...thinking, feeling, and behaving across particular environmental circumstances defines how others view him or her. Humans develop throughout their entire lifespan, essentially from womb to tomb. A person’s personality is made up of behaviors that combined together make an individual unique (Renner, Morrissey, Mae, Feldman, & Majors, 2011). The success of psychological development consists of a complex interaction of heredity and environment during particular stages throughout childhood which lay the foundation for effective or ineffective development. Donnie McClurkin’s turbulent life from childhood could be explained through the perspectives of psychodynamic, trait, and humanistic theory by looking at his emotional, behavioral, and motivational development changes or lack of that may have influenced the situations that characterized his personality and life. Donnie McClurkin Donnie McClurkin was born Donald Andrew McClurkin, Jr. in Amityville, New York on November 9, 1959, to Frances and Donald McClurkin. Emotional Development Donnie McClurkin was withdrawn as a child. Fear captured him most of his days keeping him from indulging in the things other children his age was caught up in. He could not explain to anyone the agony and turmoil he had experienced at the hands of his uncle and a cousin. He allowed his feelings of loneliness, rejection and hurt to be displayed in his music....
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...Goals 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Explain what psychology is and how it developed. Describe six contemporary approaches to psychology. Describe two movements that reflect a positive approach to psychology. Evaluate careers and areas of specialization in psychology. Apply some strategies that will help you succeed in psychology. After studying Chapter 1, you will be able to: Define psychology. Describe the influence that philosophy, biology, and physiology had on the beginnings of psychology as a science. Compare the two early scientific approaches in psychology: structuralism and functionalism. Describe the focus of each of the six contemporary approaches to psychology. Describe the positive psychology movement, and discuss why this movement recently emerged in psychology. Discuss career opportunities in psychology. Profile the main areas of specialization in psychology. Say how studying habits may be optimized. Understand how to be a critical thinker. CHAPTER 1: OUTLINE Psychology is a science dedicated to the study of behavior and mental processes. In this chapter you are introduced to the history of this science, a variety of contemporary perspectives in psychology, the positive psychology movement, and an overview of psychology-related careers. At the end of the chapter, the reader learns about the most effective methods of studying and learning. There are three concepts important to the definition of psychology: science, behavior, and mental processes. Psychologists use scientific...
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...be, what to do, and how to live. It is about giving people more freedom to live lives they value. In effect this means developing people’s abilities and giving them a chance to use them. Psychology is the study of mind and behavior. It is an academic discipline and an applied science which seeks to understand individuals and groups by establishing general principles and researching specific cases. There are thirteen major branches of psychology which are: * Abnormal Psychology - is the area that looks at psychopathology and abnormal behavior. * Behavioral Psychology - is a theory of learning based upon the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning. * Biopsychology - focused on the study of how the brain influences behavior. * Cognitive Psychology - is the branch of psychology that focuses on internal states, such as motivation, problem solving, decision-making, thinking and attention. * Comparative Psychology - concerned with the study of animal behavior. * Cross-Cultural Psychology - a branch of psychology that looks at how cultural factors influence human behavior. * Developmental Psychology - looks at development throughout the lifespan, from childhood to adulthood. * Educational Psychology - branch of psychology concerned with schools, teaching psychology, educational issues and student concerns. * Experimental Psychology - psychology that utilizes scientific methods to research the brain and behavior. * Forensic Psychology...
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... 5. Explain what psychology is and how it developed. Describe six contemporary approaches to psychology. Describe two movements that reflect a positive approach to psychology. Evaluate careers and areas of specialization in psychology. Apply some strategies that will help you succeed in psychology. After studying Chapter 1, you will be able to: Define psychology. Describe the influence that philosophy, biology, and physiology had on the beginnings of psychology as a science. Compare the two early scientific approaches in psychology: structuralism and functionalism. Describe the focus of each of the six contemporary approaches to psychology. Describe the positive psychology movement, and discuss why this movement recently emerged in psychology. Discuss career opportunities in psychology. Profile the main areas of specialization in psychology. Say how studying habits may be optimized. Understand how to be a critical thinker. CHAPTER 1: OUTLINE Psychology is a science dedicated to the study of behavior and mental processes. In this chapter you are introduced to the history of this science, a variety of contemporary perspectives in psychology, the positive psychology movement, and an overview of psychology-related careers. At the end of the chapter, the reader learns about the most effective methods of studying and learning. There are three concepts important to the definition of psychology: science, behavior, and mental processes. Psychologists use...
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...A STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF STORE ATMOSPHERIC ATTRIBUTES ON CUSTOMERS’ EXPERIENCES AND THEIR BEHAVIORAL INTENTION AT SIME DARBY AUTO BAVARIA SDN BHD, GLENMARIE, SHAH ALAM AKMAL SYALWANI BINTI IDRIS 2010132513 BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH HONOURS (RETAIL MANAGEMENT) FACULTY OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA SHAH ALAM DECEMBER 2013 A STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF STORE ATMOSPHERIC ATTRIBUTES ON CUSTOMERS’ EXPERIENCES AND THEIR BEHAVIORAL INTENTION AT SIME DARBY AUTO BAVARIA SDN BHD, GLENMARIE, SHAH ALAM AKMAL SYALWANI BINTI IDRIS 2010132513 Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours (Retail Management) FACULTY OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA SHAH ALAM DECEMBER 2013 DECLARATION OF ORIGINAL WORK BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH HONOURS (RETAIL MANAGEMENT) FACULTY OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA "DECLARATION OF ORIGINAL WORK" I, AKMAL SYALWANI BINTI IDRIS, (I/C Number: 911026105140) Hereby, declare that: This work has not previously been accepted in substance for any degree, locally or overseas, and is not being concurrently submitted for this degree or any other degrees. This project-paper is the result of my independent work and investigation, except where otherwise stated. All verbatim extracts have been distinguished by quotation marks and sources of my information have been...
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...Cross Cultural Psychology, for theory development, theory testing and to test theories against other theories. Also, research is a way to test ideas and hypothesis about different cultures related to specific concepts and trends gender, immigration attitudes, and comparative research compares different cultures to determine how they differ and/or are similar on such concepts as gender issues, child rearing, cognition, attitudes, etc. as they relate to culture. That is cross-cultural relative study and additional kinds of study can be concerned in the methods in which culture and correlated ideas for instance ethnicity influences the behavior and thinking of human being also how human being behavior and believe explain and reveal phases of an individual culture. Research builds the knowledge base for cross cultural psychology and investigates and tests the major trends in the field. Research investigates different cultures on a number of domains in Cross-Cultural Psychology. Certain trends or domains are prevalent in the field of cross cultural psychology including evolution and biology, awareness and reasoning, morals and outlooks, social psychology, behavior in culture, therapy and mental health, gender issues, parenting and human development, cultural change and ethnic psychology, also work and structural psychology. Additional trends consist of collectivism and individualism, towards common characteristics and original psychologies (Kagitcibasi and Barry, 1989). Other themes...
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...BUYER BEHAVIOR: 4MAM7A4 A research into the magic world of Apple and the Iphones: Athina Polimeri: w1406681 Le Van Huong: W141732952 Date: 21/11/2013 Contents Executive Summary: 4 1. Introduction: 5 2. Background: 5 2.1 Dates of facts: 5 2.2 Mission and vision statement of Apple: 6 2.3 The competitive advantage of Apple: 7 3. Marketing strategy: 8 3.1 Ignore your critics: 8 3.2 Turn the ordinary into something beautiful: 8 3.3 Justify your price: 9 3.4 Communicate with the language of your audience: 9 3.5 Extend the experience: 9 3.6 Build a tribe: 9 3.7 Become the name: 9 4. The success of Apple: 10 4.1 For any product that Apple creates, the people who create it have to want it themselves: 10 4.2 The product has to be easy to use: 10 4.3 Keep things simple: 10 4.4 Offer great customer service and in-store experience: 10 4.5 Apple only makes product if Apple can do it better: 10 5. Competitors analysis: 11 6. Research objectives: 14 7. Primary Research Method: 14 8. Research Findings: 15 9. Buyer Behavioral Theories: 16 9.1 Means End Chain: 16 9.2 Reference Group: 17 9.3 Classical Conditioning Theory: 17 9.4 Positioning Map: 18 9.5 Fishbein Model: 19 10. Conclusion: 22 11. Recommendations: 22 12. References: 23 Appendix: 24 Executive Summary: This report’s aim is to identify the background and history of the apple company and how the iphone is developed and become one of the most...
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...DISCUSS HOW THE CONSUMER BEHAVIOR HAS CHANGED TODAY Kotler defines consumer behavior to be the study of individuals, groups, or organizations and the processes they use to select, secure, and dispose of products, services, experiences, or ideas to satisfy needs and the impacts that these processes have on the consumer and society. He argues that it blends elements from psychology, sociology, social anthropology and economics. It attempts to understand the decision-making processes of buyers, both individually and in groups. It studies characteristics of individual consumers such as demographics and behavioral variables in an attempt to understand people's wants. It also tries to assess influences on the consumer from groups such as family, friends, reference groups, and society in general. Macinnis and Gupta, 2008. Argue that consumer behavior reflects the totality of consumer’s decisions with respect to the acquisition and disposition of goods, services, activities and ideas by human decision making units. They have it that consumer behavior means more than just how a person buys tangible products such as bath soap, digital music players and automobiles. It includes consumer’s use of service, activities and ideas such as going to the doctor, visiting a theme park, etc. Foxall, 2005. Identifies with changes in consumer behavior in world. He argues that the buying behavior of urban middle class of Africa and India and the upper middle class as well to a large extent has a...
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...Psychology 211: General Psychology (Fridays) Winter, 2015 |Instructor |Dr. Ralph J. Worthing, Professor of Psychology | |Office |A-075 | |Office Hours |Monday |Tuesday |Wednesday |Thursday |Friday | | |8:00 – 9:00 (at |2:00 – 3:00 (A-075)|8:00 – 9:00 (at |2:00 – 3:00 |9:00 – 10:00 | | |Ricker) | |Ricker) |(A-075) |(A-075) | |Phone |989-686-9060 | |Email |rjworthi@delta.edu | |FAX |989-686-8736 | Please contact me if you would like to meet at a time other than these posted office hours. Learning Materials: 1. Ciccarelli, S. K, & White, J. N. (2015). Psychology (4th Edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. An Access Code for the “Revel” companion website is required. This class will be participating in a pilot study of...
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...consider a vast variety of mental disorders when dealing with patients or students. The importance is evident because disorders affect how your clients respond to treatment or social interaction in general. It is imperative to be aware of a disorder’s affect on children, short term and long term. In terms of speech development, the effects of such a disorder are even more important to note. In this instance, I will examine autism, a developmental disability that takes place on a lifelong basis. It has an influence on how patients communicate or interact with others in their multitude of facets of life. First, I will look into a general overview...
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...Theoretical Perspectives of John Lennon John Lennon is world renown for being the founding member of one of the most influential bands of the 20th century, The Beatles. John Winston Lennon was born on October 9th, 1940, in Liverpool, England while German Nazis were raining bombs on the city for the third month in a row during World War II. John would grow up knowing very little about his parents, Julia Stanley and Alfred “Alf” Lennon. John Lennon’s early childhood was anything but stable. His father, Alfred, was a sea merchant who was rarely home. While he was at sea, Julia took a halfhearted approach to raising her son as well as to her marriage vows. She became well known as a “good time girl” in the local pubs and with the sailors who were in and out of the Port of Liverpool. She would often bring men home and sleep with them with John in the house, sometimes even in the same bed (Riley, 2011). John was often shuffled around between aunts and uncles. After a long series of unfortunate events that caused an extended time away from his family with no contact, Alfred was able to make it back home to Liverpool only to find Judy pregnant with another man’s baby. She claimed to have been raped and soon after birth, put the baby girl up for adoption. The marriage of Judy and Alfred Lennon diminished shortly thereafter and eventually ended. John was five years old at the time and was cruelly forced to choose between the two parents. Initially he chose his father...
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...multi-dimensional construct that refers to an individual’s self-perspective of how one represents his or her self. Self-concept develops from an individual’s viewpoint in relation to characteristics, such as racial identity or gender roles. For example, if a young boy develops in a family who favors baseball, the likelihood of the son playing baseball is strong because he may acquire the same likeliness for baseball as his peers. There are multiple factors that contribute to self concept and how it develops. Emotions play a significant role in how self-esteem develops and how self and behavior affects individual self-presentation. The purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of self, how self-concept develops, the relationship between self and emotion and how self and behavior affect self-presentation. Samuel Butler believed that a man’s work and his talent’s is simply a portrait of themselves. One may ask “Does self concept develop from individual behavior or the characteristics one may represent?” Self Concept A person develops self concept from a glossary in which he or she has lived. For instance, as mentioned above, the young son of a baseball player may distinguish a personality of a baseball fan or athlete because of his upbringing. Characteristics define an individual’s self-concept for example, his or her self-concept on cultures, races, gifts, talents, and life development. Environmental factors play a significant role in how one develops a concept of self. According to Arens...
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...stroke and many other rarer conditions. Dementia is not a disease itself but rather a group of symptoms that may accompany certain diseases or conditions. At this time, dementia is irreversible when caused by disease or injury but may be reversible when caused by drugs, alcohol, hormone or vitamin imbalances, or depression. The symptoms of dementia include loss of memory, confusion, and problems with speech and understanding. There is also the loss of intellectual functions (such as thinking, remembering, and reasoning) of sufficient severity to interfere with a person’s daily functioning. Symptoms may also include changes in personality, mood, and behavior. Dementia is also progressive, which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. Each person is unique and will experience dementia in their own way, including how fast their dementia progresses. According to Lichtenberg, et al. (2003) the symptoms of dementia include: • Loss of memory - for example, forgetting the way home from shops, or being unable to remember names and places. • Mood changes - particularly as parts of the brain that control emotion are affected by disease. People with dementia may also feel sad, frightened, or angry about what is...
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...advertising and its influence on consumer buying behavior Zain-Ul-Abideen (Corresponding Author) Department of Management Sciences, Abbasia Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. E-mail: zuabideen@gmail.com Salman Saleem Department of Business Administration, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science & Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan. E-mail: salmankhan302@gmail.com Abstract Advertising is a form of communication intended to convince an audience (viewers, readers or listeners) to purchase or take some action upon products, information, or services etc. This paper investigates the relationship between independent variables which are environmental response and emotional response with attitudinal and behavioral aspect of consumer buying behavior, by tapping the responses of 200 respondents using telecommunication services from Rawalpindi, Islamabad, and Lahore (cities of Pakistan). The major findings of the study demonstrate an overall normal association between the variables but in-depth analysis found that emotional response of consumer purchase behavior is the variable that results into strong association with the consumer buying behavior. It is true that people purchase those brands with which they are emotionally attached. This study reports new evidences in the field of consumer buying behavior of consumers pertaining to the local markets of these cities of Pakistan. Keywords: Environmental response, Emotional response, Consumer buying behavior. 1. Introduction...
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...in Wellness Coaching and Weight Loss Liberty University Abstract The consequences of the American lifestyle, obesity and its associated comorbidities, on healthcare costs is staggering. Physicians prescribe behavioral changes such as diet and exercise, and hand out information on how to decrease stress. Wellness coaching has an opportunity to address clients holistically in order to achieve the behavioral changes needed to improve people’s lives and embrace their full potential. Motivation, both intrinsic and extrinsic, is a complex construct or force causing people to act and its presence is needed for change to begin as well as sustained. Based on Self-Determination Theory where the combination personality, self-regulation, and autonomy in motivation yield behavior change. Wellness coaches collaborate with clients in the coaching process to motivate client’s to meet their goals, using the coaching experience and accountability teaches the client self-motivation, and coaching the client in motivating others. During the initial screening conversation the coach must determine if the client is a good fit for wellness coaching and if they have any hurts that a counselor needs to address to free the individual to move forward. The coach needs to understand how the client is motivated to ensure goals are S.M.A.R.T with the right mixture of motivation applied through action steps and accountability to meet goals. Motivational interviewing techniques offer the client insights...
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