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Psychology Course Outline

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PSYCHOLOGY 2013/2014 MRS. KRUG [email protected] ?????????716-627-1200 ext. 484 This course is designed to assist the student in the discovery and applications of psychological principles as a science and to acquaint students with psychological terminology, theories and disorders. Students will be able to better understand the dynamics of human behavior and relationships and demonstrate how they can utilize this understanding in their own lives. ? This course is designed to prepare students for the future study of psychology and social sciences at the college level.

Psychology Course Outline

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PSYCHOLOGY 2013/2014 MRS. KRUG [email protected] ?????????716-627-1200 ext. 484 This course is designed to assist the student in the discovery and applications of psychological principles as a science and to acquaint students with psychological terminology, theories and disorders. Students will be able to better understand the dynamics of human behavior and relationships and demonstrate how they can utilize this understanding in their own lives. ? This course is designed to prepare students for the future study of psychology and social sciences at the college level.

Psychology Themes and Variations Wayne Weiten 8E Ch 8

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Psychology Ch. 8 + Problem Solving In chapter 8 of the text it emphasizes on problem solving The barriers to solving problems Approaches to solving problems Culture and problem solving Types of problem solving + Decision making Basic strategies Common heuristics and flaws + Measuring intelligence History of IQ test Alfred Binet IQ tests are valuable but not always true + Heredity and Environment affects on intelligence Identical twins are more similar than fraternal twins. Intelligence is at least partly inherited Intelligence is clearly shaped by both +
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Psychology Themes and Variations Wayne Weiten 8E Ch 8

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Psychology Ch. 8 + Problem Solving In chapter 8 of the text it emphasizes on problem solving The barriers to solving problems Approaches to solving problems Culture and problem solving Types of problem solving + Decision making Basic strategies Common heuristics and flaws + Measuring intelligence History of IQ test Alfred Binet IQ tests are valuable but not always true + Heredity and Environment affects on intelligence Identical twins are more similar than fraternal twins. Intelligence is at least partly inherited Intelligence is clearly shaped by both +
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Psychology Themes and Variations Wayne Weiten 8E

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Psychology Ch. 7 + Summary It talks about encoding, storage and retrieval. Under storage it talks about sensory, short term, and long term memory. Organization in the long term memory includes schemas, semantic and connectionist networks. This chapter also talks about forgeting. Another major point it physiology ?of memory and memory systems +
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The Nutrition Society Textbook

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Lanham_bindex.indd 388Lanham_bindex.indd 388 7/28/2011 4:40:16 PM7/28/2011 4:40:16 PM Sport and Exercise Nutrition Lanham_ffirs.indd iLanham_ffirs.indd i 7/28/2011 5:49:59 PM7/28/2011 5:49:59 PM Introduction to Human Nutrition Introduction to human nutrition: a global perspective on food and nutrition Body composition Energy metabolism Nutrition and metabolism of proteins and amino acids Digestion and metabolism of carbohydrates Nutrition and metabolism of lipids Dietary reference standards The vitamins Minerals and trace elements Measuring food intake Food composition Food and nutrition: policy and regulatory issues Nutrition research methodology Food safety: a public health issue of growing importance

Psychology: The Research Process

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C:\Users\user\Documents\Candice Personal\Studies\Prog Ind & Org Psychology\Mindmaps\Research Process.twdx 08 October 2013 Research Process Step 1: Problem Formula?on Researcher uses ques?ons to explore the possible research topic Topics may be determined on the basis of personal observa?on, personal insight, ar?cles in journals, magazines, textbooks or current media topics , or even discussions with other people Focus on useful, current and interes?ng topics Researcher reviews theory in the chosen area to enable him to formulate a research ques?on clearly Research is induc?ve or deduc?ve Induc?ve approach - resercher proposes a theory on a certain type of behaviour, data are analysed and theiory is developed from the data

Fields of Industrial & Organisational Psychology

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C:\Users\user\Documents\Candice Personal\Studies\Prog Ind & Org Psychology\Mindmaps\Fields of Industrial and Organisational Psychology.twdx 15 October 2013 Fields of Industrial & Organisational Psychology Personnel Psychology The study of individual differences Also referred to as personnel management, industrial psychology or human resource management Not synonymous with HR management Both concentrate on the human factor in organisations, but the focus of research differs HR Management focuses on the activities and processes that are necessary to staff the organisation and manage its employees in order to acheive the organisation's goals and individual objectives Career Psychology Counselling employees Assisting them to choose reqrding and satisfying career paths

psyc notes chapter 4

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SENSATION is the stimulation of sense organs -Sensation involves the absorption of energy, such as light or sound waves, by sensory organs, such as the eyes and ears PERCEPTION is the selection, organization, and interpretation of sensory input -Perception involves organizing and translating sensory input into something meaningful Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation that travels as a wave, moving, natural enough, at the speed of light Amplitude: height of the light wave. Affects perception of brightness Wavelength: distance between peaks. Affects perception of color Purity: How varied the mix is. Influences perception of the saturation, or richness, of colors. Saturation refers to the relative amount of whiteness in a color. As whiteness declines, saturation increases -

psyc notes chapter 2

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Psychology is empirical. Psychologists are committed to addressing questions about behavior through formal, systematic observation The scientific approach assumes that events are governed by some lawful order Psychologists and other scientists share three sets of interrelated goals: Measurement and description Understanding and prediction A hypothesis is a tentative statement about the relationship between two or more variables. Variables are any measurable conditions, events, characteristics, or behaviors that are controlled or observed in a study Application and control A theory is a system of interrelated ideas used to explain a set of observations. Allows to leap from description of behavior to understanding Must be testable Gradual construction

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