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Observational Learning According to the course text, learning is defined as a “relatively > permanent behavior change in an organism’s behavior due to experience.” > (Myers, p. 263). By following the scientific process, psychologists have > made great strides in understanding how you learn.  Pavlov’s seminal > experiment introduced the idea of classical conditioning, learning … Read more

Attentional Blink There are many stimuli in your environment of which you are not aware. You > use attention to filter out unimportant stimuli and focus on relevant > stimuli. However, there are circumstances under which you cannot perceive > stimuli, regardless of how hard you “pay attention.” One situation is when > visual stimuli … Read more

Anxiety Disorder: Case Study Portfolio Project Each student will do an assessment and analysis of a psychology related problem or challenge in an organization in which he/she is currently or was previously employed and develop a potential solution using concepts or strategies from the course textbook. Provide sufficient detail when describing the problem, including the … Read more

Dispositional, Biological and Evolutionary Theory *Write *a 1,000- to 1,250-word informational article for a newspaper in > which you do the following: > >    – Describe the differences between dispositional and evolutionary or >    biological personality theories. >    – Discuss the strengths and limitations of dispositional and >    evolutionary or biological … Read more