Category: Psychology

  • Child Psychology: Playing with Cash Register Toy

    At approximately the age of 3, children begin to demonstrate their individuality and independence, especially vividly for the first time. They are constantly drawing, assembling, and constructing something, which allows parents to identify their favorite activities. Thus, it is possible to use their preferred toys to develop their abilities. Consequently, it is essential to establish…

  • Applied Psychology: Social Alliances for Fundraising

    There are a number of evidence-based methods used by Industrial-Organizational Psychologists during employee evaluations. For instance, there is a popular approach called 360-degree feedback. This aptly called approach takes into consideration the comments, judgments, and evaluations of an employee’s performance from their network of coworkers (Cascio & Aquinis, 2019). It may involve coworkers, managers, and…

  • The Stroop Test Applications Within Cognitive Psychology

    Table of Contents Introduction Strength and Limitations of the Stroop Test Conclusion References Introduction The Stroop test is designed to diagnose the cognitive style of flexibility and rigidity of cognitive control. This cognitive style characterizes the degree of subjective difficulty in changing ways of processing information in a situation of cognitive conflict (Houdé, 2019). Rigid…

  • Psychological Model of Student Departure

    Table of Contents Introduction Basic Tenets of the Model Strengths and Weaknesses of the Model Relevance to Today’s Student Services Professionals Conclusion References Introduction The Psychological Model of Student Departure is one of the most popular models in higher education. It has been used to explain student departure from colleges and universities worldwide (Renn &…

  • Private Speech in Psychology

    According to Piaget and Vygotsky, private speech is the act of communicating with oneself for the purposes of self-guidance and self-regulation. Private speech is normally characteristic of children aged from two to seven. Piaget argued that the notion of private speech represents a developmental dead-end, in contrast to his views, Vygotsky maintained that private speech…

  • The Role of Psychology in Everyday Life

    Table of Contents The Profound and Pervasive Impact of past Psychological Knowledge Highlights of Psychology’s Real World Relevance An Idealized Example of Psychology Applied Globally Conclusion Reference The Profound and Pervasive Impact of past Psychological Knowledge The scope of psychological knowledge accumulated throughout history if the development of this science has dramatically determined how it…

  • The Psychology of International Politics

    Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion Reference Introduction Political psychologist analyzes political patterns by applying whatever is understood regarding human psychology and concentrating on persons within a particular political institution. Political psychology is a prominent subject of a systematic social investigation involving bases in psychology and political science and integration into a multitude of other…

  • The Concept of Modeling Behavior in Psychology

    Table of Contents Introduction Steps in Modeling Behavior Violent Media, Video Games, and Explicit Music Comparison of The Selected Articles Similarity Differences Conclusion References Introduction Although people may be unaware, they learn most things by observing and imitating others. Albert Bandura’s work, commonly known as the social learning theory, lays the foundation for modeling behavior…

  • Psychology of Long-Term Explicit Learning

    The straightforward learning process, which is frequently assumed to be similar to the processes involved in conscious problem-solving, is thought to involve attempts to construct a task representation, a directed search of memory for similar or analogous task-relevant information, and consciously deriving and testing task-related hypotheses. People’s mental, physical, and social development can typically be…

  • Schizophrenia: Chapters 15-16 of Psychology by Spielman et al.

    Table of Contents Introduction Symptoms Causes and Risk Factors Prevention and Treatment Conclusion Reference Introduction Schizophrenia is a complex psychological condition characterized by Delusions, hallucinations, and aberrant thinking and behavior. Schizophrenia makes it difficult to carry out routine responsibilities and is caused by genetic and environmental factors. Schizophrenia is a severe mental condition in which…