Psychology

Prosocial Behaviors in Early Childhood

This paper explores prosocial behavior amongst children using videos from various online platforms such as YouTube, Desired Results (DRDP), and Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU). Each video contains a varying number of children who are in a similar age range. All the children involved in this observation are, however, in...

Human Development in Adulthood

Introduction Change is a natural state for each period of the existence of any human being and adulthood is not an exception. People constantly evolve throughout their lives, from the time of conception to death. During the period of adulthood, an individual goes through numerous milestones from the perspectives of...

Discipline and Punishment Article by Telep

The article by Telep (2009) is a valuable source of information about the role of discipline in children’s upbringing and the harm of punishment on the child’s self-concept, behavior, and life choices. This article made me think about the complexity of the approaches to upbringing and the rationality of disciplinary...

Sleep Paralysis as a Psychological Phenomenon

Sleep paralysis is a well-known phenomenon closely linked with the process of waking up and, in some cases, falling asleep. During such a state, it is not possible to move or speak, yet a person is usually aware. Hallucinations are also frequently a part of sleep paralysis, provoking the development...

Human Suffering, Psychotherapy and Behavior Change

Assumptions about the Origins of Psychopathology Human suffering is unpleasant pain or uncomfortable feeling that human being experiences. These pains or unpleasant aversions may be associated with threats of harm or perceptions of injury in an individual. The significant characteristic of suffering is either a physical damage or mental liability...

An Efficient Method of Improving Learning and Memory

Introduction Learning is gaining knowledge or skills through experience, study, or teaching of educational concepts. Memory refers to the processes used to earn, store, retain, and later retrieve the information. There are three main procedures involved in memory: encoding, storage, and retrieval (Plass et al. 339). Recent improvements in the...

Memory Loss and Its Causes in Adulthood

Mild forgetfulness is a normal part of aging, and many people experience slight problems with memory and thinking as they grow older. However, other adults have severe memory loss that destabilizes their lives. There are many causes of memory loss in adulthood including Alzheimer’s disease, medical conditions, and mild cognitive...

Human Development During the First Two Years After Birth

Introduction The first two years after birth are considered to be the most important ones from the perspective of the development of an individual. This period is critical due to the rapid growth of an infant and the evolution of the brain. The time is characterized by numerous milestones, which...

Mind-Body Problem in Psychological Studies

The mind plays a critical role in the normal functioning of a human being and survival. It performs different functions including sensing, thoughts, feelings, and desires. Therefore, the mind can be defined as the establishment of an individual’s intellectual or mental capacity. It constitutes several cognitive skills such as auditory...

Face Processing in Infants: Key Issues

The perception of faces is considered to be one of the most common visual stimuli and is significant for social interactions, whereas the inability to process faces relates to impairment. It actualizes the necessity of investigating the origins of face processing in infants. The study covers several sources regarding face...