1.1 Course Syllabus for INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (V89.0001.001) Prof. Edgar (Ted) E. Coons – Spring 2011 – T & R 9:30pm – NYU‚ Skirball Theater Jennifer (Jen) K. Brooke – Head Teaching Assistant (TA) Texts: Gleitman‚ Gross‚ & Reisberg. Psychology (8th Edition)‚ 2010. W.W. Norton‚ New York. Oestreicher & Coons. Study Guide (8th Edition) [free with Gleitman at NYU Bookstore]‚ 2010. W.W. Norton‚ New York. A Handbook of Handouts is also required‚ the first part of which will be made available
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Definition of Psychology Psychology: the science of behavior and mental processes. * Science * Attempt to understand people by thinking critically about careful‚ controlled observations. * Behavior * Refers to all of a person’s overt actions that can be directly observed. * Mental Processes * Refers to the private thoughts‚ emotions‚ feelings‚ and motives that other people can not directly observe. Goals of Psychology (4) * Describe: Identifying and classifying
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illness get better? Or the best way to cope with stress? Do you care that the answers to these questions are grounded in scientific evidence attained from careful observation or experimentation rather than people’s armchair‚ self-help sound bites? Then psychology is the field for you! Psychology is the scientific study of behavior. Humans behavior and experience is rooted in physiological mechanisms‚ but our ability to engage in conscious and abstract thought makes us complex subjects of study. To
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Meagan Lopez 11-29-12 Child/Adolescent Psychology Adolescent Observation Assignment For this adolescent observation assignment I observed four adolescents at a home get together‚ there were two girls and two guys. One girl was sixteen years old‚ while another girl was seventeen years old. Both of the guys were seventeen years old. Their names are Rebecca‚ Amanda‚ Elias‚ and Aaron. There physical appearances did not seem to have much in common. Rebecca is African American‚ Amanda is Hispanic‚
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PSYC 430 Research Paper Abnormal Psychology and Major Depressive Disorder Abnormal Psychology and Major Depressive Disorder Student’s Name Liberty University Abstract This research paper will examine the concepts of psychopathology‚ or abnormal psychology and how it deals with a various set of symptoms or behaviors that manifested by functional impairments in a person’s life. Psychological disorders (e.g. Major
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Psychology- study of the human mind or animal behavior. History: Psyche: “soul/mind” Logos: “study” *Behaviorists are interested in overt behavior *cognitivists: believes not all behaviors are seen. Eras: -Traditional -superstitions -Ancient Greek Philosopher’s Period- assumptions that are not verified from reality. (Socrates‚Plato‚Aristotle‚Democritus‚Galen) -Medieval Period(St. Thomas‚St. Augustine) -Pre-Modern- Psychology is not yet a science. -Modern- Wilhelm Wundt(1879) – father
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Human interactions are important because we are social animals; we depend on each other for our own survival and we live together for the benefit of the whole group. The assignment of this lab‚ was to observe two people interacting with one another in a public space. Two people were observed during a dinner without being noticed. Person #1 was a male around 18-20 years old. Person #2 was a female around 20-22 years old. Let’s called person #1 John and person #2 Aline. The place of observation was
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Observation On Human Behavior Name Institutional Affiliation Abstract Human sexuality can simply be defined as the capacity of an individual to have erotic responses and experiences. This is a topic that can have numerous implications and divisions. It ranges from the smallest acts of affection to the sex to which an individual is oriented to the biggest ones. Therefore‚ it is a topic that can be discussed from different perspectives. This large topic forms the basis of this
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C Psychology 312 Integrative solutions: a solution to a conflict whereby the parties make trade offs on issues according to their different interests‚ each side concedes the most on issues that are unimportant to it but important to the other side. A electronic meta analysis of several studies found that negotiations conducted over electronic media were more hostile‚ and resulted in lower profits than face to face negations Neutral mediators often help solve labor disputes‚ legal battles‚ and
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Introduction . My project will be about my grades in mathematics for the past twelve years of my school life and I choose some of my grades‚ however I choose not only the final grades but the monthly tests and the quizzes as well‚ although I had some bad grades‚ progressing was one of my achievements and the whole point or we can say my aims from this project was to show my progress and how I was apple to improve my mathematics skills during my school life trying to
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