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Psychology Q & A
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Previously Submitted Psychology Questions & Answers
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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?
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 ...
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?
Attention Seeking Behavior
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What psychological problem does someone have if they constantly talk about themselves, point out flaws in everyone, always try to impress people, can never ...
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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