Psychology Guide [1]

Our psychology guide contain articles about the basics of psychology. Classic experiments, background and theory.
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Biology
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Types of Neurons [8]
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The Visual System [12]
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The Auditory System [13]
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Eating and Drinking [15]
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The Endocrine System [18]
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Heredity [22]
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Sensation
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Senses [24]
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Psychophysics [25]
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Sensory Adaptation [27]
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Sensory Receptors [28]
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Vision: Retina [29]
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Hearing [33]
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Theories of Hearing [34]
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Somatosensory System [35]
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Smell [38]
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Taste [39]
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Touch (Tactile) [40]
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Perception
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Sensory Coding [43]
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Selective Perception [44]
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Selective Attention [45]
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Illusion [53]
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Types of Illusion [54]
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Optical Illusions [55]
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Memory
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Priming [56]
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Declaratice Memory [58]
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Explicit Memory [59]
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Implicit Memory [60]
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Semantic Memory [61]
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Episodic Memory [62]
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Procedural Memory [64]
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Memory Storage [65]
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Sensory Memory [67]
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Short-Term Memory [68]
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Long-Term Memory [69]
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Forgetting [71]
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Retrospective Memory [72]
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Prospective Memory [73]
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Levels of Processing [74]
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Working Memory Model [75]
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- Learning
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Habituation [76] - The "Get Used to It" Concept
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Sensitization [77] - Learning through Senses
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Classical Conditioning [78] - The Most Basic Type of Associative Learning
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Operant Conditioning [79] - To Reward or To Punish?
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Cognitive Learning Theory [80] - Using Thinking to Learn
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Social Learning Theory [81] - Albert Bandura
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Social Development Theory [82] - Leo Vygotsky
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Socialization [83] - Adapting One`s Culture
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Neuroplasticity [84] - You and Your Adaptive Brain
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Learning Domains [85] - The Three Levels of the Mind
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Thinking
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Intelligence
- What is Intelligence? [86]
- Binet and the First IQ Test [87]
- Spearman and the Theory of General Intelligence [88]
- A Deeper Look at the G Factor [89]
- How Valid is the G Factor of Intelligence? [90]
- Stroop Experiment [91]
- Shaping and Improving Human IQ [92]
- Fluid and Crystallized Intelligence [93]
- Competing Theories of Human Intelligence [94]
- Group Differences in Intelligence - Gender [95]
- Group Differences in Intelligence - Race [96]
- The Bell Curve Controversy [97]
- Modern Misconceptions about IQ Testing [98]
- Intelligence Testing: Criticisms [99]
- The Ethics of IQ Testing and the Advent of "Intelligent Testing" [100]
- Explaining IQ: Nature, Nurture, or Both? [101]
- How IQ Tests are Scored [102]
- Emotional Intelligence [103]
- Intelligence and Creativity [104]
- The Future: Broadening Our Understanding of Intelligence [105]
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Emotion and Motivation
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Biology of Emotion [106]
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Nature of Emotions [107]
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Measuring Emotions [109]
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Sociology of Emotion [110]
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Emotion in Psychotherapy [114]
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Motivation and Emotion [115]
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Drive-Reduction Theory [117]
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Process of Motivation [120]
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16 Basic Desires Theory [123]
- Motivation in Psychotherapy [125]
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Development
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Bowlby Attachment Theory [126]
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Cognitive Development [128]
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Moral Development [129]
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Childhood Temperament [132]
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Self-Concept Theory [135]
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Personality
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Biology of Personality [136]
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Personality Type Theory [137]
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Humanistic Perspective [140]
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Personality Trait Theory [141]
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Social Cognitive Theory [142]
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Culture and Personality [143]
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Stress and Coping
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What is Stress? [145]
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General Adaptation Syndrome [146] (Hans Selye)
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Psychological Theories of Stress [148] (James-Lange, Cannon-Bard and Schachter-Singer)
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Stress and Cognitive Appraisal [149] (Lazarus)
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Individual Differences - Stress Response [151] (Type A/B-personality, Hardiness, Self-Efficacy)
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Knowing Your Stressors [153]
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Theories of Coping [155]
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Stress Management [156]
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Stress and Illness: Psychological Stress-Related Disorders [161]
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Stress and Cancer [162]
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Stress in Children [163]
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Myths about Stress [164]
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Social Psychology [165]
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Asch Experiment [166] - Conformity in Groups
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Bobo Doll Experiment [167] - Learning From Role Models
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Good Samaritan Experiment [168] - Would You Help a Stranger? - Explaining Helping Behavior
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Stanford Prison Experiment [169] - Roles Define Your Behavior
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Stanley Milgram Experiment [170] - Will People Do Anything If Ordered?
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Milgram Experiment Ethics [171] - The Research Ethics about the Milgram Experiment
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Cognitive Dissonance Experiment [172] by Leon Festinger
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Bystander Apathy Experiment [173] - The Case of Kitty Genovese Explained
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Sherif's Robbers Cave Experiment [174] - Realistic Conflict Theory
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Social Judgment Theory Experiment [175] - Henry Tajfel
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The Halo Effect [176] and Nisbett and Wilson's Experiment
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Thought Rebound [177] and Wegner's Dream Rebound Experiment
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Theory of Cooperation and Competition: Studies on Interpersonal Bargaining [179]
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Understanding and Belief [180] and the Gilbert Experiment
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Self-Deception [181] and Quattrone & Tversky's Experiment
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Overjustification Effect [182] and the Felt Tip Marker Study
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The Chameleon Effect [183] and Chartrand & Bargh Experiments
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Confirmation Bias [184] and the Wason Rule Discovery Test
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Cognitive Dissonance and Festinger & Carlsmith's Study [185]
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Social Group Prejudice and Milgram's Lost Letter Experiment [188]
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Intergroup Discrimination and the Henri Tajfel Experiments [189]
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The Hastorf & Cantril Case Study and Selective Group Perception [190]
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Hawthorne Effect [191]
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- Psychopathology and Diseases
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Anxiety Guide [192]
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Theories of Emotion [195]
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What about Genetics? [201]
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Common Anxiety Disorders [202]
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Panic Disorder [204]
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Social Anxiety Disorders [205]
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Depressive Disorders [209]
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Phobias and Test Anxiety [210]
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Therapies for Anxiety [211]
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Cognitive Therapy [212]
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Other Anxiety Therapies [215]
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Online Anxiety Treatment [216]
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Medication [217]
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Coping and Acceptance [218]
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Embracing Uncertainty [222]
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A New Appreciation [223]
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Movement Disorders [224]
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Depression [226]
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Mania [227]
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Bipolar Disorder [228]
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Schizophrenia [229]
