Category: Psychology
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The Effects of Birth Order on a Person’s Personality and Acheivements
Table of Contents Introduction Hypothesis Literature Review Main Point One Main Point Two Main Point Three References Introduction Character is a concept that is often discussed along with questioning its origins, reasons and consequences. No one is absolutely sure where a person’s individuality comes from, but there has been much evidence that shows how a…
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The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
Table of Contents Leadership Job Satisfaction Motivation and Goal Setting References Susan Cain is a product of more than five years of research. Therefore, it is an essential tool for personal development. Besides, the author says that she is an introvert. She has experienced the pain that introverts are subjected to in environments where they…
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Social Psychology: Attitude Change Approaches
Convincing a group of individuals having certain attitudes concerning something by making wide-scale changes appear to be very difficult. Professionals usually encounter problems when trying to make people share their views. As a result, persuasive communication has been widely used to orchestra mass change. Yale’s attitude change approach was developed by Yale University researchers as…
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Scaring Us Senseless
Nassim Nicholas Taleb article, Scaring Us Senseless reflects how humans have failed to use relevant statistics to perceive danger. Instead, people react to emotions and perceptions, which lead to immediate overreacting and later under reacting. Shock and fading memory control these reactions. He acknowledges that people cannot respond rationally to instances of terrorism. Therefore, terrorism…
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Academic Skills and Psychological Testing
Table of Contents Wide Range Achievement Test Children’s Colors trails test House Tree Person Drawing/ Kinetic Family Drawing Sentence completion Reference Wide Range Achievement Test Miler’s skills academically were also evaluated through WRAT-4. Generally, it tested on spelling, math computation, and reading ability of Miler. Results obtained from this test have an impact on the…
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Evolutionary Psychology: Definition and Key Concepts
Evolutionary psychology is a field of study, which explores the ways in which information and main beliefs from biology are applied in the understanding of the organization of the brain. However, it does not apply to the study of vision, reasoning, and the social action. It examines the psychosomatic features, which include the memory, perception,…
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Gresham Behavior Rating Scale and Its Validity
Validity is the level of the truthiness of a specific instrument or technique. To determine the validity of a scale, a comparison study is of great significance. If the results of a specific scale resemble the findings of other studies, then it is valid. Therefore, a comparison of the Gresham Behavior Rating Scale to other…
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Personal Change: Scott and Jaffe’s Model
My organization witnessed technological alterations since reporters had to begin shooting their own stories using cameras. As such, I will use Scott and Jaffe’s model to explain my personal experience during the change process. When I was asked to change, I experienced divergent psychological traumas. However, the leader was wise since he acknowledged the effect…
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Walk the Line: Johnny Cash’s Character
Table of Contents Introduction Conclusion References Introduction Social work involves the understanding of people’s behavior and why they behave in a particular manner. This often involves the use of various theoretical frameworks to conceptualize cases. Hutchison (2008) also provides three dimensions of human behavior in his multidimensional model to aid in understanding people’s behavior. These…
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The Politics of Back Stabbing in Companies
The area of peoples’ interests goes forward to gain more benefits by means of different actions. In fact, this truth is inevitable while working or participating in a team. In fact, the world of management is rather striking in episodes when people suffered from being oppressed by other colleagues. The reasons may be different: cases…