Category: Psychology

After birth, children start to make assumptions about their surrounding environments. A child’s position in a given family will dictate his or her developmental process. It is also notable that children will develop unique personalities based on a number of motivations, observations, and experiences. That being the case, parents have a role to intervene in…

Program assessment is a unique type of psychological research, and whether or not it counts as research may be a point of contention. A systematic examination, comprising research formulation, testing, and assessment, to develop or contribute to generalizable information is referred to as research. Program assessment is limited to a particular program, usually run by…

Scholars have been debating for many centuries which of the two factors, namely genetic inheritance, and the environmental surroundings, affect a person’s development, behavior, and character more. Some scientists have argued that ‘nature’ determines most of the individual physical features and mental abilities; others assert that most human traits are socially determined. Yet, an increasing…

Critique A few viewpoints are fundamental to psychology and have persisted in relevance even in contemporary psychological theory, although psychological perspectives have evolved as the psychological field has advanced. This essay will give a background on the ideas of psychological theorists like Watson, Skinner, and Tolman. Their views continue to serve as the cornerstones for…

Abstract Many scholars believe that personality is something permanent. However, some researchers have been focusing on different surgeries that make it easier for people to change their appearances. The argument presented in this paper is that individuals who elect to have plastic surgery develop different personalities. The surgical procedure is also known to have negative…

Table of Contents Introduction Association Between the Information Learned and Personal Changes Changes of Viewpoints on Certain Subjects Reassessment of Different Aspects of Life Changes in Interaction Conclusion References Introduction The study of various psychological theories and concepts may allow taking a new look at the world and changing the perception of usual communication, behavioral,…

The fifth chapter in Dr. Yalom’s collection of essays focuses on a widowed woman named Elva who has to relive the trauma of losing her husband. The chapter “I Never Thought It Would Happen to Me” is about a woman with an established psychological connection between her lost husband and her own sense of exclusivity…

Table of Contents Love, Dating and Relationships Mate Selection and Terms of Relationship Relationship Rituals Reference Love, Dating and Relationships The section delves into different concepts of love and romantic relationships. It focuses on several aspects of these issues, such as social scripts, understanding of love, current trends in relationships, and relationship rituals. Social scripts…

Political violence, as well as any other kind of violence, has various causes at its core. Some people or groups resort to rampage when they want to reach equality. Others behave destructively when they desire to gain more power than they already have. Research shows that individuals are often motivated to fight because of ethnic…

The mind-body problem is one of the oldest issues to which an answer was sought in Western culture. In my future paper, I will attempt to answer it by using the existing scientific data. I hope that the study I will conduct will contribute both to the current scientific knowledge and society. In my research,…