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Problem Solving, Knowledge Transference, and Cognitive Psychology

In six pages cognitive psychology is examined in terms of processes of problem solving and knowledge transference with Siegler's c...

Overview of Perceptual Psychology

In ten pages this research paper presents a general overview of perceptual psychology in a consideration of sensory interactions t...

History of Psychology Systems

This paper examines the historical significance of various systems of psychology. The author discusses Structuralism through post...

Blue Sky Dream by David Beers

Club served by black-skinned mess men, gold wings, an elaborate and ready made construct of self-regard" (7). But when the circum...

Senior Citizens and Euthanasia

In twelve pages senior citizens are the focus of this examination of euthanasia with ethics and psychology considered along with t...

Mind and Body Dualist Philosophy and Rene Descartes' Psychology

considering them in De homine, and proposing that there was some kind of interaction between the two, Descartes provided a more cl...

Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn and Human Motivation

his cold-hearted analysis of the warmest human emotion. To many people, the basic behaviorist outlook has always seemed to be mora...

Conflict Theory and Social Learning Theory

In eight pages this paper discusses the pros and cons of each theory with social learning theory ultimately supported. Eight sour...

The 'Science' of Human Behavior According to B.F. Skinner

or punish it. If a given behavior results in an effect that the organism likes, this behavior will be repeated. If the effect is ...

Overview of Childrearing

Childrearing is considered in terms of parenting psychology, parent and child relationship significance, problems and solutions in...

Psychology and Its Philosophical Foundations

In five pages psychology and the foundations laid by philosophy are examined in a discussion of Herodotus, Socrates, Aquinas, Lock...

Loneliness in Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights

In two pages an analysis of Eric P. Levy's article entitled 'The Psychology of Loneliness in Wuthering Heights' is presented in tw...

Overview of Sports Psychology

In eight pages this paper discusses sports psychology in a consideration of various issues and techniques including athletic per...

Understanding Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

In five pages this paper analyzes the novel in terms of generating greater understanding in a consideration of psychology and symb...

Abnormal Psychology: Amnesia

take place, which is within two distinct systems. One system is referred to as "declarative memory" and this system records "names...

Article Critique/Prospective Memory

v. time-based) and 2 level of cognitive load (low v. high). Minimal information processing was required for the low-cognitive load...

Admission Essay

into society and gain the support of their family and friends, rather than suffer isolation. This was a key factor in my...

Holding Onto Youth: Going from Boys to Men Takes a ‘Whole Lotta Love’

externally convey the mixed messages their predominantly adolescent male audiences are grappling with internally. Defining Adolesc...

Experimental Social Psychology

of flawed findings that other methods might produce. It is a matter of personal opinion which data collection method a social psy...

Traumatic Brain Injury - Job Coaching

negative emotions and maximize the positive emotions when faced with a task that is challenging. One of the issues with persons w...

How Security Managers Can Benefit from Understanding Rational Choice Theory and Routine Activities Theory (RAT)

sphere (Remco, 2003). Theorist Henri Fayol (1841-1925) developed the concept of security management in his 1916 book entitled Adm...

Kahneman's Contribution to the Field of Economics

winning Nobel," 2002). What the pair did was to examine decision-making and judgment ("Kahneman gets warm reception after winning...

Connection Between Psychology and Speech

In five pages this paper examines the connections between psychology and speech. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

Jealousy As Defined By Evolutionary Psychology

home. A woman by herself may be better equipped to ferret out survival but if she also had children, such abandonment could well ...

Neuroses and Biology

The writer examines the work of 20th century psychology Hans Eysenck and his suggestion that it is possible to inherit neurotic be...

Motivation, Interactionism, and Sports Psychology

In five pages interactionism is defined and then considered as a motivation approach in sports psychology. Four sources are cited...

Interpretation of a Passage in William Shakespeare's Othello

clear enough to demonstrate the fact that Iago no more wanted to amend his wrongdoing than he did avoid even further -- and inevit...

What Is Positive Psychology?

finding happiness and contentment in areas not readily looked upon as motivating in that way. Inasmuch as happiness is a st...

Advanced Clinical Psychology Degree POS, PDP And PSLP

that makes great strides in mainstreaming autistic children into conventional society. Where I Am Now In My Personal And Professi...

Ethics, Professional Affiliations And Making Connections As A Clinical Psychologist

clients to which few others are privy; maintaining a strong element of trust, confidentiality and impartiality is essential to uph...