University of Phoenix Material Week Eight Homework Exercise Answer the following questions covering material from Ch. 14 of Methods in Behavioral Research: 1. What is replication‚ and what role does it play in increasing the external validity or generalizability of a study? In what way is the IRB involved in using participants in a research study? Replication is when a study can be done again and the same general results are found. If a study is highly replicable‚ that means that it can be done
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to be re-assured that she is on the right track and ahead of most students • takes responsibilities seriously • she is very focused on task at hand and probably doesn’t like multitasking The subject I have chose is quiet‚ academic and quite self disciplined. She is from oriental decent and has a casual dressing style. Body language most times shows some stiffness but
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Self-harm does not discriminate against any gender‚ race educational background‚ age‚ sexual orientation‚ social economic status or religion. It affects a multitude of people around the world. Self-harm‚ or self- injury is the act of intentionally injuring one’s own body that typically leaves behind marks or can even do damage to body tissues. It is used as a coping mechanism most of the time. Self- injury can include cutting‚ burning (”branding”)‚ picking at skin‚ picking at scabs‚ re-opening wounds
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ORGANIZER: IB Psychology – ABNORMAL (Day 2 – Option) Learning Outcomes General framework (applicable to all topics in this option): MAIN INFO: Theories/Topics/People/Studies/Methodology/Notes Text (pgs) |To what extent do biological‚ cognitive | |136-137 | |and sociocultural factors influence |*Behavioral measures (like intelligence and short-term memory)
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Athena Hung AP Psych Semester 1 Review 1/14/2014 I. Social Psychology Major Studies & Key People Asch Study Conformity Lie about length of line‚ see if victim agrees Milgram Obedience See if victim keeps agreeing to shock person in pain Zimbardo Prison Study Role playing The more one acts‚ the more real it becomes Group Processes Helping Behavior Altruism: unselfish regard for the welfare of others Kitty Genovese: “Thirty-Eight Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police” Bystander effect:
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activation caused by two sets of stimulus photographs – A photos and L photos (Autobiographical vs. Laboratory) A and L photos activated many of the same structures in the brain A photos activated regions associated with processing information about the self‚ memory for visual space‚ and recollection Activation reflects richness of experiencing autobiographical memories as compared to laboratory memories AM can elicit emotions‚ in the amygdala Memory over the Lifespan Events that become significant
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Theory of Personality Todd Overstreet Liberty University Abstract Studies of personality have a varied and broad history within psychology. Some of these major theories include behaviorist‚ biological‚ evolutionary‚ humanistic‚ trait perspective‚ psychodynamic‚ philosophical‚ and social learning perspective. There are a lot of researchers and psychologists that do not identify themselves with a specific perspective. Many researchers also do not have a theory on personality
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The Self: Who I Am George T. Jackson‚ Psych/555 Social Psychology October 3‚ 2011 Diana Dobier The Self: Who I Am Who I am defined the actual me‚ not just what an individual sees on the outside‚ but he or she sees the depths that make me who I really am. People believe that it is a person’s career‚ financial status‚ or his position within a company‚ or the
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Introduction to Psychology Reading Notes Chapter 2 – the Methods of Psychology Conjoined twins share a blood supply‚ part of a skull and some brain tissue Two kinds of doctors in ancient Greece Dogmatists: thought the best way to understand illness was to develop therories about the body’s functions Empiricists: thought that the best way to understand illness was to observe sick people Empiricism: Originally a Greek school of medicine that stressed the importance of observation‚ and now
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Points Awarded 46.00 Points Missed 4.00 Percentage 92.0% Correct 1. For Freud‚ the moral guardian of personality is the ______. A) superego B) id C) ego D) libido Feedback: Correct. The superego is the moral voice. Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): A Correct 2. You are quite hungry but don’t have a dime to your name. If you were described as "all id and only id’" what would you do? A) Use the defense mechanism of denial to thwart the hunger pangs until an appropriate
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