Summarize Two of the Postulates Presented in the Textbook as to the Nature

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Essay

Summarize two of the postulates presented in the textbook as to the nature of contemporary psychoanalysis. Briefly compare them with Freud's ideas.

Understand and describe the concept of "manual babbling" in deaf babies as compared to verbal babbling in hearing babies.

Recognize how cognitive psychology relates thought processes to solving real-world problems.

Explain attitudes towards risk and decision-making based on framing effects as studied by Kahneman and Tversky.

Identify and understand the use of persuasive language and rhetorical devices in altering public opinion.

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Definitions:

Paired Sample

Two related samples or sets of data collected from the same group of subjects, used in experiments to analyze differences under varying conditions.

Two-Sample T-Test

A statistical test used to compare the means of two independent samples to determine if they come from populations with equal means.

Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test

A nonparametric statistical test used to compare two related samples, matched samples, or repeated measurements on a single sample to assess whether their population mean ranks differ.

Normal Approximation

A technique used to approximate a binomial distribution with a normal distribution when the sample size is sufficiently large.