Essays on Psychology

The Physical, Cognitive, Emotional and Social Developmental Aspects of a Young Child The physical development of a young child called Marx (not his real name) is characterized by changes in the growth of the brain, excellent motor skills, and health. On the other hand, the cognitive concept of Marx entails the...

Introduction The ability to recall is a crucial activity that occurs in our minds. Memory plays a significant role in adapting to various environments and learning. Without the recalling capabilities, humans would not be able to evolve as no new information would be gained. The memory is divided into three main...

Over the years, the nature and development of memory and cognition from childhood to adulthood has interested psychologists in an attempt to unravel the mental processes, functions, and effects especially in regard to children. In this way, cognition refers to mental actions of knowledge acquisition and understanding through senses and...

The Medicated Child is a moving documentary that demonstrates how so many children have felt victims of drugs that have not been tested to work. It is unfortunate that both the certified and the uncertified doctors are not sure if the strong medications they give the children will have negative...

Incentives change the status of a volunteer when they blur free choice. Therefore, when some individual feels compelled to participate in a study as a result of incentive, their volunteer status changes. An appropriate incentive should still not bind the volunteer to the project. It should act as a tool...

A Study on Behavior Changes among Adolescent Teenagers A group of researchers investigated behavior changes prompted by adolescent teenagers. The group was motivated to carry out the study due to the evidence of behaviors of young people when they reach a certain stage-adolescence. The investigation is important in psychology, and therefore...

Child abuse has become a severe social and public health problem and many studies have revealed the alarming number of child abuse cases all over the world. The diverging parenting norms and standards of different cultures has made it difficult to arrive at an agreement on the definition of child...

Learning is the change of behaviour or change in potential behaviour that results from experience. Learning happens most rapidly when a schedule of continuous reinforcement is used. Learning occurs typically through two methods which include instrumental modification and classical modification.  Both instrumental modification and classical modification are the foundation of...

Parents have the responsibility of raising their children in the desired manner which affect them in their expected lifetime. Therefore, being good parents and how to make a long-lasting, confident, and loving relationship with their children is what is expected of them in their cognitive development. The degree of cognitive...

Psychology is one of the broad career fields that offer different types pathways that a psychologist can pursue and follow for professionalism. Each and every career line in psychology has its expectations and different activities are needed to build it (Davey, 2011). This paper focusses on the counselling career in...

Larry has been a great asset and highly valuable worker, who has been able to accomplish his daily work by even going an extra mile to deliver the job done. On the same note, Larry’s performance might have been changed due to his experience in the company having worked with...

The paper aims at developing a testable hypothesis, provide psychological implications of the podcast experience and explore meditation and its impact in the field of psychology. The hypothesis will show how research is essential in psychology and demonstrate an understanding of the processes involved in the scientific method. There will...