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Classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and behavioral psychology fundamentals

Classical conditioning for instance is defined as a "simple form of associative learning that enables organisms to anticipate events" while Operant Conditioning is defined as learning to do/not do actions as a result of being conditioned to know what consequences to expect of the said actions.

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Social networks, emotional pathways, and goal striving in psychology

Westaby, J.D., Pfaff, D.L. & Redding, N. (2014). Psychology and social networks. American Psychologist 69(3): 269-284. Westaby, Pfaff & Redding (2014) attempt to fill a gap in the literature on social networks by focusing on how social networks influence goal striving via emotional pathways.

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Cognitive dissonance, attitude change, and social influences in psychology

Part 1: Discussion Board Personal Comments Chapter 5: Attitudes Comment 1: Cognitive Dissonance and Attitude Change One of the most fascinating concepts in this chapter is cognitive dissonance, the discomfort we feel when our behaviors contradict our attitudes .

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Treating childhood emotional abuse through object relations, attachment, and self-psychology

This final chapter, the Conclusion, recounts the dissertation process, along with a final review of Shania's case.

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Relative deprivation, cheating, sexism, and attraction: social psychology concepts

Relative deprivation is when a person is denied access to something or someone when they see other people having access. The individual believes they have as much right to this variable thing as a person who actually has it.

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Book Review Undergraduate 1,154 words

Red and Romantic Attraction: Review of Elliot & Niesta 2008

A review of Elliot & Niesta's 2008 study on how the color red influences men's romantic attraction and perceived attractiveness toward women.

Psychology

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Book Review Undergraduate 619 words

Geography of Personality: A Review of Rentfrow et al. 2008

A critical review of Rentfrow, Gosling & Potter's 2008 framework on geographic variation in personality, covering methodology, findings, and limitations.

Psychology

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Book Review Undergraduate 2,764 words

Telling Lies by Paul Ekman: A Critical Book Review

A critical review of Paul Ekman's Telling Lies, examining his research on nonverbal cues, micro-expressions, deception detection, and the psychology of lying.

Psychology

~14 min read

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Book Review Undergraduate 1,114 words

Life of Pi by Yann Martel: Faith, Survival, and Meaning

A review of Yann Martel's Life of Pi exploring its themes of religious faith, animal psychology, survival at sea, and the search for deeper human meaning.

Literature

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Book Review Undergraduate 1,466 words

The Myth of Repressed Memory: A Critical Book Review

A critical review of Loftus and Ketcham's The Myth of Repressed Memory, examining false memory, dissociative amnesia, and psychological ethics.

Psychology

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