Attributions in Sports Psychology What is attribution theory? It is a "cognitive approach to motivation that focuses on how individuals interpret the causes of success and failure," according to an article in the Australian Psychologist (Grove, et a Continue Reading...
White Privilege Social injustice encompasses all evils, which may include discrimination, gender bias, racial profiling, and many others. Social injustice, which comes in many forms, is a global problem (Stewart et al., 2012). Based on discriminatio Continue Reading...
Theoretical Perspective of the Approach The approach's personality models are grounded on biological models. The models are based on empirical human and animal findings concerning the associations between neurological system functions and personalit Continue Reading...
Birth Order and Psychology In previous years there have been quite a bit of research conducted on the subject of birth order and personality. However research on this matter has declined in at least the last 10 to 20 years. In all regards, it is the Continue Reading...
Reduction of Prejudice The Contact Hypothesis of Gordon Allport and the Reduction of Prejudice The literature covering the nature of prejudice, its scope, the effects of prejudice, and methods to reduce on prejudice is among the most extraordinary Continue Reading...
Cognition and Personality Development Cognition is the process of human thought and this development of cognition typically enables the decision-making outcomes of an adolescent. Adolescence itself is a "period of transition that involves biological Continue Reading...
Next challenge would be to help Alex work his way from socializing within his family towards the next immediate support group he has, potential or existing. This method of socially networking himself to his family and community would increase the "n Continue Reading...
Unconscious Racism in Psychology Unconsciousness Racism in Psychology This essay is aimed at exploring whether unconscious racism exists through analyzing both sides of the arguments. The paper will briefly review the research evidences that valida Continue Reading...
Group Involvement Humans tend to be social and group animals. Some anthropologists even believe that it is cohesive nature of being group animals that contributed to the eventual civilization of humanity. Because we are group animals by nature, it i Continue Reading...
ATTRACTION, SEX, LOVE, & RELATIONSHIPS Psychology Attraction, love, sex, and relationships are fundamental to human condition. Each individual human is separate and distinct from every other one, yet there are numerous aspects to the human exp Continue Reading...
placement of children and youth within residential group treatment programs group treatment will be reviewed. As will be reflected within the literature review, while there has been little direct attention focused on the use of groups and group trea Continue Reading...
In the current set of studies, we examine whether physiological arousal is a mediator of this effect. According to the Yerkes-Dodson (1908) theory of physiological arousal, performance is optimal at intermediate levels of arousal and decreases when Continue Reading...
Race and Social ClassThe relationship between race and class remains one of the most hotly debated issues in todays society. The modern society is increasingly multicultural because of increased globalization. Race and class have attracted the concer Continue Reading...
Bleidorn, W., Kandler, C., Hulsheger, U.R., Riemann, R., Angleitner, A., & Spinath, F. M. (2010). Nature and nurture of the interplay between personality traits and major life goals. Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology, 99(2), 366-379. Continue Reading...
White guilt is a sociological and social psychological phenomenon that refers to a collective taking of responsibility by the dominant group for perpetrating past injustices. The phenomenon of white guilt is usually associated with greater support fo Continue Reading...
Durlak, J. A., Weissberg, R. P., & Pachan, M. (2010). A Meta-Analysis of After-School Programs That Seek to Promote Personal and Social Skills in Children and Adolescents. American Journal Of Community Psychology, 45(3/4), 294-309. doi:10.1007/s Continue Reading...
Psychology Personality Psychology Personality, a term rooted from the Latin word "persona" means 'mask'. According to Allport (1937), personality is the dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his Continue Reading...
personality" and personalities. Everyone has a personality, their own unique collection of traits and characteristics. The facets of a person's personality may be partly inherited and partly the result of the person's life experiences. In the person Continue Reading...
Personality a Comparison Erik Erikson has a very detailed and thorough picture of the developmental stages that we each go through throughout our lives. There are eight major stages within the context of Erikson's psychosocial development. Each ind Continue Reading...
Psychology? The term psychology comes from two Greek words: psyche, which means "soul," and logos, "the study of." These root words were first combined in the 16th century, at a time when theorists were just beginning to see that there might be a c Continue Reading...
human personality is a complex process that has been tackled by a number of great psychologists, each with important contributions. Each theory outlined below offers something new to the study of personality, and as such, I feel that any "ultimate" Continue Reading...
Freud and Psychology In the field of psychology, Freud's work is a popular topic. Much of what he created is very controversial, and some of it has been discredited and changed (Leahey, et al., 2014). However, there is also a lot of it that is still Continue Reading...
To me, man is shoved into the future where his perfection waits, but which at this time, waits for his apt choices that will insure and accelerate that perfection. It would be anti-life to contradict that pristine urge placed within each of us by th Continue Reading...
antisocial personality disorder (APD) as displayed by serial killer Belle Gunness. The essay discusses her behaviors with reference to the DSM IV criteria and reviews theoretical perspectives on APD. Belle Gunness, who immigrated to the U.S. In 188 Continue Reading...
It is the process of interaction among family members that determines the rules by which the family is governed. This is the family's level of cohesion, its adaptability, and its communication style. Finally, these interactions work together to serv Continue Reading...
I also plan to join a book club to be around people who have a passion for books and reading and see if I can identify with them and their passions for this area. Long-term I plan to write more and focus on keeping a journal so I can see how my com Continue Reading...
Implicit in Rogers' belief system was that clients must be in control of the therapy, and the therapist merely functioned as the guide. Major School4: Cognitive-behavioral psychologists Cognitive behavioral psychology is often a very time-sensitiv Continue Reading...
personality is a branch of psychology that deals with personality and variations among individuals. Personality is an organized and dynamic set of characteristics possessed uniquely by individual, and influenced by emotion, cognitions, motivation, a Continue Reading...
Diagnosis and Treatment Axis II of the DSM covers personality disorders extensively, illuminating the criteria by which personality disorders can be diagnosed, and allowing clinicians to effectively distinguish between them in order to provide the mo Continue Reading...
Julian Rotter: Social Learning Theory and Locus ControlAlternative Theoretical Positions and ApplicationSocial learning theory, also known as Julian Rotters theory of personality and social learning theory, posits that an individuals behavior is a pr Continue Reading...
Personality Theory and Why It Matters Introduction What shapes the human personality? What factors impact the development of the individual’s cognition, behaviors, and outlook? These questions have longed been considered by psychologists and re Continue Reading...
Dispositional and Evolutionary Theories What makes some people extraverted and others introverted? Why are some people mellow and calm, while others lose their tempers at the drop of a hat? Personality psychology tries to answer questions like thes Continue Reading...
Needs that are lower in the hierarchy must be fulfilled before each higher level is (Korman, 1974). According to Maslow, the first level consists of the physiological needs, such as hunger and thirst. This must be fulfilled before any other level. T Continue Reading...
Bipolar Disorder Case Story Bipolar Disorder A girl suffering from Bipolar Disorder: Sarah I was working in the community health center as an intern, when I received a call from a woman desperately looking for assistance for her 17-years-old daugh Continue Reading...
Assignment 1 Phenomenological psychology focuses on the subjective experiences of individuals. The “founder” of phenomenology, Edmund Husserl presented a cohesive methodology and philosophical framework that laid the foundation for phenom Continue Reading...
social loafing in many of my labs for science class. When we had labs with groups of just two, they would go pretty well. But if there were groups of more than two, it would take much longer to get the labs done. People would get into conversations Continue Reading...
The personality of individuals, without a doubt, can have an influence on several things they partake in. One particular aspect that they can impact is the career and life decisions undertaken by an individual. In accordance to the Jung Typology Pers Continue Reading...
Psychological Testing Psychological tests are commonly used to establish individual capabilities and characteristics. Such inference is derived as a result of collecting, integrating and interpreting information about a person (Marnat, 2009). It con Continue Reading...
How can Deci and Ryan's (2008) self-determination theory assist individuals in their personal or professional goals? Deci & Ryan’s (2008) self-determination theory is a theory of motivation that can help individuals set and achieve per Continue Reading...
