Comparison: Theories of Psychologists Comparison: Theories of Psychologists Mary Kay Elsner Grand Canyon University Sigmund Freud was called the “father of Psychology” for many years. To this day‚ people look at‚ study‚ and argue over his ideas and his theories. Among Psychologists there is the ongoing debate of him placing too much emphasis on sex however‚ there is also a strong following of those who respect him and have expanded on his ideas. In this paper we will be comparing and looking
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Describing morality is rather simple‚ but what’s left to question is what determines the rightness or goodness of a thing or action. Using two ethical theories‚ Social Construct Theory and Kantian Theory I propose the answer to this question; the morality of an action is determined by agreements and the “categorical imperative”. Social Contract Theory is based on the idea that actions are morally right if they are made under an agreement. This agreement doesn’t necessarily have to be communicated‚
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Biological and Humanistic Approaches to Personality Jesse Ruffin PSY/250 August 1‚ 2014 University of Phoenix Biological and Humanistic Approaches to Personality Personality is complex‚ and each ’s personality characteristics are unique. Personality has been studied and explained over the years from the likes of Freud‚ Jung‚ Adler‚ and countless other psychologist and is directly linked to Maslow ’s theories of biological and humanistic approaches to personality. We will examine the attachment
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Cognitive Theory Paper Cognitive Therapy Ngina Hardy University of North Texas at Dallas COUN 5710- Counseling Theories November 12‚ 2012 Dr. Jennifer Baggerly Cognitive Therapy "The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind." William James (Whitbourne‚ 2011) When we hear the word cognitive‚ several words come to mind such as‚ reasoning
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achievements and social notoriety. They give us a reputation‚ social acceptance‚ and a self-identity. What most commonly get taken for granted‚ however‚ are our own individual personalities. Through observation and inquiry we discover the vast and minute differences between each individuals unique personality. The pattern of thinking‚ feeling and acting that an individual consistently follows in their day-to-day life is called their personality (p.531). When describing personality‚ the book gives
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The Humanistic Perspective is method in Psychology that focuses on empathy and good human behavior for others (Humanistic Therapy). This approach evaluates an individual holistically‚ rather than focusing on the smaller aspects. This emphasizes that each human being is unique in their own way. The humanistic perspective is based on the hierarchy of needs: physiological‚ safety‚ belonging/love‚ esteem‚ and self-actualization (Humanistic Therapy). These needs are the foundation of satisfaction and
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Theories of cognitive development: Jean Piaget. Jean Piaget (1896-1980) was actually not a psychologist at first; he dedicated his time to mollusc research. In fact‚ by the time he was 21 he’d already published twenty scientific papers on them! He soon moved to Paris‚ and got a job interviewing mental patients. Before long‚ he was working for Alfred Binet‚ and refining Burt’s reasoning test. During his time working at Binet’s lab‚ he studied the way that children reasoned. After two years of working
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Cognitive Dissonance is a psychological discomfort caused by inconsistency among a person’s belief‚ attitudes‚ and or actions. There are three hypotheses that explain the theory. The first hypothesis is selective exposure which is the tendency to avoid information inconsistent with one’s belief and attitudes. One only accepts information that is consistent with their own thoughts. Hypothesis two is post-decision dissonance; which are close call decisions and can affect a decision one makes. And
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Colleen Rinaldi Theories of Learning: Cognitive PSY331: Psychology of Learning Cоgnitivе dеvеlоpmеnt rеfеrѕ tо thе wаy аn infаnt pеrcеivеѕ‚ thinkѕ‚ аnd gаinѕ аn undеrѕtаnding оf hiѕ/hеr wоrld thrоugh thе intеrаctiоn оf gеnеtic аnd lеаrnеd fаctоrѕ likе prоcеѕѕing‚ rеаѕоning‚ lаnguаgе dеvеlоpmеnt‚ аnd mеmоry (Wagner‚ 2009). Thiѕ theory hаѕ bееn ѕtudiеd by mаny thеоriѕtѕ such as Еrickѕоn‚ Piаgеt and Vygоtѕky in vаriоuѕ wаyѕ thаt аll cоntributе tо оur undеrѕtаnding оf
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the continence of your informative post. It is true as you stated that “Cognitive dissonance is the inability to maintain cognitive consistency because of two thoughts.” When an individual is squeezed in the middle of two different thoughts opposing each other‚ he then becomes confused‚ and may undertake a state of discomfort. At that point his internal and external body factors become most important to control his personality. Most of the time individuals are pretty consistent with what they believe
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