Essays and Research Papers on Behavioral Psychology

This 11 page paper is a fictitious interview with a lady in her 70's who had led a happy life. The example is used to demonstrate how a single interview can be utilized to explore the lifecycle stages from early childhood to late adulthood. The different stages are compared and applied to Maslow's hierarchy of ...

This 5 page paper looks at the influence that praise may have on children and the negative as well as the positive short and long term effects. The paper starts with a literature review and then proposes a study how the short term impact of praise on children may be ascertained. The bibliography cites 5 ...

A 5 page paper. The writer describes a personal life event, specifically entering college at an older age, and the effect of that event on personality development. A number of theorists are mentioned. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page paper. What are the effects of maternal depression on child development? This is the question explored in this essay. Maternal depression has broad and long-lasting effects on the infant and child. Different factors are discussed including the development of attachment patterns, behavior and social problems, and cognitive delays. The effects of unipolar ...

An 8 page paper. There are approximately 30 million children living in homes where at least one parent is an alcoholic. There are many more living in homes where at least one parent uses drugs. This paper discusses the effects on the children and adolescents and the carry-over effects into their adult lives. Bibliography lists ...

A 5 page paper which examines one family's first-hand account of finding appropriate intervention for children with autism, the family's reaction to the diagnosis, factors leading to success or failure, the effectiveness of the treatment, the outcomes for the children, the attitudes about this disability, as well as concerns for the future. Bibliography lists 3 ...

This 10 page paper looks at the way that we form identity, the way it changes and why there is an over emphasis on occupation with the identity being more and more closely associated with what we do rather then who we are. The paper examines this in terms of the extent and ...

(5pp) According to Gamblers Anonymous, compulsive gambling is the obvious symptom of an emotional disorder. The emotional factors involved are: inability or unwillingness to accept reality emotional insecurity, basic immaturity, and lack of self-esteem. The gambler finds that he or she is most comfortable when gambling. Many psychiatrists feel that the gambler has an ...

A 5 page overview of the factors which influence language acquisition and development in young children. Describes the cognitive learning process and how semantics can differ even in children which are only a few months apart in age. Emphasizes the importance of interaction with adults in developing language skills in young children. ...

A five page paper which looks at the ways in which personality is influenced by genetic and environmental factors, and considers how personality characteristics can be formed and altered by cultural and educational influences. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page observation of conversational styles and their relationship to culture and psychological premises. Notes that the manner in which one person communicates with another provides many examples of psychological premises in action. Many aspects of an individual's personality is revealed, in fact, in just casual conversation. Reports on the findings ...

A twenty page paper which looks at theories of the development of socialisation in children, from the Freudian model to modern studies, taking into account the influence of parents, the education system, peer dominance, gender stereotyping and the media. Bibliography lists 21 sources.

The role of memory is not completely understood at this point in time, albeit there are numerous studies and theories that have been presented as explanation. This 12 page paper provides an overview of the theories and studies associated with the topic of short and long term memory. Bibliography lists 18 sources.

(5 pp) What are the factors that may cause domestic violence in one part of the country and not in another? This is not the kind of data that a community will want to advertise about itself. Yet looking at the prevalent data surrounding Prince George's County in Maryland, leaves us with ...

A 5 page experiment designed to effect realistic weight loss in a forty-two year old, 170 pound female. Determines the existing maintenance caloric intake and modifies that intake to effect a weight loss of three pounds per week. Charts the daily weight and caloric intake of the subject for the two week study ...

A 7 page paper discussing three themes: the origins of behavior; historical changes in diagnosis and treatment; and the current state of phobia research. One researcher stresses that the absence of symptoms does not mean that the treated disorder is no longer present, but the absence of symptoms does allow phobia sufferers to lead functional lives. ...

5 pages in length. Adult males who are serving more than fifty years sentences in maximum security prisons do not harbor much incentive for displaying acceptable social behavior; inasmuch as they have earned themselves a life sentence in the first place illustrates their inability to blend with society in the first place. However, ...

A 10 page paper discussing the personality type indicator based on Jungian principles. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a self-reporting personality inventory and indicates the respondent's preferences on four personality type dimensions: Extroversion (E) or Introversion (I); Sensing (S) or Intuition (N); Thinking (T) or Feeling (F); and Judging (J) or Perceiving (P). It has ...

A five page paper which considers recent developments in the fields of social and cultural constructivism, and the ways in which these have affected the concepts of self and the mind in terms of individual interaction with the social construct of objective reality. Bibliography lists 8 sources

5 pages in length. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is primarily caused by a defect in early development and attachment. This disorder causes the individual to search for some type of protective, nurturing relationship that they feel ultimately makes up for what they did not receive during their formative years; however, this search most ...

This 12 page report discusses Alan Baddeley’s working memory model (published with Gregory Hitch in 1974). According to the model, working memory consists of three components: a phonological (articulatory) loop that is responsible for speech-based information, a visuospatial sketch pad that is responsible for visual images, and a central executive which integrates information from the two other structures in conjunction with information from ...

A 5 page overview of the theory regarding the interaction and connectiveness of the brain and mind. First dubbed the identity theory by U.T. Place and Herbert Feigl in the 1950s, this theory was complemented by the philosophies of J.J.C. Smart who contended that the separation of brain and mind were insignificant in terms ...

This 24 page paper discusses E.T. Higgins theory of self-discrepancy. The paper begins with a general overview cognitive social theories, then describes the differences between Higgins' theory and others. Higgins's three major categories as well as his six expanded categories are defined and described. The negative effects of the different discrepancies are also discussed. ...

This 6 page paper provides a sample observation in a day care setting to denote aspects of child development. Areas of cognitive, socioemotional, physical, and personality development are each discussed. Bibliography lists 1 source.

20 pages in length. Experiencing life requires much more than merely going through the paces of one's existence; rather, the various developmental stages inherent to personal growth require cognitive awareness in order to achieve a true state of being. Myriad people do not realize the abundant elements that comprise one's personal development, often ...