LEARNING THEORIES BASED ON BEHAVIORAL PERSPECTIVES Behaviorism is a school of thought in psychology based on the assumption that learning occurs through interactions with the environment (Cherry‚2011). Two other assumptions of this theory are that the environment shapes behaviour and that taking internal mental states into consideration is useless in explaining behaviour. Ivan Pavlov‚ a Russian physiologist discovered the classical conditioning in the 1920s. Classical conditioning focuses on
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Q. Describe and evaluate two psychological theories of interpersonal attraction. In this consider the extent to which attraction is determined by cultural and social factors‚ rather than an act of choice. A. Attraction can be considered as a relatively simple process‚ which has a number of different forms such as friendships‚ sexual attraction and romantic love. There are various factors and processes which are involved in attraction‚ which will be covered in this essay. Interpersonal attraction
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Maloney 18th October 2011 Approved…………… Explain the basics of cognitive theory in relation to the development of abnormal behavior. Use Aaron T. Beck and Albert Ellis as theorists for reference. If you believe the saying ’Perception is everything‚’ then you may well be a cognitivist. According to the cognitive perspective‚ people engage in abnormal behavior because of particular thoughts and behaviors that are often based upon their false
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Discuss two social psychological theories of aggression (24 marks) One social psychological theory of aggression is social learning theory. SLT argues that like all behaviour‚ aggression is learned through both direct and indirect reinforcement. Behaviour which is reinforced‚ be that positively or negatively – positive reinforcement occurs when the behaviour causes desired outcomes‚ negative reinforcement occurs when the behaviour causes undesirable outcomes - is more likely to be learned and repeated
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of assessment). | SELF-REPORT | A method of gathering data about people by asking them questions about a sample of their behavior. | Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2: A widely used self-report test that identifies people with psychological difficulties and is employed to predict some everyday behaviors. | PROTECTIVE | A test in which a person is shown an ambiguous stimulus and asked and asked to describe it or tell a story about it. | Rorschach: The TAT consists of a series of
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Feminist gender theory Biological and psychological approaches to gender have been extensively criticized by feminist researchers for their essentialist explanations of gender. According to feminist approaches‚ gender is socially and culturally defined‚ in that it is related to social‚ economic and cultural status‚ and power in society (Richardson‚ 2008). From a feminist point of view‚ female development is shaped and maintained by the socio-cultural context of patriarchy (Impett‚ Schooler‚ & Tolman
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Unit 29 Assignment 1: * P1 Explain the principal psychological perspectives applied to the understanding of the development of individuals * M1 Discuss the principal psychological perspectives applied to the understanding of the development of individuals * D1 Evaluate the principal psychological perspectives applied to the understanding of the development of individuals There are numerous debates in regards to developmental psychology. One of the main debates to begin with is nature
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re used Perspectives Paper Psychology as we know is the study of the mind and human behavior. Since earlier years‚ there has been research performed to find out how individuals think‚ feel‚ and act. There are many different perspectives that psychologists use as a means of studying human behavior and how individuals think and feel. One of those perspectives is known as the Behavioral Perspective. The main focus of this perspective is behaviors that are learned. The difference between behaviorism
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attaining the most basic rights for African Americans. This Movement focused on the fundamental issues that for White Americans were a basic right. They were freedom‚ respect‚ dignity‚ and economic and social equality. This was a movement of ordinary people who made the difficult decision to stand up for what they believe in. They did this knowing that there would be a price to pay‚ whether it be being jailed‚ assaulted‚ or in some cases even killed. The sociological and psychological motivation behind
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Let alone‚ one topic that resonated with me is the topic about psychological disorders. I didn’t really know a lot of the disorders that this topic talk is about but after the course and the topic‚ I was able to understand different kinds of disorders that affects one and what one can do to prevent all those disorders. For instance‚ obsessive-compulsive disorders were one of the disorders that resonated me because learning this disorder enabled me to understand more how people get stressed. In the
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