Essays and Research Papers on Behavioral Psychology

This 8 page paper responds to four specific questions that ask for the writer's opinions. These are provided along with citations for some. The questions address: how early childhood experiences affect adult development; intelligence testing; are stage theories universal; and who has the most influence over children and adolescents, parents or peers? The theorists ...

A 3 page paper that discusses the age-old question of which is more influential in personality development, nature or nurture, i.e., heredity or environment. The writer explains what each means and reports some recent scientific evidence. The writer also comments on moral development. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

4 pages in length. Human behavior –- and in fact behavior of the entire animal kingdom as well –- is based within a foundation of positive and negative motivational factors. Circus animals in particular are trained with fear; if they fail to perform the required behavior, they are beaten, sent to isolation or ...

This 3-page paper discusses differences between internal coping mechanisms when it comes to stress. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at three different styles; the synthesist, the analyst and the idealist. The different styles are described and compared. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 10 page paper considers the issue of the assessment of cognitive neuropsychological data and the importance for assessing acquired dyslexias. This paper also determines the importance of the dual route model of reading and the implications in terms of cognitive neuropsychology. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

An 18 page overview of this condition. This paper is based primarily on material provided by the National Center for PTSD. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

6 pages in length. The writer discusses the defining factors of each personality theory and creates a brief method of operant conditioning for smoking cessation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which looks at the work of Henry Murray. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 7 page paper which examines what happiness is and whether it can be measured. The paper also examines how material wealth plays into happiness. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

7 pages in length. The writer provides several brief discussions pertaining to fear, happiness, risk-taking and false assumptions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper that identifies and explains the four sources of self-efficacy as explained by Albert Bandura. Bibliography list 3 sources.

A 3 page research paper that discusses the various components that make up Bronfenbrenner's model and how this applies to a child with autism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 9 page paper. Two theories are discussed in this paper: Erik Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development and Lawrence Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development. With Erikson's stages, the crisis to be resolved, the successful outcome and the virtue gained from that crisis are identified. With Kohlberg's theory, each the categories and their stages are ...

A 5 page paper that briefly explains each of Erikson’s eight stages of psychosocial development. An example from literature, film, television or real life is provided for each stage. The writer briefly reports results of research studies that focused on Erikson’s theories. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper examines two articles on incidents involving anger. In the end, two people were killed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper explores Rogers theory on how humans develop psychologically. Rogers theory is compared and contrasted with those of Fromm, Maslow, and Erikson. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper that begins with an introduction to behaviorism and major contributors to this field. Skinner's operant conditioning is mentioned. The paper explains and defines the key terms one needs to know such as positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment and negative punishment with examples. 1 Table is included. Bibliography lists 2 sources. ...

A 3 page research paper that contrasts and compares structuralism, functionalism and behaviorism. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page paper that identifies three similarities and three differences between and among these theories. Key concepts for each theory are presented. The writer comments on the importance of knowing these theories and on the inter-relationships between them. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper that responds to these questions: what is the definition of learning and what role does behavior play; an explanation of three types of learning (Bloom, Gardner, association); and what is the relationship between learning and cognition. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page research paper that briefly describes what attachment theory is and how it can negatively affect childhood development when it is dysfunctional. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper that discusses the roles of being an adult and what adolescents need to do to make that transition. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page research paper that examines the film Antwone Fisher using Freudian psychoanalytic theory and the person-centered theory of Carl Rogers. This paper also includes a 1 page chart that categorizes Antwone's character according to these theories. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 12 page paper. This essay will present a brief overview of Erikson's background. The essay discusses Erikson's personality theories, including comments about his research and thoughts. The eight stages are identified with brief comments that demonstrate how important each stage is. The writer also comments on the perceived strengths and weaknesses of his stages ...