Crowd psychology

After doing a read through of the Rwandan Genocide, I noticed that the validity of my original perspective could be improved. For example, one concept from the Psychology 101 General Psychology textbook by David G. Myers and C. Nathan DeWall which can be found on page 442, is known as the attribution theory; and explains one important part as to why civilian Hutu’s took part in the massacre of 800,000 Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994…

Carol Tavris, the author of “In Groups We Shrink”, received her PhD from the University of Michigan in social psychology and has since then published many articles and books; Tavris’ works include articles for Vogue, G.Q., and Harper’s, as well as a handful of novels including The Mismeasure of Women. Using her knowledge of human emotions and sexuality, Tavris also taught in the psychology department at UCLA as well as the New School for Social Research. Printed in the Los Angeles Times in the…

Sport psychology is a specialized field of psychology to help many athletes. Sport psychologists help to improve the athletes’ performance by resolving mental barriers and personal problems that are harmful to their game so that they can be more successful in their sport. There are many different techniques that psychologists specializing in sports teach such as self-hypnosis, relaxation, and imagery. The ultimate goal of sport psychology is to help athletes enhance their physical and mental…

Humans are creatures that have evolved and become more civil throughout time. Animals on the other hand, are wilder and will do anything to survive. In the nonfictional novel Night, by Elie Wiesel, the Elie experiences the animosity humans can have for each other when they are desperate. The survival of the fittest is one of the oldest rules known in the history of Earth. “Men were hurling themselves against each other, trampling, tearing at and mauling each other.”(sec. 7) Humans are known…

people assumed for ages have played the biggest factor in creating the mystique of home-field advantage. By looking at individual settings over the course of a game that pit players up against the home crowd, such as free throws in the NBA or penalty shots in hockey, the statistics concluded that the crowd did not make it that much harder for players to cash in on their opportunities. For example, the authors cite the following statistical evidence from the NBA to help make their point: “Over…

I am interested in the career of becoming a criminal investigator or detective. The purpose of this career is to develop and use informants to get leads to information. The detective will obtain evidence by interviewing, observing, and interrogating suspects and witnesses. Uses cameras to record evidence and documents from a crime scene, while maintaining to establish accurate facts and evidence. Can partake in surveillances and undercover assignments. Reports information and activities with…

On a more scientific note, the neuromuscular theory, also known as the psychoneuromuscular theory, proves that mental imagery is indeed effective and increases performance. The neuromuscular theory proposes that visualizations can affect one’s nervous system in similar ways as the actual experience. The brain interprets the movements one imagines, exciting the same muscle patterns used as if one were actually performing a skill or competing, but without the fatigue (Kennihan). Similar to the…

In my opinion, B.F. Skinner was a highly influential theorist in modern psychology. His work was hugely beneficial and has also been studied for years. Skinner was highly educated and know to be pretty straightforward about things. His theories have managed to help us in many ways. He studied the behavior patterns of many different living organisms including birds. Skinners most important work was the study of behaviorism and much of his work has been published in journals. He also wrote many…

In Randy’s Pausch’s lecture “Achieving your Childhood Dream” he talks about brick walls, the cards we are dealt, having something to bring to the table, gaining experience, gratitude, the importance of having specific dreams. Pausch’s gives great advice on life and understanding how to grow from every experience we go through in life. Although Pausch’s had dealt with many short comings in his life, which included being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Randy Pausch referred to the obstacles we…

Experiment Domenica Urquidi Psychology  Stanford Prison Experiment The Stanford Prison Expirement was started in 1971 by Philip Zimbardo. This experiment is very well known in the history of psychology due to it's crazy results. The experiment was made to see the reaction of participants who were placed as situational variables. The variables were guards and prisoners. The research experiment took place in the basement of Stanford University. Chosen participants were from a crowd of about…