Starbuck, E. D.
STARBUCK, E. D. (1866–1947), was a prominent figure in the early academic study of the psychology of religion in the United States and the first scholar to use the phrase ...
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Psychology: Humanistic Approaches
The history of psychology in the twentieth century is the history of a discipline struggling to balance values that seemed, more often than not, to exist in mutual te...
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Spence, Kenneth (1907-1967)
Kenneth W. Spence (1907-1967) played a major role in psychology from the early 1930s until his untimely death. His impact is illustrated by the fact that from 1962 to 1967,...
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Psychology [addendum]
In the 1950s and 1960s, scientific psychology underwent a major transformation. Behaviorist, Gestalt, and Freudian views were largely superseded by an approach called cognitive p...
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Psychology
In the development of "psychology," the study of the mental life and activities of animals and men, three phases can be conveniently distinguished—the presystematic, th...
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To my surprise, I have come to realize that there are many theories which can influence our personality. There is the learning theory, psychoanalyses theory, trait theory, and the humanistic and genet...
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Transcultural Psychiatry
Transcultural psychiatry is a relationship between culture and mental health. It is all about the social and cultural determinants of psychopathology and psychosocial treatm...
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Peplau found that there are no gender differences between homosexual couples. Research found that most lesbians and gay men actively reject traditional `husband', `wife', and `masculine'/'feminine' r...
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The medieval mind, as described in Manchester's A World Lit Only By Fire, is god-centered and lacks ego or sense of pride. The Renaissance shattered the medieval mind. Many factors contributed to the...
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Chapter 10
A correlation analysis of the exchange of greeting cards by five friends for the most recent holiday season suggests a strong positive relationship between cards given and cards received. ...
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Whether it was an abusive family, physical trauma, or just anything out of the ordinary. The past seems to play a part, especially when it comes to wrong doing. Kids who are teased unmerci...
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Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin (1809-1882) published "the origin of species" in 1859. This was a book to explain his theory of human evolution. He designed a concept of "natural selection" which state...
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In our society there are many other forms of authority besides the law. Even though the authority of law is the only one we are bound to listen to, it is not the only one we listen to. We choose to ...
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Many of us would believe that social expectations, dominant paradigms and social interaction influence our sense of self. Social interaction provides a basis for comparison, which distinguish between ...
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Psychology can be defined as "the science that deals with mental processes and behaviors." There is so much complexity underlying this seemingly simple definition. How exactly could all of the thought...
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Psychology is the study of the behavior of living organisms. The people that study the behaviors are called psychologists. There have been many studies done by these people to try and figure out why ...
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Social Penetration
"Decisions about self-disclosure - whether to reveal one's thoughts, feelings, or past experiences to another person, or the level of intimacy of such disclosure - are part of the ...
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Psychology
Psychology
Spence, Kenneth (1907-1967)
Psychology [addendum]
