PSY 140

PSY 140 WEEK 6 DISCUSSION Carl Jung has provided profound contributions to the field of psychology much different that other theorists. What are Jung's significant contributions?

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PSY 140 WEEK 5 Knowledge Check Introduction to Psychology Match the Key Term with the proper definition: 1. Fluid intelligence 1. In Piaget's theory, the period of cognitive development from ages 7 to 11. 2. Norms 2. A biologically determined period in the life of some animals during which certain forms of learning can take place most easily. 3. Tacit intelligence 3. The quality of thinking that leads some adolesce

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PSY 140 WEEK 5 HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT 1 Define cognition and name the basic units of thinking 2. How is language learned and how does it relate to thinking? 3. What are the different views on intelligence? 4. How is intelligence measured? 5. Describe the theories supporting both sides of the nature-nurture debate. 6. If psychologists do not agree about the nature of intelligence, how is it possible for them to agree on a test of

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PSY 140 WEEK 5 DISCUSSION Please answer each component of the following discussion question. What is intelligence and how is it measured? How does intelligence impact an individual’s life experience? In past decades there has been a rise of consideration that there are multiple forms of intelligence. Are you familiar with the concept? What other forms of intelligence may an individual possess? Explain (This question asks you to consi

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PSY 140 WEEK 4 Knowledge Check Introduction to Psychology Match the Key Term with the proper definition: 1. Classical conditioning 1. Temporary increase in the strength of an extinguished response caused by an unrelated stimulus event. 2. Negative reinforcement 2. Reinforcement that occurs when a behavior is followed by the removal or the avoidance of a negative event. 3. Response prevention 3. Prevention of avoida

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PSY 140 WEEK 4 Homework Assignment 1 What are the principles on which classical conditioning are based? 2. Explain the theory of operant conditioning. 3. What are the theoretical interpretations of learning? 4. Name the three stages of memory. 5. Explain how forgetting occurs. 6. How external factors can affect memory? Explain. 7. Why are place learning, latent learning, and insight learning all considered to support cog

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PSY 140 WEEK 3 Knowledge Check Introduction to Psychology Match the Key Term with the proper definition 1. Absolute threshold 1. Law stating that the amount of change in a stimulus needed to detect a difference is in direct proportion to the intensity of the original stimulus. 2. Basilar membrane 2. Translation of energy from one form to another. 3. Psychophysics 3. A state of awareness. 4. Weber's law 4.

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PSY 140 WEEK 3 HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT 1 Describe how each of the sense organs receives information from the external environment. 2. List and distinguish the different states of consciousness. 3. How is the brain structured and specialized? 4. Describe the variable ways that drugs affect consciousness and their neurochemical properties. 5. Compare and contrast nightmares and night terrors. Identify which one occurs during REM sleep

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PSY 140 WEEK 3 DISCUSSION As we consider consciousness, it can add depth to our conversation to consider what we consider to be 'mental noise' and how that differs from consciousness. In our culture we are often bombarded with sensory overload and information. We have developed a habit of nurturing racing thoughts and our minds jumping from one thought to another with little awareness for the moment. Often exercises such as relaxation and m

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PSY 140 WEEK 2 Knowledge Check Introduction to Psychology Match the Key Term with the proper definition: 1. Dendrites 1. Gene that has more than one different version. 2. Axons 2. A complex brain system, composed of the amygdala, hippo campus, and cingulate cortex, that works with the hypothalamus in emotional arousal. 3. Medulla 3. Glands that produce sex cells and hormones important in sexual arousal and that con

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