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Gender differences and research trends in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1980

Perusing the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JPSP) for the year 1980 revealed several trends in the studies produced across that year. There were a large number of studies comparing gender differences on a number of variables in the year 1980.

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Capote's exploration of killer psychology in In Cold Blood and the D.C. Sniper case

Capote, like the investigators to the case of the Clutters in examining the crime scene, felt that there were certain aspects that "speak" to the character of the murderers. It is of interest that none of the women was sexually molested, that Mr.

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Titchener's defense of structural psychology against functional critics

E.B. Titchener answers some criticisms of his approach to his views of experimental psychology (mostly from Professor W. Caldwell) in the classic rebuttal, Structural and Functional Psychology (Titchener, 1899).

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Quantitative and qualitative research methods in psychology

Social science sometimes debates differences between quantitative and qualitative. On one side, positivists argue quantitative research is objective and measurable where post-positivists argue qualitative analysis allows for a rich understanding of the situation.

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Behaviorism and positivism's influence on modern psychology

Behaviorism basically believes in the laws of the observable. It is based on rational, scientific, factual data.

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The A-to-C equation in investigative psychology and profiling ethics

The A-to-C equation (actions-to-characteristics) model is a critical component of investigative psychology, without which effective police investigating would be extremely difficult.

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Twin identity development and the psychology of inner self

Scientifically, it is very simple to discover the genetic identity of twins, but their personalities are much more difficult to discover. Even if twins are identical, they each have differences and nuances to their personalities that make them different and unique individuals.

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Wilhelm Wundt's contributions to founding modern psychology

Wilhelm Wundt was one of the great, founding fathers of modern psychology. His definition of the three main goals of psychology and understanding of the specific elements of thought were some of his major contributions.

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From struggling student to clinical psychology through psychotherapy and personal growth

Education: Is there additional information you would like us to know in order for us to evaluate your undergraduate record?

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Abraham Maslow's holistic-dynamic personality theory and humanistic psychology

Abraham Maslow is often thought of as the father of Humanistic Psychology and is credited with the inception of theory that departed from the traditional psychoanalytic approach and the behavioral models.

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