Experimental psychology

Psychologists use seven different perspectives in modern psychology to analyze the ways in which people behave, think, and feel. Researchers proficient in knowledge of each perspective can use their expertise to observe and make inferences concerning a variety of psychological illnesses, such as depression. Major depressive disorder can be characterized as a mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and apathy are endured over an extended period of time (Gerrig, 2013). Common…

experiences in determining children’s arithmetic performance. Developmental Psychology, 13, 205-211. Hill, K. T. & Wigfield, A. (1984). Test anxiety: A major educational problem and what can be done about it. Elementary School Journal, 85, 105-126. Plass, J. A., & Hill, K. T. (1986). Children’s achievement strategies and test performance: The role of time pressure, evaluation anxiety, and sex. Developmental Psychology, 22(1), 31-36. Sarason, S. B. (1959). What research says about test anxiety…

social statuses and teacher influenced seating and desk arrangements can create a positive environment of likability within a classroom. After reading a research that was conducted through Peer Status and Classroom Seating in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology there is still much to learn about the affects of student social statuses and the role that it can play out in seating arrangements within a classroom. It's my philosophy that student social interaction…

In the community of psychological discourse, a standardized language is used among scholars in psychology. Technical manual about the language use is adopted to educate the future psychologists and to regulate the published journal. Avoiding misinterpretations and promoting ‘effective’ communication is the purpose of standardized language. Upper-level courses in psychology department often required students to write review articles to integrate student’s knowledge about statistics, and research…

Attention can be defined as the concentrated direction of the mind. We can also improve and develop it in our struggle to grasp the best possible understanding of the world around us so as to exploit it to our best interest. Without the aptitude of attention the amount of information available in the environment would be infinite. For example when someone is faced with a life-threatening situation one needs to be economical in dealing with the information arriving at his/her senses. Even in…

(mailing address and e-mail)  Abstract This study takes a look into the reappraisal ability of several age groups in order to determine whether its development proceeds linearly or in a nonlinear fashion. Cognitive reappraisal in the study of psychology is an emotion regulation strategy used by us humans that involves changing the direction of an emotional response by reinterpreting the meaning of the emotional stimulus or incentive.…

Mainstream psychology is often considered to be factual and objective however it is argued by critical psychologists that research is often influenced by its social, cultural, historical and political context. Critical psychologists have disputed the notion of objective psychology and have identified different levels at which values can be seen to operate within mainstream psychology. In this essay I will critically discuss the extent to which mainstream research has benefited more powerful…

Ladd 's (1981) perspective on enhancing children 's social behaviour Ladd (1981) is a professor who are major in psychology and of human development at Arizona State University. He is also a director of the Project named‘Pathways’which is a long-term study of children from kindergarten to high school (Indigo, 2005). He has publicated many books about children’s development, including peer relationships and adjustment at school, peer relationship in children development and the most famous one is…

These seven scientists do researches and are interested in different field in psychology, however, the motivations that guide those researchers share something in common. Based on motivations, we can divides these researchers into two groups. The first group includes Masi Noor, Mary C. Murphy and Sabina Cehajic-Clancy, who were motivated by their own experiences. They all experienced something that stimulated their interests on the specific field of study. From the social experiences, Murphy and…

Advertising has always had a way to persuade people in a way to either buy or choose something. Which is called subliminal messaging, when one shows a product on tv, newspaper, radio, or etc. in which it influences the buyer without them even being conscious of it. Many believe that subliminal messages can persuade people to purchase products, but also some do not believe in it what so over. This myth is plausible because of physiological and psychological factors, sensation seekings, and…