Nature of Psychology Nicole Celencevicius Capstone Course in Psychology/Psy490 September‚ 26‚ 2011 Dr. Susan Ellis-Slavich The Diverse Nature of Psychology Psychological is a very diverse field. The field of psychology is broken into four major theoretical perspectives; the psychodynamic perspective‚ the humanistic perspective‚ the cognitive-behavioral perspective‚ and the family systems perspective (Plante‚ 2011). In addition to major theoretical perspectives‚ psychology is comprised
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The cognitive approach to the study of psychology focuses on understanding the thinking processes that underlie our actions. It deals with information storage and processing. Some psychologists use computer analogy to describe this process (LTM is hard drive‚ STM is temporary files that may or may not be saved‚ etc...).The cognitive approach asks us how we remember‚ why we forget‚ and what thinking tool kit we need to utilize in order to solve problems. The cognitive approach builds on the behaviorist
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Cognitive behavioral psychology is the study of how people think‚ feel‚ and act. In the movie inside out‚ the main character‚ Riley‚ has a problem and goes through many different emotions through her move from Minnesota to California. Since this move is so far and everyone seems different‚ Riley believes the that she won’t fit in and it will never be the same‚ this causes her to want to run away. Riley’s journey relates to cognitive psychology because she expresses her thoughts‚ how she feels‚ and
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|Basic Principles | |Objectivism/Behaviorism |Cognitivism |Constructivism | |Learning happens when a correct response is demonstrated |Learning is a change of knowledge state
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H261 76 Psychology: Individual Behaviour Explain the topic of Sleep & Dreams using two psychological approaches: InThe first approach is cognitive. In cognitive psychology it looks at of human mental processes and what their part in considering‚ feeling and behaving. It also focuses on how humans process data and how that individual responds. Researchers in psychology begun to make correlations between a PC and a human mind since cognitive psychology started to become a dominate approach as the
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Cognitive Psychology Study Guide Exam 1 Chapter 1 1) History of cognitive psychology: - 4 early psychologists influenced the study of cognitive psychology: 1) Wilhelm Wundt; 2) Edward Titchner; 3) Hermann von Ebbinghaus; 3) William James -Wilhelm Wundt: Book of “ Principles of physiological Psychology”. -He founded the first psychology journal (Philosophical Studies) -He was credit for starting
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Behaviorism vs. Humanism Heather Murphy PSY331: Psychology of Learning Instructor Corey Pruitt September 1‚ 2014 Behaviorism vs. Humanism Behaviorism and humanism are two theories of learning. Both theories are very important‚ and have many good qualities‚ which makes it difficult to say that one is better than the other. When it comes to learning‚ behaviorism does not consider mental processes‚ rather it looks at our response to stimuli in our environment. Whereas‚ humanism sees learning
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http://genetics.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/behavior/learning/behaviorism.html Operant Conditioning and Behaviorism - an historical outline Around the turn of the century‚ Edward Thorndike attempted to develop an objective experimental method for the mechanical problem solving ability of cats and dogs. Thorndike devised a number of wooden crates which required various combinations of latches‚ levers‚ strings and treadles to open them. A dog or a cat would be put in one of these ’puzzle-boxes’
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controlled by their environment and specifically that we are the result of what we have learned from our environment. The behaviourist purposes two main processes: namely classical conditioning and operant conditioning. Key figures: Pavlov‚ Thorndike‚ Watson‚ Skinner‚ Wolpe‚ Bandura. Cognitive Psychology It’s a young and extremely scientific approach. Initiated by Wilhelm Wundt‚ those early laboratories
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Psychoanalysis vs. Behaviorism Have you ever heard the popular expression it’s not what’s on the outside that counts‚ it’s what’s on the inside that matters? I’m sure we have all heard it a million times. Now you may be asking yourself what does this have to do with psychology? It fits perfectly with Freud’s metaphor of the iceberg. Where on the outside of the iceberg lies the conscious which is filled with everything we are aware of all the time. But on the inside (underneath) the iceberg lies
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