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Instrumental conditioning in learning to ride a bicycle

One of the key principals in psychology is instrumental conditioning. This is when punishment or reinforcement is utilized to encourage the subject to engage in particular types of behavior.

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Gibson's direct perception theory and the ecological approach to visual perception

Within the realm of cognitive psychology, the concept of perception is a controversial topic. Various approaches attempt to explain the concept of perception.

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Psychodynamic, trait, and behavioral approaches to personality

Personality is one part of psychology where there are many conflicting ideas. It is fair to say that there is not one single approach to personality that is considered as accepted. Instead, there are a range of ways that personality can be considered.

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Inoculation theory and Obama's preemptive rhetoric on Iran

This is considered a social psychology theory that goes a long way to show how people reinforce their attitude as well as their beliefs so as to be able to maintain them in the long run. It was a concept that was developed by William J. McGuire in the 1960s (John Briggs, 2012).

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The role of the soul in integrating biblical and psychological frameworks

This question is still a subject of debate in the academia. One of the two definitions of psychology is through the biblical vantage point and thus using religious material to enrich it would be welcome in the broad sense that psychology finds a place in the biblical arena.

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Psychological principles in television, advertising, employment, and the legal system

Typically when one hears the word "psychology" one immediately is drawn to thoughts of psychotherapy, people on a couch, Sigmund Freud like analysts using terms like "how does that make you feel?" And similar associations.

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Ethical violations in the Little Albert experiment and human subjects protection

The little Albert experiment is a famous psychology experiment that was conducted by a behaviorist John. B. Watson.

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Methodological problems in qualitative psychological interviews

Investigators in the discipline of psychology strive to determine factors that affect the mind and behaviour and how these interactions occur. In order to form hypotheses and answer questions, these scientists adhere to the scientific method.

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Psychological effects of domestic violence on children

In the area of family psychology and family therapy the question of the psychological affects of domestic violence on children has been hotly debated and eternally researched, yet many questions remain unanswered.

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Henry Murray's theory of personality and the Thematic Apperception Test

The emergence of the psychoanalytic tradition in psychology by Sigmund Freud provided social scientists with profound insights and information regarding the personality and behavior of the individual.

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