1 Topic: The Science of Behaviour Textbook Pages: 4-24 THE NATURE OF PSYCHOLOGY Psychology: The Scientific study of behaviour and the mind. Behaviour: Actions and responses that we can directly observe. Mind: Internal states and processes‚ such as thoughts and feelings‚ that cannot be seen directly and that must be inferred from observable‚ measurable responses. Clinical Psychology: Subfield where psychologists study and treat mental disorders. Cognitive Psychology: Specializes in
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“Science is a relationship between what we can represent and think about and what’s actually’ out there; it’s an extension of good mapmaking”. Q: In your opinion‚ how effective is the “mapmaking” of science? How close has it got us to the reality out there? Science is the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment. I believe that science is a mixture of what we see
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Sociology as a Social Science Social Science is defined as the hypernym of the academic disciplines concerning the human society and its social relationships. A hyponym of Social Science and is coined as the Queen of Social Sciences is Sociology. Sociology is a scientific study that seeks to discover interrelationships between people and societies and how an individual lives in the context of a group or society he or she lives in. Having said that‚ studying and understanding sociology is indeed
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Managerial economics Definition * economics * ADAM SMITH - According to ADAM SMITH (Father of economics)‚ economics is the “science of wealth”. According to him the acquisition of wealth is the main objective of human activity. Therefore it is necessary to study how wealth is produced. This is the subject mater of the economics… * ALFERED MARSHELL: - According to ALFERED MARSHELL‚” political economy or economics is the study of means and action in the ordinary business of life
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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Academic field of study concerned with human behavior in organizations; also called organizational psychology. It covers topics such as motivation‚ group dynamics‚ leadership‚ organization structure‚ decision making‚ careers‚ conflict resolution‚ and organizational development . When this subject is taught in busi- ness schools‚ it is called organizational behavior; when it is taught in psychology departments‚ it is called organizational psychology. Organizational behavior is an
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Is psychology a science? Psychology being categorised under the name science‚ can often lead to disputes within the field of sciences. Psychology is the observation of behaviour and thought process of the human mind‚ within itself it is a vital source of knowledge‚ such as how biology‚ chemistry and physics provides a source of knowledge that is vital to humans and the environment. Science can be seen as the study of natural behaviours and physical aspects of the world‚ this definition within itself
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1 Examination-2014 Quantitative Techniques QUIZ TEST (Answer All Questions) Time – 20 mins Full Marks – 10 (10 x 1) 1. The GM of a set of five numbers is 2. The GM of a set of four numbers is 4. What is the GM of the numbers if both the sets considered together? 2. What do you mean by bi-modal incase of measures of central tendency? 3. If mean and SD are 50 and 10 then what is the value of Coefficient of Variation. 4. What is the empirical relationship between Mean‚ Median and
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Chapter 3 3-1. Concert Opportunity Cost You won a free ticket to see a Brice Springsteen concert ( assume the ticket has no resale value). U2 has a concert the same night‚ and this represents your next best alternative activity. Tickets to the U2 concert cost $80‚ and on any particular day‚ you would be willing to pay up to $100 to see this band. Assume that there are no additional costs of seeing either show. Based on the information presented here‚ what is the opportunity cost of seeing
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Week 7 : Week 7 - Exam #1 Time Remaining: | | 1. What phrase is often used interchangeably with the phrase market capitalization? (Points : 1) Market value Open Interest Trading volume Notional value | 2. Assume that an investor lends 100 shares of Jiffy‚ Inc. common stock to a short seller. The bid-ask prices are $32.00 - $32.50. When the position is closed the bid-ask prices are $32.50 - $33.00. The commission rate is 0.5%. The market interest
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LECTURE 7: ANGER ANGER OR EXASPERATION: Anger is a general and conventional commotion with a huge range of intensity‚ from mild irritation and frustration to rage. It is a counteraction to a perceived threat to ourselves‚ whom we love‚ things which we own‚ our self-image‚ or some part of self identity. Anger is an alarming bell that tells us that something is wrong. COMPONENTS OF ANGER: Anger has three components: * Physical reactions‚ usually starting with a rush of adrenaline and responses
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