Write an essay in which you: • discuss two (2) key psychological concepts, theories or processes, which you can select from the following chapters: o language & thought o learning o memory • apply each of these two (2) psychological concepts, theories or

Assignment 3 - Essay

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EXAMPLES of psychological concept, theories, concepts and processes

The essay task requires you to select two psychological concepts, theories or processes you learned about in the following topics:

· thought & language (chap 3)

· learning (chap 4)

· memory (chap 5)

You can The psychological concepts, theories and processes can come from the same chapter or different chapters.

Perhaps select the concepts, theories or processes that interest you most. Do not worry too much about your selection as we are evaluating is your ability to define and discuss these concepts, theories, concepts or processes AND how you apply them.

Below are examples of psychological concepts, theories, concepts and processes you could select:

Chap 3 – Thought & Language

· Mental representations or models

· Reasoning

· Problem solving

· Decision making

Chap 4 – Learning Theories

· Conditioning

· Classical

· Operant

· Reinforcement

· Punishment

· Cognitive-social theory

· Conditioning + cognition & social learning (learning through social interactions)

· Social learning

· Observational learning

· Modelling

· Vicarious conditioning

Chap 5 – Memory

· Sensory memory

· Auditory coding, visual coding, rehearsal, chunking,

· Episodic memories, semantic memories, procedural memory

· Elaborative rehearsal, deep processing, imagery, organisation, distinctiveness, self-reference

· Effective encoding strategies – spacing effect, mnemonics, retrieval practice/testing effect

· Cues

· Transfer-appropriate processing

· Memory errors – omission

· Memory errors – commission

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