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PSYC210 General Psychology

Discussion 1

1. What were some of the important milestones in psychology's early development discussed in the chapter and why are they important?

2. What does it mean when we say two things are correlated? What are positive and negative correlations?

3. How can you personally use psychology to become a strong person and a better student?

 

PSYC210 General Psychology

Discussion 2

1. What are the functions of the nervous system's main divisions?  Name and fully describe the three types of neurons.

2. What is neurogenesis? Can a damaged brain ever recover?

3. In your own words, describe twin/adoption studies and how these studies contribute to the nature versus nurture debate. 

 

PSYC210 General Psychology

Discussion 3

1. Describe the course of prenatal development.  What does the book say can affect this development and how?

2. What are the four main parenting styles?  If you are a parent, identify what style you feel you are.  If you are not a parent, identify what style you feel your parents are.

3. Describe how parents and peers influence behavior in adolescents.  Provide a personal example of how this might have occurred in your adolescent years.   

 

PSYC210 General Psychology

Discussion 4

1. What are the two main functions of learning, and how do they differ? 

2. How can you use operant  conditioning to condition an adventurous 2-year-old not to run across a bust street near her house?

3. Compare and contrast operant and classical conditioning. 

4. What is observational learning? Provide an example of how a child might learn a behavior via observational learning, 

 

PSYC210 General Psychology

Discussion 5

1. What can influence memory construction? How do we decide whether or not the memory is real or false?

2. What are the four components of emotional intelligence?

3. How can an individual's environment influence affect cognitive development?