Psychology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Rita Rewards gives point to her students for good grades, jobs completed in class and for doing kind deeds for others. At the end of the week students can redeem points at her classroom store, where they can choose from a number of different prizes. Rita's reward strategy is an example of A. Primary reinforcement B. Premack principle C. Reciprocal causation D. Token economy correct answer: token economy While all people can serve as models, some people are more influential as models tha...

Psychology - Answer The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Aristotle - Answer The first Western thinker to study psychological topics. He combined the logic of philosophy and empirical observation. De Anima is regarded as the first systematic treatise on psychology. Its topics included such basic psychological processes as the senses, perception, memory, thinking, and motivation. Wilhelm Wundt - Answer German physiologist, generally credited as being the founder of ps...

Nearly 16 million or 22% of children in America live in poverty. About how many of these children live in extreme poverty? correct answer: 7 million According to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, which children were required to reach proficiency and meet adequate yearly performance goals? correct answer: all students Mr. Hernandez has accepted a teaching job in a new district. In his interview, he learned that he will be evaluated on 22 components of knowledge and skills in four domai...

A teacher tells her students, "When you do your math homework assignments, you must use white lined paper. Please, no tear—outs from spiral notebooks—I won't accept them under any circumstances! Divide each page with a vertical line, always putting the problem on the left side and your solution on the right side. Use a number two pencil—nothing lighter, and definitely no ink! I expect all erasures to be thorough and clean." Which one of the following basic needs is the teacher most like...

What does McMinn believe Christian counseling should primarily focus on? - Empirically validated Christian counseling model of personality, mental health, and therapy - Intradisciplinary integration and informed consent. According to McMinn, this foundational competence for integration is insufficiently emphasized in most Christian counseling program 2. According to Entwistle, what does the Enemies model of integration (Christian Combatants subtype) assert? Christians opposed to any integ...

Quiz: Factorial Design Concepts: PSYC515: Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology II (D01)

an integrated set of concepts and principles that explain a phenomenon Learner-centered instruction is best described by which of the following answer choices? (1) correct answer: instruction that is tailored to students' characteristics and behaviors Choose the statement that best characterizes the meaning of "students with special needs" correct answer: are different enough from their peers that specially adapted instruction or materials are necessary to promote their success at sch...

Chlamydia CORRECT ANSWERS: MC STD in US and MC cause of female infertility in US Syphilis CORRECT ANSWERS: Treponema pallidum (spirochete); hard, painless, indurated lesion in early stage Gonorrhea CORRECT ANSWERS: Gram Negative diplococcus; commonly cultured on chocolate agar. MC symp = dysuria; MC sign = clear green mucopurulent discharge (copious amounts) Salpingitis CORRECT ANSWERS: aka PID; an infection of the organs of reproduction (especially the fallopian tubes) where infla...

Q: The patten of movement or change that begins at conception and continues throughout the human lifespan. correct answer: A: Development Q: What os the study of constancy and change in behavior throughout the life course? correct answer: A: Lifespan Psychology Q: What are the six lifespan perspectives? (Baltes) correct answer: A: lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional, plastic, multidisciplinary, contextual Q: What does the lifespan perspective involve? And what is it construc...