Psychology 103

An intelligence test for which the scores are normally distributed has a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. Use this information to describe how the scores are distributed.

Compare and Contrast the approach to studying children’s friendships taken in the Bigelow and La Gaipa (1975) study with that taken by William Corsaro.

put your opinion in e.g. I believe this perspective can help an individual who has a fear or phobia by seeing why the individual is so scared. I also think that the behaviourist perspective can help measure changes of a behaviour. On the other hand I feel that the behaviourist perspective doesn’t take in the biological perspective.

Spellbound is a mystery/suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock movie that was released on December 28th, 1945. The film was produced by David O. Selznick. Ingrid Bergman, who played Dr. Constance Petersen, a psychoanalyst, and Gregory Peck, her love interest, who played Dr. Edwardes and John Ballantyne starred as the main characters in this film. Other supporting roles are Michael Chekhov (Dr. Alexander Brulov) and Leo G. Carroll (Dr. Murchinson). The score of this film places a huge role in this film.

In an article by Arnett (2008), he makes the assertion that American research psychologists are relying too heavily on research results that do not generalize to the majority of the population of the world. Primarily, his two points include; the predominance of American authors and editors found in American Psychological Association (APA) journals and how American research results do not consider cultural variation (Arnett, 2008). Arnett (2008) assumes that American psychologists rely heavily on research findings gleaned from sampled populations, as applicable to behavior of all human beings. Evidence used to support the claim of the author included an analysis of six APA journals encompassing a twenty-year time frame from 1988 to 2007 (Arnett, 2008). Findings from the analysis showed American authors made up a vast majority of published studies and particularly, undergraduate study samples were used most often (Arnett, 2008). Additionally, Arnett (2008) found the editors of the APA journals were nearly all associated with American research universities. Overall, Arnett (2008) makes a convincing case of American psychologists neglecting most of the world’s population with their research findings. However, his view of this topic is skewed and is evident with his exclusion of relevant information.

There were contextual forces as well as work in America to foster the growth of applied psychology. The number of people with a Ph. D. in psychology rose and there were not enough academic positions to employ them, and when one attained a teaching job many administrations did not value (or fund) psychology programs. As psychology was a newest science when compared to physics and chemistry…received smallest financial support, so need to proof that psychology is useful in solving social, educational and industrial problem in order to improve budgets. An emerging societal problem was a dramatic increase in public school enrollment, which opened doors for some psychologists. Thus, the focus of psychology shifted towards the application in solving real-world problem.

psychologists that belong to a racial or ethnic minority group is slightly around 10% and

Q1. The study examines the relationship between biology and psychology, namely how certain hormonal changes are manifest in persons with PTSD versus depression. A modus ponens syllogism based on Christopher's (2004) discussion of the role of trauma in the development of psychological growth might go as follows: "persons with PTSD have cortisol levels higher than normal; Person X has PTSD; Person X has cortisol levels higher than normal." Note that it does not follow that all persons with cortisol levels higher than normal have PTSD. In contrast, a modus tollens syllogism uses an 'if-then' conditional phrasing such as: "If I have PTSD I am hyper-vigilant about normal stimuli in my environment; I am not hypervigilant; I do not have PTSD.

The lack of a defined common core irritates people because it is then hard to identify who exactly is a psychologist. One argument in favor of a common core is, breadth of study, that every psychologist should have a basic background in different disciplines of psychology (Benjamin, 2001). There is no common core of classes that all psychologists take, thus, who is a psychologist and who isn’t? A degree in psychology should be enough. Are a dermatologist and a dentist both doctors? Both may have taken lots of biology and chemistry as an undergraduate student, but they didn’t necessarily take all the same classes. Once they went to medical school, for their specialties they certainly didn’t take the same classes, yet they are both still doctors

* The view of modern psychologists are frequently difficult to categorize into traditional schools of thought.

Differentiate between Freud and Erikson's approach to psychoanalytic theory in this lesson. You will examine and compare developmental stages side by side and have the opportunity to test your knowledge with a quiz at the end.

over time, due to psychologists coming to light in the modern world. This essay will also

The study of psychology today seems to have unrecognized women psychologist in history. In the field of psychology women in the past were the minority most definitely. During that time women faced countless hardships to be equally educated as a male. This has led to unrecognition and a deficit of appreciation for the significant women psychologist of our history. Excluding women contributors to our studies minimizes our knowledge as

The above represents only a small cohort of people and their theories. Many more are responsible for the successful practice of Psychology we posses today.

3. With a help from a buddy, 2 sheets of paper were given out for each student which they signed for consent (appendix ii) as well as writing their answers. Participants were told that they did not have to take part in the experiment.