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Previously Submitted Psychology Questions & Answers
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psychoneuroimmunology
The field of psychoneuroimmunology studies what?
Freud Influences
What influenced the ideas of Sigmund Freud?
How to tell a person his loved one is dead?
My brother in law was giving his 9 year old granddaughter a ride on his Harley Davidson motorcycle 20 days ago. An 89 year old woman turned into them ...
Clinical Psychology Definition
What is a strong definition of clinical psychology? I am a 15 year old who wants to join the field but i get kind of confused when people ask me what does ...
Psychology: Stimuli and Sensation - Question
How does stimulus trigger a sensory response?
Social Psychology Research Topic
I have a social psychology class in college, and for the final project I must complete a research project. Does anyone have any ideas for research topics?...
Dyslexia: Theory or Hypothesis?
I'm doing a master's assignment on the phonological deficit hypothesis / theory of dyslexia - a literature review (3000 words). My dilemma is that my lecture ...
Requirements to Become A Criminal Psychologist?
What GCSE's do you require to become a criminal psychologist? (Sometimes known as a forensic psychologist).
Study Material on Military Psychology
Hello everybody. I am a student of psychology who wants to prepare for exams but haven't got enough material to bank upon and write good answers on the ...
The First Priming Experiments
Does anyone know when the first psychologist(s) performed priming experiments? When were the first stereotype priming experiments? I'm trying to get a ...
Slip of The Tongue ?
My parent continues to occasionally call my spouse (and me) by the wrong name, generally the name of another friend or relative. Same parent will sometimes ...
Standard Deviation
Hi, can someone please explain how to calculate the following?
The PDI has a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10. Using that information, answer ...
Counseling Psychologist
What GCSE's do I need to become a counseling psychologist?
Mathematical Minds versus Artistic Minds
I am curious as to if any studies have been done on the difference between how artistic people solve problems versus how mathematically inclined people ...
Community Psychology
What's the difference between community psychology and other forms of social psychology?
DSM IV
How does the DSM-IV work? what are the 5 levels and what do they have to do with the 3 components diagnostic classification, diagnostic criteria and descriptive ...
Cannabis Psychosis
I was wondering if anyone might know where I can purchase video tapes regarding Marijuana use being a possible link to schizophrenia/psychosis. I am a ...
Sports Psychology
I am looking for information on the field of Sports Psychology. I understand this is an up and coming field but I can not seem to find any info regarding ...
Profile Of Mood States
Does anyone know where I can find the Profile Of Mood States to assess the way caffeine influences mood?
Clinical And Counseling Psychology
I have a BA degree in Psychology. What is the difference between Clincal and Counseling Psychology?
Three Box Theory
Could anyone possibly tell me what the Three Box Theory is?
Social Psychology Question - Abu Ghraib Prison
I am a psychology honour's student in India. For a paper that I have to submit, the topic being - Why American soldier's tortured Iraqi detainees in Abu ...
Psychology Work Experience Question
I am studying for a BSc (Hons) degree in Human Psychology. During the 2009/10 academic year, as part of the course, I am planning to undertake a placement ...
Psychology Pakistan
I am Pakistan-based journalist, but also have an interest in psychology. I have studied a lot of psychology related literature. Could anyone guide me how ...
Sport Psychology
I would like to do a Masters in sport psychology and need to find schools in the UK preferrably but schools that offer it in the USA and Canada will be ...
Memory Experiment
I am hoping you can help me. I have been searching the Internet trying to find a copy of a tale used in an experiment on memory. I thought it was used ...
Psychology Definitions
What is the definition of human behaviour, overt behaviour, covert behaviour, mental process, natural science, social science, theory, research, general ...
Occupational Therapy Psychology
I would like to know the difference between an occupational psychologist and an occupational therapist in terms of educational qualifications, duties and ...
Psychology Careers
I would like to know what kind of job a fresh psychology graduate like me be would be able to do before I move on to do my Masters in Occupation Psychology....
Psychology of Superheroes
I need to know some examples of psychology from the movie Spiderman 2. I need to know how Spiderman is a complex study of psychology. Thank you for your ...
Community Psychology
Community Psychology question. What are effective family based prevention programs?
Psychology Anxiety
Hi, I have been troubled with feelings of unreality for 2 years now. Some days I have wondered if I am on another planet! I know this is an anxiety problem....
Psychological Questions
I have been asked a few psychological type questions and told what the answers mean (such as your favourite colour and why it means what you think about ...
History of Psychology
What is the history of psychology?
Psychology Degree Course
What subjects do I need to study to get on a psychology degree course?
Psychology Questions
What is psychology and when did it start as a science?
The Psychology of Hoarding
My mom likes to keep all old, unused, broken or spoilt things. My house is full of empty bottles, can, container, newspapers, flyers, old clothes, old ...
The Psychology of Anxiety
I am nearing the end of a stressful real estate transaction that will finally close soon, but I am anticipating everthing that can possibly go wrong and ...
Personality Measurement
Could anybody please inform me of the different ways in which personality can be measured?
Left Brain Right Brain
Psychology question. Is it the left side of the brain that is said to influence humanistic and emotional behaviour and the right side analytical and mechanical ...
What Subjects Are Needed To Study Psychology
What subjects do you need to study psychology? Im not sure if you need maths because I'm hoping to drop it this year. Please help!! xx
Industrial psychology
What's the difference between industrial psychology and psychology itself?
Criminal Amnesia
My psychology question is about the concept of criminal amnesia. Is it possible for a criminal to have amnesia for an offence, having no recollection for ...
Intellectual Development
In psychology what is meant by intellectual development?
Personality Theory
I'm interested in personality psychology and theory. Are there any sites with online quizzes about the theories and theorists?
Clinical Psychology Career
I have a BSc in psychology. Can I work as a clinical psychologist in a hospital?
Punishment
The psychology of punishment. What is punishment? Does it work?
Forensic Psychology Careers
What career opportunities are there for graduate students in Forensic Psychology?
Psychological Terminology
What is the psychological term used for increased awareness of something in particular? For example, if you bought a new car, all of a sudden you notice ...
Clinical Psychology Qualifications
I would like to know if you can persue a career as a clinical psychologist if you only do an honours degree.
Psychology of Rhyme
How is rhyme related to intelligence in psychology?
Psychology and Forensics
I have a B.Sc with Honours and a year research experience involving molecular biology. I now want to pursue a career in forensic science and forensic profiling ...
Mature Students
Is being a mature student a disadvantge if you want a career in psychology?
Defining Psychology
Where can I find definitions of psychology?
Counselling Psychology
What is Counselling Psychology?
Attribution Theories in Social Psychology
Where can I find out about the theories of attribution in social psychology?
Attention Seeking Behavior
What psychological problem does someone have if they constantly talk about themselves, point out flaws in everyone, always try to impress people, can never ...
Types of Data in Psychology Experiments
Experimental design and statistics in psychology question. What is the difference between category and ordinal data?
Causation of Behavior
Psychology question. Where can I find out about the causation of behavior?
Amnesia
How does amnesia affect academic performance?
Human Psychology
What is meant by psychology? What is the science behind it?
Psychological Determinism
What is psychological determinism?
Nature Vs Nurture in Psychology
In psychology, how does the nature versus nurture issue relate?
Psychology in India
I wish to study psychology in south India. Does anybody know the best colleges to go to?
Experimental Psychology
Please help me understand the concept of experimental psychology.
Psychology Career Advice
1. How much college education is needed in order to be a psychologist?
2. How many years does it takes?
3. What is required to become a doctor of ...
Developmental Psychology
What are the factors influencing growth and development? What are the needs of a child? What are the needs of adolescents? What are the problems facing ...
Psychology Stress
We have been given an assignment in our MBA class in which we have been shown a picture of a very thin 6 year old child. We have been asked to list the ...
Careers Options For Psychology Majors
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Why do you think a person who majored in psychology may be employed in a variety of occupations?
Difference between "self" and "personality"
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What is the difference between self and personality?
Psychology Schools That offer A CAGS Program
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I am currently enrolled in a 62-credit M.Ed. in Mental Health Counseling program that leads to licensure, but my school announced that they are phasing ...
Social Butterflies
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A couple of my friends love people; strangers, acquantancies, but I noticed when it comes to serious relationships they fail miserably. Are failed relationships ...
Deep Psychological Testing
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Not sure if this is the right place to answer a question like this but either way I appreciate your time.
First a little context :)
I’m an aspiring ...
Military Psychologist
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Do all military psychologists require to have a Ph.D. in psychology or could they have just a Master's in psychology? What is the average pay for those ...
Classical Conditioning Question
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Classical conditioning involves learning:
A. Associations to stimuli.
B. Behaviors through observing others.
C. Unconditioned responses.
D. What ...
Phobia Name
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Is there a psychological term for someone who has a fear of having their picture taken?
Psychologist Vs Psychiatrist
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What are the differences and similarities between a psychiatrist and a psychologist?
Hallucinatory obliviousness
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Most people are familiar with hallucinations in which people see or hear things that are not really there.
But I was wonder if the reverse is possible....
Role of The Prefrontal Cortex in Psychological Development
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Hi, was wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction as I am not sure how to answer this question. Discuss the role of the prefrontal cortex ...
Psychological Term
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What is the term for a person that creates a problem and provides the solution, in order to appear smart or heroic?
Operant Conditioning
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When a previously conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears this is called what?
Obsession or Just Experimental? Abnormal or Not?
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For more than four years now, our 16-year-old daughter totally refuses to cut or trim down her fingernails. She is extremely focussed on her nails, avoiding ...
Self Presentation Strategies
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What self presentation strategy is the most fundamental and frequently used?
Educational Psychology
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How would affective matching affect an LD childs ability to form a relationship?
Psychological Disorder?
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What personality issue involves someone who refuses to allow his or her picture taken or refuses to be seen eating?
Subconscious Jealousy
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Is there such a thing as subconscious jealousy, and if so, what results from it?
Memory Psychology
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How will a subject who realizes that a string of letters FBICIATWAATT isn’t random but is really the familiar acronyms: FBI, CIA, TWA, and ATT do on ...
Psychology And Common Sense
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What is the difference between psychology and common sense?
Freud's Stages of Development
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Two year old Donald frequently refuses to obey his parents because he gets pleasure from demonstrating his independence. Freud would suggest that Donald ...
Child Parenting Psychology
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My ex-boy friend and I have a six years old son. He is English, and lives in England, and I live in USA, but for the last six years all three of us have ...
Child With Imaginary Friend & Dyspraxia
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My child is 16 years old with an intellectual impairment. She has characteristics of ASD but hasn't been tested. She has speech and language difficulties ...
Organizational Psychology Question
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What are critical behaviors?
Social Identity Theory
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What is social identity theory?
Psychology of Thought
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What exactly are thoughts?
Memory Encoding
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Do memory encoding processes fundamentally vary depending on the specific type of learning involved? For example, when a child learns the multiplication ...
Psychological Character
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Since the character of a person is formed by the age of 5 can the "character" be changed or only behavior?
The Neural Mechanism(s) of Inquiry/Questions
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Is there any research being done into the the mental mechanism of formulating and processing a question? This is probably a fundamental mechanism involved ...
Psychological Illness?
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What is it called when a mother denies that there kid has a illness? Even after it has been proven. Thanks, Mike.
Obedience to Authority
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Why is obedience so powerful even from the most minimal signs of authority (e.g. someone who wears any kind of a uniform)?
Intelligence and Creativity
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Discuss the similarities and differences between current views on the nature and assessment of intelligence and creativity?
The Big Five
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In organizational psychology, the "Big Five" refers to five general principles to be used when making changes. Is there anything missing from these five ...
Temporary Insanity
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Can someone have temporary insanity more than once in their life?
Child Development and Learning
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I'm interning at HeadStart which is a preschool program for low income families. I'm helping the children recognize letters and numbers, but one child ...
Psychology of Sensation and Perception
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What is it called when you have stimulated sense receptor neural impulses that the brain interprets as a sensory experience?
Behavior Question
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A behavior that is obviously not learned is?
Further Education in Psychology
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I did my MSc psychology in 2003 now I want to get further education in clinical or counselling psychology. After a long gap is it possible to get further ...
Experimental Psychologist
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How much stress is assoiciated with the job? Is this a good job if you have a family?
Psychology of Tying knots in String
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I tie knots in string then tie to my belt, I twist the knot between my index finger and thumb, have huge callous on index finger side and whole tip of ...
Psychologists
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What psychologists are finding new ways/methods of examining old questions?
Constructing A Textual Being
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Define how psychologists construct a textual being
Being Tense Around A Person
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I'm really tense around this one person. I see them everyday and I get really aggrivated everytime I see them. I can't stand being in the same room and ...
Becoming A Social Psychologist
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How much much school is needed for this type of psychological career?
Child Psychology Questions
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I am curious about the implications abandonment can have on children.
My daughter is 5 1/2 years old. Her father has never been involved in her life ...
General Psychology
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Do you think intuition and common sense are suficient for understanding why people act the way they do?
Stroop Effect
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For my AP Psychology class I must find two studies that support and two studies that refute the original stroop effect study from 1935. Every study I have ...
Depression and Parental Age
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My dad and I both have been diagnosed with clinical depression and bipolar disorder. His parents were 26(mother) and 42(father) when he was born; mine ...
Criminal Psychology in India
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I want to persue M.A in criminal psychology. Can anybody guide me about the universities offering this course in india and also about previous question ...
Psychology And Motivation in The Workplace
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How would you describe the psychological role of motivation in the workplace?
Perception Question
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How do we know that we are perceiving a world outside of our minds?
Syndrome Name
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I was wondering if anyone knew the name of a syndrome. I ran across it and now can't remember the name. But the syndrome was about when you learn something ...
Psychology of Superheroes
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Which if any superheroes have distinct personality disorders?
Amnesia and Personality
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Can amnesia affect personality? If yes, how so?
Biological Psychology
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What two major systems of the body coordinate and integrate behavior?
Psychology of Power
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What is the psychological profile of individuals who are obsessed with attaining positions of power?
Memory Loss
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If you lose your memory, does it effect your breathing, heartbeat, talking, walking, etc?
Psychology of Liking
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Can anyone answer: Is it a global (cross-cultural) phenomenon that if a person really likes or dislikes someone/something, that no matter what that object ...
Job Opportunities for Psychology Majors
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Why do you think a person who majored in psychology may be employed in a variety of occupations?
Why is Psychology Important
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Why is psychology important to our everday living?
Psychology and Philosophy
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What is/are the distinction/s of psychology and philosophy?
Schools of Thought in Psychology
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What are the main schools of thought within psychology? I already have the behaviourist, stuctualist and gestalt schools but I'm still looking for 12 schools....
Psychology A Level
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What educational requirements are needed to do psychology A-level?
Absence of A Mother During A Boys Childhood
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I read an article a couple of weeks ago about the absence of the father in a girls childhood and how it affects her relationships in the future with men....
Social Psychology Survey
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I'm in the process of writing my senior thesis and it'd be awesome if you guys could help me out by taking a 10 minute survey related to social psychology ...
Work Psychology
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What is the role of psychology in improving machine design and improving human relations within the workplace?
Psychology Question
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Hello. I would like to know if the following has some type of name or diagnosis in psychological terms. Any help would be much appreciated.
I am currently ...
Criminal Psychology
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What is criminal psychology? Are there any institutes in India offering degrees in criminal psychology?
Growth and Maturation
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In developmental Psychology what is the difference between growth and maturation?
The Profile of Mood States
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Psychological testing question. Can anyone help me to locate the POMS scale to measure mood in India?
Psychology and Common Sense
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Is psychology really just the study of common sense?
Psychology of Bereavement
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Social psychology question. Is guilt a natural part of bereavement?
Animal Experiments in Psychology
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Animal experiments are much less common now than they used to be in psychology. Why is this the case?
Psychology and Science
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Why is psychology a science?
Obsession Syndrome
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Could anyone tell me the scientific name of the syndrome in which a person visits a place (or a shrine) and becomes so obsessed that they actually believe ...
Branches of Psychology
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Considering all the branches of psychology, which one is flourishing the most? And what are the career options associated with it?
Non-Human Psychology
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What are the main reasons why psychologists use non-human animals in their studies?
Affective Disorders and Academic Performance
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I want to study (in grad school) affective disorders and their effects on or correlation to academic achievement in higher ed (not k-12). So, do I study ...
Sensory Processes
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It is stated that vision dominates the other senses. Is this true?
Psychology of Addiction
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How does Psychology and Psychopherapists help with substance addiction and addiction?
Diagnosis of Sociopathy
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I suspect someone I know is a sociopath (no guilt, adept liar, unable to form meaningful relationships, superficially charming, no responsibility for actions ...
Type of Psychology
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What type of Psychology is featured in these movie examples?
Peter Parker from Spider-Man 2 "loses" his powers due to his psychological issue of MJ ...
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