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Developmental Psychology

Compare (similarities and differences) between Abraham Maslow and Sigmund Freud and analyze the difference between Freud's biological approach and Maslow's motivational approach.

Compare (similarities and differences) between Abraham Maslow and Sigmund Freud in terms of their cognitive, physical, and social-emotional developmental processes.The cognitive developmental process involves the ability to think, remember, reason, problem-solve, and communicate. The physical developmental process entails not on

Freud's Id, Ego, and Super-Ego

Where do you think Freud's Id, Ego, and Super-Ego enter the scheme of his theory on infant development? Do you think an infant (birth to a year) is all Id, or do you think the Ego and Super-Ego are manifested during this time period?

"Rite of Passage".

Explain how the quote "rite of passage" can apply to present-day adolescents, as well as those who lived lived centuries ago?

Counselling Methodologies: Behavioural and Cognitive Modalities/ grad level

Our chapter explores several themes in CBT assessment such as the nomothetic and ideographic approaches; the aims of assessment, the role of functional analysis, the relationship between assessment and formulation and the key areas for assessment in a cognitive behavioural context. Grant et al. (2009) tell us that an importan

Cognitive Dissonance Identification

Identify a situation in which an individual made a decision to engage in behavior that violated his or her values, beliefs, attitudes, and morals. Can you explain how the individual could have used cognitive dissonance theory to rationalize his behavior. The scenario is below: It had been 3 years to the day and as I stood

Early and middle adulthood changes

What psychological changes are made during early and middle adulthood to adapt to aging and changes in lifestyle? How does this affect development?

Roles in early and middle adulthood

Discuss two roles that can be acquired during early and middle adulthood, such as through parenthood, romantic relationships, and career. How have these roles changed through past generation?

Early nutrition is emphasized.

Briefly describe the importance of nutrition during the Infancy and Toddlerhood period. Summarize pediatric recommendations regarding early feeding and the introduction to cow’s milk and sold foods, the dangers of malnutrition, and cite factors that contribute to obesity in later life.

cognitive psychology

What impact did the Greeks have on the development of cognitive psychology as a discipline?

Concepts of Conditioning: Pavlov

What are the basic concepts of conditioning associated with Pavlov? How can they be applied to real-life situations? What behaviors can best be learned by using classical conditioning methods? Explain your answer and use examples from your own life experience.

Important cognitive science and behavioral concepts

Skinner was an American behaviorist who conducted extensive research related to the experimental analysis of behavior. Through his research he was able to introduce several concepts related to behavior and self-control. The following solution describes concepts such as: reinforcement, operant conditioning, punishment, and supers

Piaget's Developmental Stages

In regard to Piaget's developmental stages, at what point in these stages do you think the biggest Social shift occurs?

Psychology Question

Which of Piaget's developmental stages are most important for intellectual development? How does this fit with our current K-12 system of early education?

Explain how heredity and the environment interact

Explain how heredity and the environment interact to produce individual differences in development. I have to address the following issue: -Define and describe shared and nonshared environmental experiences and the role each plays in development.

Counter conditioning and desensitization

Counter conditioning is based on the principles of classical conditioning. It attempts to replace undesirable emotional responses to a stimulus (i.e. fear of bugs) with more pleasant, adaptive ones. For example, do you remember Watson's experiment with Little Albert - the boy that John Watson conditioned to fear little white rat

How might we apply counter conditioning to humans?

Systematic Desensitization involves gradually exposing a pet to the situation, without provoking the unwanted reaction. Through this process, we reduce the strength of a response (i.e. fear) to a certain stimulus. For example, my dog fears big dogs. By desensitizing my dog to bigger dogs, I can reduce his fearful response to big

Need help in psychology

Evaluate the effects of functional and dysfunctional dynamics on development positive and negative impact of peers and changes in peer relations from middle childhood to adolescence pressures faced in adolexcenxe compared ro middle childhood development of moral values from middle childhood into adolescence

Your opinion

After reading this post from my classmate below, do you have any opinion? Why would it be important for an experiment to be conducted in a natural setting as opposed to a controlled setting? What obstacles do researchers face in conducting experiments in a natural setting? How can they overcome these obstacles? An experime

Experiments in Natural vs. Controlled Settings

Do you have any opinion about the answer from my classmate below? Please post your opinion for your response. "Why would it be important for an experiment to be conducted in a natural setting as opposed to a controlled setting? What obstacles do researchers face in conducting experiments in a natural setting? How can they

Random sampling

In a research study it is not always possible to measure an entire representing a specific demographic. (Some examples of demographics are students who attend a specific college, people who live in a specific city , state or neighborhood, people of a certain age range etc.). As a result measurements are taken from a sample of th

Individual Differences vs. Independent Variables

Read chapter 7 to answer question below: What is the difference between individual differences variables and manipulated independent variables? What impact does this difference have on causal inferences? Please give and example of each. Responses should be at least 250 words.

Discussion of factors affecting development of a mentally healthy child

I need help to answer these questions below. I am writing a 700 word paper. 1. How can socioeconomic status and wealth influence the development of a mentally healthy child? 2. What are some factors that have led to an increase in diagnosis of children with disorders such as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapies and Evidence-Based Practice

What are at least three benchmarks/observable meausres of client sucesses when using cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). How can these measurements be linked to the CBT conceptualization of how psychopathology or problems in living occur? Give examples