COMM 310 FERNANDO NUNEZ Public Speaking Self- Reflection When having to do public speaking I can easily identify my verbal and nonverbal strengths and weaknesses. I noticed even if I am confident with what I was going to talk to the class about, once I stood up and got center stage, my organization of thoughts just went blank. I was so worried about doing the best I could I forgot to just take it one step at a time. The anxiety kicked in and I began to ramble along wit bouncing
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even within group to group, but in general, all people have a few basic needs. As a leader you must understand these needs because they can be powerful motivators. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Unlike others researchers in the earlier days of psychology, Abraham Maslow's based his theory of human needs on creative people who used all their talents, potential, and capabilities (Bootzin, Loftus, Zajonc, Hall, 1983). His methodology differed from most other psychological researchers at the time in
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Canter’s Behavior Management Cycle: A Case Study Canter’s Behavior Management Cycle: A Case Study Effective teachers are aware that they must motivate students to quickly follow directions and to get on and stay on task to insure and increase time for learning (Canter, 2006). Canter’s Behavior Management Cycle is based on a three step process to effectively communicate directions, reinforce those directions with behavioral narration, and taking appropriate corrective action for those who
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Week Two Discussion Questions • What does collaboration mean to you? How might collaboration foster learning? Collaboration is working with a group of people to create and/or complete a project. Collaboration teaches you how to work well with others, and is a good way to learn social skills! * What did you learn about yourself from the Discovery Wheel and Develop Your Multiple Intelligences exercises in the textbook? How might you use this information in your Learning Team? • How do
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Assessing Internal Characteristics One of our main struggles in life is to gain self-understanding. We continuously explore our desires, goals, fears, plans, needs…etc. The ability to effectively assess our internal characteristics is one of the main obstacles we face when thinking about a self-portrait. Due to this reason, I decided that I need to evaluate my traits, and try and think about who I am, before presenting myself to others. I believe that a self-portrait reveals a very intimate
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choosing the behavior that appears most favorable, even if it is criminal. From sociobiology, their theory incorporates the concept of innate temperaments that account for way some people are exceptionally aggressive or impulsive. Finally, from psychology, their theory incorporates the behaviorist notion of conditioning, noting that individuals' perception of probable rewards and costs are based largely on past experiences. One major shortcoming of the integrative theory is that Wilson and Herrnstein
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Introduction Cognitive psychology contacts with mental processes such as memory, researches have indicated that his particular cognitive process is not an exact replica of experiences, but is reconstructive. In light of this new research, experiments have tested and shown that memory may be influenced by certain units of knowledge that we have about frequently encountered people, objects or situations called “schemas.” The Schema Theory suggest that all new information interlinks withhold information
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Biological and Humanistic Approaches to Personality PSY/250 April 23, 2013 Richard Dehmer Biological and Humanistic Approaches to Personality All people have unique personalities, but not all analysts agree on how personalities are formed. This paper will discuss the hierarchy of needs. This theory uses five levels that each individual must progress through to reach self-actualization. This theory of personality also aligns with the Biological theory in the same ways. Individuals
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Thinking about social-development issues in adults always leads me down the road of men and their mid-life crisis. This article looks at how a difficult childhood could possibly be a cause for a mid-life crisis later in life. Three cases are examined to support the thesis of this study that an emotional deprived childhood is a contributing factor in a male mid-life crisis. In an emotional deprived childhood the child would develop a poor sense of self. This poor sense of self might be hidden
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Motivation Evaluation There are different views or theories that psychologist have developed regarding motivation. Three of those views are the psychoanalytic view, humanistic view and the diversity view. The psychoanalytic view was originated by Sigmund Freud and is based on aggression and sexuality. The humanistic view was further developed by Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow. Their theory is that an individual is motivated by higher purposes and the need to become self-actualized. Lastly, the diversity
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