Essays on Self Concept

Understanding one’s behavior and perceptions, or simply the self has been a major concern of psychologists and has been a conquest towards explaining one’s self-concept, self-esteem, and self-identity. Self-concept is a collection of beliefs about oneself. It is described as the image one has about…

Social Cognitive Theory Childhood marks the dawn of human development. The career development of children has been viewed as a critical part of the overall education of the individual. Career exploration typically begins as early as middle school. (Osborn, 2006) The current study primarily focuses…

A hedonist argues that the pursuit of pleasure is the primary goal of human life. Increasing positive momentary sensations, acknowledging curiosity, and allowing desire can open potentialities for unfolding immanent identities. Education can embrace the unforeseen by immediate and intuitive learning. It has to be…

Self-concept can be defined as a self-constructed idea that an individual has, based on his beliefs about himself and the reactions of others towards him. It refers to how a person thinks about, perceives, and evaluates himself. The basic aspect of self-concept is a sense…

The subject of academic success at college has been a recurring topic in educational and social psychology in recent years, with one important reason for that it is growing about student confidence and self-esteem rates that may predict dropout in school. According to Atkinson’s theory…

Attribution theory deals with how the social perceiver uses the information to arrive at causal explanations for events. It investigates what information is gathered and how it is combined to form a causal judgment. Attribution theory assumes that people try to determine why people do…