Clinical Psychology
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The branch of psychology concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of
psychological problems and disorders
Who was B. F. Skinner? Describe Skinner's viewpoint with regard to private events and
free will. Describe the influence that Skinner had on psychology and more widely
outside of academia.
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, B. F. Skinner was a young psychologist at Harvard. His influence was
extremely significant and he became the most famous scientist of his time.
Skinner was influenced by John B. Watson's methodological behaviourism
and by Ivan Pavlov's work on conditioned reflexes. Skinner created a
system based on his own philosophy of radical behaviourism. Although
Skinner did not deny the existence of internal events, he redefined them as
private events and did not think they should be given special status when
explaining behaviour. According to Skinner, private events are much more
difficult to study. A lot of his own science of behaviour is based on public
observable events. Skinner believed that free will is just an illusion because
he believed that people are controlled by the environment instead of
themselves. Some of Skinner's books climbed the popular bestsellers' lists.
Skinner appeared in magazines and newspapers. He also appeared on TV
and the radio. He popularized his ideas by writing articles for mass
consumer magazines. However, not everyone approved of his message
Wilhelm Wundt
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German physiologist who founded psychology as a formal science;
opened first psychology research laboratory in 1879
Ethnocentrism
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The tendency to view your own group as better than others and as the
standard for judging the worth of foreign ways
Donald Hebb
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Proposed that human learning takes place by neurons forming new
connections with one another or by the strengthening of connections that
already exist
William James
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Founder of functionalism; studied how humans use perception to function
in our environment
Define critical thinking. Describe the skills exhibited by critical thinkers.
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Critical thinking is the use of cognitive skills and strategies which increase
the probability of a desired outcome. There are four skills exhibited by
critical thinkers. The first skill is that they can understand and use the rules
of scientific investigation. The second skill is that they can apply the rules of
both formal and informal logic. The third skill is that they can carefully
evaluate the quality of information. The fourth skill is that they can analyze
arguments for the soundness of the conclusions
Discuss three important considerations in designing a program to encourage
adequate studying.
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The branch of psychology concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of
psychological problems and disorders
Who was B. F. Skinner? Describe Skinner's viewpoint with regard to private events and
free will. Describe the influence that Skinner had on psychology and more widely
outside of academia.
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, B. F. Skinner was a young psychologist at Harvard. His influence was
extremely significant and he became the most famous scientist of his time.
Skinner was influenced by John B. Watson's methodological behaviourism
and by Ivan Pavlov's work on conditioned reflexes. Skinner created a
system based on his own philosophy of radical behaviourism. Although
Skinner did not deny the existence of internal events, he redefined them as
private events and did not think they should be given special status when
explaining behaviour. According to Skinner, private events are much more
difficult to study. A lot of his own science of behaviour is based on public
observable events. Skinner believed that free will is just an illusion because
he believed that people are controlled by the environment instead of
themselves. Some of Skinner's books climbed the popular bestsellers' lists.
Skinner appeared in magazines and newspapers. He also appeared on TV
and the radio. He popularized his ideas by writing articles for mass
consumer magazines. However, not everyone approved of his message
Wilhelm Wundt
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German physiologist who founded psychology as a formal science;
opened first psychology research laboratory in 1879
Ethnocentrism
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The tendency to view your own group as better than others and as the
standard for judging the worth of foreign ways
Donald Hebb
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Proposed that human learning takes place by neurons forming new
connections with one another or by the strengthening of connections that
already exist
William James
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Founder of functionalism; studied how humans use perception to function
in our environment
Define critical thinking. Describe the skills exhibited by critical thinkers.
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Critical thinking is the use of cognitive skills and strategies which increase
the probability of a desired outcome. There are four skills exhibited by
critical thinkers. The first skill is that they can understand and use the rules
of scientific investigation. The second skill is that they can apply the rules of
both formal and informal logic. The third skill is that they can carefully
evaluate the quality of information. The fourth skill is that they can analyze
arguments for the soundness of the conclusions
Discuss three important considerations in designing a program to encourage
adequate studying.
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