PSS110 Introduction to Psychology 1 Reference: Chapters 1 & 2: Burton‚ Westen and Kowalski‚ 2011 Acknowledgements: Slide preparation by Dr Tania Signal of CQUniversity for Wiley; Original note preparation by Dr Stephen Theiler & Dr Lorraine Fleckhammer for Swinburne University. 1 PSS110 Introduction to Psychology 1 By the end of this lesson you should have a good grasp of these learning objectives. These notes will form a valuable supplement to your own reading from the text. Read
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Madeline Anderson General Psychology 300 October 22‚ 2012 Erika Redmond Abstract This paper discusses the major schools of thought in psychology and examines the major underlying assumptions. This includes the two major schools of thought that are very important in psychology‚ being structuralism functionalism. I also discuss and identify the primary biological foundations of psychology linked to behavior. Throughout the paper psychological research is explored. The goal of this paper is to
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history. Motivation can be‚ you just want to say‚ I tried and at the end of the day you did the best you could. Motivation can come from and be a lot of things. Motivation is the force that initiates‚ guides and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. It is what causes us to take action‚ whether to grab a snack to reduce hunger or enroll in college to earn a degree. The forces that lie beneath motivation can be biological‚ social‚ emotional or cognitive in nature. Researchers have developed a number of different
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Introduction to Psychology Review from Last Class: Pre-Psychology Psychology; Are humans like animals or do we have something special? Modern Roots of Pyschology Early physiologists (Sechnov‚ Pavlov‚ Broca) brain can explain behaviour Wundt behaviour (the mind) can be measured scientifically using laboratory techniques Titchener introspection can provide clues to the mind James functionalism: how depends on why Freud ‘nuf said Other influential branches Gestalt Behaviorists
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Chapter 13- Personality 10-12 questions Definition of Personality Pg. 514 Big Qs • Origin/growth? • Definition/ core components? • Stability/ prediction? Theories • See summary table pg. 543 • Psychoanalytic Freud • Quote “You are what you were.” • Major Emphasis • Early childhood experience • Role of the unconscious and “scaffold of mind” • Ego- Rational component‚ mediating‚ ruled by reality principle • Id- Irrational component‚ impulsive‚ ruled by pleasure
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hypothesis Chapter 11 The factors that help/encourage relationship development Proximity Physical attraction Similarity Liking those that like us Chapter 12 Why do we help? Social exchange theory Social responsibility norm Evolutionary psychology Genuine altruism hypothesis When will we help and who is more likely to help? Chapter 13 The Prisoner’s Dilemma Tragedy of the Commons Psyc 315 Final Exam Study Guide Your final exam is made up of three essay questions (30 pts each)‚ two
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CHILD PSYCH FIRST DRAFT FINAL AND LAST ONE AND ITS EFFECTS ON CHILD ’S AND THEIR PARENTS ACCORDINGLY PATTERN OF CHILD PSCYHIATRY EMERGENCIES AND CONSULTS Global prevalence of mental disorders in Child and Adolescent (C&A) is about 20%. Approximately 85% of them reside in developing countries. There is an increase in presentation of C&A with mental health disorders to emergency department and as consultations from other departments. The aim of our study is to report pattern of referrals from emergency
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Organizational explanations of deviance has various or numerous elements that might cause misconduct since small work groups have their own influences while isolated work groups develop their own climate that might not conform or go along with the organizational ethics. From what I understand a group of individuals in some sort of organization that are using the power that they have in an unethical way. An example of an organizational explanation or defiance is employees using company vehicles for
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Psychology January 8th‚ 2014 Chapter 9: Intelligence and Psychological Testing Key Concepts in Psychological Testing Standardization - Test norms - Standardization group Reliability - Correlation coefficient Validity - Content validity (ex. Acadia entrance test thats only math based‚ not fair to all) - Criterion-related validity (ex. test is able to predict something important - Construct validity Characteristics of a good test - Reliability: test-retest (test again)‚ split half (score
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Psych 09-2 Psychology of Human Development SY 2011 – 2012 Second Semester Week No. 6-7 of 17 (Jan. 16-20‚ 2012) Instructions: Please read the following topics carefully Use Search engines to find details Refer to Video server sites to find supplementary tutorials‚ and provide the links to your assignment reply. References: Berger‚ KS (2008) The Developing Person Through the Life Span‚ Seventh Edition Worth Publishers Topic: The Play Years: Biosocial Development‚ Cognitive Development
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