Psychology Answers

You are watching a six year old child playing with Lego toy blocks. He starts arranging the blocks according to theirs shapes and sizes. What principle of perceptual grouping is evident in this scenario?

1. Indicate the number of assessment task that need to be recorded as a part of CASS in the subject.

2. Differentiate between recording process and reporting process.

The Little Albert series of experiments is one of the first studies that comes to mind for many people when we talk about ethics in psychological research (along with Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment and Stanley Milgram’s experiments on obedience to authority). Obviously, the ethical criteria for conducting psychological research are much more stringent today. However, we have also learned a lot about human behaviour from classic studies such as this one. I would like you to discuss the Little Albert experiments and ethics in psychological research (then and now).

• What are your thoughts about the Little Albert experiments that Watson and Rayner conducted?
  
• What did this series of experiments teach us about personality? Could the researchers have learned the same lessons another way?
  
• Do you think that it was necessary for psychology to go through a period in which ethically questionable research was conducted in order to learn what we did about human behaviour? Why or why not?

Differentiate between public information and public communication campaign

Individuals who can deal with complicated human behavior and school dynamics are needed in the teaching profession. Teachers are expected to give phyco-social support to students in addition to the cognitive support they provide on a regular basis. Identify at least five phyco-social aspects as a student teacher and highlight the hazards they pose to students, particularly when they are not supported.

1. A school is a system that has factors that determines the culture and practices of the organization.clearly explain how each factor could contribute to teachers and learners daily practices. Your response should be about 700-900 words. (30marks) include references.

Your response should cover the following

1. Teachers practices in relation to the factors

a. Physical setting

b.student

c. Curriculum and resources

d. Teacher

e. Behaviour, learning and teaching

2. Learners practices in relation to the following factors

a. Physical setting

b. Student

c. Curriculum and resources

d. Teacher

e. Behaviour, learning and teaching

2) Please note that this question has a single correct answer. Developmental psychologists disagree on the extent to which children contribute directly to their own development. This is known as the issue.

a. continuity-discontinuity

b. active-passive

c. nature-nurture

1) Please note that this question has multiple correct

answers. The universal-cultural issue refers…

Select one or more:

a. the assumption that all children in the world

follow the same developmental pathways.

b. the assumption that the cultural context in

which a child grows up has an important

influence on his/her development.

c. the fact that not one of the above mention

should be overemphasized, and that all

children show certain universal

characteristics and certain cultural differences.

You are newly appointed puplic relation practitioner at an organisation.Distinguish the various formal and informal communication styles you would use to introduce yourself to your collegues and orientate yourself in the organisation?

Substantiate your answer by providing relevent examples

Thinl of an instance when you communicated unintentionally.Explain where the consequences were good or bad.if you have a chance to correct the unitentionally communication how would you do it?