Research Paper Undergraduate 2,058 words

Origins of Behaviorism: Watson, Pavlov, and Skinner

Explore the origins of behaviorism, from structuralism and functionalism to Watson, Pavlov's classical conditioning, and Skinner's operant conditioning.

Psychology

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1,612 words

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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1,093 words

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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3,742 words

Goal setting intervention for improved athletic performance and fitness

Working as a psychologist on a 1-to- 1 basis with a client, you must perform a four-week goal setting intervention. The intervention strategy will be designed to motivate your client to alter one aspect of their lifestyle related to health and exercise.

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1,959 words

Social psychological principles for sustainable agricultural development in Africa

Today more than ever before, societies around the globe are pressed with increasingly complex issues.

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1,772 words

Piaget and Erikson's theories of child cognitive and social development

When Sigmund Freud first introduced the concepts of psychology, it led other theorists to look at the development of children into adults.

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431 words

Marketing strategies in Common Ground Center and University of Kentucky fundraising brochures

Although it might seem more like an inspirational, rather than a promotional brochure, the Common Ground Center skillfully uses the psychology of marketing and advertising to solicit funding.

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596 words

Four major branches of personality theory and assessment methods

Though there are almost as many ways of looking at psychology and personality as there are psychologists, there are currently four main branches in the psychological study of personality.

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985 words

Grossman's analysis of physiological and psychological responses in combat

Dave Grossman in his book on Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace uses his expertise from his military service to describe and characterize the two aspects cited in the title, the psychological and the physiological factors in combat.

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784 words

Cooley's looking-glass self and primary groups in modern society

Cooley left two important legacies in the field of social psychology, which pertains to his study of the self in the context of the changing human society.

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