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We read that there are seven contemporary approaches (theories) in psychology; namely:

1. Biological
2. Behavioral
3. Psychodynamic
4. Humanistic
5. Cognitive
6. Evolutionary
7. Sociocultural

• Of the seven, pick two (2).  Explain the two perspectives in ten lines each. 
• Give a background of each of the two theorist’s perspectives you’ve selected (10 or more lines each).
• Provide evidence of research that supported each of the two perspectives (10 or more lines each).
  How does each of the two selected perspectives explain “drug use” (10 lines for each analysis). For example, how does the biological perspective explain “using drugs” compared to the behaviorist perspective of “using drugs”.

Lend particular emphasis on “clarity”, “accuracy”, and “depth”.  I am looking for ‘analysis’ – not ‘commentary’.  Check out the sample provided Assignment#1-Perspectives sample(2).doc download.

• Use this link to check for grammatical errors: http://www.grammarbase.com/check/ (Links to an external site.)

Before submitting, go through this tutorial (courtesy of the University of Texas at Arlington): http://library.uta.edu/plagiarism/index.html (Links to an external site.)

http://www.dustball.com/cs/plagiarism.checker/ (Links to an external site.), to confirm your write-up is original in your own words. Click on “Check the Paper”.                                                                                                                                                        2ndpart  Cognitive development refers to how thought, intelligence, and language processes change as people mature.

View Piaget’s theory of Cognitive Development video-clip, above

(LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.)WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY? (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.)

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Past, Present, and Promise is from the DISCOVERING PSYCHOLOGY series by Annenberg Media. It provides an introduction to and overview of psychology, from its origins in the nineteenth century to current study of the brain’s biochemistry. You’ll explore the development of psychology in general and some of the paths scientists take to determine relationships among the mind, the brain, and behavior.

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CLASSICAL CONDITIONING (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.)

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Ivan Pavlov described the phenomenon of classical condition – a form of learning

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BEHAVIORIST VIEWPOINT (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.)

John B. Watson outlined the behaviorist view of psychology

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Operant Conditioning (Links to an external site.)

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Reinforcement principles and operant conditioning were outlined by B. F. Skinner

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The Brain: A Secret History – Emotions; Bandura Bobo Doll Experiment (Links to an external site.)

Bandura introduced a revolutionary idea–that we could watch others and learn from their behaviors. This became known as observational learning 

Cognitive Development