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    LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT Student Name: S.Z. Zungu Student Number: 15931838 Lecturer(s): Prof. Erwin Schwella & Dr Belinda Ketel Institution: School of Public Management and Planning – University of Stellenbosch Managing a Multicultural FET College Abstract The Further Education and Training (FET) Colleges have gone through a big merger process where 152 colleges were reduced to only 50 colleges in 2001. This change was brought by the promulgation of the new legislation

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    Multicultural Therapy Reaction Paper When I was given multicultural counselling/therapy to do as my counselling theory I was apprehensive at first as it was one of the few theories that I was unaware of. After much research it was evident to me that multicultural counselling is still being defined and refined today. Not so much a theory like most counselling perspectives which give a specific way of approaching and conducting therapy but information that can also make use of the other theories

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    There are many concerns for therapists when treating clients from a multicultural population. Learning how to effectively work and communicate with clients from a culturally diverse population is part of the therapeutic process of the therapist. Therapists have received special training in areas of expertise that helps to improve the outcome and the performance of their client dramatically‚ simply because they have gain insight about the client‚ and the ability to address the client’s needs. This

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    established between violence in the media and real-life aggression. Fiction: * During World War II‚ a psychologist created a missile that would use pigeons to guide missile to its target. * You have to make mistakes to learn. Definition of Learning *In psychology- It is more than listening to teachers‚ honing skateboard jumps‚ or mastering the use of an iPod. *By strict behaviorist- Learning is a relatively permanent change in behavior that arises from practice or experience. *By cognitive

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    Caroline’s approach is an example of A) pseudoscience. B) the scientific method. C) the psychoanalytic model. D) the biopsychological model. 2. The term pseudoscience refers to A) the scientific study of psychology and related phenomena. B) hypotheses that have been rejected through observation and testing. C) ideas that are presented as science but in fact do not use the basic principles of scientific thinking procedure.

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    Chapter 1 1. Correct Psychology is the study of behavior andYour answer: mental processes. 2. Correct The processes involved in learning‚ memory‚ sensation‚ perception‚ and cognition are investigated by which type of psychologists?Your answer: experimental 3. Correct The scientific method isYour answer: an approach to gaining knowledge that relies on collecting data and hypothesis testing. 4. Correct Which of the following is NOT one of the enduring issues in psychology?Your answer: the Chicken-Egg

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    PSYCHOLOGY Psychology is derived from the Greek words Psyche and logos‚ meaning soul and study. To Greeks‚ Psychology is simply a study of the soul. Psychology as the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. Scientific because it uses the steps in a scientific method in its quest to understand why a person behaves in a certain manner. It is systematic and empirical and it is dependent upon measurements.  Psychologists - study human issues that begin before birth and continue

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    A developing field in psychology is called Positive Psychology‚ which is exploring ways to help people become happier and productive in life. Research the Internet to learn more about this type of psychology. Share what you learn with your classmates on the discussion board. Your discussion board post should contain the following: * A description of the field of positive psychology * Your critique of positive psychology * What research suggests on the value of this developing field

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    PSYCHOLOGY Eva Evangelio- Pacayra Faculty Centro Escolar University School of Science and Technology Department of Psychology PSYCHOLOGY • • is derived from the Greek word “psyche” which means MIND/SOUL and “logos” which means STUDY/KNOWLEDGE is the SCIENTIFIC study of HUMAN BEHAVIOR and MENTAL PROCESSES. The Roots of Psychology • • • • • • • John Locke- blank slate “Tabula Rasa” Wilhelm Wundt- Structuralism (uncovering the fundamental mental components) William James- Functionalism

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    Question: What Is Psychology? There’s a lot of confusion out there about psychology. According to some popular television programs and movies‚ psychologists are super-sleuths that can use their understanding of the human mind to solve crimes and predict a criminal’s next move. Other popular depictions present the psychologist as a gray and bearded older gentleman‚ seated in a stately office lined with books‚ who spends his days listening to clients ramble on about their difficult childhoods.

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