UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY PRESENTED BY: NJUE ANGELINE WANJA X74/53648/2012 PRESENTED TO: PROFESSOR GATUMU 1. MAKE A DISTINCTION BETWEEN NATURE AND NURTURE Nature is the inherent character or basic constitution of a person or thing while nurture is the sum of the environmental factors influencing the behavior and traits expressed by an organism. 2.IDENTIFY THE RECOGNISED EFFECTS OF NATURE AND NURTURE ON BEHAVIOUR AND DISCUSS THE MAJOR ISSUE CONCERNING
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The fear of darkness is a phobia for those who have been affected by it in some way or the other. It is not the fear of the dark but the possible risks concealed by darkness. This kind of fear can sometimes prevent us from unpleasant situations. Not everybody around experiences this fear‚ otherwise people would not be hired as security guards or night watchers but for those who do have this fear have an associated learning experience. This essay narrates about an informal learning experience leading
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Introduction to Psychology_Application Paper Chapter 9 Thinking‚ Language and Intelligence In this paper‚ I am going to write about how language and thought are closely related to each other. The reason I am highly interested on the topic “Thinking & Language” is because I speak 7 languages‚ and I realized that my personality‚ thinking‚ attitude and behavior change with the language I speak. I feel like there are many versions of “ME”. What I experienced in speaking 7 different languages
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Children learn best by observing the behavior of adults and copying it. The Process of growing up is very complex for children. Among countless factors that influence children’s growth‚ the behavior of adults plays a significant role in shaping children’s inclination and character. After the baby is born‚ the first and the nearest adults are his/her parents. Although the baby is just slur pronunciation‚ the little baby has started to learn from their parents by observing and copying the adults’
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COMMON MISBEHAVIOR AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF GRADE III PUPILS IN SANTA CRUZ SOUTH DISTRICT Eugel L. Par Jerome Roselle R. Pura Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of Requirements in Bachelor of Elementary Education in the School of Elementary Teacher Education Re-accredited Level II – AACUP Marinduque State College Santa Cruz‚ Marinduque March 2014 Chapter 1 THE RESEARCH PROBLEM Background of the Study Misbehavior is described as an action of the child which
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Social Behaviors Shopping can be very addictive especially if you cannot afford it. Over the years‚ I have been known as a shop-a-holic. I shop at the mall or online for just about anything I can afford. I have purchased so many clothes‚ shoes‚ and purses until I have no room in my closet for them. My shopping habit first started as a little girl. My mother made sure I had the finest of things wherever I went. As I grew older‚ I became popular for the way I dressed. I can recall in high school
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Unit 40: Lead Positive Behavioural Support Unit code: O32 Olivia Haslam. Analyse theories underpinning Positive Behavioural Support Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) - A values led‚ person centred‚ evidence based intervention model that seeks to improve an individual’s communication‚ independence and quality of life. It aim to bring together best practice from Applied Behaviour Analysis‚ the inclusion movement Person Centred Planning. PBS is an inclusive approach‚ supporting people to stay in
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Jaquetta Epperson Conflict Resolution 10 Concepts in Chapters 2‚ 3‚ & 4 Conflict Frames: A frame is a cognitive structure based on previous experience‚ which guides our interpretation of an interaction or event. Frames helps the parties understand and interpret what the conflict is about‚ what is going on; and what should be done about it. Six dimensions of conflict frames have been identified. (Instrumentality‚ Other Assessment‚ Affect‚ Face‚ Affiliation and Distributiveness) These six
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Piaget’s theory of learning for cognitive development says children create a schema based on their experiences‚ when something unexpected happens to the child‚ the child will adapt the schema to include the new information. Based on this theory early years schools have a child centred teaching approach. Teachers will look at the children’s needs and plan activities accordingly. Piaget’s theory has also influenced the way professionals manage children’s behaviour. For example the rewards or incentives
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The term Attitude as well as the concepts "attitude formation" and "attitude change" constitute an important part of the field of social psychology. Attitudes are an evaluation of a particular person‚ belief‚ event‚ place‚ or thing. They are positive or negative views of an "attitude object." People may also have ambivalent feelings toward a certain target‚ which means that they can simultaneously possess positive and negative attitudes toward the same object. Affect‚ cognition‚ and action are the
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