The nature vs nurture debate has been going on for hundreds of years and it still is not solved. Initially, the philosopher, Plato believed that we are who we are because of get our characteristics from our parents through DNA. On the other side, Aristotle…
Essays on Behavioral Psychology
An individual’s actions and behaviours are influenced by the situation, makes intuitive sense. As an individual’s differences and their interaction with the environmental variables influence certain behaviour. Due to this, psychologists developed assessment measures to analyse personality within individuals. Personality is a unique organisation of…
People have been asked about the way they learn things. This bring up the question as to whether we can learn things from nature or nurture. The two concepts play a big role in human development. Both nature and nurture work together to shape human…
Climate change has been a topic of discussion for quite a long time now. We can see it being mentioned everywhere, from television news to radio to newspapers. Even though there exists a group that believes climate change is something natural and not a happening…
Social learning theory is an important part of our understanding of both criminal and non-criminal behavior. Social learning theory is a general theory used in research to explain different kinds of criminal behavior. This theory precisely emphasizes the interaction between cognitive, behavioral, and environmental determinants…
As a child, Freire did not have the best of childhoods. Unlike other children in well-off families, he did not have many things so that experience left him confused and not understanding owing to his hunger. Freire’s childhood was marred by poverty and hunger which…
The life span theory is a multi-factorial perspective of human development that serves to understand how human beings operate in nature. It is an umbrella term that encapsulates many theories in an attempt to mend each departmentalized perspective. To understand the life span perspective, we…
“Are people born wicked? Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them.” A quote from wicked, one of the greatest musicals of all time. This really got me thinking. Are people born bad? Are people actually born with evilness within their nature? Is it through…
Psychology has affected my behavior, thoughts, and feelings in many ways, I learned about my attitude and others as well. How to respond to other people perception of their feeling and how they look at life and what’s going on around them. People can be…
Psychology is sometimes called a new science. This is quite wrong. Psychology is, perhaps, the oldest science, and, unfortunately, in its most essential features a forgotten science. Psychology is the science of mind and behavior, or mental or behavioral characteristics of an individual or a…
Urban green spaces such as parks, forests, green roofs, and community gardens contribute significantly to sustainable economic growth but are often in short supply. Green spaces are also important for the community’s welfare and encourage physical activity, mental well-being, and general health of local citizens….
At the outset, it is conceded that a child is fragile, both physically and mentally which is one of the foremost reasons for not trying and treating a juvenile as an adult, for creating a separate category for them. In Roper v. Simmons , it…
The human brain is a complex organ, where much of its contents and potential are unknown to this day. Though it enables us to carry out a number of functions, it remains imperfect. This can be noted in a range of human behaviors, like overconfidence,…
Emotional intelligence, mainly, is an ability that implies monitoring, comprehending, and suitably communicating/dealing with feelings—one’s and those of others. It’s a new term that had an effect of following up researches in the academic and popular literature particularly last thirty years. Emotional intelligence is…
Being yourself, being who you are. When you hear those two expression it may seem that they mean the same affair but they do not. You were bear into this world a tiny little infant with no approximation, or taste, but as you grew you…