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Goals of Psychology
Historical Foundations of Psychology
Why do Humans Act the Way They Do?
Ethics of Psychology
Psychological Testing
ASSIGNMENTS AND ACTIVITIES
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Are Ethics Necessary in Psychology?
Cognitive Development: Human Thought
CONDITIONING: NOT JUST FOR YOUR HAIR
Cognitive Development: Human Thought

WHAT IS THINKING?

THINKING:
- THE CENTRAL PROCESSING OF INFORMATION STORED IN MEMORY
- ITS REORGANIZATION
- TO CREATE NEW INFORMATION

DIRECTED THINKING:
- LOGICAL, AND SYSTEMATIC PROCESS OF THOUGHT

NON - DIRECTED:
- FREE FLOW OF THOUGHTS.
(EX) DAYDREAMS

QUESTIONS TO MAKE YOU THINK:

1. HOW MANY BIRTHDAYS DOES THE AVERAGE AMERICAN WOMAN HAVE?

2. WHY CAN'T A MAN LIVING IN LOS ANGELES, BE BURIED EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER?

3. IF YOU HAD ONLY ONE MATCH AND YOU WENT INTO A ROOM WHERE THERE WAS A CANDLE, A STOVE AND A HEATER, WHICH WOULD YOU LIGHT FIRST?

4. HOW FAR CAN A DOG RUN INTO THE WOODS?

5. WHAT FOUR WORDS, BESIDES "IN GOD WE TRUST" APPEAR ON AN AMERICAN COIN?

6. A GIRL HAS NINETEEN GUPPIES IN AN AQUARIUM. ALL BUT SEVEN DIE. HOW MANY DOES SHE HAVE LEFT?