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xix, 522 pages : 24 cm Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-506) and index Examining the methods of psychology. What is Applied Psychology? Psychotherapists. Methods of psychology. Observation. Case study. Survey. Correlation method. Experiment. Ethics. Perceiving. What is perception? External senses. Subliminal stimuli. Internal senses. Perception and attention. Distraction and pain control. Factors affecting perception. Expectation. Needs, motivations and emotions. Illusions. Perception in action. Improving perception. Sensory and perceptual impairments. Sensory deprivation. Sensory bombardment. Extrasensory perception. Learning and changing behavior. What is learning? Performance as a measure of learning. Classical conditioning. Reflexes. Emotional respondents. Process of classical conditioning. Using classical conditioning. Acting and pretending. Controlling fears and anxieties. Unwanted behaviour. Operant conditioning. Positive reinforcement. Negative reinforcement. Punishment. Guidelines for punishment. Types of punishment. Reinforcements versus punishments. Shaping. Behavior modification. Imitation and modeling. Extinction. Ethical concerns. Improving memory. Stage

Author

Quinn, Virginia Nichols

Publisher

McGraw-Hill College

Published

1990

Language

EN

ISBN

9780070510739

Subjects

Psychology, Social_sciences