowledge in which in that way‚ we could be wise. That is how wisdom could be acquired but the question is. Are we striving to acquire wisdom or are we striving to gain insights? That is the thing that we should mark on our mind
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Chapter 13 * Examples such as UFO sightings‚ cow mutilations by aliens‚ and crop circles demonstrate how ____social comparison_____________ can lead to mass hysteria and collective delusions. * The main task of the Solomon Asch studies was judging line lengths>>> conformity * one third * How many confederates did Asch find maximized the likelihood of conformity occurring? B) 4 * parametric studies * Masami‚ a Japanese female * Autokinetic effect * Deindividuation
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