Psychology Assignment
I. In your own words, what is the modern definition of psychology?
II. In your own words, how do the perspectives of psychology today (behaviorism, humanistic psychology, cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology, and cross-culture psychology) DIFFER?
III. Psychology takes a biopsychosocial approach to explain human behavior and mental processes. In your own words, explain the biopsychosocial approach and the 3 influences on behavior. Give a personal example of each of the 3 influences on your own behavior.
IV. Explain the 2 dialogue skills for critical thinking. How can they improve critical thinking and social interactions?
V. In your own words, define memory.
VI. What is the difference between recall and recognition?
VII. What are the 3 basic phases in the process of memory?
VIII. In your own words, explain the Atkinson-Shiffrin 3-stage information processing model and how the concept of working memory updates it.
IX. What is the difference between retrieval practice and spaced practice?
X. Explain levels of processing and making material personally meaningful.
XI. What are some effortful strategies that you can use to remember new information?
XII. In your own words, explain the differernces between the implicit and explicit memory systems.
XIII. What is one study approach in the Putnam et al. article that you would like to try? Explain the approach and why you chose it.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.