Sensation and Perception

How does sensation and perception affect learning? Provide an example of each.

Absolute and Difference Thresholds are thoroughly explained.

What is the essential difference between an absolute threshold and difference threshold? Are there any similarities?

Motivation

It is possible to motivate a student to obtain an "A" grade if he or she does not value an "A" grade more than a "C" grade. Support your answer. Please come from the point of view that it is not possible.

Achievement, affiliation, and cognitive dissonance

An employee is repeatedly asked to work late when her children are waiting for her attention. Her desire for career advancement and her desire to spend quality time in parenting are incompatible in this job. In terms of achievement, affiliation, and cognitive dissonance, describe what you believe is motivating this individual an ...continues

Motivation for human behavior

To what extent do you agree with drive reduction theory as an explanation of motivation for human behavior? Give examples of the parts of your daily routine that fit with this theory.

Maslow Hierarchy

In a typical workday, which of the needs noted in Maslow's hierarchy motivates you to engage in various activities?

Arousal

What is arousal? What is the relationship between arousal and behavior? What are the sources of arousal? Which source do you believe has the greatest impact on arousal level and why?

This posting examines cultural and personal assumptions.

This posting considers personal attitudes toward opera and toward contact sports, and how these attitudes dictate choice of leisure time activities.

This posting briefly uncovers the effectiveness of Humanistic Therapies.

This posting selects a modern school of thought that has current psychological research that addresses efficacy of the treatment model. It examines the various issues, important to the 21st century workplace, illuminated by the findings of this psychology.

This posting addresses examples to show Erikson's stage of intimacy versus isolation in adults.

This posting provides ideas about events that typically occur during early adulthood correspond to Erikson's stage of intimacy versus isolation.