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The evolution of behaviorism from functionalism to classical conditioning

Although behaviorism is now considered part of psychology, it was not always. Early behaviorists tried hard to set themselves apart from the psychology of their day, which many believed focused too much on the subconscious mind.

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Implicit personality theory and impression management in social judgment

Implicit personality theory first came into modern psychology through Lee Cronbach\'s notion of what he called \'the generalized other\'.

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Carol Dweck's growth mindset theory and practical applications

Carol Dweck\'s Mindset: The New Psychology of Success describes what it is that makes people more successful in life, identifying one\'s mindset or outlook as the ultimate factor in driving people towards their goals.

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Jordan Peterson's leadership style and media influence analysis

Career Highlights University of Toronto psychology professor and practicing clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson has received far more media notoriety for his outspoken beliefs on the exercise of free speech and on conventional morality.

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Graphology's validity in personality assessment and psychological research

The study and analysis of handwriting characteristics relating to human psychology, or graphology, has its roots in the late Renaissance.

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Philip Cushman's theory of the historically situated empty self

In his article, "Why the Self is Empty: Toward a Historically Situated Psychology," Phillip Cushman argues that psychology needs to take into account a contextualized look at the self, particularly the modern self, the empty self.

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Attachment theory: Bowlby, Ainsworth, and modern psychological applications

We then present its applications in the modern psychology.

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Freud's theory of dreams as expressions of the unconscious mind

Dreams have been a focus of much attention in psychology and philosophy throughout history with many experts sharing beliefs about the origin and meaning. One such expert, Sigmund Freud interpreted dreams through a psychoanalytical lens.

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Maslow's hierarchy of needs in criminal justice

Abraham Maslow helped establish the field of humanistic psychology in the middle of the 20th century (Gerrig & Zimbardo, 2008).

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Statistical significance in perspective-taking across five experiments

The study I chose to examine is from the field of psychology: Todd, Hanko, Galinsky, and Mussweiler (2011), "When Focusing on Differences Leads to Similar Perspectives. This study was recently published in Psychological Science, a high-impact journal in the field.

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