I think in order to receive information from the environment we are equipped with sense of organs such as eyes, ears, and nose. Each sense of organs is part of a sensory system which receives sensory inputs and transmits sensory information to the brain, and it somehow converted into perceptions of things into sights, sounds, smells, taste and touch experiences. However, we perceive objects in two different ways, depends on our senses and experiences. Bottom up processing is when expectation is based mental processing that influenced by our senses such as seeing, feeling, tasting, hearing and smelling. Top down processing is when expectation is based on our previous knowledge and experience that allows us to better perceive an object. When I was young, we used to have three cats at home and my mother told me a funny story about how my experience seeing a cat was. She said that as soon as I saw the cat, I started to cry and yell, “Please mommy I will be very good from now on, please don’t give me to this hairy monster.” She explained that it wasn’t a monster and it called a cat. My previous experience of what it means to be a cat help me to faster and better perceive that object as a small friendly pet with pointy ears and meows. Also, whenever I feel weird tickle or itch on my body, I started to scream and slap the spot, because it feels like some kind of nasty insect is crawling on my body. However, when I see a spider walking on my arm, I just blow it off without
COMPARE AND CONTRAST STRUCTURALISM AND FUNCTIONALISM In my opinion both of the theories structuralism and functionalism involved the study of the human mind and how it works and they were both concerned with the mind at the conscious level. Personally, my feel of the two is that functionalism is more important than structuralism. I believe that functionalism is far better school than structuralism as it is more flexible and scientific in nature which I can relate myself with. I happen to think…
this paper is optional, if you are doing it, it is because you want and/or need the practice (and points), so this will be doubly beneficial in preparing you for the Exit Exam—“two birds—one stone.” Please use the essay “A Critique of Positive Psychology” as the basis for your test questions. The following are “stem questions” from the actual exams. You MUST use this specific format to receive full credit—no exceptions! You will also submit an Answer Key with the correct answers to the questions…
4 MAT Review of Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity 2nd Ed. COUN 506 Sherrita L. Hedgepeth Liberty University July 14, 2012 Summary David Entwistle's (2010) Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity appears to be a text with a primary audience which appears to be conservative evangelical Christians. The basic ‘meat’ of the book is the premise that "weaving together perspectives from psychology and Christian theology can help us understand and appreciate humanity…
3 March 2014 School Psychology The subject of my attention, my career of choice is school psychology. Over the past few months I have found information in regards to this subject which I will discuss. I will cover all aspects of this career including a definition of what it involves on a daily basis, why I have chosen this career as my subject of interest, common personality characteristics and values that go along with this career. I will also mention the educational requiremnts needed for this…
Marina Luta History of Psychology, Thursday 6:00 pm. Date turned in 4/18/2013 Hellen Th. Wolley and her Contributions in Psychology By Samantha Ragsdale Abstract The author, Samantha Ragsdale, in this article has brought up some facts based on research done by Ms. Helen Th. Woolley, her contributions in psychology “firsts”, women evolution and her important role in child welfare reform. There was research done on sex-differences and the environmental influences it had in women’s…
Subspecialties in Forensic Psychology Anissa Michaud Walden University Subspecialties in Forensic Psychology Forensic psychology is a continuing growth and reflects in professional development in devotion to research and practice in the field. The division of forensic psychology includes five subspecialties, such as police psychology, a psychology of crime, victimology, legal psychology and correctional psychology (Bartol & Bartol, 2012). Among the subspecialties are several other professions, but…
Kaulfus 1/5/2013 Controversial topics in psychology: Homosexuality Psychology is fundamentally the scientific study of behavior and the mind. Since the inception of psychology, or rather, it is acceptance as a likely field of study psychology has tread delicate water as the public opinion as regards to its various theories, assumptions, and methods has always bordered on fear mixed with doubt. There are certain outstanding elements that make a psychology subject more controversial than the rest.…
According to Nettle (2011), insight into the past, selective forces that shaped it and the problems faced by our ancestors can be reflected in the experiences the modern human encounters today. These findings can complement the modern approach to psychology and help the modern psychologist develop more in depth theories to help explain specific behaviours displayed by human beings today. 1.8 million Years ago, our ancestors lived in an era called the Pleistocene. This is a period when Homo erectus…
The field of Psychology In its earliest stages, psychology’s questions focused on the study of the mind and the behaviors that result from what goes on in it. The earlier theories asked and attempted to answer questions such as: 1) What is the mind? 2) What is the relationship to the brain? 3) If the mind and brain are not the same thing but are somehow related, how do we study what we cannot see? 4) What roles do biology (nature) and environment play in complex human behavior? 5) How does…
Psychology – “if it is difficult to define atypical behaviour, where does this leave the field of abnormal psychology?” The fact that it is difficult to define atypical behaviour makes it difficult to define the psychological word ‘abnormal’, due to extremely varied human behaviour it is difficult to assess whether a person’s behaviour can be categorised as ‘abnormal’ or ‘normal’ as we all have different perceptions of what these two things are. This also raises the question on whether these words…