Lecture in General Psychology The Science of Psychology Psychology is derived from the Greek words psyche and logos‚ meaning soul and study. To the Greek‚ Psychology is simply a study of the soul. Psychology is defined as the scientific study of the behavior of living organisms‚ with special attention to human behavior. It is chiefly concerned with what makes people behave as they do. Psychologists are interested in topics such as learning‚ emotion‚ intelligence‚ heredity and environment
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Bautista III‚ Romeo J. June 30‚ 2012 BSHRM General Psychology TOPIC: Trauma Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event like an accident‚ rape or natural disaster. Immediately after the event‚ shock and denial are typical. Longer term reactions include unpredictable emotions‚ flashbacks‚ strained relationships and even physical symptoms like headaches or nausea. While these feelings are normal‚ some people have difficulty moving on with their lives. Psychologists can
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10/01/2013 General Psychology Operational definitions - Academic achievement depends on the student. A child could have maladaptive strategies but also exhibit norm breaking behavior. - The ability to match faces with corresponding names is easier done if one is to see the persons face first and then write down the name‚ also one will be able to remember the faces for a longer length of time this way; rather than showing the name and having to give facial characteristics. Neurons - Dendrites
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Classical condition could also cause phobias to develop. Phobias Perhaps one day a person hears the sound of a car honking its horn and then sees the car crash into something or maybe even them. They may develop a phobia of car horns or driving in general. The sound of the horn is not the cause of the phobia‚ but rather the fact that the person has become conditioned to fear a crash when they hear the honking of a horn. A phobia we hear a lot of people say that they have is claustrophobia; the fear
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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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What I have learned in this class… I learned a great deal about where people come from and how taking sociology would help me a great deal in my nursing career. Sociology takes cultures as a group instead of looking at an individual. As the saying goes; “It takes a village to raise a child.” We are who we are not only from the way we were raised but also by the environment and culture in which we are surrounded by. The medical field deals a lot with ethics and there are so many ethical questions
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Review Test Submission: Psyc 2301-Test 2 * Question 1 2 out of 2 points | | | The correct order for the three stages of memory Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | sensory memory‚ short-term memory‚ long-term memory | Correct Answer: | sensory memory‚ short-term memory‚ long-term memory | | | | | * Question 2 2 out of 2 points | | | Which of the following persons are attempting to alter their state of consciousness?Answer | | | |
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I never liked to think a lot about college‚ the reason is that I was afraid that I was not going to do good there. I was afraid of my classes because I knew that it was going to be challenging for me and specially English. English has not been my best subject. I just don’t think I am good enough with my writing. I would always struggle to get an idea of what to write. I never expected to get good grades on my assignment specifically essays‚ but not only that. Reading was difficult too‚ I could not
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What I learned in D.A.R.E What I learned in dare is that when you do tobacco‚ alcohol‚ & drugs it can really mess up your life. Then when it ruins your life you probably will make you realize that you have nobody supporting you. Yet if you don’t do any of it you might actually get better grades if you had bad grades. Then another thing I learned was that you can be under pressure on yourself if you are doing something you’re not supposed to be doing. Another type of pressure is
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I technically “finished” high school and now I’m taking a vocational nursing class. In my practical nursing class‚ I’ve learned many skills and techniques‚ but not only to use in the clinical setting‚ but in my daily life. As a matter of fact‚ I believe I learned more about myself while in this class than I learned in my whole life. For instance‚ I learned that I am a huge procrastinator. This class has taught me how to prioritize and problem solve. For example‚ I know I have a huge test coming up
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