4) To develop creative thinking. 5) To develop analytical skills. Learning Outcomes 1) Students will demonstrate content knowledge of key issues in cognitive psychology. 2) Students will identify and explain key components of traditional and contemporary theories in cognitive psychology. 3) Students will identify and discuss research designs (e.g.‚ correlational‚ experimental) used to examine cognition. 4) Students will critically evaluate theories in cognitive psychology. Course Announcements and
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AP Psych Notes Unit 1 Slide 1: Essential Questions What ways does psychology approach the study of human and animal behavior? How has psychology changed the study of human and animal behavior? How do the different perspectives in psychology compare and contrast? Slide 2: Psychology Comes from two Greek words… psyche‚ meaning “life” or “self” logos‚ referring to reasoning and logic Slide 3: Psychology’s Roots Psychology Study of behavior and mental processes aims to describe and
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Biological Psychology Amanda Serrano PSY/340 September Fourth‚ 2010 Dr. Giselle L. Gourrier Biological Psychology Psychology touches many areas of life including such areas as memory‚ stress‚ therapy‚ perception‚ learning‚ and personality‚ to name a few. Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. Because there is a vast variety of research areas to be studied the field is divided into several subfields. The field of biological psychology‚ also known as biopsychology
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sociologists identify class as a primary source of identity‚ secondly explain how sociologists also identify this source of identity as a primary pattern of inequality‚ thirdly it will refer to key sociological studies on institutional inequality and provide statistical data to illustrate how such inequalities are sustained and finally‚ refer to appropriate theoretical perspectives such as‚ Marx and Weber when explaining the causes of this primary patterns of inequality. Sociologists identify class as
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(variation from the cultural standard) Medical Student Disease - diagnosing yourself with every possible illness How many people develop a psych disorder? - 4/10 What are psychological disorder symptoms from? - internal dysfunction (biological‚ psychological) Medical model - the conceptualization of psychological abnormalities as diseases that‚ like biological diseases‚ have symptoms‚ causes and possible cures 3 parts to the medical model? - diagnosis‚ symptoms‚ possible cures Do you need to know
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AP Psych Notes- Chapter 3 States of Consciousness - Consciousness and Information Processing - Sleep and dreams - Biologica Rhythms and the Rythm of Sleep - Dreams What is Consciousness? Strictly defines as a mental state characterized by an awareness of ourselves and our enviro Consciousness: your awareness of the outside world and yourself Includes: Mental Processes Thoughts Feelings Perceptions Conception btween each person Preconscious: Outsude of your normal
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11/28/2012 Ch 14: Personality 1. What is it? 2. Freud’s theory 3. Behavior theory 4. Biological theory 5. Humanistic theory Rosellini PSY 101 Ch 14 1 Personality An individual’s unique constellation of consistent behavior across a wide variety of situations. Personality theories: – A bit of history Galen – Psychoanalytic – Behavioral – Biological – Humanistic Rosellini PSY 101 Ch 14 2 A bit of history: Galen 130-200AD 130Personality Choleric Melancholic Phlegmatic Sanguine &
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Approaches Definitions 1: Empiricism- The view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should‚ therefore‚ rely on observation and experimentation. 2: Structuralism- A method of interpretation and analysis of aspects of human cognition‚ behavior‚ culture‚ and experience that focuses on relationships of contrast between elements in a conceptual system that reflect patterns underlying a superficial diversity. 3: Functionalism- Belief in or stress on the practical application of a thing‚ in
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Broken Spears Story Summary 1 The Omens – Part One Aztecs dreamt of omens: sky was on fire every night for a year; temple bursts into flames on its own & can’t be put out; another temple is hit by lightning on sunny day; comet falls and divides into three parts 2 The Omens – Part Two Omens continue: water from lake boils and destroys houses; woman crying to her children; strange bird that has mirror on its head showing men coming for war; enormous two headed creatures 3 Strange Men off the Coast
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Textbook Learning Objectives 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ Explain how we define psychological disorder. Different behavior that causes distress to the person’s life. Harmful dysfunction by quirk. Fear of spiders only disorder if the fear harms the person’s life. Explain the biopsychosocial perspective on disordered behavior. The biopsychosocial perspective on disordered behavior recognizes that both biological and environmental factors. They believe mind and body are inseparable. They believe that if someone
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