Learning and Memory
Since I started attending Walden University, I have changed the way that I study numerously. It typically depends on subject matter. A lot of the subject matter, I already know. For things that I am…
Personal Essays
Pro-Social Behavior
Prosocial behavior is a voluntary, positive social behavior that is done in order to benefit others. It is not self-directed (Fiske, 2014). This behavior includes sharing, helping, comforting…
Generalization and External Validity
Generalizations…
Presbycusis
Our ears are constantly listening. They are able to receive sound waves and convert them into a way our brain can interpret it. When air molecules vibrate and move in a pattern, we call those…
Neural Communication
The primary motor cortex, precentral gyrus, controls voluntary movement. In Joseph, the motor cortex was damaged on the right side of his brain. This side of his brain controls the left side of his…
Prejudice
America has a well-documented history of racism since it’s formation. From the Native Americans, to slavery and the Black experience of African Americans, to the world wars and Asian Americans, there…
Self-Report Measures
Measured variables where respondents are free to list their thoughts or feelings are known as free-format self-report measures. Measured variables where respondents are free to indicate their…
Attitudes and the ABC Model
The views that we hold about ourselves, others, objects, and experiences make up our attitude (J. M. Olson & Zanna, 1993). Over the years, psychologists have proposed various theories and models to…
Hypothesis Testing
One of the topics that I would love to eventually study the affect of attending Friday prayers at the mosque by Muslim women. I hypothesize that Muslim women who attend Friday prayers at the mosque…
Ethics: Do No Harm
Ethics in research exist to protect individuals from harm. This protection is for the psychological, emotional, or physical well-being of a person. There have been experiments held in the past, which…