Category: Psychology
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Psychology of Aggression and Violence
Table of Contents Introduction Aggression and Conflict in the United States Aggression and Instinct Aggression as Externally Stimulated Aggression as Learned Conclusion Reference List Introduction Youth aggression and violence are a perennial problem amongst students in American schools and institutions of higher learning. Although the rate of aggression and violence is said to have dropped,…
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Environmental Psychology: Place Identity
Environmental psychology and place identity, as a part of it, helps researchers to investigate and analyze unique qualities, features and individuality of a person from a certain geographical place. The aim of the research is to investigate the issue of place identity and illustrate this problem with real life examples and cases. In general, the…
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Research Design: Medical and Psychological Practice
The qualitative research design helps to answer the questions of how and why as a result of observations, interviews, and other methods based on the reflection of the detailed information regarding a certain theme. The mentioned research questions are associated with sociology, psychology, and medicine – the areas that require precise attention and acquaintance of…
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Correlational and Longitudinal Study in Psychology
Table of Contents Review of the Correlational Study Research Question for the Longitudinal Study References Review of the Correlational Study The article by Visser and Mirabile (2004) has presented the results of the four studies for which experimental and correlational designs were applied. The goal of these studies was to demonstrate how attitudinally congruent social…
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Single and Group Design of Psychological Research
Modern science could be considered an efficient cognition and research tool that helps people obtain answers to the most important questions and creates the basis for the further evolution of society. However, to provide investigators with relevant information, it should use the most credible sources to assure that the data is useful for the research.…
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Group Influence as a Social Psychology Issue
Table of Contents Introduction Positive Effect Negative Influence Conclusion Reference Introduction People’s behavior and opinions can be affected by other individuals, mainly if they belong to the same company. Group influence is a phenomenon that occurs when most persons in a group are constantly interacting to affect the attitudes and conduct of others in that…
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Positive Examples of Conformity and Obedience Psychology
Human beings have been known to be social beings for as long as they have existed. Every individual has personal attributes that makes him or her unique but the need to live and co-exist with other people is inevitable. Therefore, people interact at significantly different levels and as a result they influence each other in…
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Research Methods in Psychology: Pros & Cons
Table of Contents True Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs Case Study of a Psychology Class Single Group Design Confounds during the Case Study Cross-Sectional, Longitudinal, and Sequential Designs Advantages of a Single Case Design Reversal Design Multiple-Baseline and Reversal Designs Graphs and Interpretation of Data Reference True Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs True experimental design includes purposively…
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The Psychological Impacts of Rape and Potential Interventions
Table of Contents Introduction The Psychological and Emotional Impacts of Sexual Violence Potential Interventions Conclusion References Introduction Sexual can be defined as physical force or coerced penetration of genital or anal openings or any part of the victim’s body with any object, such as a bottle, a sexual organ, or any other body part. There…
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Relational Networks Study in Community Psychology
Table of Contents Network and Relational Perspectives Community Psychology Practice Psychology and Community Change References Network and Relational Perspectives The article by Neal and Christens (2014) focuses on network and relational perspectives for community psychology, suggesting that they are of great importance for communities and, therefore, should be applied to enhance them. The research question…