PSYC 431 – Spring 2013 1 Course Syllabus Psychology 431 - B: Cognitive Psychology – Spring 2013 Classroom: HLSB 366 Time: TR 11:00 am to 12:15 pm Instructor Dr. Maya M. Khanna Office: HLS 331 Phone: (402) 280-3452 E-mail: mayakhanna@creighton.edu Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:15 – 2:00 pm and 3:15 to 3:45pm‚ by appointment‚ and by email during weekdays. Teaching Assistant Brittany Zastrow Office: HLS 324 E-mail: Brittanyzastrow@creighton.edu Office Hours: Mondays 1:30 to 2:30pm and Wednesdays
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Ethology & Human development The study of evolutionary behaviors Bowlby Infants have a number of behaviors that are biologically programmed that serve the purpose of bringing adults close to them and caring for them – infants cry as a distress signal Infants physical appearance also develops from natural selection Sensitive periods: period of time when it is most optimal to see a behavior‚ or develop a relationship. He argued that the first 3 years are a sensitive period for the development
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What is psychology? The scientific study of behaviour and the physiological and mental processes that underlie such behaviour. A profession that applies the findings of psychological research to real world problems Wilhelm Wundt First psychology lab in 1879 Main focus was on consciousness Many students established research labs in North America and Germany. G. Stanley Hall Student of Wundt for a brief time Growth of psychology in North America Structuralism Edward TitchenerTo identify
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Breaking Bad Habits or Starting Good Ones: Behavior Modification using Operant Conditioning Deadline: beginning of class on Wednesday‚ October 23rd Is there a habit that you would like to break? For example‚ maybe you think that you drink too much coffee‚ bite your nails too much‚ or put things off too often. Or maybe there is a word or phrase that you would like to use less frequently (e.g.‚ “like”‚ “uhhh” “literally”). Alternatively‚ is there a behavior that you would like to do more
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Broken Spears Story Summary 1 The Omens – Part One Aztecs dreamt of omens: sky was on fire every night for a year; temple bursts into flames on its own & can’t be put out; another temple is hit by lightning on sunny day; comet falls and divides into three parts 2 The Omens – Part Two Omens continue: water from lake boils and destroys houses; woman crying to her children; strange bird that has mirror on its head showing men coming for war; enormous two headed creatures 3 Strange Men off the Coast
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The Cyril Burt Affairs: Until his death in 1971‚ the British educational psychologist Sir Cyril Burt was viewed as one of the most significant and influential educational psychologists of his time. Within a year of his death‚ however‚ the legitimacy of his research was being questioned. The questions began to turn into accusations‚ and by 1976 he was officially accused of fabricating data to prove that intelligence was inherited. The publication of Burt’s official biography by Leslie Hearnshaw in
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Ethical and Moral Conduct Lester Gonzalez OMM640: Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Dr. Ronald Beach July 28‚ 2013 A code of ethics is important because it provides individuals within a group‚ organization‚ club or society with a set of rules‚ standards and guidelines to operate within. When employees don’t have a code of ethics‚ they could engage in less-than-socially acceptable behavior. This can establish a bad reputation for an organization. When people don’t obey
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Ariel Castro abducted three girl and one of them was impregnated by him. They were all held captive for over a decade. People refer to him as the “Ohio Monster”. After Castro was arrested and sent to prison he hung himself and left a suicide note. From the Freudians point of view he s a bad person‚ who should of accepted his punishment of prison for life. Casey Anthony? Historically‚ memoir has been defined as a subcategory of autobiography. While the art of memoir is nonfiction and written
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References: American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington‚ DC: A.D.A.M Psych Central. (2014). Anorexia (Anorexia Nervosa) Symptoms. Psych Central. Retrieved on October 28‚ 2014‚ from http://psychcentral.com/disorders/anorexia- anorexia-nervosa-symptoms/ Segal‚ J.‚ Smith‚ M
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Public Speaking Phobia Rasneeth Sareen Psych 504 8/27/2012 Dr. V Public Speaking Phobia Public speaking phobia is an intense and irrational fear of experiencing judgment by others when speaking in front of public or being embarrassed or humiliated in such situations causing dread‚ panic‚ and avoidance (Teachman‚ 2010). More accurately‚ it is not the scrutiny and negative judgments themselves but the speaker’s own emotional response to them; the feeling of shame‚ rejection or humiliation
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