The Science of Psychology
... Definition and goals of psychology Structuralism and functionalism Early Gestalt, psychoanalysis, and behaviorism Modern perspectives Skinner, Maslow and Rogers Psychiatrist, psychologist, and other professionals Psychology is a science; steps in scientific method Naturalistic and laboratory setting ...
... Definition and goals of psychology Structuralism and functionalism Early Gestalt, psychoanalysis, and behaviorism Modern perspectives Skinner, Maslow and Rogers Psychiatrist, psychologist, and other professionals Psychology is a science; steps in scientific method Naturalistic and laboratory setting ...
Welcome to Psychology, The First Assessment
... across species suggesting what is true of animals may also apply to humans). However, it is highly testable & has given rise to many successful applications, e.g. treating phobias. The basic assumption that all learning is a result of environmental consequences of a person’s behaviour was challeng ...
... across species suggesting what is true of animals may also apply to humans). However, it is highly testable & has given rise to many successful applications, e.g. treating phobias. The basic assumption that all learning is a result of environmental consequences of a person’s behaviour was challeng ...
Neural correlates of thought suppression
... Extending previous investigations of cognitive control, the present work considered the neural correlates of thought suppression. The results indicated that the brain regions previously implicated in the suppression of overt behavior were also active during attempts to control the emergence of unwan ...
... Extending previous investigations of cognitive control, the present work considered the neural correlates of thought suppression. The results indicated that the brain regions previously implicated in the suppression of overt behavior were also active during attempts to control the emergence of unwan ...
Cultural Contact and Identity
... those of the past and a few isolated meaningful only in situacontemporary groups, there is little or no tions of contrast. awareness of alternative ways of being, and cultural identity has little meaning. An individual’s place in the community is clearly defined, and there are few choices to be made ...
... those of the past and a few isolated meaningful only in situacontemporary groups, there is little or no tions of contrast. awareness of alternative ways of being, and cultural identity has little meaning. An individual’s place in the community is clearly defined, and there are few choices to be made ...
Chapter 9 Behaviorism: Antecedent Influences
... Psychology on Behaviorism Cont. – Helped lead the field away from subjective ideas and toward objectively observed overt behavior – Associated reflexes • Reflexes that ca be elicited not only by unconditional stimuli but also by stimuli that have become associated with the unconditioned stimuli • Th ...
... Psychology on Behaviorism Cont. – Helped lead the field away from subjective ideas and toward objectively observed overt behavior – Associated reflexes • Reflexes that ca be elicited not only by unconditional stimuli but also by stimuli that have become associated with the unconditioned stimuli • Th ...
Operant Conditioning
... “Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaire” Tally up the Yes responses of odd and even numbers: ...
... “Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaire” Tally up the Yes responses of odd and even numbers: ...
Perception
... interpreting sensory information, which enables us to recognize meaningful objects and events. ...
... interpreting sensory information, which enables us to recognize meaningful objects and events. ...
Non-Human Primates and Communication
... humans (but humans are not the only mammals capable of vocal learning). Nevertheless, non-human primates appear to have some control over their vocal production. However, vocal flexibility is subtle and often remains hidden during an individual’s routine life. For example, the trill vocalizations of ...
... humans (but humans are not the only mammals capable of vocal learning). Nevertheless, non-human primates appear to have some control over their vocal production. However, vocal flexibility is subtle and often remains hidden during an individual’s routine life. For example, the trill vocalizations of ...
Psychological Science in Cultural Context
... • Andrew Lock Massey, University • Aydan Gulerce, Bogazici University • Gerishwar Misra, University of Delhi ...
... • Andrew Lock Massey, University • Aydan Gulerce, Bogazici University • Gerishwar Misra, University of Delhi ...
The Art and Science of Breakthrough Thinking
... (1) Where do the insights come from? (2) Can we articulate specific obstacles to creative problem solving? Relying on past experience can often hide the path to success, and results in failure. Mindlessness and Mindfulness : Ellen J. Langer, Psychology professor at Harvard ...
... (1) Where do the insights come from? (2) Can we articulate specific obstacles to creative problem solving? Relying on past experience can often hide the path to success, and results in failure. Mindlessness and Mindfulness : Ellen J. Langer, Psychology professor at Harvard ...
Developing Protocols to Study How Threats to
... The ability to detect and orient towards threats to the body is critical for survival. Although attentional bias towards threats to the body has been documented in many studies, its neural mechanisms are largely unknown (see Mogg & Bradley 2003, 2004; and Öhman 2000 for reviews). Dowman has reported ...
... The ability to detect and orient towards threats to the body is critical for survival. Although attentional bias towards threats to the body has been documented in many studies, its neural mechanisms are largely unknown (see Mogg & Bradley 2003, 2004; and Öhman 2000 for reviews). Dowman has reported ...
Music and meaning, ambiguity and evolution
... single truly bipedal mammal, we have brains that are much larger than would be warranted by our body size. It seems reasonable to assume that this large brain comes together with the immense cognitive flexibility that humans possess, a flexibility that enables us to manipulate our environments in ex ...
... single truly bipedal mammal, we have brains that are much larger than would be warranted by our body size. It seems reasonable to assume that this large brain comes together with the immense cognitive flexibility that humans possess, a flexibility that enables us to manipulate our environments in ex ...
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... if the content for students to remember involves a single response to a particular stimulus ...
... if the content for students to remember involves a single response to a particular stimulus ...
AP Psych summer
... upon return to school. It is the student’s responsibility to schedule and make up tests. ...
... upon return to school. It is the student’s responsibility to schedule and make up tests. ...
CHAPTER 4
... • In (1) and (2) “ought to have” means “would have if it were ideally ensconced in its environmental niche.” For example, it will recognize and avoid all dangers in its ...
... • In (1) and (2) “ought to have” means “would have if it were ideally ensconced in its environmental niche.” For example, it will recognize and avoid all dangers in its ...
Cognitive impairment and associated loss in brain white
... Various validated air sampling cases have been conducted on single flights, and low levels of contamination by organophosphates (OP) were observed, including tricresyl phosphate (TCP). However, measurements during leakage of turbine oil ...
... Various validated air sampling cases have been conducted on single flights, and low levels of contamination by organophosphates (OP) were observed, including tricresyl phosphate (TCP). However, measurements during leakage of turbine oil ...
Did Meditating Make us Human?
... Fortuitous genetic mutation(s) The Baldwin Effect Meditation long and short term effects Hypnotizablity is a hereditable trait ...
... Fortuitous genetic mutation(s) The Baldwin Effect Meditation long and short term effects Hypnotizablity is a hereditable trait ...
Chapter 12 psych
... recognize information that was stored or is still stored in long-term memory • Repression – according to Freud, repression is a mental process that automatically hides emotionally threatening or anxiety-producing information in the unconscious, from which repressed memories cannot be recalled volunt ...
... recognize information that was stored or is still stored in long-term memory • Repression – according to Freud, repression is a mental process that automatically hides emotionally threatening or anxiety-producing information in the unconscious, from which repressed memories cannot be recalled volunt ...
Cognitive Neuroscience
... including other aspects of language processing, such as the assignment of meanings to the words in a sentence. In Fodor’s view, there are many specialized modules (corresponding approximately to primary and secondary cortical areas and their subcortical inputs and outputs). These are complemented by ...
... including other aspects of language processing, such as the assignment of meanings to the words in a sentence. In Fodor’s view, there are many specialized modules (corresponding approximately to primary and secondary cortical areas and their subcortical inputs and outputs). These are complemented by ...
is function OF - Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
... => hinders functional analysis and thus aim to predict-and-influence 2. Cognitive concepts that are equated with concepts at the functional or environmental level => e.g., classical conditioning as “association formation” => requires (possible incorrect) a priori assumptions of mechanism mediating i ...
... => hinders functional analysis and thus aim to predict-and-influence 2. Cognitive concepts that are equated with concepts at the functional or environmental level => e.g., classical conditioning as “association formation” => requires (possible incorrect) a priori assumptions of mechanism mediating i ...
Independent variable
... Preschool school children were randomly divided into two groups. Children in one group were asked to wait in a room by themselves while they watched a short film. This film depicted adults engaging in violent behaviors directed at an inflatable clown doll (the Bobo doll). These behaviors included hi ...
... Preschool school children were randomly divided into two groups. Children in one group were asked to wait in a room by themselves while they watched a short film. This film depicted adults engaging in violent behaviors directed at an inflatable clown doll (the Bobo doll). These behaviors included hi ...
Cognitive Percept Lecture
... Disturbed Sensory Perception An alteration in one of the senses could create a short-term confusion that is correctable. If a sensory deficit is found, the most correct diagnosis is Disturbed Sensory Perception. Disturbed Thought Process The individual has a problem with cognitive operation and enga ...
... Disturbed Sensory Perception An alteration in one of the senses could create a short-term confusion that is correctable. If a sensory deficit is found, the most correct diagnosis is Disturbed Sensory Perception. Disturbed Thought Process The individual has a problem with cognitive operation and enga ...