history of psychology: Freud, Pavlov, Skinner, Maslow, or Piaget.
Paper instructions:
1. Choose one person from the following list whom you feel played an important role in the history of psychology: Freud, Pavlov, Skinner, Maslow, or Piaget. Describe what that person did, the approximate time that this person lived, what makes their contribution important, and criticisms of their work or theoretical position. (3 points)
2. You are an experimental psychologist interested in finding out how effective a new medication might work for treating depression. Describe a study you might conduct to reach some conclusions on this matter. Be sure to define and provide examples of the following terms and concepts, demonstrating your understanding of each:
hypothesis,
independent variable,
dependent variable,
random assignment of participants,
ethical guidelines. (4 points)
3. Choose a behavior that you would like to modify or change using the principles of operant conditioning. Be sure to use and explain the following terms:
operant conditioning,
positive reinforcement,
negative reinforcement,
punishment,
schedules of reinforcement,
shaping and
extinction. (5 points)