Month: December 2019
Month: December 2019
Blind Obedience, The Holocaust And Other Atrocities
Social psychologists studying the holocaust believe blind obedience is among it’s causes. Other atrocities linked to blind obedience include the Jonestown Massacre and the Hale-Bopp suicides. What is Blind Obedience? Blind obedience is defined as obeying an authority figure without thought. This is done regardless of the consequences for the actions that are being carried
Read MorePsychology’s Fascinating Controversy: Structuralism Vs. Functionalism
Structuralism Vs. Functionalism A great debate raging in psychology today is structuralism versus functionalism. In order to talk about something as vast as the history of psychology, it is helpful to categorize the knowledge (Green, Feinerer & Burman, 2014). Two large categories of knowledge that were vying for dominance in the late 19th century are
Read MoreFoundations of Psychology
This is a scholarly article about the foundations of psychology. It discusses philosophy, psychodynamics, behaviorism, cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology and neurobiology. “Psychology is the scientific investigation of mental processes (thinking, remembering, feeling, etc.) and behavior” (Kowalski & Western, 2009, p. 4). The foundations of psychology are very diverse. Across the years, many different schools of
Read MoreFactors in the Development of Personality
Development of personality can be a controversial topic among psychologists, teachers and other professionals. But what causes our personalities to be what they are? None of us exist in a vacuum. This means all of us have things that have affected our personality development. There are several things that influence the development of someone’s personality
Read More4 Reasons You Have a Lazy Coworker
Do you feel like you have a lazy coworker? Have you ever worked in a team with one or more members that did not pull their own weight? It can be maddening, especially on a tight deadline. You might just think that some of your team members are lazy, but they may just be social
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