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Psychological cost of killing in Grossman's "On Killing"

Dave Grossman's book "On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society" deals with the psychology of killing during warfare. One of the chief theories he wants to express through the document relates to how humans have a native instinct that makes them reluctant to kill.

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Nature and nurture's enduring influence on human development

Nature vs. nurture remains one of the most compelling debates in the field of psychology. Most likely, human beings are a product of both nature and nurture. Our genes determine a lot of who we are, including our physical appearance and our psychological makeup.

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Innateness and environment in child acquisition of syntax

Understanding how children acquire language has monumental implications for a variety of studies, including psychology, education, and linguistics.

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St. Leo University's core values and the APA Code of Ethics

St. Leo's Core Values and the APA Code of Ethics Psychology education today is premised on an intercession of professional, intellectual, scientific and spiritual ideals, all of which coalesce to denote a concentrated interest in caring for others and improving the ability of individuals to cope…

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Infants' ability to recognize word boundaries at eight months

The author is restating and emphasizing the findings posted the June issue of the Journal of Experimental Psychology. In an article about Human Perception and Performance the author notes that babies as young as eight and a half months can sense the sound and boundaries of words.

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Paul Chance's "Learning and Behavior": psychological mechanisms for environmental adaptation

Paul Chance's book Learning and Behavior provides students and teachers with some intriguing and interesting ideas in learning about the psychology of learning.

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Carl Rogers' theory of self-actualization and congruity

Twentieth Century psychologists Carl Rogers (1902-1987) was a founder of the Humanistic approach to human psychology (Gerrig & Zimbardo, 2008).

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Cognitive techniques for attitude change in mental health treatment

Briefly discuss persuasion as an effortless cognitive process. In cognitive psychology, change is the focus of all mental health officials in addressing the various issues that are impacting someone.

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Pathologizing anxiety: when subjective distress indicates mental disorder

Pathologizing Anxiety: When is it Healthy to be Anxious? Psychiatry and psychology have a history of confusing normal behavior that is outside of the average with pathology.

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Religious development theories of Piaget, Erikson, and Bruner

Religious development in children and adults alike have been research areas that have historically been of interest to those involved in the developmental psychology arenas such as theorists of religious development, religious educators, and designers of religious education curricula in various…

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