The Social Life of Scientific Theories: A Case Study from Behavioral
... only to think through what might be the case were the conclusions of a given program to be accepted as true and a basis for action, but also to see how the program is taken up in the larger research and public context. After all, a program to which no one pays attention would not have much social im ...
... only to think through what might be the case were the conclusions of a given program to be accepted as true and a basis for action, but also to see how the program is taken up in the larger research and public context. After all, a program to which no one pays attention would not have much social im ...
Mothers and the Teen Brain: The Contribution of Maternal Presence
... a subsequent inclination for risky behavior that leads to preventable instances of morbidity and mortality. In other words, the brain becomes increasingly sensitive to rewards and adolescents will go to great lengths to experience them. Yet the brain regions associated with self-control and impulse ...
... a subsequent inclination for risky behavior that leads to preventable instances of morbidity and mortality. In other words, the brain becomes increasingly sensitive to rewards and adolescents will go to great lengths to experience them. Yet the brain regions associated with self-control and impulse ...
Communication Neuroscience as a Tool for Health Psychologists
... of health campaigns. Building on traditional focus grouping methods, neural focus groups would utilize neural signals in response to different messages to predict which messages were likely to be successful. This method would combine traditional self-report strategies with neuroimaging to account fo ...
... of health campaigns. Building on traditional focus grouping methods, neural focus groups would utilize neural signals in response to different messages to predict which messages were likely to be successful. This method would combine traditional self-report strategies with neuroimaging to account fo ...
explain-bio-factors-and-memory-handout
... Explain how biological factors may affect one cognitive process Psychologist who explained the links between emotion and memory: ...
... Explain how biological factors may affect one cognitive process Psychologist who explained the links between emotion and memory: ...
Sex Differences in the Functions and Precursors of Adolescent
... some adolescents but not others to rely on aggression to navigate their way through close relationships. Why are some adolescents at greater risk for aggression than others? Exposure to modeling of aggressive behavior in close relationships has emerged as a key risk factor in adolescents’ aggression ...
... some adolescents but not others to rely on aggression to navigate their way through close relationships. Why are some adolescents at greater risk for aggression than others? Exposure to modeling of aggressive behavior in close relationships has emerged as a key risk factor in adolescents’ aggression ...
Psychology of Play (Cont`d)
... • For extrovert: many posi6ve correla6ons between preferences and persuasive strategies sugges6ng that many strategies will appeal to extroverts, which may be due, as researchers explain, to “strong social netw ...
... • For extrovert: many posi6ve correla6ons between preferences and persuasive strategies sugges6ng that many strategies will appeal to extroverts, which may be due, as researchers explain, to “strong social netw ...
Computational methods of analysing nonverbal cues
... which helps to make their minds up about the person speaking, placing value judgements on their words. Nonverbal communication is a series of wordless messages transmitted through aural cues (voice quality, speaking style, rhythm, intonation) and also through visual cues (gestures; body language and ...
... which helps to make their minds up about the person speaking, placing value judgements on their words. Nonverbal communication is a series of wordless messages transmitted through aural cues (voice quality, speaking style, rhythm, intonation) and also through visual cues (gestures; body language and ...
Who’s at the Door? Vantage Point in Threshold Concepts
... “I’ve had the class before.” “Interesting stuff but just another gen ed class.” “Learned a lot but not life changing.” “Not really transformation, but my thought processes on ...
... “I’ve had the class before.” “Interesting stuff but just another gen ed class.” “Learned a lot but not life changing.” “Not really transformation, but my thought processes on ...
Decision-makers seek internal balance, not
... controlling body temperature,” said Paulus. “How humans select a particular course of action may be “Decision-making dysfunctions and resultant in response to raising or lowering that ‘set point’ back to their individual comfort zone. In people with altered neural processing could provide a psychiat ...
... controlling body temperature,” said Paulus. “How humans select a particular course of action may be “Decision-making dysfunctions and resultant in response to raising or lowering that ‘set point’ back to their individual comfort zone. In people with altered neural processing could provide a psychiat ...
AP Psych Name Hall of Fame
... 2. autonomy vs. shame and doubt 3. initiative vs. guilt: 4. industry vs. inferiority: ...
... 2. autonomy vs. shame and doubt 3. initiative vs. guilt: 4. industry vs. inferiority: ...
Multiple Mechanisms of Prime-to-Behavior Effects
... Biases in person perceptions (paths A → D → J or A → D → K → P) Primes can affect perceptions of others, which then determine which goals and behavioral representations are activated. The notion that construct accessibility can affect perceptions of others (Path D) is supported by over three decades ...
... Biases in person perceptions (paths A → D → J or A → D → K → P) Primes can affect perceptions of others, which then determine which goals and behavioral representations are activated. The notion that construct accessibility can affect perceptions of others (Path D) is supported by over three decades ...
The Interindividual-Intergroup Discontinuity Effect
... cooperation and a clear choice for exploitation/competition. They found that the PDG and the chicken matrices were the two that showed a statistically significant tendency for groups to be more exploitative/competitive than individuals. Also, they eliminated the discontinuity effect of the Chicken m ...
... cooperation and a clear choice for exploitation/competition. They found that the PDG and the chicken matrices were the two that showed a statistically significant tendency for groups to be more exploitative/competitive than individuals. Also, they eliminated the discontinuity effect of the Chicken m ...
Psychology - School District of Springfield Township
... • Describe the situational cues giving rise to anger and fear. • Describe the situational cues and individual characteristics giving rise to curiosity and anxiety. • Describe one or more theories of motivation, such as expectancy value, cognitive dissonance, arousal, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, and ...
... • Describe the situational cues giving rise to anger and fear. • Describe the situational cues and individual characteristics giving rise to curiosity and anxiety. • Describe one or more theories of motivation, such as expectancy value, cognitive dissonance, arousal, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, and ...
A Glance Back at a Quarter Century of Social Psychology
... social psychology had a number of salutary consequences for the development of the field. Perhaps the most important of these was to keep the caliber of talent high while social psychology was undergoing enormous growth. By allowing the other half of the human race to participate in the enterprise—a ...
... social psychology had a number of salutary consequences for the development of the field. Perhaps the most important of these was to keep the caliber of talent high while social psychology was undergoing enormous growth. By allowing the other half of the human race to participate in the enterprise—a ...
Document
... 8. You are baby sitting one Friday evening and after the children are in bed you decide to watch the movie 'Scream'. After watching the movie you are sure that you hear sounds coming from the basement and are frightened that there may be a killer in the house. In reality the chances that someone ha ...
... 8. You are baby sitting one Friday evening and after the children are in bed you decide to watch the movie 'Scream'. After watching the movie you are sure that you hear sounds coming from the basement and are frightened that there may be a killer in the house. In reality the chances that someone ha ...
Psychology Course Overview
... 6. Compare and contrast major theories of emotion (e.g., James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, Schachter two-factor theory). 7. Describe how cultural influences shape emotional expression, including variations in body language. 8. Identify key contributors in the psychology of motivation and emotion (e.g., Will ...
... 6. Compare and contrast major theories of emotion (e.g., James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, Schachter two-factor theory). 7. Describe how cultural influences shape emotional expression, including variations in body language. 8. Identify key contributors in the psychology of motivation and emotion (e.g., Will ...
Social Sciences - University of Alaska Southeast
... The Social Science program at UAS fulfills this aim by stressing the importance of method, concept, and theory in the study of human origins, development, thought, behavior, and institutions. ...
... The Social Science program at UAS fulfills this aim by stressing the importance of method, concept, and theory in the study of human origins, development, thought, behavior, and institutions. ...
Neisser and Harsch (1992) - ISN Psychology Class of 2016
... and has a higher ecological validity that laboratory experiments on memory Participants were psychology students who participated in exchange for course credits and may not be representative The degree of emotional arousal when witnessing a shocking public event may be different from experiencin ...
... and has a higher ecological validity that laboratory experiments on memory Participants were psychology students who participated in exchange for course credits and may not be representative The degree of emotional arousal when witnessing a shocking public event may be different from experiencin ...
C8551 Cognitive Psychology Sample Paper 2015
... The more information that is consistent with a word the greater the activation of the logogen A logogen accumulates evidence until its threshold level is reached, then the word is recognized Recently read words/associates have higher thresholds Non-words are rejected if no logogen has fired by a cer ...
... The more information that is consistent with a word the greater the activation of the logogen A logogen accumulates evidence until its threshold level is reached, then the word is recognized Recently read words/associates have higher thresholds Non-words are rejected if no logogen has fired by a cer ...
FROM UTOPIA TO DYSTOPIA: LEVELS OF EXPLANATION AND
... In the present article, I will consider the political implications of the choice of levels of explanation in social psychology. In a field addressing the relationship between the individual and society, it is difficult to escape politics. This does not mean that research agendas are explicitly guide ...
... In the present article, I will consider the political implications of the choice of levels of explanation in social psychology. In a field addressing the relationship between the individual and society, it is difficult to escape politics. This does not mean that research agendas are explicitly guide ...
Sociobiology and Evolutionary Psychology
... “The key to understanding how the modern mind works is to realize that its circuits were not designed to solve the day-to-day problems of a modern American -- they were designed to solve the day-to-day problems of our hunter-gatherer ancestors. These stone age priorities produced a brain far better ...
... “The key to understanding how the modern mind works is to realize that its circuits were not designed to solve the day-to-day problems of a modern American -- they were designed to solve the day-to-day problems of our hunter-gatherer ancestors. These stone age priorities produced a brain far better ...
think social psychology
... The roots of social psychology: Social Loafing • In 1883 Max Ringelmann conducted a study from which he concluded that an individual’s performance actually gets worse in the presence of others. Individuals make less of an effort when in a group than they would if they were attempting to achieve t ...
... The roots of social psychology: Social Loafing • In 1883 Max Ringelmann conducted a study from which he concluded that an individual’s performance actually gets worse in the presence of others. Individuals make less of an effort when in a group than they would if they were attempting to achieve t ...
Psychological Adaptation www.AssignmentPoint.com A
... psychological adaptations, in opposition to tabula rasa or blank slate model of human psychology such as the standard social science model, popular throughout most of the twentieth century. Instead, EPM's are ongoing processes in their emotions and intellect, that help individuals with their well be ...
... psychological adaptations, in opposition to tabula rasa or blank slate model of human psychology such as the standard social science model, popular throughout most of the twentieth century. Instead, EPM's are ongoing processes in their emotions and intellect, that help individuals with their well be ...
The operant behaviorism of BF Skinner
... The articles sampled here represent a range of Skinner's work (in the treatments, each article is referred to by its abbreviated title). The first but most recent, "Selection by Consequences " ("Consequences," Skinner 1981), relates operant theory to other disciplines, and in particular to biology a ...
... The articles sampled here represent a range of Skinner's work (in the treatments, each article is referred to by its abbreviated title). The first but most recent, "Selection by Consequences " ("Consequences," Skinner 1981), relates operant theory to other disciplines, and in particular to biology a ...
Learning Theories
... had not arrived at these methods through trial-and-error (which American psychologist Edward Thorndike had claimed to be the basis of all animal learning, through his law of effect), but rather that they had experienced an insight (also sometimes known as an “aha experience”), in which, having reali ...
... had not arrived at these methods through trial-and-error (which American psychologist Edward Thorndike had claimed to be the basis of all animal learning, through his law of effect), but rather that they had experienced an insight (also sometimes known as an “aha experience”), in which, having reali ...