Midterm Study Guide Outline Chapter 1 – Introduction 1. History a. Early Cognitive Psychologists i. Donders (1868): Choice RT vs. Simple RT- how long it takes a person to make a decision. Simple- press a button when a light comes. Choice- push button when light on left or right was lit. Choice RT took 1/10 of a second longer which said that’s how long it takes to make a decision. 1st cognitive psychology experiment. Inferred by behavior ii. –mental chronometry-…
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Chapter 1- Lecture I. Introduction 1. The science of human development seeks to understand how and why people—all people, everywhere, of every age—change over time, and how and why they remain the same. 2. Development is multidirectional, multicontextual, multicultural, multidisciplinary, and plastic. 3. The science of human development is empirical, meaning that it focuses on data, facts, observation, and experimentation. 4. The scientific method consists of five basic steps: (1) formulate…
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* What is psychology? The science of the mind and behavior * * * Teachers of psychology Experimental psychologist (research psychologists)- never have clients; found in industry, private research institutes, or universities Applied psychologists- use studies from experimental psychologists to tackle human problems; found in hospital, school, corporations Teachers of psychology- teach, research, and publish psychology; found in universities Industrial psychologists- tailor the…
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Epilogue & Chapter 1: -psychology: the science of behavior and mental processes. -A psychiatrist is a medical doctor licensed to prescribe drugs and otherwise treat physical causes of psychological disorders. -A psychologist is someone who can administer and interpret tests, provide counseling and therapy, and sometimes conduct basic and applied research. -biopsychosocial approach: an integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social cultural levels of analysis…
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[Chapter 6] Early Childhood: Physical, Cognitive and Language Development Module Summary Physical Development What does it mean to say that human development is integrated, interactive, and dynamic? Development is integrated, interactive, and dynamic. This means that the different systems-such as thinking, behavior, brain development, and physical changes-continuously influence each other and are constantly changing. What role do physical development and brain maturation play in the major developmental…
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exchange CO2 and oxygen (in speech: to supply air for speech) – Teeth: to break up food (in speech: provides place of ar4cula4on for consonants) 7 Nineteenth Century Theories • All with cute names (bow-‐wow, pooh-‐pooh, yo-‐ he-‐ho, la-‐la theory), but basically varia4ons on some themes – Onomatopoeia –…
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CHAPTER ONE Top of their Class: Communication, Miscommunication and Learning in Cuttlefishes and Octopuses Laura M. Dickinson* Content 1. Introduction 2. Systematics and evolutionary context 3. Communication and miscommunication 3.1. Chromatophores 3.2. Iridophores 3.3. Leucophores 3.4. Texture, posture and locomotion 3.5. Body patterns 3.5.1. Interspecific communication…
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Published in Rossi, E (2001). The Deep Psychobiology of Psychotherapy. In Corsini, R (Editor) Handbook of Innovative Therapy. 2ed Edition. Pp. 155-165. NY: Wiley Republished in Rossi, E (2007). The Breakout Heuristic: The New Neuroscience of Mirror Neurons, Consciousness & Psychotherapy, Phoenix: The MHE Foundation Press. brain to optimize relationships with ourselves and our neighbors in harmony with the evolutionary informational dynamics of consciousness and cosmos? Rossi: The Deep Psychobiology…
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*It’s that time again! I’ll add each review as he posts them. Don’t adjust colors, etc.--except for answers in one diff color unless you have saved it on your own desktop, thanks! ***make sure not to try and copy this document because it could delete the entire thing, if you want to save it go to file and then download it**** JUST ADDED THE 3RD REVIEW*** Study guide for lecture that was cancelled: Page 253 -Be able to recognize the definition of a bursa or a tendon sheath. Be able to recognize…
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Analyze People 1 Introduction 3 Chapter 1 – Language- The Nonverbal Canvas 4 Chapter 2-The Cultural Dimensions of Body Language 8 Chapter 3 – Haptics 12 Chapter 4- When is it Appropriate to Touch? 20 Chapter 5- Eye Contact 29 Chapter 6: Smiles and Laughter 31 Chapter 7 – The Study of Proxemics 35 Chapter 8 – Sitting Body Language 48 Chapter 9- The Use of Body Language 52 Chapter 10- Types of body language 58 Parts of the body 58 The intent of using the body language 60 Chapter 11 – Message clusters Delivered…
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