Research methods Psychology 101 S1 2013 Nick Munro Room 42 Discipline of Psychology Email: munron@ukzn.ac.za Student consultation times: Monday 08h30 – 09h30 Tuesday 08h30 – 09h30 Friday 12h00 – 13h00 Amy-Jo Murray Attention and memory History and schools of thought Phindile Mayaba Sensation and perception Nicholas Munro Research methods Introduction to psychology (Psych 101) Nandisa Tushini Biological psychology Phephelani Zondi Thinking‚ language and intelligence
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CHAPTER 1 What is Psychology? Psychology is the science of behavior and mental processes Thinking critically with Psychology Hindsight bias- Common Sense describes what has happened after the fact more easily than it predicts what will happen before the fact Common sense is a poor guide The Scientific Method Theory- an explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes observations Hypothesis- a testable prediction implied by a theory Simple Observation- simply observing
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Abstract The primary purpose of this paper is to identify how critical thinking skills contribute to confident‚ quality decisions‚ how critical thinking assisted me in my decision to become an occupation therapist as well as in my choice to attend the University of ------------. According to Michael Scriven and Richard Paul in their work Defining Critical Thinking ‚ critical thinking is defined as the "intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing‚ applying‚ analyzing
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History 1879 weant was the first person who decided to study human behavior in the lab World War 1 & 2 → important for the public to be supportive/ tried to convince the public to be supportive using psychological methods Stimulation. Intervinal. Response Knowledge – What we know‚ What we know we don’t know‚ We don’t know what we don’t know Organism Stimulation – Personal Identifiable characteristics‚ Internal psychology ( everything internal that triggers feelings)‚ External ( everything
Free Motivation Human behavior Abraham Maslow
Theories of the State Theories are employed to gain understanding of the state‚ while recognizing its complexity. The state is the most dynamic institution in Political Science. Several issues underlie this dynamism. First‚ the boundaries of the state are not closely defined‚ but constantly changing. Second‚ the state is not only the site of conflict between different organizations‚ but also internal conflict and conflict within organizations. Some scholars speak of the ‘state’s interest‚ but there
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Critical Thinking and Society Exercise Roberto J Diaz University of Phoenix PHL 458 Creative Minds and Critical Thinking Prof. Carlos Lago March 10‚ 2009 Critical Thinking and Society Exercise How have critical thinking skills in humans evolved over time? - Since evolution is a process which takes millions of years‚ The human fossil record reveals that our ancestors were capable of using stones as tools. An ape-like human ancestor living a million years ago was custom manufacturing a
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Critical Thinking R-PAS Response Paper The Rorschach Inkblot test is one of the most iconic psychological tests that is shown on television and media worldwide. I believe this wide spread media has called into question the inkblot test’s clinical utility‚ reliability and usage in the field of psychology. This paper will summarize and critique four articles‚ two that are against the Rorschach and challenge its usage in different aspects of psychology and two that are for the Rorschach and believe
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Bibliography: A2zpsychology‚ 2006‚ Freud ’s Psychosexual Theory. Viewed March 16‚ 2011‚ http://www.a2zpsychology.com/great_psychologists/freud_psychosexual_thoery.htm About‚ 2011‚ Personality Psychology. Viewed March 21‚ 2011‚ http://psychology.about.com/od/personalitydevelopment/Personality_Psychology.htm Answers‚ 2011‚ Nature or Nurture Boeree‚ George. 1998‚ B. F. Skinner. Viewed March 12‚ 2011‚ http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/skinner.html Changingminds
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Critical Thinking There are many problems in the world today. To change many of these problems people may need to change their way of thinking and become critical thinkers. Everything we do is determined by how we think. We now face the probability of wars‚ we have hunger throughout‚ our natural habitats are declining‚ and we face global warming. Everyday lives are stressful in a fast paced world. It may be possible to solve these problems if more people understood how to be critical thinkers
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create the correct and fast solution to solve our problems. One of the ways is to think critically. Thinking is a good process but thinking alone will not help us to develop our minds. That is when critical thinking may take place. Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally. It includes the ability to engage in reflective and independent thinking. Using critical thinking one makes a decision or solves the problem of judging what to believe or what to do. It helps us to build
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