Psychology Answers

Years ago, neuroscientists discovered that forming a memory causes physical changes in the brain in which new synaptic connections grow between the neurons. Each time we recall a memory it gets modified when we save it. Based on this research, it was, recently, reported that psychologists have found a way to erase the emotional anxiety associated with bad memories without erasing the memories themselves. It is done by using a drug called Propanolol which changes the way a memory is saved after being accessed. Can you think of some ways in which this research can be applied? Do you think it is a good thing or a bad thing?

How would one be able to tell when an individual is “delusional” versus having non-delusional beliefs that differ from the societal normal?

Why are cognitive impairments important to understanding schizophrenia?

Attitudes toward obesity have varied widely both across and within cultures at various historical times. There is evidence that this cultural variation is giving way to an increasing “fat stigma,” even in cultures around the globe that have previously had positive values attached to larger body size. Is the spread of negative views of people who are overweight or obese a good thing or a bad thing for these cultures? Explain your answer from both a physical health and also a psychological health perspective.

Every time Mary does well on her assignments her teacher gives her candy this is an example of:
Latent learning, classical conditioning, imprinting, or continuous reinforcement

How should cultural and sub-cultural variation be taken into account when assessing psychotic symptoms?

1). How should cultural and sub-cultural variation be taken into account when assessing psychotic symptoms? (600 words)

1). How should cultural and sub-cultural variation be taken into account when assessing psychotic symptoms? (600 words)

2). How would one be able to tell when an individual is “delusional” versus having non-delusional beliefs that differ from the societal normal? ( 600 words)

3). Why are cognitive impairments important to understanding schizophrenia? – 10 marks – (600 words)

Academic References

Every person is like every other person.

Every person is like some other person.

Every person is like no other person.

(Adapted from Kluckhohn & Murray, 1948, p. 35)



Take a few moments to consider this poem. Based on what you have learned in the study of human development across the lifespan, and especially focusing on parenting styles and family issues, how would you apply the three sentiments in the poem to young adult and adult development? In what ways are each of these lines true of all humans?

In Darley and Latané's model, the presence of others is said to lead to:
Select one:
a. a diffusion of empathic distress
b. a diffusion of reciprocity
c. a diffusion of responsibility
d. a diffusion of altruism