Myers EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY 5th Ed

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Myers’ EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed)

Myers’ EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed) Chapter 6 States of Consciousness James A. McCubbin, PhD Clemson University Worth Publishers States of Consciousness Consciousness our awareness of ourselves and our environment Selective Attention

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Myers PSYCHOLOGY 5th Ed

Thinking. Cognitionmental activity associated with processing, understanding, and communicating informationCognitive Psychologythe study of these mental activitiesconcept formationproblem solvingdecision makingjudgement formationstudy of both logical and illogical thinking. Thinking. Concept mental grouping of similar objects, events, or peopleaddresscountry, city, street, housezip codesPrototypethe best example of a categorymatching new items to the prototype provides a quick and288

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Myers PSYCHOLOGY 5th Ed

States of Consciousness. Consciousnessour awareness of ourselves and our environmentsFantasy Prone Personalityimagines and recalls experiences with lifelike vividnessspends considerable time fantasizing. Sleep and Dreams. Circadian rhythm the biological clockregular bodily rhythms that occur on a 24 hour cycle wakefulness body temperature.

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Myers’ EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed)

Myers’ EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed). Chapter 9 (Part II) Intelligence. What is Intelligence?. Intelligence mental abilities involves ability to: learn from experience solve problems reason effectively meet challenges and achieve goals adapt to new situations.

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Myers EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY 5th Ed

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Myers EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY 5th Ed

Social Thinking. Social Psychologyscientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one anotherAttribution Theorytendency to give a causal explanation for someone's behavior, often by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition. Social Thinking. Fundamental Attributi

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Myers EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY 5th Ed

Motivation. Motivationa need or desire that energizes and directs behaviorInstinctcomplex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned. Motivation. Drive-Reduction Theorythe idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state (a drive) that motivates an or

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Myers EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY 5th Ed

Memory. Memorypersistence of learning over time via the storage and retrieval of informationFlashbulb Memorya clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event. Memory. Memory as Information Processingsimilar to a computer write to filesave to diskread from diskEncodingthe processi

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Myers EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY 5th Ed

Psychological Disorders. What is Abnormal?atypical- not enough in itself.disturbing-varies with time

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Myers EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY 5th Ed

Therapy. Psychotherapyan emotionally charged, confiding interaction between a trained therapist and someone who suffers from psychological difficultiesEclectic Approachan approach to psychotherapy that, depending on the client's problems, uses or integrates techniques from various forms of therap

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Myers’ EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed)

Myers’ EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed). Chapter 9 Thinking, Language, and Intelligence. Thinking (cognition). Thinking: Mental activities associated with: processing understanding remembering communicating. Thinking. Concepts: mental groupings of similar objects or ideas examples:

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Myers’ EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed)

Myers’ EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed). Chapter 12 Personality. What is Personality?. Characteristics of behavior Four basic perspectives: psychoanalytic humanistic trait social-cognitive. The Psychoanalytic Perspective. Freud’s theory Personality influenced by: childhood sexuality

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Myers’ EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed)

Myers’ EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed). Chapter 2 Neuroscience and Behavior James A. McCubbin, PhD Clemson University Worth Publishers. Neural Communication. Biological Psychology branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed)

Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed). Chapter 8 Learning James A. McCubbin, PhD Clemson University Worth Publishers. Learning. Learning relatively permanent change in an organism’s behavior due to experience experience (nurture) is the key to learning. Association. We learn by association

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed)

Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed). Chapter 5 Sensation James A. McCubbin, PhD Clemson University Worth Publishers. Sensation. Sensation a process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energy Perception

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed)

Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed). Chapter 18 Social Psychology James A. McCubbin, PhD Clemson University Worth Publishers. Social Thinking. Social Psychology scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another Attribution Theory

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed)

Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed). Chapter 9 Memory James A. McCubbin, PhD Clemson University Worth Publishers. Memory. Memory persistence of learning over time via the storage and retrieval of information Flashbulb Memory a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event.

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed)

Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed). Chapter 2 Neuroscience, Genetics and Behavior James A. McCubbin, PhD Clemson University Worth Publishers. Neural Communication. Biological Psychology branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed)

Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed). Chapter 12 Motivation James A. McCubbin, PhD Clemson University Worth Publishers. Motivation. Motivation a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior Instinct complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned.

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Myers’ EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed)

Myers’ EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed). Modules 4 & 5 The Brain Adapted from Slides by James A. McCubbin, PhD Clemson University. The Brain. Lesion tissue destruction a brain lesion is a naturally or experimentally caused destruction of brain tissue. Electroencephalogram (EEG).

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed)

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed)

Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed). Chapter 16 Therapy James A. McCubbin, PhD Clemson University Worth Publishers. Therapy. Psychotherapy an emotionally charged, confiding interaction between a trained therapist and someone who suffers from psychological difficulties Eclectic Approach

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