Social Psychology (PSY403) VU Lesson 01 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Aims Introduction of social psychology is a very important discipline of psychology. Objectives 1. Defining social psychology. 2. Introduce main content and subject matter of social psychology in relations to different questions of interest in this discipline. General Introduction of the Course Social psychology is the scientific study of how people think‚ influence‚ and relate to one another. It is a comparatively
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DEVC 202 TMA No. 1 LADY OCHEL C. ESPINOSA September 28‚ 2011 [LADY OCHEL C. ESPINOSA] DEVC 202 TMA 1. SOCIETAL PROBLEMS CONTENTS OF THE SCRAPBOOK OF LADY OCHEL C. ESPINOSA as of 28 September 2011 No. Item Description Date 1 Newspaper Webpage INQUIRER OPINION: Commentary on the paradox of growth and persistent poverty by Lila Ramos Shahani‚ June 6‚ 2011issue http://opinion.inquirer.net/5857/the-paradox-ofgrowth-and-persistent-poverty June 10‚ 2011 2
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TMA 01 – Question 1 Mean: The maximum value of a series of measurements (or numbers) divided by the number of those measurements. The definition of the ‘mean’‚ is an array of numbers added together and then divided by the amount of those numbers. The reason the first definition is incorrect is because it isn’t the maximum value of figures‚ it’s the total amount added together. Scientific notation: A notation that represents any number by expressing it as a simple power of ten‚ using a positive
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One of the Six Major Theories of Psychology: Behaviorism Explanation: Behavioral psychology‚ also known as behaviorism‚ is a theory of learning based upon the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning. Conditioning occurs through interaction with the environment. According to behaviorism‚ behavior can be studied in a systematic and observable manner with no consideration of internal mental states. Two other assumptions of this
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Discrimination is by definition a generalized form of racial determination‚ where certain traits are agreed to exist more predominately within particular social groupings (Zack 16). Harris believes that this inevitably leads to the creation of a hierarchy of traits‚ where more positive traits are allotted to certain groups‚ and thus a hierarchy of social groupings‚ for example racism (74). Zack explains that the distribution of traits is established by cultural upbringing (16). Individuals experience
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Psychology is an ever-growing‚ changing‚ developing field. From the early days of Descartes to more resent of Watson‚ psychology always has been an always changing discipline‚ but to go forward‚ you must understand the past and how it came to be. Before psychology there was philosophy. Descartes was around during the end of the Renaissance and in the era of revolutionary developments in science. Born in 1596 to a French lawyer‚ Descartes could understand more than most. When he was in his late
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TMA 2 – Part A: Question 1: 1700x12=£20400 16827/12=£1402.25 1700/100=17x2=34+1700=£1734 1734x12=£20808 17104/12=£1425.33 1402.25x6=£8413.50 1425.33x6=£8551.98+£8413.50=£16965.48/12=£1413.79. Piper’s average net monthly income over one year would be £1413.79. Net income Average month £ per month. Earnings:
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data as discrete or continuous. Briefly explain your answer (10 marks) a) The number of fatalities in an airline crash. b) The height of students in your class. c) The number of green M&M’s in its tube. d) The time it takes for a student to finish his TMA. e) The production of tomatoes by weight 4) Min Soon has been keeping track of her spending. Last week her expenditures for meals eaten out during weekdays are as follows: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Spent(RM) 6.19 5.69 5.95 7.66 14
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January 2012 sessions) FOUNDATION COURSE IN ENGLISH-02 FEG-02 School of Humanities Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi‚ New Delhi- 1 10 068 FOUNDATION COURSE IN ENGLISH-2 (FEG-02) Programme: BDPI2011-12 Course Code: FEG-02 Dear Student‚ You are required to do one assignment for the Foundation Course in English-02. It is a Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA) and carries 100 marks. It covers four blocks of the coursc. Aims: The ’TMA is primarily concerned with assessing your writing
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Learning & Memory 1. Learning Learning = relatively permanent change in behaviour due to experience 1. Learning • Definition implies learning takes place when there is change in behaviour • But changes in behaviour do not always mean learning has taken place • If we look at the definition the changes has to be permanent • This means it has to be long lasting as a result of experience • Most human behaviour is learned behaviour • We will discuss 3 types of
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