Assignment:
Essentials of psychology
Part A. select one of the following questions to answer in one or two paragraphs, totaling between 20 and 30 r answer is worth 30 points.
1- Using explanations or examples, outline Kohlberg's ideas about moral development.
Explain how carol Gilligan' idea about moral development differ from those of Kohlberg.
2-Describe dissociative disorders in general and several specific disorders of this kind by way of illustration. Contrast dissociative disorders with somatoform disorders, briefly explaining two such disorders.
Part b- Answer each of the following in three to five sentences. Each answer is worth 5 points.
1- With respect to aging differentiate disengagement theory and activity theory.
2- In the context of operant conditioning, what is shaping?
3- How was factor analysis used to create Hans Eysenck's trait theory of personality?
4- Briefly, in terms of human behavior how would you define or explain latent learning?
5- What is the opposite of a background stressor?
6- What kind of drug is Rohypnol, and why is called the date rape drug?
7- What is the reticular formation? Where is it located, and why is it important?
8- Discuss memory traces and their role in decay.
9- When you wish an employee to become adept a particularly boring task, which schedule of reinforcement would you choose why?
10- Contrast the medical, psychoanalytical ,behavioral, cognitive, humanistic and sociocultural perspectives of mental illness.
Part C circle the letter of the one best answer to each question. Each answer is worth 5 points
1- Solomon Asch's experiments explored the nature of
A.compliance
b-conformity
c-attachment
d-obedience
2- An emphasis on the development of an inferiority complex was of special interest to
A- Sigmund Freud
B- Karen Horney
C- Alfred Adler
D- Carl Jung
3-in the human body ,the rate at which food is converted into energy is called
A- Metabolism
B- Conversion
C- The set point
D- The weight set
4-A positive reinforcement is to adding something to environment as a/ an----- reinforcement is to taking something out of the environment.
A- Neutral
B- Aversive
C- Negative
D- Partial