Aggression has been a factor of human behaviour that has puzzled philosophers and psychologists throughout the existence of our species. Aggression has always been prevalent in human civilisation, with around 15000 wars in 5600 years, averaging out at 2.7 wars a year (Eysenck, 2002). Early thinkers, such as Hobbes (1651) stated that people have a […]
The benefits of mental toughness in sport
ABSTRACT On the basis of advantages that a mental toughness can offer to a performer, the study was designed to develop the understanding of the components of mental toughness in sport. The purpose of this study was to identify the components of mental toughness as perceived by the researcher and was guided by the two […]
Benefits and Applications of Sports Psychology
1. Introduction Currently, sport psychologists utilize numerous interventions and techniques intended to enhance the performance of athletes in competition, one of which is the cognitive approach. (Greenspan & Feltz, 1989). Focusing on the understanding of information and the relationship between concepts will allow the sports psychologist to be able to enhance teaching, learning, knowledge, regulation […]
Autistic Child’s Failure & False Belief Task
Autistic Child’s Failure & False Belief Task Is caused by an Executive Function Deficit Autism is a neurological disease which is occasionally called (Classical Autism) and belongs to a class of developmental disorders called the Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). It develops at an early age in life, before the age of 3 years and presents […]
Autism and Animals
“There is no cure,” devastating words for any parent. Now add “it’s your fault” and any parent would be shocked, hurt and even desperate. For many parents, especially mothers, that was the message for more than 30 years (Bettelheim PAGE #). Told they were cold and had failed to bond with their children, many mothers […]
Oscar Wilde
More v Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde was born in Dublin Ireland on October 16, 1854. He is one of the most talented and most controversial writers of his time. He was well known for his wit, flamboyance, and creative genius and with his little dramatic training showing his natural talent for stage and theatre. […]
Analysis of Mental Rotation Study
Cheang Yin Yan Introduction Q1.What is mental rotation? ANS: This is the ability of people to have mental representation and manipulation of three-dimensional physical object, on two-dimensional plane. Shepard and Metzler (1971) demonstrate that people can mentally represent two physical objects on two-dimensional plane as three-dimensional and rotate analogously either one object to match the […]
A comparison of theories in childhood development
This paper attempts to describe Psychosocial, Social learning and Cognitive-stage theories of development in children. It considers the features the similarities and differences of each and how we can utilize the ideas of each of these in our child-rearing strategies. The paper also considers aspects of the emotional, physical and cognitive development of children. It […]
Achievement Goal Theory
Achievement Goal Theory (Nicholls, 1984, 1989) proposes that goal orientations are developed and altered through various socialization processes, including the motivational climate created by parents and coaches (Nicholls, 1989). In order to better understand the influence of motivational climates, it is necessary to understand the concept of the achievement goal theory (Dweck & Leggett, 1988). […]
Accounting for Individual Differences in the Workplace
Introduction In today’s society, there is little doubt that individual differences are certainly important in the workplace as one of critical predictors of training outcome, individual productivity or stress at work. For the reason it affects us most in every way to name a few, we perceive and respond information, our abilities and skills such […]