Essays on Psychology

Sexual assault is defined as an infringement of a person's sexual space by sexual touch without consent by coercion or physical force to engage in a sexual act against the person's will. It ranges from verbal sexual insults to the physical acts such as groping, rape, and sodomy and child...

Some of the critical things that I have learned from the book as well as the video, include the holistic role that a school psychologist plays in the profession, schools, other institutions, to parents, teachers, students as well as the entire community at large. The statistics regarding school psychology is...

Research on Motivation and Risk-Taking Behaviors Research has facilitated an in-depth understanding of the functioning associated with motivation and different human behaviors. Motivation has been identified to operate based on two different parameters which are intrinsic or extrinsic. Apart from the mentioned aspects, there is the element of self-motivation which is...

Pocahontas is an animated film. The aspect of child development is evident in theories like cognitive developmental, ecological systems, psychosocial, psychoanalytic, sociocultural, and social learning theories. These theories are well blended into the theme of the film to shape the perspective of a child as the target audience. Characterization introduces...

The social exchange theory states that individuals only engage in social relationships if there is an assurance that they will get benefits. The theory suggests that human beings do not form friendships with people they are not related to without an expectation that the rewards exceed the costs. The common...

Everard, K. M., Lach, H. W., Fisher, E. B., " Baum, M. C. (2000). Relationship of activity and social support to the functional health of older adults. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 55(4), S208-S212. Retrieved from https://academic.oup.com/psychsocgerontology/article/55/4/S208/572863. Data Collection Techniques In this study, interviews and questionnaires...

The study protocol and participants The research assistants conducted interviews at the respondents’ school, where they sat at a table and told that they were to listen to some stories and view pictures from the laptop. The study was carried out using the gold star stickers and the Microsoft Office PowerPoint...

Reproducibility is the production of the same research results based on computer programs or raw data that researchers provide. Replicability is the related concept, meaning the method of independently achieving the nonidentical and similar effects, when have sampling differences, research protocols, and also the existence of data analysis. Replicability and...

The video is about false memories where one remembers things differently from how they were in reality. Memories are both constructive and reconstructive as a person, or other individuals can alter them. Also, it is not possible to separate true memories from false memories, and thus independent corroboration is required....

The principles of attachment are based on two main theories proposed by psychologists and they are widely believed to be fundamental in forming attachments. The learning or Behaviorist Theory of Attachment. This theory draws contributions from theorists Dollard and Miller who postulates that attachment consists of a set of behaviors acquired...

The Psychology and Sexuality Leaflet The psychology and sexuality leaflet was created targeting those above the age of 15 years. 15 years children are not too young to understand their sexuality. At this age, most people have learned about sex from parents, online, school, or friends. The aim of the information...

In operant conditioning, punishment In operant conditioning, punishment is a term used to refer to any change that happens after a behavior and aims at reducing the likelihood of that behavior reoccurring again in future. The primary focus of administering punishment is to reduce or eliminate undesired behavior. According to B....