Psychology

The objectives of this course are to set forth the goals and approaches of a psychological study, to boost our comprehension on how a review is carried out and the techniques needed to do it, and to offer us the capacity to communicate effectively the ideas behind the study process. I learned that we do…

Western psychology and African psychology are distinctly different approaches. This is seen by their contrasting views or ideas of the self and perspectives in human behaviour. This essay will expound on the central themes of Western derived theories, Behaviourism by John B. Watson and Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud. Where the individual underlying assumptions when it…

Erik Erikson was in June 2019, in Frankfurt, Germany. How he got an interest in psychological development? There are a number of experiences in his life which lead to him succeed in his research. His mother married another man who was physician Dr. Theodor Homberger. The real father of Erik was different man and he…

Family psychology uses the broad conceptual foundations of Systems Psychology uniquely focused on both the understanding and the intervention in systemic relational systems (couples, families, groups, organizations, and society in general). The unique focus on both systemic and relational elements of behavior is unique to Family psychology. Family psychologists are worried about collaborations among married…

Introduction The purpose of this paper is to explain how the human mind and behavior are understood through the lens of psychology, and how the discipline has changed from the initial idea of its founder Wilhem Wandt’s who believed that science should be the study of consciousness. It attempts to explain how psychology is divided…

Forensic Psychology is a division of psychology. So, with the beginning of psychology, the roots of forensic psychology also began. In 1879, The Father of Psychology, Wilhelm Wundt founded his first lab in Germany. However, the first research conducted in forensic psychology was not until 1893. James McKeen Cattell conducted his study at Columbia University…

Psychology is a science that studies the human mind and behavior. There are many sub-fields in psychology; some of those sub-fields are experimental psychology, developmental psychology, neuropsychology, and industrial/organizational psychology. Industrial/ Organizational psychology (also called I/O psychology) focuses on the scientific study of human behavior in different organizations and even in their workplaces (American Psychological…

One should not assume that there is a single definition for psychology. Psychologists themselves are unlikely to agree on a single definition of psychology. Different psychologists have defined psychology in different ways. According to  (Watson, 1919), Psychology is defined as argument of natural science which considers the way humans behave; taking into account, their sayings…

Cherry (2018) defines psychology as the study of mind and behavior. Psychology seeks to understand how a person acts and thinks in situations. There are various fields in psychology such as clinical psychology, criminal psychology and many more. Psychology is relatively different compared to other fields as it focuses more on the complex human mind….

When people initially gather as members of a new group, people postulate a polite attitude. One would not want to upset others or giving them a negative impression. Each and every person in that particular group would wonder whether or not he or she would be accepted. Simple and not complex topics and ideas would…