Category: Psychology

The personality test is an instrument used to evaluate the disposition of an individual. It assesses the behavioral patterns displayed by a person in non-identical cases. The test is helpful in different fields such as clinical diagnosis, speculation of people’s reactions to other circumstances, and remedial interventions. The test can be used to determine a…

Psychology is a broad discipline that focuses mainly on mental functions and behaviors (Kendra, 2013). The basic goal in psychology is to understand individualized as well as group behaviors. The findings are meant to benefit the entire society. People who specialize in this field are known as psychologists and are at times referred to as…

Persuasion is the act of influencing or convincing a person to undertake a particular action or subscribe to a certain belief through the transmission of a message. There are six main principles of persuasion (Caldini, 1984). These principles are principle of reciprocity, commitment and consistency, social proof, authority, liking and scarcity. Despite using the above…

Naturally, it is indubitable that the environment we interact with coherently influence human behavior. The setting under which human beings live is a determinant of their sudden behavior. In the same light, it is not human behavior only that is influenced by the make-up of their immediate environment, animal behavior also get influenced by the…

Table of Contents Introduction Main Body Conclusion Reference List Introduction Dissociative identity disorder is characterized by a series of personality behavior spectrums that affect individual’s perceptions and ability to recall personal information. The patients tend to suffer mental problems in the long run or experience conflicting reasoning in their daily activities. Studies in the early…

Table of Contents Abstract Method Results Discussion References Abstract Research shows that divided attention leads to false recognition of encoded information. Such studies rely on the popular Deese-Roediger-McDermott (DRM) paradigm. Participants are usually presented with lists of semantically related words under full or divided attention conditions, after which they are tested for recognition and recall…

Table of Contents Introduction Stages in human development Factors causing the differences in thinking Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The differences between male and female have been attributed to various factors not only in terms of physical and biological features but also in cognitive development (Shaffer 78). In most cases, studies on the differences between males…

Table of Contents Introduction Research background Theoretical perspective Problem behavior theory and deviancy among college students Analysis References Introduction Deviant behavior among college students in Australia has caused concern among stakeholders in the educational sector. Sometimes this behavior may be extreme, creating risk among the affected student or their schoolmates. Many institutions have been grappling…

Interpersonal Attraction Social psychology is the study of how people react in social situations, how they think and how they feel. This study focuses on how individuals perceive, interact and influence each other in the social organizations. Social psychology is a section of the psychology of an individual; it tries to establish the correlation between…

Table of Contents Introduction Disbelief, deliberation and action Victims’ behavior Actual disasters Policies Conclusion References Introduction Amanda Ripley’s insight into disbelief, deliberation and action is an insightful piece of investigative journalism. Using examples of some of the disastrous events of our times, Ripley reviews human response to such predicaments. Naturally, human fear is considered a…