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

YOUR TASK FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT IS TO READ THE STORY ABOUT KATHY O.

AFTER YOU COMPLETE THE READING, YOU ARE TO ANALYZE KATHY O FROM EACH PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IN CLASS.

THE PERSPECTIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS: BIOLOGICAL, PSYCHODYNAMIC, BEHAVIOURAL, COGNITIVE, HUMANISTIC, EVOLUTIONARY.

YOUR ANALYSIS SHOULD INCLUDE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF WHY YOU THINK KATHY ACTED IN A CERTAIN WAY ACCORDING TO EACH PERSEPCTIVE.

FOR EXAMPLE: KATHY O JUMPED OFF THE BRIDGE BECAUSE SOMETHING IN HER BRAIN JUST SNAPPED WHEN SHE FELL BEHIND IN THE RACE. THE RESULT WAS A CHEMICAL IMBALANCE IN HER BRAIN THAT MADE HER FEEL INSECURE AND ALONE. THESE FEELINGS SHE EXPERIENCED MADE HER ACT RASHLY AND SHE JUMPED OFF OF THE BRIDGE TO HER IMPENDING DOOM

Please place headings above the psychological approaches that fit the paragraphs you are writing. Also provide the answer to each of the approaches in complete sentences.

This assignment is due Sept. 14. Please send in by fax or send it by email.