Q. Describe and evaluate two psychological theories of interpersonal attraction. In this consider the extent to which attraction is determined by cultural and social factors‚ rather than an act of choice. A. Attraction can be considered as a relatively simple process‚ which has a number of different forms such as friendships‚ sexual attraction and romantic love. There are various factors and processes which are involved in attraction‚ which will be covered in this essay. Interpersonal attraction
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the way teachers would like them to behave. The second misconception is that one person can directly motivate another. This view is inaccurate because motivation comes from within a person. What you can do‚ with the help of the various motivation theories discussed in this chapter‚ is create the circumstances that influence students to do what you want them to do. Many factors determine whether the students in your classes will be motivated or not motivated to learn. You should not be surprised to
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THE FOUR PRIMARY MODERN DREAM THEORIES Freud‚ Sigmund: DREAMS AS WISH FULFILLMENT. The most famous dream theory in psychology is that proposed by Freud in 1900. According to Freud‚ dreams are disguised wishes originating in the unconscious mind and reflecting id drives‚ usually sexual‚ that the superego censors. Hence‚ the ego‚ in order to satisfy the needs of the id‚ presents an image (manifest content) that appears to be innocent but actually symbolizes the repressed desire. Example‚ recurring
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Psychological reactance Theory Freedom of behaviour is an important aspect of human life (Fogarty‚ 1997). When the ‘Fine Bro’s’‚ a popular YouTube channel attempted to trademark the word ‘react’‚ the YouTube community openly protested through acts reflective of reactance theory (See Appendix A.) A successful trademark meant that content creators using the reaction format‚ a format where a personality reacts to a popular video and offers their opinion‚ were at potential risk of having their videos
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Assess the clam that Marxist theory no longer has any relevance for understanding modern societies. [25] Marxism was developed by the German philosopher Karl Marx and is a radical alternative to functionalism. Functionalism‚ developed by Emile Durkheim‚ was very influential in the 1940’s and 50’s but started to decline in the 1960’s. Marxism had the answers functionalism failed to give. Marxism is based on the idea that we need food‚ shelter and products in order to survive. We enter in to social
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each). 1. Discuss the Central Place Theory. Who is the credited for being the author? The Central Place Theory is the idea that the city is the place where the mix of people and ideas makes the creation of new things easy. The city by its own natural promotes interaction and fusion. Furthermore‚ as one approaches the city‚ the level of human activity becomes more intense. Walter Christaller is credited for being the author of Central Place Theory. 2. Who is Henry Lefebvre? And what is his contribution
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Psychological Perspectives: Essay 2 Psychology is a study which involves scientifically monitoring behaviour and mental processes in an attempt to understand and resolve them. In this second assignment I aim to discuss and evaluate the competing ideas of free will and determinism‚ whilst also assessing both biological and environmental reductionism as ways of explaining human behaviour. Firstly free will is fundamental to the understanding of most common sense theories of psychology. It is
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Three People Who Have Influenced Me the Most In Life Do you have anyone you cherish and love? Can you think of someone who you could not live without? Have you stopped and thought about who inspires you? Do you know someone who has influenced you? For me‚ there have been three influential people in my life who I love and cherish. I know I could not live without them because they inspire me so much. Those people are my mom‚ papa‚ and my best friend Jessie. They have all influenced me in many ways
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Becoming a Greek philosopher I would never of thought that I was best known for my atomic theory of the universe‚ and leave a lasting impact on western civilization throughout my time. I was born in Abdera‚ Greece around the year 460 BC. My journeys led to far off places that include Egypt‚ where I learned geometry from the high priests‚ and also traveled throughout Persia and India. My literature extended over a period and produced over 65 works‚ including essays on mathematics‚ astronomy‚ music
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Jason O’Brien PHI/105 May 27‚ 2012 Letter to a Continental Philosopher Dear Jean-Paul Sartre‚ After learning from and studying your philosophical view of man-kind‚ I understand that it is believed by you that because there is no God‚ there are no maker of man and no such thing as a divine conception of man in accordance with which man was created. This is defective for the sole fact that without a God‚ we (as a human) would not be here today. It has always been known the one individual
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