Psyc 110n discussion Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PSYC 110N Week 4 Discussion: Motivation and Emotion & Theories of Personality: With Responses (Option 1) Option 1: This week we learned about several different theories of motivation including, McClelland's theory of motivation, drive reduction theory, arousal approaches, incentive approaches, and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Describe a recent accomplishment in your life and explain it in terms of at least two theories of motivation discussed in the text. Compare and contrast the theories of m...

Neutral Stimulus - ans ----initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention. In classical conditioning, when used together with an unconditioned stimulus, the _____ _______ becomes a conditioned stimulus. Unconditioned Response (UR) - ans ----behavior that occurs naturally due to a given stimulus. However, a stimulus prompts a conditioned response only when someone has come to associate that stimulus with another. Acquisition - ans ----the learning or...

Initial Post Instructions After reviewing the case below, choose two perspectives (neuroscience, humanistic, cognitive, psychodynamic or behavioral) to create a short dialogue between two psychologists discussing Sara's behavior. Feel free to be creative in your dialogue! Define your two chosen perspectives and briefly discuss the differences of each approach. What was one missing in your dialogue from the case that the other helped to explain? For example, what would a psychodynamic psychol...

PSYC 110N Week 8 Discussion: Looking Ahead Congratulations! You have graduated Chamberlain University and have been working as a nurse for one year. On your next shift, you are tasked with taking care of a 75-year-old woman who is suffering from dementia. She is under your care and has been recently diagnosed with depression and generalized anxiety disorder. Her family comes to visit her often and expresses to you that they are worried about her overall health and have been overly stressed makin...

Initial Post Instructions After reviewing the case below, choose two perspectives (neuroscience, humanistic, cognitive, psychodynamic or behavioral) to create a short dialogue between two psychologists discussing Sara's behavior. Feel free to be creative in your dialogue! Define your two chosen perspectives and briefly discuss the differences of each approach. What was one missing in your dialogue from the case that the other helped to explain? For example, what would a psychodynamic psychol...

Initial Post Instructions For the initial post, respond to one of the following options, and label the beginning of your post indicating either Option 1 or Option 2: Be sure to make connections between your ideas and conclusions and the research, concepts, terms, and theory we are discussing this week. Follow-Up Post Instructions Respond to at least two peers or one peer and the instructor. If possible, respond to one peer who chose an option different than the one you chose. Further the dialogu...

Respond to one of the following options, and label the beginning of your post indicating either Option 1 or Option 2: • Option 1: Sensation and perception are two different processes. Does sensory stimulus shape our perceptions? Do our perceptions misinterpret our sensations? How does that happen? • Option 2: What is the purpose of sleep and how is it important to your overall functioning? Complete the Sleep Debt Questionnaire and discuss your results. What can you do to improve your sleep...

PSYC-110N Week 4 Discussion: Motivation and Emotion & Theories of Personality (Option 1)

PSYC 110N Week 2 Discussion: Sensation and Perception & Sleep: Including Responses (Option 2)