Essays on Behavioral Psychology

Many scholars and political scientists have long studied and attempted to understand voter turnout in the United States, the reason why it is on an overall decline, as well as the psychological factors as to why people vote. The decline in voter turnout is often...

Hooking up – the equivocal term portraying anything form kissing to sex and everything in between – has turned into an obsession among adolescents and young adults across the country. It happens between individuals who are not occupied with any bound relationship. The act of...

“Behaviourism is not the science of human behaviour; it is the philosophy of that science”. Behaviourism emerged in the early twentieth century and became a driving force in American psychology. This school of psychology was championed by psychologists such as John B. Watson and J.F....

Psychologists take different approaches when attempting to understand human behavior. For instance, psychologists taking the biological approach assume that differences in behavior can be understood in terms of genes, brain structure, and hormones, which can predispose a person to particular health conditions. The biological approach...

As man associates within the society, his experiences will eventually lead him to ask the essential inquiry and that is how he ought to live? The study of ethics responds to the central point of “how man ought to live as a human being?” Ethics...

Child spanking can be seen as a physical punishment that affects children’ s self- esteem. Physical hitting is more dangerous, so parents can strive to punish children without hitting or spanking them. Read on to learn more about the adverse consequences of child spanking. It...

just war theory ‘A way of morally justifying war by the theory that, despite its evils, war may be necessary and justifiable under certain conditions and within certain limitations. Conditions for entering and conducting wars are constructed.It differs from pacifism and the holy war theory....

 People, on average, lie two to three times for every 10 minutes of conversation (Smith). In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, Christoher Boone has a difficult time with lies. From sarcastic comments to a complex web of lies,...

The solution of using moral and legislative means to produce ethical solutions has been used by many to solve civic conflicts over the course of history. During the early thirteenth century, a man by the name of St. Thomas Aquinas created what is now known...

Many controversies exist when it comes to matters to do with morality. The moral beliefs of individuals are all but different, and people have their understanding of what is right and what in various relationships that they form with their loved ones. From the ted...

Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, and Resident Evil are all popular video games in the gaming community. Each of these games have similar motives behind them, which is violence. According to the American Psychological Association (APA), 97% of children who ages range from 12...

Secondary groups is known to be a sociable interactive community which is considerable and more complex before a primary organization. Some groups are in different structures according to the categories of primary groups, social communication in secondary organization develops fragile impulsive ties.  This can overlap...

Beginning in infancy, parents and caregivers provide experiences that differentially influence children’s self-efficacy. Home influences that help children interact effectively with the environment positively affect self-efficacy. Initial sources of self-efficacy are centered in the family, but the influence is bidirectional. Parents who provide an environment...

Have you ever felt the need to do something to fit in or you feel like you’re being forced to do something? Scientists have done a survey and there was only 10% of the world that haven’t been influenced by negative peer pressure. That means...

65 percent. According to the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), that is the percentage of how many households in the United States contain someone who plays video games on a daily basis. Video games are affecting people every single day that they are being played. Video...

Introduction A psychopath is a ‘’narcissistic and antisocial personality disordered sort of individual who has an easy time manipulating and harming other people because he doesn’t much empathize with them.’’ (Mark Dombeck, n.d.). The purpose of this essay is to delve into the different arguments...

From the ancient to modern period, theories of learning have varied along with the support and criticism of each new theory. Philosophers like Plato and Aristotle have depended on nature or nurture to explained human behavior (Kan et al., 2013). Plato believed knowledge was inborn...

Ever wondered why the people around you are so different from each other? Ever felt why you are not able to socialize as good as one of your friends who does it so easily? All these could be the result of the childhood experiences each...

“I don’t care what people say about me. I do care about my mistakes,“ said Socrates. In the words of Socrates, there is no greater power and philosophy than oneself. When you want success as badly as you want air, then you will get it....