Instruction
Part one: Definition and differences only (separate them by part)
• The 3 approaches that shaped the history of psychology (structuralism, functionalism, evolutionary approach): Wilhelm Wundt, William James, Charles Darwin.
• Three types of research methods (descriptive, correlational, experimental)
• Four issues addressed by the American Psychological Association (APA) (informed consent, confidentiality, debriefing, and deception.
Chapter 2:
Hypothalamus, Cerebellum, and the Reticular Formation.
Chapter 3:
Trichromatic Theory
Sensation VS Perception
Chapter 4:
Five levels of awareness
Chapter 5:
Associative learning VS Observational learning
Thorndike’s Law of Effect
Primary and Secondary reinforcers
Chapter 6:
Atkinson-Shiffren model of memory
Chapter 7:
Convergent thinking VS divergent thinking
Inductive reasoning VS Deductive reasoning
Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory
Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Chapter 8:
Four stages of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development.
Chapter 9:
Self-Determination Theory
James-Lange Theory of Emotion VS Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion
Chapter 10:
Freud’s model of personality VS Maslow’s model of personality
Chapter 11:
Three dimensions of the Attribution Theory
Altruism, egoism, stereotypes, prejudice (social psychology)
Chapter 12:
Abnormal behavior
Major depressive disorder
Anorexia, Bulimia Nervosa
Chapter 13:
Aaron Beck’s cognitive therapy
Chapter 14:
General Adaptation Syndrome
Problem-focused VS Emotion-focused coping styles
Part 2: put the quote at the end of the essay not at the end of the whole homework)
In a well drafted essay, please choose (1) of the writing prompts listed below. Please keep in mind that you are choosing a topic that is of interest to "you". For example, it would be easy to assign the same question to every student. However, your interests in psychology are different than those of other students. Since you are choosing your own question to answer, you should have an easy time fulfilling the two-page minimum requirement. The 2-page minimum is not a suggestion. It is a requirement. Any submission that is less than two pages will earn significantly reduced credit. Writing assignments such as this one is worth 30% of your final grade. Your submission must also be uploaded to the TURNITIN application. This application is designed to show if students have copied and pasted work from outside resources. Please submit original work. Some students have attempted to pass in work that is not their own. The TURNITIN application will show the instructor where precisely the document was found. Be original. Work Hard, Earn Good Grades. If you do choose to cite the text or any other outside work, please include a works cited or reference page. Typed. Double Spaced. Font: Times (size 12)
1. List three main differences between humanistic and psychoanalytic therapy (role of therapist, basic assumptions about human nature, interpretation of resistance and other “unconscious” phenomena).
2. What advantages might there be for a therapist to be “genuine” rather than “neutral”? How would it make you feel to have a therapist who disclosed personal information?
3. Why is humanistic therapy called “person centered”?
4. Would you consider the drug Antibuse, which is a drug alcoholic take to keep from drinking, a form of aversive conditioning? Explain.
5. Which of the various therapies discussed in this chapter would be the most successful for you? The least successful? Why?
6. Why are there so many types of therapies to treat the same disorders?
Part 3: (separate them by part)
Go to YouTube watch this video about addiction: Everyting you think about addiction is wrong
Did the country of Portugal get it right? Why or why not? Did any of the information presented surprise you?