739 words

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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Essay Undergraduate 517 words

Hormones, Dopamine, and Sexual Orientation in Biological Psychology

Explores hormonal mechanisms in mammalian reproduction, dopamine's role in sexual motivation, intersex intelligence research design, and the LeVay hypothalamus study.

Psychology

~3 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 934 words

APA Ethics, Research Design, and Counseling Psychology

Explores APA ethical guidelines for research and counseling, experimental design validity, and mixed-method approaches for studying student motivation.

Psychology

~5 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 589 words

Brexit, Exchange Rates, and Market Psychology in Finance

Explores how the Brexit vote impacted foreign exchange markets and how investor sentiment, not just fundamentals, drives currency valuations and financial markets.

Finance

~3 min read

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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

~10 min read

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Case Study Undergraduate 1,542 words

Corcoran State Prison: Culture, Gangs, and Inmate Psychology

Examines prison culture at Corcoran State Prison—solitary confinement, gang formation, medical neglect, and their psychological effects on inmates.

Sociology

~8 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,529 words

Race, Ethnicity, and Racism in Counseling Psychology

Explores how race, ethnicity, and racism shape self-identity and psychological counseling, reviewing cultural validity, bias, and empathy-based approaches.

Psychology

~13 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,585 words

Conformity, Groupthink, and Social Influence in Psychology

Explores how peer pressure, groupthink, and social norms drive conformity, with examples from Bandura, Festinger, and Erikson's identity development theory.

Psychology

~8 min read

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