Explain Why Humanistic Psychologists Rejected the Claims of Psychodynamic Theories

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Essay

Explain why humanistic psychologists rejected the claims of psychodynamic theories and behaviorism, and then briefly explain the humanistic approach to psychology.

Explain the significance of spiritual connectedness in older adults’ spiritual perspective development.

Identify the distinctions between health promotion, physical health, psychosocial health, and physical mobility in the context of functional performance mechanisms.

Describe the use of awareness and choice as adaptive responses to aging-related changes.

Understand the concept and application of chi-square tests, including expected counts and the determination of independence between variables.

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Definitions:

Salient Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that stands out and is easily noticeable making it more likely to be associated with an unconditioned stimulus in the process of learning.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual decrease and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Rescorla-Wagner Model

A psychological theory describing how new learning can interfere with or enhance existing conditioned associations through a process of expectation.

Associative Strength

The strength of the linkage or association between two elements, such as between a stimulus and a response, in conditioning.