McKenna McRoy Psychology January 9‚ 2013 1A In module 1A‚ I learned about the history of psychology‚ psychological perspectives‚ careers in psychology‚ and ethics. At the start of the idea of psychology Wilhelm Wundt became the “father of psychology”. Different approaches and perspectives became as a variety of people began to study psychology‚ such as Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytical perspective‚ Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow’s psychological perspective‚ and so on. I also learned about
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Handout 5-G Study Questions ______________________________________________________________________________ 1. Describe the five stages that comprise the process of sensory processing and the perception of information. a. Sepcific types of stimuli activate specialized receptors (light‚ soind waves‚ chemical molecule‚ pressure) and translate information into nerve impulses b. Specialized neurons break down and and analyze the specific features of the stimuli c. Numerous stumul “pieces’
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Divya Sharma Period 8 1/29/14 Chapter 8 Outline Emotion and Motivation Emotion is a four part process that involves many physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation and behavioral expression also has subjective learning The neuroscience of emotion People who suffer from phobias such as snakes their responses are usually irrational There are two response system one is the fast response system and the other one is quick response system A person may learn to fear dogs after bitten
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Summer reading assignment 2013 Units 1 through 3 Unit 1: Psychology’s History and Approaches What is Psychology? Psychology is the science of behaviour and mental processes. Psychology’s common questions are: How do our minds work? How do our bodies relate to our minds? How much of what we know is already present/is acquired through experience? Psychology’s Roots: Asia/Middle East In India‚ Buddha focused on how sensations and perceptions combine to form ideas. In China‚ Confucious
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Taylor Dumitru Unit 6: Learning Study Guide 1. Learning is a relatively permanent change in an organism’s behavior due to experience. Nature’s most important gift to us may be our adaptability—our capacity to learn new behaviors that enable us to cope with ever-changing experiences. 2. Pavlov explored the phenomenon we call classical conditioning‚ in which organisms learn to associate stimuli and thus anticipate events. This laid the foundation for John B. Watson’s behaviorism‚ which held that
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Outlined Notes 2011 Chapter 1 Sex – designated based on biology‚ naturally born body parts Biological‚ based on chromosomes and anatomy‚ influenced in utero by progesterone levels Gender – socially constructed and expressed‚ it is not stable or innate Can change based on: self‚ culture‚ in relation to others gender Transgender – have the physical characteristics of one sex buy identify internally strongly as the other sex Intersexed – people who have biological qualities of both sexes
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Psychology Review‚ Unit 1 Answer Key: 1. Believed that the mind was separate from the body‚ the mind continued to exist after death and that ideas were innate. __________ and __________ Socrates Plato 2. Suggested that the soul is not separable from the body and that knowledge (ideas) grow from experience. _____________ Aristotle 3. Believed in soul (mind)-body separation‚ but wondered how the immaterial mind and body communicated. __________ Descartes 4. A founder of modern science‚ particularly
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Chapter 1 Anthropology- the study of humankind in all times and places Holistic perspective- a fundamental principle of anthropology: that the various parts of human culture and biology must be viewed in the broadest Possible context in order to understand their interconnections and interdependence Ethnocentrism- the belief the ways of one’s own culture are the only proper ones Culture bound- looking at the world and reality based on the assumptions and values of one’s own culture
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Biology notes for FST Project *ADD SUMMARIES AT END OF CHAPTERS UNIT 1 Macromolecules * Large molecules sometimes composed of a large number of repeating subunits * Four major classes: Carbohydrates (made of simple sugar/glucose)‚ Lipids (Glycerol and Fatty Acids)‚ Proteins (Amino Acids) and Nucleic Acids (Nucleotides) * Condensation reaction/dehydration synthesis: a reaction that creates a covalent bond between two interacting subunits. Removal of H from one functional group
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