Running Head: CATTELL James McKeen Cattell Vanessa Laurent ID Number- 70407246 Southern Connecticut State University April 22‚ 2010 James McKeen Cattell was a dominant structure in introducing experimental psychology in the United States. His greatest contribution to psychology is his objective methods of study and the thought that psychology should be applied to practical aspects of life. He has been credited as developing an approach to psychological research that continues to
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Define Values. Critically evaluate “Allport-Vernon” classification of values. How values affectthe business processes. Values represent basic convictions that “a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct orend-state of existence” (Rokeach‚ 1973). When the values are ranked in terms of theirintensity‚ i.e.‚ when the value are prioritized in terms of their intensity‚ it is called valuesystem. Types of values
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The Allport-Vernon Study of Values (1931) categorizes values into six major types as follows: 1. Theoretical: Interest in the discovery of truth through reasoning and systematic thinking. 2. Economic: Interest in usefulness and practicality‚ including the accumulation of wealth. 3. Aesthetic: Interest in beauty‚ form and artistic harmony. 4. Social: Interest in people and human relationships. 5. Political: Interest in gaining power and influencing other people. 6. Religious:
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by Gordon Allport is very compelling article that contemplates and discusses the conception of the different in-groups of our society‚ and how each individual values themselves in relation to their various groups. The article begins by explaining that the things that are familiar in our lives‚ although they may not always be positive‚ hold a certain value (Allport). From a very early age young children are able to understand that they are part of a particular group. As Gordon Allport stated‚ a child
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Gordon Allport- theory review PSY201 Boitumelo Chantelle Mangope Introduction Gordon Allport was truly a phenomenal personality theorist who explained what a personality is and he bent most of the rules that were set out by other theorists including the father of personality himself‚ Sigmund Freud and in addition to that‚ he considered Freud’s theory of personality as the worst theory of all time. The Life of Gordon Allport Gordon Allport was the first American-born personality theorist and
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James McKeen Cattell James McKeen Cattell was born on May 25‚ 1860‚ in Easton‚ Pennsylvania‚ where his father was soon to be president of Lafayette College from 1863 to 1883. He received his bachelor’s degree from Lafayette in 1880‚ spent two years traveling and studying in Germany‚ and returned to the United States in 1882 as a graduate fellow in philosophy at The Johns Hopkins University. Returning to Leipzig in the fall of 1883‚ he earned his doctoral degree in experimental psychology under Wilhelm
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Question 1 1. Extension of the Sense of Self‚ that is‚ involvement and participation. This sense of authentic participation applies to work‚ family‚ leisure and all aspects of life. • Monica maintains the house • She babysits for her friends whilst at work whenever necessary. • She is willing to cook or bake something for her friend in the occasion of a party. • She takes care of the needs of her children • She also takes her family out to the amusement park for leisure. 2. Warm Relating
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Application Questions 1. The first stage is Bodily Self. In this stage‚ infants become aware of their own existence and distinguish their own bodies from objects in the environment (Schultz & Schultz 2009). Monica has a sense of humor. She often feels frustrated as she takes care of her children and loses her temper. She is able to joke about her fatigue later. The next stage is Self-identity. Children realize that their identity remains intact despite the many changes that are taking place. Monica
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1. The Cattell- Horn- Carroll model of intelligence is the best known compromise between the singular intelligence theory and the multiple intelligences theory. This model of intelligence proposes that there is a ‘g factor’ or general intelligence factor which was taken from Carroll’s original model. In the CHC model the general intelligence factor is made up of many different cognitive abilities. The piece that was taken from the Cattell&Horn model was the idea that there are two main types of intelligence:
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