Psychology

Interaction between students and the teachers is very important in assisting the students ability to achieve favorable results in class. Scaffolding can be described as a technique used to issue instructions in which case the teacher aspires to model a desirable learning strategy or task with the aim of steadily shifting responsibilities to the students. In general, scaffolding can be defined as the type of assistance accorded by the teacher or peer in support of the learning activity. Proper administration...

Disciplining children is good as it teaches them to know what is good and what is wrong so that they grow up making wise decisions and good choices. When a child makes a wrong decision, verbal warnings go unheeded since children are naturally not good listeners (Paintal, 2002). Therefore some form of punishment is the only way of ensuring that a child does not repeat a mistake. The modes of punishing children include time-out, spanking or corporal punishment, physical exercise and many other ways...

The debate on emotional development of infants is still a controversial one as many theories are being brought to light. The big question has always remained whether a childs emotions are innate or influenced by the environment. A child will cry in order to get the attention of the mother, caregiver, family etc. In some cases it is a response to the environment (Zeman, 2001). He or she might be afraid, frightened or amused. The emotional development of an infant is therefore influenced by both innate...

This essay entails psychological testing which is a process of observing over a specified period of time a person performing a certain task that is usually prescribed beforehand hence scores are expected after completion of the task.  These scores are compiled to prepare statistical tables which allow the person evaluating to compare the behavior of the individual being tested to the results of the norm group.  The tests are carried out in form of oral or written interview questions.  The...

Despite attending the same classes, interacting with the same teachers and using the same educational materials, men and women end up receiving totally different educations throughout their educational training. At the time they join elementary classes, girls are as bright, performing as excellent as their male counterparts in almost every field of achievement (Marshall  Reihartz, 1997). However, its worrying that at the time of graduation from college or high school, girls usually show poor...

Interviewing both my parents together, on issues like their marriage and its impact on me and vice versa was a unique idea and all three of us enjoyed this session very much. Though I knew it, after interviewing both my parents together, my belief that they are a very happy couple became even stronger. I discovered that over the years they have hugely become interdependent on each other. There are certain things like cooking that only my mother can do. So if she is out of town for a couple of days,...

Human beings constantly change from conception until death. Mostly due to common psychological and biological make up. Development refers to growth or progression to the stages later in life, in human beings this refers to maturity. Lifespan development refers to cognitive, socioemotional and biological processes from birth to infancy to adolescence followed by adulthood, old age and lastly death. Life span development begins between conception and child birth. Characteristics of life span development. Development...

In todays high paced hectic world people are constantly faced by one form of stress or the other. This gives rise to a lot of disorders like Schizotypal personality disorder. Blessed are the people who dont suffer any sort of personality disorders, for a disorder can work havoc with our life and our relationships. Persons having Schizotypal disorder keep away from interpersonal relationship. They are confined to themselves. They do not participate in social events. They feel uncomfortable when...

Although there is no exact definition of generation y, a broad definition generally incorporates over seventy million Americans born after 1977. A narrow perspective of this generation encompasses people between the ages of sixteen and twenty seven due to the notion that as the rate of change in the society increases so does the time period that make up a generation becomes shorter. The members of this generation are young and stylish, constantly use iPods, browse the net and want to dress in flip-flops...

Physical beauty is the awareness of the physical traits of an individual as aesthetically gratifying or beautiful. Its variation is referred to as looks and most anthropologists believe that its an important factor in social relation and can include various implications such as sexual attractiveness and physique. However, physical attractiveness is dependent on three factors universal perceptions common to all cultural backgrounds, social aspects and character subjective preferences. Despite universally...

Instability of Diagnosis and Influence of Mental Health Issues on Eating Disorders For many years people believed that eating disorders were only about girls, only about popular girls like teenagers that had everything going for them.  No one put together the fact that the action could be the symptom of underlying issues in both male and females.  The majority of people diagnosed with eating disorders are adolescence, or at least the onset begins during adolescence, and while a majority...

A research is conducted to learn about the behaviors and attitudes related to body piercing and tattoo. The study is performed to analyze the correlation between tattoos and personality. The research is done to understand whether tattoos and body piercing indicate defective personality. A survey is conducted and a questionnaire is supplied among students to learn the correlation between tattoos and personality. Questionnaire Do you have tattoos or piercings in your body If yes, what was the motivation...

1. Using information from the Brock and Lovett articles, as well as the information in Leahey on Old History and New History, explain the change from the old to the new way of regarding the history of psychology. What are the changes involved and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each approach It was recorded that psychology was once vividly understood as the practical application of a philosophy. This distinct kind of philosophy was deeply rooted from moralism and religious principles,...

The study of aggression in psychology is important in the sense that the study of aggression and understanding why people become aggressive help counseling psychologists to develop new treatment methods for people suffering from aggressive behavior disorders, or anger management issues. Bandura, Ross and Ross (1961, 1963) have studied imitative aggressive behavior in children. They hypothesized that children who witnessed models receiving a positive response to aggressive behavior were more likely...

FISP  Family Intervention Suicide Prevention (2nd Generation) Reframe the suicidal episode as maladaptive copingproblem solving Promote the development and use of more adaptive coping strategies Reinforce the belief that follow-up treatment is critical for promoting healthier coping and reducing the risk of future suicidality Develop protective communication and supportive interactions between family members. Focus on intervention components delivered at the level of the youth and family Integrations...

Psychology has an important role in the life of the person. This is an important component that contributed to the individual being able to redefine his or her life because of psychology and the intervention of the psychologists. Part of the understanding in the field of psychology is the understanding that each and every human being naturally pursues. It can contribute to the health and holistic development of the body. There are faculties found embedded deep in ones personality or characteristic...

The paper provides the detailed analysis of a peer-reviewed research article. The summary of the article is provided. The list of independent and dependent variables is discussed. The paper evaluates and discusses the statistical research results. Moberg, C.A.  Curtin, J.J. (2009). Alcohol selectively reduces anxiety but not fear Startle response during unpredictable versus predictable threat. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 118 (2), 335-347. Summary of the article Moberg and Cutin (2009)...

Studies reveal that civilization was witnessed as a result of psychopaths. Studies further points out that civilization occurred on the basis of warfare and slavery which is the cause of high cases of murder. Psychopaths civilization is said to occur in three stages which include using lies to form an army for mass killing, the use of army for enslaving people and controlling their labour force, and finally, using this labour force to enhance brainwashing process which is repetitive (Heath, 2008)....