Psychopathology and Learning & Memory Report This is a report of two different specialty psychological fields, Psychopathology/disorders and Learning & Memory. It will look at seven different questions regarding these fields. This will give insight to the reader as to the specifics of these fields. As psychology is in everything looking at these sub-fields can give interesting information as to how it penetrates the mind. The types of work psychologists do in Psychopathology would be helping people with their issues. One could imagine a social worker helping with family planning, or a substance abuse counselor helping with addiction complications and/or procedures to overcome (Kuther and Morgan, 2012, p. 19). What satisfaction could be derived
The cause and effect of a disease is a way to break it down to find the missing parts. It might sound a little creepy thinking about doing it to a human, but to a car it is a great thing to know the internals. Could this be where the psychologist gets the bad reputation? The headshrinker, swami, witch, or nut-ball detector are names heard about the head healer, did they come from a fear of our hood being looked under? The most interesting thing not previously known that I learned about Learning & Memory psychology is that it is a type of cognitive psychology. This is the type of psychology that interests me, where it gets into the philosophy as in, why is the thought of the thought important. It sounds like a doctor working on the cause of the problem instead of looking at the symptoms. Now I want to know why I wrote that. What program am I running today, for
There are 14 things to look for and there is some good in self help books, but beware of loud, dead end, and totality claims, along with other rules that can help to locate a good one (Episode 64: Self, 2008). I have seen some self help books and found some good in them, but there is the wild claims of, if I think I will be it I will be it. I think learning about the mind and what we can do with it is great, but we cannot will to be a lion, like in the cartoons. The real-world human experience related to a pod-casts for Learning & Memory psychology is on Ep 158: Tired of Low Grades? There are six helpful tips in this episode including test yourself again and again, explain it to yourself and/or others, and apply the material to your life are some of the tips to get better grades (Ep 158: Tired, 2011). Being in school ties this episode to my life as getting good grades are a part of it. Whenever I can find ways to help myself to be better at what I am doing I will take a
The practice of researching human behavior, which dates back to most ancient civilizations, has become better understood and more effective over time. This research led to modern psychology and has become increasingly broad since the first notion that one person could observe and measure the reasoning behind another person’s actions. Researchers in the field can study psychology as a whole or one of the various sub-disciplines that psychology breaks down into. These sub-disciplines range from the psychology of learning to fringe theoretical psychology. The men and women who conduct studies in the psychological field, referred to as psychologists, continue research in their sub-disciplines to add to the knowledge of the community. Psychologists focus on the study of the mind while clinicians treat individuals that suffer from psychological disorders. Now that I have covered psychology’s growth, I will move on to the ways that psychology currently impacts the world.
We will pay five hundred New Haven men to help us complete a scientific study of memory and learning. The study is being done at Yale University. “Each person who participates will be paid $4.00 (plus 50¢ carfare) for approximately 1 hour’s time. We need you for only one hour: there are no further obligations. You may choose the time you would like to co...
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This branch of psychology focuses on memory, intelligence, perception, thought processes, problem solving ability, language and learning (Pearson). It focuses on how people think, remember, store, and use information that they are given (Pearson). Some of the key assumptions are that our behavior can be explained as a series of responses to stimuli and behavior is controlled by our own thought processes as opposed to genetic factors (Introduction). The biggest contributor to this perspective is Ulric Neisser, who is coined the “father of cognitive psychology”. He believed that the human brain worked similarly to how a computer collects data. When he was young he worked with another prominent cognitive psychologist George Miller, who was one of the founders of cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience. One of his most well known discoveries was his research on short term memory and how it is typically limited to only about seven pieces of information at a time. This approach explains how Sue’s life around her can shape her views of herself and cause her to have an eating
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Psychologists who provide services to others must work within the boundaries of their competence. Competence is based on supervised experience, education, professional experience, and consultation studies. Psychologists are expected to have knowledge about the different areas of competencies and the foundational areas of psychology. When providing services to children, adolescents, and adults, you must possess knowledge of appropriate assessments, therapeutic techniques, intervention procedures, and the ability to perform, plan and implement your areas of demonstrated competence. Maintaining competence throughout your professional role as a licensed psychologist is crucial. Psychology is continually
Learning and memory are two topics that have held the attention of researchers for centuries. This is most likely due to the fact that they are integral to our survival, yet are unconscious processes that we take for granted every day.
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Whilst evaluating the cognitive approach to psychology there are many strengths such as that the cognitive approach takes an understanding of the influence from mental processes on one’s behaviour, focusing on an individual’s thinking patterns and their perception. This approach also relates to many known functions and operations that the human body performs such as memory and problem solving.
Clinical psychology is just one of the many subfields that psychology has to offer. Those who choose to enter clinical psychology aim to help people with addiction, emotional stress, mental illness, or any other type of mental problems. Knowing what a clinical psychologist does in their practice is important in understanding their profession. A clinical psychologist's education is the most prominent part of their career; without it, they cannot be considered a psychologist. The process and requirements of employment for psychologists are scattered, varying from state to state, as well as their salary and where they may be employed. The future and growth of clinical psychology can only be determined by the success of this career today. My purpose for this paper is to research the education, the process and requirements of employment, plus the salary and places for employment for psychologists.
This tension between an emphasis on a positivist science base and an emphasis on therapy and professional issues runs through many debates in clinical psy...
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Learning and memory are fascinating. The world could not function without either. They both are used in many different fashions in a wide variety of places. Learning and Memory have been carefully studied by professionals but are also well known and used by the common people on a daily basis. I am one of those common people, a student who is constantly learning and making the most of my memory. Since enrolling in The Psychology of Learning and Memory class I have come to the realization that I encounter situations in my life that exemplify the very concepts I have studied. I have also learned that it is beneficial to apply the lessons learned in class to my everyday life. Positive reinforcement, learned helplessness and serial recall are a few among many of the learning and memory models that have come to action in my life and in my final reflections surrounding the course.