Category: Psychology

  • The Field of Cognitive Science

    Briefly describe the field of Cognitive Science. List and briefly describe two disciplines other than psychology that are considered part of Cognitive Science. Cognitive science is a scientific study of the human mind. It involves the study of human intelligence from perception to reasoning. Its key methodology is the employment of scientific methods. It has…

  • Mental Orientations: Stigma and Status

    What is the research problem? The title of the article is: “Stigma and Status: The Interrelation of Two Theoretical Perspectives.” It is a peer-reviewed article that was authored by Jeffrey W. Lucas and Jo C. Phelan. Based on the MLA citation style, the article can be cited as Lucas, Jeffrey W., and Jo C. Phelan.…

  • The Concept of Tuckman Model

    Widely misunderstood across all quarters but often quoted; Bruce Tuckman’s remains an iconic figure in understanding group management. His brilliant and detailed descriptions of fundamental stages of group development are a simple model that is easy to understand and apply. Do not forget that this simple model helps reverse and examine what’s hidden behind each…

  • Rules of Experimental Designs

    An experimental design is a control mechanism accomplished by using a controlled variable. Experimental designs are carried out randomly among a group of subjects chosen for the purpose of the study (Hergenhahn, 2005). In experiments, there should be two groups of subjects namely, the experimental group within which the scientist controls the variables, and a…

  • Psychology of Grief and Grieving

    Table of Contents Understanding of Wisdom Late Adulthood Grief Theories of Spirituality Works Cited Understanding of Wisdom Wisdom is defined as the possession of knowledge on what is true or right accompanied by just decisions and judgment whenever an action is undertaken. It is believed that wise people have got a lot of knowledge (Kekes…

  • Clinical Psychology Matrix Structure

    Matrix Field Primary Goal Licensure Similarities toClinical Psychology Differences from Clinical Psychology Clinical Psychology diagnosis and assessment Association of State and Provincial PsychologyBoards is the licensing body Counseling Psychology To offer counseling on mental health issues to citizens. American Board of professional psychology is the licensing body Both deal with the study of mental health…

  • Concepts and Categories Recognizing Faces

    Table of Contents Face Recognition, Identification, & Classification Concepts and Categories Long-term memory and how it affects face recognition Two possible errors Reference List Face Recognition, Identification, & Classification People recognize faces after they have analyzed features that are associated with that face. In this case, a person’s facial features will be analyzed by looking…

  • Developmental Stage of a 15-Year-Old Girl

    In modern society, teenagers face difficult situations in their life due to the psychological and physical changes they undergo. Moreover, they often encounter both negative and positive issues, such as sexuality, morality, family, identity, substance abuse, that significantly broaden their experience and learn them to cope with new challenges. Besides, learning at high school also…

  • Human Renewal and Transformation

    One of the major questions in religion and philosophy is the question of free will. Without delving deep into this issue, the main question that might be raised is, do people have the possibility for spiritual renewal and transformation? Taking a look at most major religions, it can be stated that the answer would be…

  • Folk Psychology. The Role of Folk Psychology

    Table of Contents Intro Folk Psychology Assumes That All Perception Is Perfect Misinterpretations Conclusion Works Cited Intro Folk psychology is also known as naïve psychology or common-sense psychology (Christensen & Turner 84). Folk psychology discusses human psychology that embraces everyday situations, assumptions, and convictions in regards to concepts of desires, beliefs, hope and fear (Christensen…