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Identity development across psychological and sociological perspectives

Sociology refers to the scientific study of society while psychology refers to the study of individuals. However, psychology can be aptly described as the study of the mind. Conventionally, "Identity" was a personal quality.

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Cooperative learning and academic success in elementary African-American males

The philosophy of cognitive psychology stresses the need for teachers to use cooperative learning techniques when teaching students, to foster the student's sense of empowerment over the learned material and to build a community of learning and support in the student's peer group.

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Goleman's Emotional Intelligence and its relevance to school counseling

Daniel Goleman's pop psychology classic Emotional Intelligence: Why it Can Matter More Than IQ arrives at an ideal time: when school counselors, psychologists, and educators are realizing the limitations of current curricula, traditional approaches to education, and standardized testing.

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Erik Erikson's eight stages and the development of self-esteem

In the study of psychology, Erik Erikson is one of the major proponents who helped develop the domain of socio-emotional development among humans. His studies generated the model of human socio-emotional development, where he proposed the Eight Stages of Development.

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The biological basis of psychological disorders and addictions

It's all in your head!" This common phrase is often stated, to attribute an apparently psychological phenomenon to a physical cause -- as in "you don't have a cold; you're just dreading your upcoming psychology test, it's all in your head." But even apparently psychological disorders like drug…

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The case against core knowledge theory in cognitive development

The field of developmental psychology is in a state of flux over the issue of cognition and its emergence in human beings.

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Environmental pollution: greenhouse effect, air quality, and water contamination

Theme -- Environmental Psychology is an interdisciplinary field that focuses on the way humans and their surroundings interact. The environment is a broad term in this case, and encompasses nature, social settings, urban environments, learning environments and informational environments.

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Herdt's culturally-informed analysis of adolescent sexual development

The modern field of psychology has been characterized by various significant questions including the concern regarding nature vs. nurture.

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Cross-cultural identity and family conflict in West is West

Culture affects the psychology of an individual because it prescribes certain norms and values that affect the perceptions, attitudes and behaviors of an individual. Culture varies by geography and philosophical traditions.

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B.F. Skinner's theory of operant conditioning and reinforcement

Starting from 19th century psychology, school of thought of behaviorist shared commonalities and as well ran concurrently with the 20th century psychology of psychoanalytic and Gestalt movements, however it was different from Gestalt psychologists' mental philosophy in significant ways.

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