Myers PSYCHOLOGY

Oct 03, 2012

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Myers PSYCHOLOGY

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Myers PSYCHOLOGY

Myers PSYCHOLOGY . Module 4 Neural and Hormonal Systems. Neural Communication. Biological Psychology branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior

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Drugs and Consciousness. Psychoactive Druga chemical substance that alters perceptions and moodPhysical Dependence physiological need for a drugmarked by unpleasant withdrawal symptomsPsychological Dependencea psychological need to use a drugfor example, to relieve negative emotions. Dependence and Addiction.

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY. Chapter 15 Personality. What is Personality?. Personality an individual’s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting basic perspectives Psychoanalytic Humanistic. The Psychoanalytic Perspective.

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY. Chapter 3 The Nature and Nurture Of Behavior. Genes: Our Biological Blueprint. Chromosomes threadlike structures made of DNA that contain the genes DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY. Sensation. Taken from: James A. McCubbin, PhD Clemson University Worth Publishers. Sensation & Perception. Sensation a process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energy Perception

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY. Chapter 2 Neuroscience, Genetics and Behavior. Neural Communication. Biological Psychology branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior

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Adolescence. Adolescencethe transition period from childhood to adulthoodextending from puberty to independencePubertythe period of sexual maturationwhen a person becomes capable of reproductionBegins at about age 11 for girls and 13 in boysFollows a surge of hormones which trigger 2 years of

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY. Chapter 18 Social Psychology. 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. Chapter 10 Thinking and Language James A. McCubbin, PhD Clemson University Worth Publishers. Thinking. Cognition mental activity associated with processing, understanding, and communicating information Cognitive Psychology the study of these mental activities

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY. Chapter 8 Learning. 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 Our minds naturally connect events that occur in sequence

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY. Chapter 14 Stress and Health. Stress and Health. Behavioral Medicine interdisciplinary field that integrates behavioral and medical knowledge and applies that knowledge to health and disease Health Psychology

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY. Chapter 10 Thinking and Language. Thinking. Cognition mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating Cognitive Psychologists study these mental activities concept formation problem solving decision making judgment formation.

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY. Chapter 17 Therapy. History of Treatment. Therapy. Psychotherapy an emotionally charged, confiding interaction between a trained therapist and someone who suffers from psychological difficulties Eclectic Approach

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY. Chapter 16 Psychological Disorders. Psychological Disorders. Psychological Disorder a “harmful dysfunction” in which behavior is judged to be: atypical--not enough in itself disturbing--varies with time and culture maladaptive--harmful

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY. Chapter 6 Perception. What is Perception?. Plato – we perceive objects through our senses with our mind Construct the outside world inside our heads Detect physical energy (bottom-up) and then encode it into neural signals – this is SENSATION

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY. Chapter 9 Memory. What is Memory?. Memory Your mind’s storehouse Ability to store and retrieve information persistence of learning over time Capacity of memory is most apparent in recall of unique or highly emotional moments Called “flashbulb memories”.

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY. 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. Chapter 16 Therapy James A. McCubbin, PhD Clemson University Worth Publishers. History of Treatment. Therapy. Psychotherapy an emotionally charged, confiding interaction between a trained therapist and someone who suffers from psychological difficulties

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY. Chapter 12 Emotion James A. McCubbin, PhD Clemson University Worth Publishers. Emotion. Emotion a response of the whole organism physiological arousal expressive behaviors conscious experience. Theories of Emotion.

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY. Unit 8A Motivation In this unit: Theories of Motivation Hunger and Motivation Sexual Motivation Workplace Motivation. Motivation. Happy Friday! Yay. It’s Friday- what’s your weekend motivation? Hand in Inside out questions today or tonight on blog

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY. Unit 8A Motivation. Food for Thought. Why do people go to post secondary? What types of behavior are “inherited, preprogrammed, complex behaviors that occur throughout” the human and animal species?

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