PSYCHOLOGY DISCUSSSION QUESTIONS

Discussion #1.Describe the social and cultural conditions that led to Gestalt psychology's disappearance. Then analyze the basic assumptions of psychoanalysis and Behaviorism for any traces of Gestalt psychology. What elements of Gestalt psychology do you recognize as existing in the basic premises of psychoanalysis and Behaviorism?

Discussion#2.Describe the social and cultural conditions that led to the rise of cognitive psychology. Argue whether cognitive psychology represents further growth in the field of psychology or the development of a new science

Discussion #3.Design a study you would like to explore in your future or current career that could be analyzed with ANOVA. To help design the study, please answer the following:

· What is the independent variable? What are your levels of the independent variable?

· What is the dependent variable?

· What do you expect to find if you ran the study? Please list this out both in statistical language (feel free to make up some numbers for the results) as well as real-world language.

· What would you expect to find with post hoc analyses? Which groups might be significantly different from which other groups?