Psychology
After studying these essays on psychology, you'll have a better understanding of human behavior and of psychology in general.
3,092 Essays on Psychology. Documents 931 - 960
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Do Standard Intelligence Tests Actually Measure Intelligence?
Do Standard Intelligence Tests Actually Measure Intelligence? The concept of intelligence has been widely debated throughout time following the inception of the IQ test. Many theories have been proposed although no single definition of intelligence has been universally accepted with disagreement between researchers from biological and psychometric fields. The psychometric approach, which is the dominant field with respect to public attention and research, attempts to measure intelligence by means such as the Stanford-Binet or Wechsler
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Do Students Who Play Sports in School Tend to Be More Successful in the Future?
Do Students Who Play Sports In School Tend To Be More Successful In The Future? High school is a time for young adults to try and find themselves. Some students decide to be the nerds, or join certain clubs but many students venture into the world of sports. I believe that students who play sports are more likely to stay off the streets and not partake in activities that deal with alcohol and drugs. In
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Does Attachment Theory Provide a Sound Basis for Advice on How to Brin
Does the attachment theory provide a sound basis for advice on how to bring up children? To answer this question for advice to parents I will explore some of the details of the attachment theory showing, 1) earlier studies and more up to date criticisms, 2) how it proposes family members and day care can affect a child’s upbringing. Attachment is the bond that develops between caregiver and infant when it is about eight or
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Does Childhood Obesity Affect Self-Esteem?
Malka Leibowitz Psychology of Learning Prof. Davis Spring 2007 Does childhood obesity affect self-esteem? Observation: Although childhood obesity may have detrimental consequences for childhood self-esteem, the prevalence and magnitude of this problem is controversial (Strauss 2000). In addition, the social and emotional effects of decreased self-esteem in obese children are unknown (Strauss 2000). Several investigators have suggested that psychosocial functioning may be related to the development and maintenance of obesity (Harris 1983; Harris & Smith
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Does Dependency Lead to Depression
My paper will be on D.M. and the improper thoughts and behaviors which she continues to portray in her life. D.M. is 29 year old female of biracial origin, who is the oldest of three siblings. She was raised with punitive, authoritarian parents who utilized excessive corporal punishment. D.M.’s parents (especially her mother) raised her with the strict belief that a woman’s place was in the home (inferior), in service to her mate, and men
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Does Esp Exists?
Extrasensory perception, usually abbreviated ESP, describes a way of communicating or of being aware of something without using the known senses. An awareness of another person's thoughts without the use of sight, hearing, taste, touch, or smell would be an example of ESP. The study of extrasensory perception is part of the field of psychology called parapsychology. The evidence for the existence of ESP is highly debatable. Most scientists believe ESP is something whose existence
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Does Esp Exsists?
Extrasensory perception, usually abbreviated ESP, describes a way of communicating or of being aware of something without using the known senses. An awareness of another person's thoughts without the use of sight, hearing, taste, touch, or smell would be an example of ESP. The study of extrasensory perception is part of the field of psychology called parapsychology. The evidence for the existence of ESP is highly debatable. Most scientists believe ESP is something whose existence
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Does Modernization Lead to Liberation of Women?
Salem Metra Tales of Modernity Does Modernization Lead to Liberation of Women? In Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison1, Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo2 and "The Walk" by Josй Donoso3 women are portrayed as strong central figures in the novel. By depicting each woman in each novel as a strong and non-conforming woman the authors represent one of the key factors to modernization; the liberation of women. Through the modernization process not only did cities
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Does Mood State Change Risk Taking Tendency in Older Adults?
Citation: Chou, K., Ho, Andy H. Y., Lee, Tatia M. C., (2007). Does Mood State Change Risk Taking Tendency in Older Adults? Journal of Psychology and Aging, 22(2), 310-318. Introduction Everyday, copious amounts of individuals are placed in a variety of moods ranging from happy to sad, to ecstatic, to severely depressed, and a plethora of other emotions. Because of our fluctuating emotional states, it is sometimes difficult for people to make fully competent decisions,
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Does Profit Seeking Hurt the Practice of Medicine?
Does Profit Seeking Hurt The Practice of Medicine? There are two oppositional points of views at this arguable model. On the one hand, professor of medicine Arnold S. Relman argues that financial and technological pressures are forcing our doctors to act like businessmen while, in fact, they should not look at their affair as at business. This pressure may have deleterious consequences for patients and for whole society in general, Relman says. On the other
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Does Punishment Deter Crime?
Before we can come up to conclusions on the affectivity of punishments to deter crime, we need to look into the nature of crime. To do this, we must understand deviance. Is deviance in society a one-off or is it a natural occurrence. Is it psychological or sociological? What drives people to commit acts of crime? Are people born with the gene of deviance that can be triggered any time? Criminology is a branch of
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Does Rape Have an Evolutionary Basis?
Abstract Within the last thirty years, feminist theories investigaing the determinants of human behaviour have been challenged by the controversial development of evolutionary biology. Evolutionary biologists have proposed that human rape evolved as either an adaptive trait or a by-product of natural selection whereas feminist theories view rape as an symptom of societies’ patriarchal heritage. This essay provides a comparison of evolutionary and feminist perspectives on rape and critiques Thornhill and Palmers thesis by discussing
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Does Restructuring Increase a Firm’s Value-Added/labor Productivity
What kind of influence does corporate restructuring have on a firm's real value-added, labor productivity, employment figure and wages? It is said that the result of corporate restructuring in Japan was massive job losses and redundancies in the 1990s. Indeed, looking at the specific reasons for leaving one's job out of all of those unemployed, the number of people who left work involuntarily - for reasons attributable to the workplace or business - rose by
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Does Smoking Cigarettes Relieve Stress?
Does Smoking Cigarettes Relieve Stress? Does smoking a cigarette relieve stress? So many smokers swear to the fact that smoking a cigarette calms their nerves and relieves stress. In times of stress or pressure a cigarette is the only thing that will make them stay calm. Is this true? Is there really a direct correlation between cigarette smoking and stress relief? The researcher does not believe this to be true. Cigarette smoking is not a
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Does Viewing Television Increase Aggression?
TV Violence Affects Minds of People http://www.term-papers.us/ts/gb/pnl166.shtml Abstract Television violence is pure evil to the minds of children and young adults. A simple cartoon can probably have around thirty violent acts in it. A sit-com show can influence a kid to kill someone. Magazines and newspapers have articles of children imitating violent acts that they have seen on television. Psychologists and doctors have done a lot research to prove that television violence can affect a
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Does Violence in the Media Create Violent Hostile Children?
It was only eight years ago when the unthinkable became reality. Two teenagers, by the name of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, launched an assault on Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. The two murdered thirteen and wounded twenty-three others before they turned the guns on themselves (Shin, 2006). “How is it that these boys were able to do what they assume it was the influence of the video game Doom. The two boys spend
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Does Watching Tv at an Early Age Cause Attentional Problems?
Does watching TV at an early age cause attentional problems? The article I read discussed the results of a developmental research study conducted by Dr. Dimitri Christakis. The article explains that Dr. Christakis, a pediatrician at Children's Hospital in Seattle and a professor at the University of Washington, believes that television viewing at early ages, when the brain triples in size, may be harmful to a child’s development. In 2004 Christakis helped conduct a study
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Domestic Equality in Childcare
Domestic Equality In Childcare After reading and interpreting, as well as searching through memories in reference to a selection written by Armin A. Brott titled, “Not All Men Are Sly Foxes”, and Judy Brady titled, “I Want A Wife”, you get the idea that domestic equality in child-raising is a learned behavioral science as well as a product of the current era in time. The essays written by these authors display domestic inequalities in different
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Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence One of the most complicated issues facing most health care professionals and governmental agencies today is that of domestic violence. Domestic violence encompasses any violence that is inflicted upon one family member by another family member. Thus, domestic violence can be described as spouse abuse, child abuse, sibling abuse, or elder abuse. Most authorities suggest that domestic violence is typically expressed in violence against women and children. Such acts of violence can involve
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Dominant Needs
Writing Assignment #1 “Everyone’s behavior is guided by his or her unique needs and wants.” Salespersons, prospects, customers, and consumers all make their daily decisions based on this fact. By better understanding others needs and wants as well as your own, a salesperson can reach his full potential for attracting new business as well as retaining business while maximizing revenue. As we discussed in class, there are four major personality traits that differ depending on
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Don't Sweat the Small Stuff...
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff... and it’s all small stuff After reading the book Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff..., by Richard Carlson Ph.D, I learned many techniques on how to be a more successful and productive person. By learning how to deal with preasure and conflicts in a more civil way I am able to free my mind of the daily hassels and stresses that confront me. Some of my favorite techniques were “Ask yourself
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Donald Gashkins Profile
Donald Gaskins is an organized hedonistic serial killer that should be listed in the lust or thrill killer subtype. He came from a broken home in South Carolina, where his mother had several male lovers, who abused Donald mentally, and physically through his childhood and his mother did little or nothing to protect him. Not surprisingly he had problems in school and was the subject of “intense” discipline from teachers. Gaskins spent time in juvenile
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Don’t Be Feelings
Don’t be afraid to look into my eyes, For it’s in your eyes that I find love. Don’t be afraid to hold my hand or to hug me, Because it’s your touch and your warmth that I long for. Don’t be afraid of my words, Although they may be a little “off” from time to time, they only have your best interest at heart. Don’t be afraid to look at my face, Though it may
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Don’t Stress
Abstract Stress is an unavoidable consequence of life. However, just as distress can cause disease, it seems plausible that there are good stresses that promote wellness. The objective of this research paper is to examine some of the common causes of stress, its effect on our physical body, our mind, emotions and our behavior. Another and equally important objective is to explore some of the stress management techniques and treatments available to the individual and
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Door Holding Helping Behavior Observations
Door Holding Behavior I was interested in investigating if there was a gender difference in the helping behavior of door holding. I operant defined door holding behavior as opening the door and holding it for the person behind the door holder. I observed from the third floor study area of the Business building by the bridge to the Humanities and Social Sciences buildings on November 27th and 29th from 12 to 1pm. The observed consisted
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Down Syndrome
Down syndrome Down syndrome takes its name from Dr. Langdon Down. He was the first person to describe the syndrome in 1866. The earliest recorded incident of someone having Down syndrome dates back to an altar piece painted in a church in Aachen, Germany in 1504. Although the syndrome is named after Dr Langdon Down, he did not understand the condition, as we know it today. The syndrome was referred to as having mongolism. This
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Dr.
How Do You Feel? "Emotional intelligence" is starting to find its way into companies, offering employees a way to come to terms with their feelings -- and to perform better. But as the field starts to grow, some worry that it could become just another fad. From: Issue 35| June 2000 | Page 296 By: Tony Schwartz Illustrations by: Cynthia Von Buhler Appreciation, apprehension, defensiveness, inadequacy, intimidation, resentment. Twenty midlevel executives at American Express Financial
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Dr. Gregory House
Character Analysis: Dr. Gregory House Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) is devoid of bedside manner and wouldn't even talk to his patients if he could get away with it. Dealing with his own constant physical pain, he uses a cane that seems to punctuate his acerbic, brutally honest demeanor. While his behavior can border on antisocial, House is a maverick physician whose unconventional thinking and flawless instincts have afforded him a great deal of respect.
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Dream Analysis
Since the beginning of time, dreams have been a mysterious wonder amongst humans. The word “dream” comes from the Middle English word dreme, which means, “joy” and “music.” Everyone has dreams, and those who say they don’t in fact do, but just don’t remember their dreams. A person spends 6 years of their life dreaming, which is equivalent to 2,100 days in different world (dreamfacts). Many people often have weird and unexplained dreams that they
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Dream Analysis
Dream Analysis To understand the functioning of dreams is a concept that we may never fully comprehend. For years scientist and psychologist have contemplated and came up with many different theories that have attempt to explain dreaming and its purpose. One explanation includes the principle that dreams make connections between old memories, such as a traumatic experience for example. These connections are also influenced by the dreamer is experiencing. The theory states that our dreams
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