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Pursuing a Ph.D. in educational psychology at midlife: Millie's experience

I interviewed my mother's friend Millie, who got a Ph.D. In educational psychology at the age of 45. I asked her why she did it. It was a lot of work, and she had a very good job as a social worker for special needs students.

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Sexual appeal in advertising: history, psychology, and ethical concerns

The adage, "sex sells," is nothing new, in fact, more than a century ago advertisers were using women in advertising campaigns for tobacco and soaps (Erotic pp).

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Jurisdictional conflicts between the APA, state psychology boards, and governing authorities

Addressing Potential conflicts in jurisdictional authority of APA, State Bodies & Other Authorities Identification of Potential conflicts in jurisdictional authority of APA, State Bodies & Other Authorities

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Public trust, perceived vulnerability, and the psychology of rumor-driven panic

From the readings this week, it was easy to see that there are a number of ways people start to panic, often over issues that are really not threats to them.

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B.F. Skinner's contributions to behaviorism and psychology

All the early pioneers of behaviorism including Watson were important to the development of psychology as a social science (Moore, 2011).

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Rebecca's theory of child development: biology, psychology, and society

My Theory of Development My name is Rebecca, and I am currently a second-year student with a Bachelor of Education. My background is as a childcare worker and I have been working in childcare for five years.

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Research Paper Undergraduate 1,922 words

Memory Types, Capacity, and Cognitive Psychology Explained

Explores sensory, working, and long-term memory, retrieval organization, storage capacity, the TBRS model, and how aging affects memory and decision-making.

Psychology

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Research Paper Undergraduate 2,649 words

Dennis Rader BTK Killer: Profile, Capture, and Psychology

Explores Dennis Rader's BTK crimes, how police caught him, serial killer motive categories, and the psychopathic mindset behind his decade-spanning murders.

Crimes

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Spirituality, personality, and mental health in online psychology research

This study is being conducted by Dr. Human-Friedrich Unterrainer, Department of Psychology, Karl-Franzens, University Graz, Austria in collaboration with Heythrop College (University of London), United Kingdom. The Heythrop Ethics Review Board (University of London) approved of the study.

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Reliability, validity, and clinical assessment instruments in psychology

Why are reliability and validity important when choosing assessment instruments?

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