Essays on Behavioral Psychology

Feminism, as a basis, is the advocacy of having equality of the sexes. It ranges from political movements to different ideologies in order to achieve equality in all of the different aspects. This includes fighting gender stereotypes and seeking to establish educational and professional opportunities...

One of the most interesting cultural concepts is that of altruism. For our purposes, altruism refers to our willingness to give away financial resources, even when it’s to our own detriment. Historically, Eastern cultures have been known to be more altruistic than their Western counterparts....

Introduction Altruism is defined as the voluntary manner intended to benefit a person(s) without expecting external rewards. Altruism in the simplest form can be explained as an action or behaviour that is aimed at benefiting another person .Its origin comes from the French word “ altruisme...

Introduction It has long been assumed that the motivation for all intentional actions of humans, including actions intended to benefit others, is egoistic. People benefit others because they can benefit themselves ultimately. However, the empathy-altruism hypothesis challenges this assumption. The empathy-altruism hypothesis states that feelings...

Altruism is a type of helping behaviour, largely it involves of helping someone without any expectation of compensation or mutual benefit for the action. Even, helping others may cause us stand at a high risk or even it would bring us some disadvantages result, but...

The conflict between choosing to take a path that leads to the benefit of others or letting our selfish nature get the better of us. Often drives the internal struggle within us all. Now more than ever, this internal struggle has effectively confined us within...

Human beings possess an ability for prosocial behaviour. Whether that is donating to a charity or feeling empathy and concerns for others. However, it has been unclear to many to identify what motivates people to perform a prosocial act. Do humans ever truly act out...

Literature has an important place within our society, as it is a source of inspiration, entertainment, and knowledge. However, it also can give us a new perspective and teach us lessons that we have not been exposed to before. After reading the book Moon of...

In A. Lampl`De Groot’s report, he addresses the fact that Freud’s thinking on this complex comes from a long line of research and that this complex is one of the early discoveries of the psychoanalytic theory. He states “Freud found the libidinal relations to the...

Within the movie Dead Poets Society, obedience is one of the major ideas being presented. Specifically involving Neil Perry, a popular and idealistic student at Welton Academy. The research of Stanley Milgram and Erich Fromm depicts how human individuality is frequently blocked by the obedience...

Introduction The Wave (1981) directed by Alex Grasshoff is a short film based on a 1967 social experiment in Palo Alto, California. The purpose of this one-week experiment was to teach students about fascism during the Second World War and demonstrate how the German populace...

This essay aims to outline a psychological explanation of obedience, evaluate Milgram’s study of obedience and Asch’s study of conformity, then discuss the ethical issues raised in Milgram’s experiment. Also, analyze explanations of leadership and followership. Obedience is when a person acts based on an...

If society continues to listen to people in charge, it will lead to the downfall of humanity. Individuals in the position of power are typically greedy, do not care about the needs of their people, and only care about the best interest themselves. To progress...

Obedience has without a doubt been one of the driving forces towards human success. The development of the human race has been foregrounded on hegemony which remains a widely practiced agency to establish control and dominance. It hence becomes a very important factor as to...

Mark Twain brilliantly once said: “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Putting the philosophical interpretation aside, is it possible for a past incident to happen once again? On a bigger and more sensitive topic, is it possible for the Holocaust to happen again? ...

Abstract In recent history, Hitler was able to confirm many people into believing as he did: the Aryan race was superior and those who were not Aryan needed to be exterminated, particularly the Jews. It makes one wonder how Hitler was able to get not...

People who work in organizations tend to have their behaviors slightly or drastically influenced to achieve the organization’s goals. This situation is shown in the Milgram and Zimbardo experiments. The Milgram experiment took place at Yale University where forty male volunteers were selected to be...

We are living in a world where technological developments are prevailing and take over different aspects of our life. Digital Technology and advancements are also now being implemented and integrated even in education (Habler, et al., 2016) however; these advancements also have negative impacts on...

The two historical contexts that began the development of the humanistic approach were the need for another aspect in psychology that focused on learning behavior in more simple terms and the philosophical idea in Europe of existentialism. Some psychologists did not agree with other approaches...