Introduction To Psychology Worksheet Paper
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Introduction to Psychology Worksheet
Complete each part with 100- to 200-word responses. The word count for individual questions may vary but your responses should total 500- to 800-words for the entire worksheet.
Part I: Origins of Psychology
Within the discipline of psychology, there are several perspectives used to describe, predict, and explain human behavior. Describe three major psychological perspectives and name at least one leading theorist for each. One of the major psychological perspective is, The Positive Psychology Perspective. Positive psychology is a field of psychological research and theory focusing on the study of positive emotions and psychological states, positive individual traits, and the social institutions that foster those qualities (S.E, 2014). The following topics that fall under positive psychology perspective includes, personal happiness, optimism, creativity, resilience, character strength, and wisdom. Positive psychology perspective is focused on developing therapeutic techniques that increase personal well-being (S.E, …show more content…
The Fore brain represents 90% of the brain. It is in the uppermost region of the brain. The fore brain is involved in more sophisticated behaviors and mental processes (S.E, 2014). The fore brain is also called cerebrum. The Hind brain is another major structure of the brain it regions at the base of the brain that connects the brain to the spinal cord. Sensory and motor pathways pass through the hind brain to and from regions that are situated higher up in the brain (S.E, 2014). The other major structure of the brain is the Mid brain. The mid brain contains structures involved in processing visual and auditory information. Auditory sensations from the left and right ears are processed through the mid brain, it helps you to go in the direction that you need to (S.E,
Introduction to Psychology Worksheet
Complete each part with 100- to 200-word responses. The word count for individual questions may vary but your responses should total 500- to 800-words for the entire worksheet.
Part I: Origins of Psychology
Within the discipline of psychology, there are several perspectives used to describe, predict, and explain human behavior. Describe three major psychological perspectives and name at least one leading theorist for each. One of the major psychological perspective is, The Positive Psychology Perspective. Positive psychology is a field of psychological research and theory focusing on the study of positive emotions and psychological states, positive individual traits, and the social institutions that foster those qualities (S.E, 2014). The following topics that fall under positive psychology perspective includes, personal happiness, optimism, creativity, resilience, character strength, and wisdom. Positive psychology perspective is focused on developing therapeutic techniques that increase personal well-being (S.E, …show more content…
The Fore brain represents 90% of the brain. It is in the uppermost region of the brain. The fore brain is involved in more sophisticated behaviors and mental processes (S.E, 2014). The fore brain is also called cerebrum. The Hind brain is another major structure of the brain it regions at the base of the brain that connects the brain to the spinal cord. Sensory and motor pathways pass through the hind brain to and from regions that are situated higher up in the brain (S.E, 2014). The other major structure of the brain is the Mid brain. The mid brain contains structures involved in processing visual and auditory information. Auditory sensations from the left and right ears are processed through the mid brain, it helps you to go in the direction that you need to (S.E,