Essays and Research Papers on Behavioral Psychology

A 5 page paper. This essay discusses family development within military families. Different theories are explained. Traits that help these families develop are also explained. The essay is structured to first discuss what the student learned from the readings and the role of the advanced nurse practitioner. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses the potential ethical and legal issues that could occur with administration of the Weschler Memory Scale (WMS) and Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) tests. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of Erik Erikson's theories of human development. Using a first person format, the author demonstrates how her own life has followed along Erikson's guidelines. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

In this 3-page paper, the influence of the family on a student's grades are explored. There are 3 references included.

This 3 page paper discusses to major issues. The first section explains each of Bronfenbrenner’s levels with an example and also discusses which level is most important. In the second section, the writer comments on how the levels affect personal decision-making, such as the decision to enter graduate programs. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page research paper that describes four styles of parenting: authoritarian, authoritative, permissive and uninvolved, as well as the style considered to be the best. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper that begins by discussing Erikson’s psychosocial development, Stage 8. The writer explains the importance of ego integrity. This paper discusses physical and cognitive issues related to aging. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory : A 4 page paper. This personality assessment instrument is described and explained in this paper. Scales and components are identified. One example of how the MMPI was used in an empirical study is discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 paper that responds to five questions related to reliability, validity, mean scores, standard scores, normal curve and other issues. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5-page paper discusses motivational concepts, such as intrinsic motivation, self-determination theory and behavioral theories. Also discussed is motivation in the workplace. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper. Feelings of territoriality (this belongs to me) have a great impact on behavior and these feelings extend beyond what people actually own. This essay provides a summary of two separate articles that include the issue of territoriality. In one, the issue is parking spaces and how long it takes some ...

A 4 page paper. Does playing with these toys lead to adulthood violence and aggression? The first part of this essay discusses this issue, toys to develop pro-social behavior, gender and toys and culture and toys. The second part of the essay makes suggestions to parents about toys. It also discusses the effect of ...

This 15-page paper provides an overview of, and solutions to, treating female victims suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) resulting from violence, sexual violence or sexual abuse. Bibliography lists 14 sources.

Operant Conditioning : A 4 page paper. Thorndike introduced connectionism which is based on the argument that there is a connection between the stimulus and response. Skinner introduced operant conditioning that brings the environment into the theory. People behave according to the responses in the environment. This essay will briefly describe Thorndike’s connectionism. It will ...

This 3 page paper discusses the writer/tutor's position that neither person nor environmental factors are entirely responsible for human behavior, but rather that human behavior results from interaction between these two factors. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 12 page paper about how certain factors relate to or affect personality. The areas are: nature vs. nurture, the unconscious, self-concept/view of self, development, motivation, and maturation and how they relate or affect personality. Outline included in page count. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 3 page paper that reports a study in the area of metamemory. Prior studies support this type of study. The purpose of this study was to explore memory performance of two types of pictures. The hypotheses suggests that memory performance will be associated with how easy it is to process information and that ...

This 5 page research paper discusses 3 questions on human development. Topics discussed include Carol Gilligan's perspective on gender; job satisfaction in middle adulthood; and adaptation to changes due to aging during late adulthood. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 6 page paper offers a discussion of relevant research literature that pertains to lucid dreaming. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3-page paper consists of an annotated bibliography about psychological methods to assist those who have had heart attacks from having another one. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses a case study. Freda is a student who must decide between a modeling career and pursuing her college career uninterrupted. The writer discusses her motivation and the factors involved. No bibliography provided.

This 4 page paper presents 3 problem solving situations and then discusses strategies for solving them. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper. This essay has three sections: the writer's personal experience relating nature and intelligence; Gardner's theory and Sternberg's theory and which of their components the writer believes is stronger in him/her; and the writer's options on the nature vs. nurture debate. Each section is supported with other sources. Bibliography lists 5 ...

A 30 page paper. This essay discusses what emotional intelligence is, a literature review of the topic, training teachers, training counselors, and programs and activities teachers and counselors can use to teach secondary students about emotional intelligence. Many examples are included. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 10 page paper. How do people achieve? This is the topic of this essay. Several theories are reviewed and discussed. These include goal theory, expectancy-value theory, self-efficacy, goal and expectancy-value theory combined, Vroom's expectancy theory, Alderfer' Existence, Relatedness, and Growth theory, McClelland's theory, and others. Bibliography lists 7 sources.