Category: Psychology

  • Emotion and Emergence Concepts of Practitioner Managers

    Table of Contents Introduction Summary Arguments Implications Evaluation Conclusion References Introduction The value of emotion and emergence concepts, as proposed by Keegan to practitioner managers, is collaborated through the use of formal research techniques. These techniques are employed when the managers are charged with the responsibility of investigating specific workplace issues hindering the smooth running…

  • The Difficult Issue of Nature vs. Nurture

    The debate concerning the factors influencing personal development can be characterized as one of the most heated and long-lasting ones in psychology. The issue is discussed from the point of view of nature and nurture factors affecting it. The first party of this debate supports the position that nature is the main factor influencing development…

  • Forensic Psychology: Media and Crime Relationship

    Table of Contents Empirical Evidence on Relationship between Media and Crime Conclusion Reference list One of the central concerns of forensic psychologists is the prediction of violence coupled with assessing the risk factors that may result in violence. Generally, forensic psychology merges psychology and law (Bartol & Bartol, 2004). Media may be one of the…

  • Psychology: Retrospective Personality Analysis

    Table of Contents Changing Traits: Nurture Stable Traits: Nature Biases in the Self-Assessment of Personality Conclusion References Human behavior and the development of personality traits has always puzzled psychology researchers and scholars: “The development of individual differences has always been a primary focus of psychological research, and it continues to be an intensely debated topic…

  • Behavioral Study of Obedience by Stanley Milgram

    Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Location Time Frame Sample Procedure Results Ethical Considerations References Abstract This paper critically examines a study that was conducted by Stanley Milgram at Yale University between 1960 and 1963 to investigate how far individuals could go in obeying immoral orders from a figure of authority. Milgram chose Yale University to…

  • Why Men Prefer “Humps”?

    Man and women always co-existed together. It was long enough to get to know each other, study each other’s likings. Even books are written on the topic, to reveal some points that influence relationships and understanding in some way. A peculiar fact is that the process of cognition is never ending due to constantly changing…

  • Offenders Reentering Community

    Table of Contents Sex Offenders Cohort: Implications and Needs The Major Community Placement Pathways for Sexual Offenders Interactive Community Evaluation: Sexual Abuse Orientation References Sex Offenders Cohort: Implications and Needs The final release of people, who had been charged with committing sexual abuses, from prisons is a challenging procedure that can create some negative influences…

  • Automaticity in Psychology and Personal Life

    The concept of automaticity is very common in the field of psychology, and it is related to such subjects as memory, perception, cognition, emotions, learning, and motivation (Moors and Houwer 297). The approaches to automaticity are multiple and different. Overall, automaticity is the term for unconscious behavior. This is a rather common phenomenon, and average…

  • Criminal Offender’s Behavior and Competency

    Introduction Edward has been referred to my facility by a judge. I have been asked to assess if the client is fit to stand trial in the court of law. For the last three months, Edward has been a patient in my facility. However, this time I have been ordered to undertake a competency evaluation…

  • Animal Research and Models in Behavioural Studies

    Introduction The use of animal models in studies relating to different scientific fields, including psychology, has enabled researchers to gather crucially important information about human beings (Helms, Bennett, Davies, Chester, & Kosten, 2015). However, it is well known that the experiments involving animals presuppose exposing them to numerous dangerous and harmful factors that are bound…