Exam 3 Study Guide Chapter 7 • How do psychologists define intelligence‚ and how do various theories of intelligence differ? • How is intelligence measured and how are intelligence tests constructed? • What is intellectual disability and what are its causes? • What defines giftedness‚ and does being intellectually gifted guarantee success in life? • What is the influence of heredity and environment on the development of intelligence? • How is language defined‚ and what are its different
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An attitude is a way of thinking or feeling which is typically reflected in a person’s behaviour. Attitudes are favourable or unfavourable way of viewing situations. They form an essential foundation for social thought; they are usually shaped by a person’s family environment‚ religion and education. Attitudes can help people adapt and adjust to new situations. A person’s attitude towards a situation can help to make decision making processes easier‚ faster and ensure the best possible outcome for
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Academic success: is performing consistently well in an academic setting such as school and being able to perform your personal best. Personality means the characteristic ways of thinking‚ feeling and acting that make the person an individual. Eysenck came up with two main personality factors: extroversion-introversion and emotional stability-instability. They considered that by looking at how a person scored on these two factors‚ you could describe their personality. A person who was high on extroversion
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Nell‚ which was released in 1994‚ is about a wild child. The main character Nell has spent her life with her mother in an isolated cabin in the woods. After her mother dies‚ Nell is found by doctor Jerry Lovell and the sheriff. Dr. Lovell becomes mesmerized by Nell and the language she has developed. Nell’s speech problems are believed to be from Nell and May’s‚her twin sister‚ twin speak and her mother’s altered speech due to a stroke. Paula Olsen‚ a psychologist‚ joins Dr. Lovell on his adventure
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Batman Begins Psychological Evaluation on Bruce Wayne Bruce Wayne in the movie batman begins is a male anywhere from 27-32 years’ old. He grew up with his two parents‚ his father Thomas Wayne‚ and his mother Martha Wayne. Economically speaking Bruce Wayne grew up living a very luxurious life style‚ Thomas Wayne in the movie is a wealthy business man and doctor‚ who owns Wayne Enterprise‚ the Wayne family is extremely wealthy. Bruce grew up in a mansion with his parents and care taker Alfred. Bruce
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Personality Reflection PSY/250 Version 6: Psychology of Personality October 27‚ 2011 Personality Reflection Many times people evaluate different types of personalities around them and realize the reflections on how and why people behave as they do. There are many theories that help explain how and why certain features of these are developed. Although there are many theories of personality‚ the first step is to understand exactly what is meant by the term personality. What is Personality
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Fields of Psychology Industrial Organizational Psychology Industrial/Organizational Psychology is a field in which scientific principles are developed and applied in the workplace. Industrial Psychology is focused on the management perspective of organizational effectiveness through the proper use of human resources and people. Common issues in Industrial Psychology include performance appraisals‚ efficient job design‚ and employee selection and training. Organizational Psychology‚ on the other
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Main Theories Both Freud and Erikson had their own theories on personality development‚ with Erikson ’s theory being an offshoot of Freud ’s. The theories are separated into stages of a person ’s life according to age and how well a person will adapt and thrive as an adult if a certain quality or characteristic is acquired during each stage. Both of these theories are very similar‚ as they both have many of the same dividing age groups for development. However‚ there are several differences
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Distinguish between operant conditioning‚ observational learning‚ and social learning. How are these different kinds of learning utilized in the work place? Give specific examples for each one. o Operant Conditioning: conditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the occurrence of the operant response • o Observational Learning: is learning that occurs through observing the behavior of others • o Social Learning:
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Examine Clinical Psychology The History of Clinical Psychology Clinical Psychology is the part of the psychology field that focuses on treatment and evaluation of mental illness‚ psychiatric issues and abnormal behaviors. The treatment that developed in clinical psychology assists persons with their development as an individual and well-being (The History‚ 2013). Clinical psychology started at the University of Pennsylvania in 1896 when a clinic was
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