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Which of the following is the difference between sensation and perception?
Which of the following is the difference between sensation and perception?
- Sensation and perception are both processes of interpreting impulses
- Sensation involves interpreting impulses, while perception is the process of receiving stimuli (correct)
- Sensation and perception are the same process
- Sensation is the interpretation of impulses, while perception is the process of receiving stimuli
What is the focus of Positive Psychology?
What is the focus of Positive Psychology?
- Positive emotions, character strengths, and positive institutions (correct)
- Emotions are not relevant in Positive Psychology
- Neutral emotions
- Negative emotions
What is the Premack Principle?
What is the Premack Principle?
- Using a less preferred behavior as a reward for a preferred behavior
- Rewarding a behavior with a punishment
- Using a preferred behavior as a reward for a less preferred behavior (correct)
- Punishing a behavior with a reward
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Key Concepts in Psychology and Productivity
- Sensation is the process of receiving stimuli, while perception involves interpreting those impulses.
- Positive Psychology focuses on positive emotions, character strengths, and positive institutions.
- Neuroplasticity refers to the brain's ability to reorganize neural pathways based on new experiences.
- To increase productivity, focus on thoughts, language, and actions, including setting small goals and making promises.
- Self-efficacy is a perception of competence, while optimism involves perceiving potential problems in a positive light.
- Irrational beliefs can be modified through Cognitive Restructuring, which involves identifying and challenging irrational thoughts.
- Psychoanalytic theory posits that personality is determined by early experiences, while Humanistic Psychology emphasizes choices in response to conditions.
- Self-concept refers to how individuals describe themselves, including their real and ideal selves.
- Parenting styles include authoritarian, authoritative, permissive indifferent, and permissive indulgent.
- Strategies for successful time management include prioritizing high-priority tasks, grouping related tasks, and breaking projects into manageable chunks.
- The Four Quadrants categorize tasks and projects based on urgency and importance.
- Low Frustration Tolerance, based on the irrational belief that present discomfort is unbearable, is a direct cause of procrastination.
Bonus: SQ4R is a reading strategy involving surveying, questioning, reading, reciting, reviewing, and reflecting. The Premack Principle suggests using a preferred behavior as a reward for a less preferred behavior to increase motivation.
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