which determines the unique adjustment to the environment” (Eysenck‚ 1978). Introduction • Research into sports personality has been around since the 1800’s. • Research into whether personality affects performance is still very limited. In Psychology we have sports theories. These are used to explain personality and how it can influence sports performance. The Main theories that we will review are; • Marten’s Schematic View • The Psychodynamic Theory • Trait Theory • Situational Approach
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children and a series of tests to reveal different cognitive abilities.”(www.simplypsychology.org) “Piaget’s ideas developed from his early work with children from the 1930’s onwards when he discovered that many of them gave the same kind of wrong answers to questions.”(Barbara Woods 1997‚ 18) This highlights at certain stages we can respond similarly. “Piaget said that children were actively trying to make sense of the world‚ to explore it and test it like little scientists.” (Barbara Woods 1997‚
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Brittany Denza Professor Taylor Psych 1100 Exaptation: A variation of adaptation. An adaptation is a core construct in evolutionary psychology‚ which is a characteristic that a species has that promotes its survival. An exaptation is something that arises from a characteristic that you already have. A characteristic that you have is modified to promote your survival. It might not have been a primary future‚ but it is a characteristic that human beings have acquired over time that humans have
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State-dependent memory occurs when recall improves when individuals are in the same psychological state they were in when they encoded information. James will do better if he imagines himself in the same emotional state he was in during rehearsal. Arousal theory dictates that optimum performance occurs with moderate levels of arousal. James sees that he has become too aroused/excited and must get himself calmed down to give his best performance. Positive reinforcement is any desired consequence
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men and women are reliant on one another. We expect them to want what we want‚ feel what we feel‚ see what we see‚ and think what we think. We seem to have forgotten that men and women are supposed to be different and that our similarities are what define our relationship with one another. Whether it is a loving or friendly relationship with the opposite sex‚ this forgetfulness has caused major conflict and friction between the sexes since the beginning of time. In order for there to ever be peace
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A2 Psychology Assessment 6 (a) How can lack of control be a cause of stress? [10] One of the major causes of stress is feeling overwhelmed by a situation and thus feeling out of control. It’s important to recognise the applications of this explanation‚ because control is a part of so many activities relating to stress‚ including work‚ life events‚ and hassles. It also suggests why people with physical illnesses such as cancer feel more stressed‚ and why we get stressed when we’re not sure what’s
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CHAPTER 5 Identity in Adolescence James E. Marcia INTRODUCTION One difficulty in studying adolescence is the definition of the period itself. It is somewhat variable but specific in its beginnings with the physiological changes of puberty; it is highly variable and nonspecific in its end. If the termination of adolescence were to depend on the attainment of a certain psychosocial position‚ the formation of an identity. then. for some. it would never end. Moreover. identity is an even
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basic operations- encoding‚ storage‚ and retrieval. First‚ your brain has to encode information into its neural language. After that‚ your brain acts as a hard drive and stores the information. Finally‚ the brain has to draw its information out of storage‚ in a process known as retrieval. For example‚ there would be no point studying for an exam‚ if during the exam you lack the ability to retrieve the information you had previously stored in your brain. b. Levels of Processing The Levels of Processing
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Anxiety and Depression Most people feel anxious or depressed at times. Losing a loved one‚ getting fired from a job‚ going through a divorce‚ and other difficult situations can lead a person to feel sad‚ lonely‚ scared‚ nervous‚ or anxious. These feelings are normal reactions to life’s stressors. But some people experience these feelings daily or nearly daily for no apparent reason‚ making it difficult to carry on with normal‚ everyday functioning. These people may have an anxiety disorder‚ depression
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In psychology‚ there are four different styles in parenting (psychology.about.com). In an authoritarian style of parenting‚ children are expected to follow the strict rules established by the parents. Failure to follow such rules usually results in punishment. Like authoritarian parents‚ those with an authoritative parenting style establish rules and guidelines that their children are expected to follow. However‚ this parenting style is much more democratic. Authoritative parents are responsive
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